21 Best universities for Telecommunications in the Netherlands

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 2.82M citations received by 81.1K 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 Telecommunications

#5 in Europe

#36 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Telecommunications

#20 in Europe

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

3. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Telecommunications

#35 in Europe

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

4. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#37 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

5. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Telecommunications

#71 in Europe

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Telecommunications

#98 in Europe

#329 in the World

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

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Telecommunications

#111 in Europe

#354 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#150 in Europe

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

9. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Telecommunications

#168 in Europe

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Telecommunications

#179 in Europe

#507 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Telecommunications

#208 in Europe

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Telecommunications

#273 in Europe

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Telecommunications

#315 in Europe

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Telecommunications

#726 in Europe

#2753 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#837 in Europe

#3257 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Telecommunications

#1023 in Europe

#4153 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Telecommunications

#1034 in Europe

#4219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

18. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Telecommunications

#1053 in Europe

#4331 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

19. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Telecommunications

#1068 in Europe

#4411 in the World

Founded: 1986

20. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Telecommunications

#1123 in Europe

#4657 in the World

Founded: 1996

21. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Telecommunications

#1125 in Europe

#4677 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

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