16 Best universities for Software Engineering in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 472K citations received by 19.2K academic papers made by 16 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

For Software Engineering

#2 in Europe
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#6 in Europe
#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1956

3. University of Twente

For Software Engineering

#14 in Europe
#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

4. University of Amsterdam

For Software Engineering

#27 in Europe
#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

5. Free University Amsterdam

For Software Engineering

#31 in Europe
#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

6. Utrecht University

For Software Engineering

#33 in Europe
#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

7. University of Groningen

For Software Engineering

#65 in Europe
#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

9. Leiden University

For Software Engineering

#154 in Europe
#335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

10. Tilburg University

For Software Engineering

#168 in Europe
#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Software Engineering

#192 in Europe
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

12. Wageningen University

For Software Engineering

#193 in Europe
#425 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

13. Maastricht University

For Software Engineering

#284 in Europe
#636 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

16. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#715 in Europe
#2188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1996

The best cities to study Software Engineering in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delft, Eindhoven, Enschede, and Amsterdam.