24 Best universities for Organic Chemistry in the Netherlands

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Organic Chemistry. A graph of 13.4M citations received by 300K academic papers made by 24 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. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Organic Chemistry

#15 in Europe

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

2. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Organic Chemistry

#23 in Europe

#107 in the World

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

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Organic Chemistry

#32 in Europe

#126 in the World

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

4. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#37 in Europe

#140 in the World

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

5. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Organic Chemistry

#48 in Europe

#171 in the World

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

6. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Organic Chemistry

#54 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Organic Chemistry

#62 in Europe

#194 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Organic Chemistry

#79 in Europe

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

9. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Organic Chemistry

#101 in Europe

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

10. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#131 in Europe

#371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

11. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Organic Chemistry

#207 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

12. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#270 in Europe

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

13. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#566 in Europe

#2068 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

14. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Organic Chemistry

#689 in Europe

#2764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#843 in Europe

#3574 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Organic Chemistry

#1117 in Europe

#4985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

17. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Organic Chemistry

#1124 in Europe

#5003 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Organic Chemistry

#1149 in Europe

#5114 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Organic Chemistry

#1165 in Europe

#5228 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 2004

20. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Organic Chemistry

#1166 in Europe

#5231 in the World

Founded: 2003

21. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Organic Chemistry

#1179 in Europe

#5270 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

22. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Organic Chemistry

#1193 in Europe

#5332 in the World

Founded: 1993

23. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Organic Chemistry

#1244 in Europe

#5612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

24. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Organic Chemistry

#1251 in Europe

#5631 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

The best cities to study Organic Chemistry in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Utrecht, Delft, Groningen, and Amsterdam.