25 Best universities for Organic Chemistry 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 Organic Chemistry. A graph of 12.7M citations received by 295K academic papers made by 25 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

#14 in Europe

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

2. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Organic Chemistry

#24 in Europe

#107 in the World

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

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Organic Chemistry

#30 in Europe

#125 in the World

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

4. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#35 in Europe

#133 in the World

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

5. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Organic Chemistry

#51 in Europe

#173 in the World

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

6. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Organic Chemistry

#59 in Europe

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Organic Chemistry

#62 in Europe

#192 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Organic Chemistry

#79 in Europe

#240 in the World

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

9. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Organic Chemistry

#101 in Europe

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

10. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#128 in Europe

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

11. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Organic Chemistry

#206 in Europe

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

12. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#259 in Europe

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

13. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#554 in Europe

#1999 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

14. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Organic Chemistry

#686 in Europe

#2732 in the World

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

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#840 in Europe

#3539 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Organic Chemistry

#1114 in Europe

#4962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

17. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Organic Chemistry

#1126 in Europe

#5011 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Organic Chemistry

#1151 in Europe

#5120 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Velp

For Organic Chemistry

#1172 in Europe

#5246 in the World

Founded: 2003

20. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Organic Chemistry

#1175 in Europe

#5267 in the World

Founded: 2004

21. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Organic Chemistry

#1180 in Europe

#5284 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

22. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Organic Chemistry

#1192 in Europe

#5339 in the World

Founded: 1993

23. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Organic Chemistry

#1209 in Europe

#5420 in the World

Founded: 2008

24. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Organic Chemistry

#1248 in Europe

#5616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

25. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Organic Chemistry

#1258 in Europe

#5651 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.