19 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 1.84M citations received by 59.6K academic papers made by 19 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

#3 in Europe

#18 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Aerospace Engineering

#33 in Europe

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aerospace Engineering

#48 in Europe

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

4. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Aerospace Engineering

#49 in Europe

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Aerospace Engineering

#55 in Europe

#190 in the World

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

6. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#60 in Europe

#205 in the World

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

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Aerospace Engineering

#102 in Europe

#303 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Aerospace Engineering

#114 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#131 in Europe

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Aerospace Engineering

#153 in Europe

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#159 in Europe

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Aerospace Engineering

#176 in Europe

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#477 in Europe

#1356 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#598 in Europe

#1869 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#769 in Europe

#2743 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Aerospace Engineering

#861 in Europe

#3195 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Aerospace Engineering

#931 in Europe

#3494 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Aerospace Engineering

#966 in Europe

#3673 in the World

Founded: 1930

19. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Aerospace Engineering

#1047 in Europe

#4125 in the World

Founded: 1987

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.