20 Best universities for Telecommunications 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 Telecommunications. A graph of 1.77M citations received by 70.8K 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

#3 in Europe

#31 in the World

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

2. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Telecommunications

#17 in Europe

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

3. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Telecommunications

#37 in Europe

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

4. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#61 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

5. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Telecommunications

#81 in Europe

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

6. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Telecommunications

#88 in Europe

#304 in the World

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

7. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Telecommunications

#121 in Europe

#366 in the World

Founded: 1923

8. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Telecommunications

#165 in Europe

#475 in the World

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

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#167 in Europe

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Telecommunications

#186 in Europe

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Telecommunications

#214 in Europe

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Telecommunications

#279 in Europe

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Telecommunications

#312 in Europe

#854 in the World

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

14. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Telecommunications

#690 in Europe

#2490 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#930 in Europe

#3586 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Telecommunications

#998 in Europe

#4023 in the World

Founded: 1987

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Telecommunications

#1013 in Europe

#4103 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Telecommunications

#1044 in Europe

#4265 in the World

Founded: 1986

19. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Telecommunications

#1056 in Europe

#4306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

20. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Telecommunications

#1087 in Europe

#4485 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.