20 Best universities for Telecommunications in the Netherlands

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 2.69M citations received by 79.8K academic papers made by 20 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

#105 in the World

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

3. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Telecommunications

#35 in Europe

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

4. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#37 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

5. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Telecommunications

#69 in Europe

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Telecommunications

#97 in Europe

#329 in the World

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

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Telecommunications

#111 in Europe

#351 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#148 in Europe

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

9. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Telecommunications

#169 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Telecommunications

#184 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Telecommunications

#203 in Europe

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Telecommunications

#276 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Telecommunications

#314 in Europe

#879 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Telecommunications

#718 in Europe

#2714 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#832 in Europe

#3246 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Telecommunications

#1004 in Europe

#4081 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Telecommunications

#1030 in Europe

#4216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

18. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Telecommunications

#1049 in Europe

#4338 in the World

Founded: 1987

19. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Telecommunications

#1058 in Europe

#4370 in the World

Founded: 1986

20. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Telecommunications

#1119 in Europe

#4659 in the World

Founded: 1996

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