37 Best universities for Engineering in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 18.4M citations received by 580K academic papers made by 37 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

For Engineering

#7 in Europe
#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

3. Utrecht University

For Engineering

#24 in Europe
#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

4. University of Amsterdam

For Engineering

#38 in Europe
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

5. University of Groningen

For Engineering

#39 in Europe
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

6. University of Twente

For Engineering

#45 in Europe
#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

8. Leiden University

For Engineering

#84 in Europe
#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

9. Wageningen University

For Engineering

#93 in Europe
#286 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

10. Free University Amsterdam

For Engineering

#121 in Europe
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Engineering

#174 in Europe
#468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

12. Maastricht University

For Engineering

#211 in Europe
#569 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

13. Tilburg University

For Engineering

#365 in Europe
#1006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

14. Rotterdam University

For Engineering

#605 in Europe
#1971 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

17. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

For Engineering

#1105 in Europe
#4482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1996

20. Zuyd University

For Engineering

#1128 in Europe
#4617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2001

21. Nyenrode Business University

For Engineering

#1129 in Europe
#4621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1946

22. Breda University of Applied Sciences

For Engineering

#1133 in Europe
#4640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1966

24. Saxion University

For Engineering

#1201 in Europe
#4994 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1989

25. University of Humanistic Studies

For Engineering

#1217 in Europe
#5082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
550
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1989

35. HZ University of Applied Sciences

For Engineering

#1378 in Europe
#6034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
1987

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