22 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 2.59M citations received by 68.5K academic papers made by 22 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

#19 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Aerospace Engineering

#34 in Europe

#135 in the World

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

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aerospace Engineering

#44 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

4. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Aerospace Engineering

#50 in Europe

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#61 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Aerospace Engineering

#63 in Europe

#210 in the World

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

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Aerospace Engineering

#91 in Europe

#284 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Aerospace Engineering

#123 in Europe

#356 in the World

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

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#131 in Europe

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Aerospace Engineering

#142 in Europe

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#153 in Europe

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Aerospace Engineering

#164 in Europe

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#484 in Europe

#1403 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#553 in Europe

#1712 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#793 in Europe

#2849 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aerospace Engineering

#863 in Europe

#3211 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Aerospace Engineering

#923 in Europe

#3521 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#1000 in Europe

#3867 in the World

Founded: 1930

19. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Aerospace Engineering

#1074 in Europe

#4264 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

20. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Aerospace Engineering

#1090 in Europe

#4349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

21. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Aerospace Engineering

#1101 in Europe

#4413 in the World

Founded: 1986

22. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Aerospace Engineering

#1105 in Europe

#4430 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

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.