30 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 3.69M citations received by 106K academic papers made by 30 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 Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Europe

#27 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Mechanical Engineering

#24 in Europe

#112 in the World

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

3. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in Europe

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

4. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Mechanical Engineering

#40 in Europe

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in Europe

#153 in the World

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

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Mechanical Engineering

#45 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Mechanical Engineering

#49 in Europe

#174 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#91 in Europe

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#123 in Europe

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Mechanical Engineering

#128 in Europe

#364 in the World

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

11. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Mechanical Engineering

#170 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Mechanical Engineering

#191 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#293 in Europe

#772 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#593 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Mechanical Engineering

#860 in Europe

#3049 in the World

Founded: 1993

16. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#861 in Europe

#3056 in the World

Founded: 1619

17. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Mechanical Engineering

#1022 in Europe

#3783 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Mechanical Engineering

#1033 in Europe

#3839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

19. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Mechanical Engineering

#1036 in Europe

#3854 in the World

Founded: 1986

20. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Mechanical Engineering

#1054 in Europe

#3969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

21. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Mechanical Engineering

#1072 in Europe

#4091 in the World

Founded: 1987

22. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Mechanical Engineering

#1130 in Europe

#4389 in the World

Founded: 2008

23. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Mechanical Engineering

#1136 in Europe

#4433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

24. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Mechanical Engineering

#1151 in Europe

#4527 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

25. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Mechanical Engineering

#1165 in Europe

#4611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 550
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1989

26. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#1170 in Europe

#4657 in the World

Founded: 1930

27. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Mechanical Engineering

#1180 in Europe

#4725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

28. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Mechanical Engineering

#1242 in Europe

#5060 in the World

Founded: 1986

29. TIAS School for Business and Society

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Mechanical Engineering

#1244 in Europe

#5069 in the World

Founded: 1986

30. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Mechanical Engineering

#1289 in Europe

#5384 in the World

Founded: 2004

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