14 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 1.6M citations received by 41.4K academic papers made by 14 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. Utrecht University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Europe
#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

2. Delft University of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Europe
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

3. Free University Amsterdam

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in Europe
#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

4. Wageningen University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#68 in Europe
#207 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

5. University of Amsterdam

For Earth science and Geophysics

#95 in Europe
#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

6. University of Twente

For Earth science and Geophysics

#100 in Europe
#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

7. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#148 in Europe
#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,069
Founded
1956

8. University of Groningen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#149 in Europe
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

9. Radboud University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#179 in Europe
#475 in the World
Founded
1923

10. Leiden University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#204 in Europe
#553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Earth science and Geophysics

#373 in Europe
#1114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

12. Maastricht University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#449 in Europe
#1450 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

13. Tilburg University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#578 in Europe
#2047 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

14. Rotterdam University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#744 in Europe
#2939 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Utrecht, Delft, Amsterdam, and Wageningen.