18 Best universities for Pediatrics 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 Pediatrics. A graph of 1.27M citations received by 29.8K 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. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Pediatrics

#5 in Europe

#30 in the World

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

2. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Pediatrics

#8 in Europe

#42 in the World

Founded: 1923

3. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Pediatrics

#26 in Europe

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

4. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Pediatrics

#29 in Europe

#99 in the World

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

5. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Pediatrics

#43 in Europe

#132 in the World

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

6. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Pediatrics

#57 in Europe

#163 in the World

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

7. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Pediatrics

#61 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

8. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Pediatrics

#101 in Europe

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

9. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Pediatrics

#184 in Europe

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

10. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Pediatrics

#185 in Europe

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

11. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Pediatrics

#290 in Europe

#966 in the World

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

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Pediatrics

#304 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Pediatrics

#327 in Europe

#1138 in the World

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

14. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Pediatrics

#393 in Europe

#1395 in the World

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

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Pediatrics

#418 in Europe

#1500 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Pediatrics

#449 in Europe

#1620 in the World

Founded: 1996

17. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Pediatrics

#456 in Europe

#1639 in the World

Founded: 1993

18. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Pediatrics

#461 in Europe

#1655 in the World

Founded: 1986

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