37 Best universities for Physics in the Netherlands

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Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 23.5M citations received by 610K academic papers made by 37 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

For Physics

#10 in Europe
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

2. Utrecht University

For Physics

#19 in Europe
#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

3. University of Amsterdam

For Physics

#26 in Europe
#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

4. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Physics

#35 in Europe
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,069
Founded
1956

5. University of Groningen

For Physics

#39 in Europe
#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

7. Leiden University

For Physics

#61 in Europe
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

8. University of Twente

For Physics

#63 in Europe
#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

9. Free University Amsterdam

For Physics

#114 in Europe
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

10. Wageningen University

For Physics

#134 in Europe
#352 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

12. Maastricht University

For Physics

#228 in Europe
#626 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

13. Tilburg University

For Physics

#363 in Europe
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

14. Rotterdam University

For Physics

#599 in Europe
#1966 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

17. Zuyd University

For Physics

#1074 in Europe
#4381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2001

22. Nyenrode Business University

For Physics

#1175 in Europe
#4904 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1946

24. University of Humanistic Studies

For Physics

#1201 in Europe
#5018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
550
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1989

25. Saxion University

For Physics

#1236 in Europe
#5156 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1989

35. HZ University of Applied Sciences

For Physics

#1419 in Europe
#6318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
1987

The best cities to study Physics in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Delft, Utrecht, Amsterdam, and Eindhoven.