24 Best universities for Organic Chemistry in the Netherlands

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 10.5M citations received by 271K 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

#16 in Europe

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

2. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Organic Chemistry

#21 in Europe

#98 in the World

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

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Organic Chemistry

#27 in Europe

#111 in the World

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

4. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#36 in Europe

#134 in the World

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

5. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Organic Chemistry

#48 in Europe

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

6. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Organic Chemistry

#61 in Europe

#187 in the World

Founded: 1923

7. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Organic Chemistry

#67 in Europe

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Organic Chemistry

#79 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

9. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Organic Chemistry

#98 in Europe

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

10. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#131 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

11. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Organic Chemistry

#212 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

12. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#281 in Europe

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

13. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#557 in Europe

#1975 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

14. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Organic Chemistry

#687 in Europe

#2679 in the World

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

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#922 in Europe

#3942 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Organic Chemistry

#1109 in Europe

#4929 in the World

Founded: 1996

17. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Organic Chemistry

#1120 in Europe

#4992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

18. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Organic Chemistry

#1143 in Europe

#5086 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Organic Chemistry

#1170 in Europe

#5202 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

20. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Organic Chemistry

#1171 in Europe

#5209 in the World

Founded: 2003

21. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Organic Chemistry

#1172 in Europe

#5210 in the World

Founded: 2004

22. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Organic Chemistry

#1179 in Europe

#5241 in the World

Founded: 1993

23. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Organic Chemistry

#1230 in Europe

#5525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

24. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Organic Chemistry

#1243 in Europe

#5588 in the World

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.