Best Optical Engineering universities in the Netherlands [Rankings]

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

Netherlands | Delft

For Optical Engineering

#8 in Europe

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

2. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Optical Engineering

#32 in Europe

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1961

3. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Optical Engineering

#35 in Europe

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1956

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Optical Engineering

#40 in Europe

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1636

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Optical Engineering

#58 in Europe

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

6. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Optical Engineering

#81 in Europe

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1880

7. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Optical Engineering

#95 in Europe

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

8. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Optical Engineering

#101 in Europe

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

9. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Optical Engineering

#128 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1923

10. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Optical Engineering

#165 in Europe

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1913

11. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Optical Engineering

#397 in Europe

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

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.