36 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 17.7M citations received by 540K academic papers made by 36 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

#24 in Europe
#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

3. University of Amsterdam

For Physics

#32 in Europe
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

4. University of Groningen

For Physics

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

6. Leiden University

For Physics

#59 in Europe
#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

8. University of Twente

For Physics

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

9. Free University Amsterdam

For Physics

#119 in Europe
#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

10. Wageningen University

For Physics

#135 in Europe
#357 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

12. Maastricht University

For Physics

#240 in Europe
#650 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

13. Tilburg University

For Physics

#372 in Europe
#1012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

14. Rotterdam University

For Physics

#583 in Europe
#1888 in the World
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1988

18. Zuyd University

For Physics

#1106 in Europe
#4520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2001

22. Nyenrode Business University

For Physics

#1159 in Europe
#4802 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1946

24. University of Humanistic Studies

For Physics

#1194 in Europe
#4977 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
550
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1989

25. Saxion University

For Physics

#1215 in Europe
#5077 in the World
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1989

35. HZ University of Applied Sciences

For Physics

#1406 in Europe
#6232 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 Groningen.