15 Best universities for Metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering. A graph of 4.06M citations received by 97.2K academic papers made by 15 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 Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in Europe

#58 in the World

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

2. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Metallurgical Engineering

#38 in Europe

#167 in the World

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

3. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Metallurgical Engineering

#39 in Europe

#168 in the World

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

4. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Metallurgical Engineering

#45 in Europe

#196 in the World

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

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Metallurgical Engineering

#57 in Europe

#227 in the World

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

6. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Metallurgical Engineering

#64 in Europe

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

7. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Metallurgical Engineering

#81 in Europe

#290 in the World

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

8. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Metallurgical Engineering

#86 in Europe

#298 in the World

Founded: 1923

9. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Metallurgical Engineering

#111 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

10. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Metallurgical Engineering

#194 in Europe

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Metallurgical Engineering

#305 in Europe

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Metallurgical Engineering

#354 in Europe

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#558 in Europe

#1949 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Metallurgical Engineering

#677 in Europe

#2583 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Metallurgical Engineering

#913 in Europe

#3825 in the World

Founded: 1619

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