15 Best universities for Physical 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 3.07M citations received by 68.8K academic papers made by 15 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 Physical chemistry

#7 in Europe

#58 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Physical chemistry

#20 in Europe

#111 in the World

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

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Physical chemistry

#21 in Europe

#115 in the World

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

4. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Physical chemistry

#36 in Europe

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Physical chemistry

#46 in Europe

#207 in the World

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

6. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Physical chemistry

#50 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

7. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Physical chemistry

#55 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

8. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Physical chemistry

#76 in Europe

#282 in the World

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

9. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Physical chemistry

#131 in Europe

#409 in the World

Founded: 1923

10. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Physical chemistry

#202 in Europe

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Physical chemistry

#336 in Europe

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Physical chemistry

#386 in Europe

#1247 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Physical chemistry

#577 in Europe

#2142 in the World

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

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Physical chemistry

#781 in Europe

#3158 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Physical chemistry

#822 in Europe

#3359 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

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