20 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 2.48M citations received by 67.1K academic papers made by 20 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 Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Europe

#21 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Aerospace Engineering

#34 in Europe

#133 in the World

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

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aerospace Engineering

#43 in Europe

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

4. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Aerospace Engineering

#49 in Europe

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#56 in Europe

#197 in the World

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

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Aerospace Engineering

#65 in Europe

#213 in the World

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

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Aerospace Engineering

#96 in Europe

#291 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Aerospace Engineering

#120 in Europe

#349 in the World

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

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#132 in Europe

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Aerospace Engineering

#144 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#150 in Europe

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Aerospace Engineering

#163 in Europe

#446 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#482 in Europe

#1383 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#546 in Europe

#1661 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#768 in Europe

#2757 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aerospace Engineering

#866 in Europe

#3214 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Aerospace Engineering

#932 in Europe

#3559 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#997 in Europe

#3850 in the World

Founded: 1930

19. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Aerospace Engineering

#1070 in Europe

#4236 in the World

Founded: 1987

20. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Aerospace Engineering

#1104 in Europe

#4406 in the World

Founded: 1986

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