18 Best universities for Anesthesiology 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 Anesthesiology. A graph of 1.79M citations received by 45.8K academic papers made by 18 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. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Anesthesiology

#10 in Europe

#60 in the World

Founded: 1923

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Anesthesiology

#12 in Europe

#70 in the World

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

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Anesthesiology

#22 in Europe

#99 in the World

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

4. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Anesthesiology

#26 in Europe

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

5. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Anesthesiology

#30 in Europe

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

6. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Anesthesiology

#40 in Europe

#144 in the World

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

7. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Anesthesiology

#57 in Europe

#184 in the World

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

8. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Anesthesiology

#110 in Europe

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

9. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Anesthesiology

#155 in Europe

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

10. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Anesthesiology

#218 in Europe

#647 in the World

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

11. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Anesthesiology

#232 in Europe

#682 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Anesthesiology

#243 in Europe

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Anesthesiology

#253 in Europe

#776 in the World

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

14. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Anesthesiology

#368 in Europe

#1227 in the World

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

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Anesthesiology

#460 in Europe

#1664 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. American University of the Caribbean - School of Medicine

Netherlands | Cupecoy

For Anesthesiology

#613 in Europe

#2308 in the World

Founded: 1978

17. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Anesthesiology

#622 in Europe

#2346 in the World

Founded: 1986

18. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Anesthesiology

#669 in Europe

#2643 in the World

Founded: 1996

The best cities to study Anesthesiology in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nijmegen, Amsterdam, Groningen, and Rotterdam.