12 Best universities for Optical Engineering in the Netherlands

Below is the list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 371K citations received by 11.6K academic papers made by 12 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 Optical Engineering

#8 in Europe
#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

2. University of Twente

For Optical Engineering

#32 in Europe
#117 in the World
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1961

3. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#35 in Europe
#124 in the World
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1956

4. Utrecht University

For Optical Engineering

#40 in Europe
#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Enrollment
27,500
Founded
1636

5. University of Amsterdam

For Optical Engineering

#58 in Europe
#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
31,123
Founded
1632

6. Free University Amsterdam

For Optical Engineering

#81 in Europe
#246 in the World
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1880

7. Leiden University

For Optical Engineering

#95 in Europe
#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

8. University of Groningen

For Optical Engineering

#101 in Europe
#288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

9. Radboud University

For Optical Engineering

#128 in Europe
#356 in the World
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1923

10. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Optical Engineering

#165 in Europe
#439 in the World
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1913

11. Maastricht University

For Optical Engineering

#397 in Europe
#1159 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

12. Wageningen University

For Optical Engineering

#424 in Europe
#1267 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

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