27 Best Materials Science schools in the Netherlands

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 10.2M citations received by 267K academic papers made by 27 universities in the Netherlands was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Materials Science

#7 in Europe

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Materials Science

#16 in Europe

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

3. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Materials Science

#31 in Europe

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Materials Science

#35 in Europe

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Materials Science

#39 in Europe

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

6. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Materials Science

#53 in Europe

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Materials Science

#72 in Europe

#252 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Materials Science

#101 in Europe

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

9. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Materials Science

#126 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

10. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Materials Science

#172 in Europe

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Materials Science

#311 in Europe

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Materials Science

#335 in Europe

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Materials Science

#501 in Europe

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Materials Science

#711 in Europe

#2612 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Materials Science

#939 in Europe

#3715 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Materials Science

#1088 in Europe

#4476 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Materials Science

#1172 in Europe

#4916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

18. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Materials Science

#1182 in Europe

#4945 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

19. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Materials Science

#1213 in Europe

#5097 in the World

Founded: 1986

20. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Materials Science

#1217 in Europe

#5116 in the World

Founded: 1996

21. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Materials Science

#1228 in Europe

#5159 in the World

Founded: 2008

22. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Materials Science

#1264 in Europe

#5395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

23. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Materials Science

#1267 in Europe

#5408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

24. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Materials Science

#1276 in Europe

#5467 in the World

Founded: 2004

25. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Materials Science

#1282 in Europe

#5498 in the World

Founded: 1987

26. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Materials Science

#1318 in Europe

#5648 in the World

Founded: 1986

27. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Materials Science

#1326 in Europe

#5714 in the World

Founded: 2003

The best cities to study Materials Science in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delft, Eindhoven, Enschede, and Utrecht.