31 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 3.41M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 31 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. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Machine Learning

#8 in Europe

#56 in the World

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

2. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Machine Learning

#12 in Europe

#80 in the World

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

3. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Machine Learning

#16 in Europe

#112 in the World

Founded: 1923

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Machine Learning

#17 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Machine Learning

#25 in Europe

#141 in the World

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

6. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Machine Learning

#35 in Europe

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

7. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Machine Learning

#40 in Europe

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Machine Learning

#54 in Europe

#213 in the World

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

9. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Machine Learning

#65 in Europe

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

10. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Machine Learning

#66 in Europe

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

11. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Machine Learning

#67 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

12. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Machine Learning

#88 in Europe

#300 in the World

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

13. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Machine Learning

#89 in Europe

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Machine Learning

#589 in Europe

#1992 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Machine Learning

#674 in Europe

#2458 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Machine Learning

#802 in Europe

#3156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Machine Learning

#828 in Europe

#3308 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Machine Learning

#948 in Europe

#3883 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Machine Learning

#961 in Europe

#3946 in the World

Founded: 1996

20. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Machine Learning

#975 in Europe

#4022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

21. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Machine Learning

#999 in Europe

#4139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

22. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Machine Learning

#1050 in Europe

#4459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

23. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Machine Learning

#1084 in Europe

#4632 in the World

Founded: 1987

24. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Machine Learning

#1090 in Europe

#4654 in the World

Founded: 2002

25. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Machine Learning

#1096 in Europe

#4690 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

26. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Machine Learning

#1111 in Europe

#4770 in the World

Founded: 1986

27. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Machine Learning

#1131 in Europe

#4846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 550
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1989

28. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Machine Learning

#1142 in Europe

#4908 in the World

Founded: 2008

29. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Leiden

For Machine Learning

#1145 in Europe

#4920 in the World

Founded: 1984

30. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Machine Learning

#1163 in Europe

#4976 in the World

Founded: 2004

31. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Machine Learning

#1164 in Europe

#4986 in the World

Founded: 1986

The best cities to study Machine Learning in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Amsterdam, Delft, Nijmegen, and Utrecht.