29 Best Surgeons Medical schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 8.79M citations received by 205K academic papers made by 29 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 Surgery

#5 in Europe

#37 in the World

Founded: 1923

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Surgery

#10 in Europe

#53 in the World

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

3. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Surgery

#23 in Europe

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

4. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Surgery

#31 in Europe

#118 in the World

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

5. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Surgery

#39 in Europe

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

6. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Surgery

#45 in Europe

#156 in the World

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

7. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Surgery

#60 in Europe

#193 in the World

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

8. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Surgery

#69 in Europe

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

9. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Surgery

#128 in Europe

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

10. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Surgery

#194 in Europe

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Surgery

#230 in Europe

#670 in the World

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

12. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Surgery

#245 in Europe

#739 in the World

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

13. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Surgery

#258 in Europe

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

14. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Surgery

#288 in Europe

#893 in the World

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

15. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Surgery

#429 in Europe

#1481 in the World

Founded: 1619

16. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Surgery

#598 in Europe

#2129 in the World

Founded: 1993

17. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Surgery

#618 in Europe

#2188 in the World

Founded: 1986

18. American University of the Caribbean - School of Medicine

Netherlands | Cupecoy

For Surgery

#645 in Europe

#2295 in the World

Founded: 1978

19. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Surgery

#658 in Europe

#2407 in the World

Founded: 1996

20. Codarts University of the Arts

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Surgery

#677 in Europe

#2533 in the World

Founded: 1930

21. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Surgery

#689 in Europe

#2600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

22. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Surgery

#819 in Europe

#3355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

23. University of Aruba

Netherlands | Oranjestad

For Surgery

#844 in Europe

#3456 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Surgery

#858 in Europe

#3525 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

25. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Surgery

#859 in Europe

#3555 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

26. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Surgery

#882 in Europe

#3708 in the World

Founded: 2002

27. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Surgery

#897 in Europe

#3790 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 2004

28. Hogeschool Leiden, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Leiden

For Surgery

#970 in Europe

#4225 in the World

Founded: 1984

29. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Surgery

#1043 in Europe

#4679 in the World

Founded: 1986

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