Best 28 Computer Science & IT Universities in the Netherlands
There are 28 publicly funded universities in the Netherlands with computer science & it programmes on the CROHO register — research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO). Between them they run 109 registered programmes.
Location
Groningen
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
2
Enrolments (2025)
26,951
Location
The Hague, Zuid-Holland
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
3
Enrolments (2025)
23,974
Location
Leiden, Zuid-Holland
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
2
Enrolments (2025)
12,242
Location
Heerlen, Limburg
Institution type
Research University (WO)
Matching programmes
4
Enrolments
Not recorded
Frequently asked questions
How many universities in the Netherlands offer Computer Science & IT?
28 of the Netherlands' 54 publicly funded universities have computer science & it programmes on CROHO, the Central Register of Higher Education Programmes. That count covers both research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO).
How is this ranking put together?
Order comes from a published-figures-only composite: QS World position, breadth of recognised programmes, share of programmes taught in English and scale by DUO enrolments. No university pays for placement, and no judgement of teaching quality is invented.