17 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 731K citations received by 21.6K academic papers made by 17 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
#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#7 in Europe
#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,069
Founded
1956

3. University of Twente

For Software Engineering

#11 in Europe
#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

4. University of Amsterdam

For Software Engineering

#20 in Europe
#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

5. Utrecht University

For Software Engineering

#28 in Europe
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1636

6. Free University Amsterdam

For Software Engineering

#35 in Europe
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

7. University of Groningen

For Software Engineering

#61 in Europe
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

9. Leiden University

For Software Engineering

#153 in Europe
#332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
33,474
Founded
1575

10. Tilburg University

For Software Engineering

#158 in Europe
#350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
19,178
Founded
1927

11. Wageningen University

For Software Engineering

#170 in Europe
#373 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

12. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Software Engineering

#183 in Europe
#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

13. Maastricht University

For Software Engineering

#302 in Europe
#677 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

17. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

For Software Engineering

#756 in Europe
#2469 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.