21 Best universities for Optical 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 Optical Engineering. A graph of 4.81M citations received by 151K academic papers made by 21 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 Optical Engineering

#10 in Europe

#55 in the World

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

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Optical Engineering

#27 in Europe

#129 in the World

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

3. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Optical Engineering

#34 in Europe

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Optical Engineering

#35 in Europe

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Optical Engineering

#46 in Europe

#163 in the World

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

6. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Optical Engineering

#55 in Europe

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

7. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Optical Engineering

#56 in Europe

#188 in the World

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

8. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Optical Engineering

#57 in Europe

#191 in the World

Founded: 1923

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Optical Engineering

#131 in Europe

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Optical Engineering

#186 in Europe

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

11. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Optical Engineering

#211 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Optical Engineering

#230 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Optical Engineering

#413 in Europe

#1210 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Optical Engineering

#459 in Europe

#1391 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Optical Engineering

#878 in Europe

#3401 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Optical Engineering

#944 in Europe

#3750 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Optical Engineering

#1003 in Europe

#4089 in the World

Founded: 1986

18. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Optical Engineering

#1114 in Europe

#4606 in the World

Founded: 1996

19. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Optical Engineering

#1115 in Europe

#4610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

20. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Optical Engineering

#1124 in Europe

#4662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

21. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Optical Engineering

#1183 in Europe

#4938 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

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