19 Best universities for Systems 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 Systems Engineering. A graph of 832K citations received by 30.9K academic papers made by 19 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 Systems Engineering

#2 in Europe

#12 in the World

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

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Systems Engineering

#13 in Europe

#50 in the World

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

3. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Systems Engineering

#17 in Europe

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

4. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Systems Engineering

#21 in Europe

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Systems Engineering

#32 in Europe

#108 in the World

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

6. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Systems Engineering

#35 in Europe

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Systems Engineering

#49 in Europe

#148 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Systems Engineering

#56 in Europe

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

9. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Systems Engineering

#70 in Europe

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

10. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Systems Engineering

#87 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

11. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Systems Engineering

#118 in Europe

#307 in the World

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

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Systems Engineering

#126 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

13. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Systems Engineering

#134 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

14. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Systems Engineering

#578 in Europe

#1574 in the World

Founded: 1619

15. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Systems Engineering

#734 in Europe

#2243 in the World

Founded: 1993

16. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Systems Engineering

#888 in Europe

#2950 in the World

Founded: 1996

17. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Systems Engineering

#894 in Europe

#2966 in the World

Founded: 2004

18. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Systems Engineering

#895 in Europe

#2968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

19. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Systems Engineering

#927 in Europe

#3098 in the World

Founded: 1986

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