Best 15 Mechanical Engineering Universities in the Netherlands
There are 15 publicly funded universities in the Netherlands with mechanical engineering programmes on the CROHO register — research universities (WO) and universities of applied sciences (HBO). Between them they run 29 registered programmes.
Location
Groningen
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
2
Enrolments (2025)
26,951
Location
Zwolle, Overijssel
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
2
Enrolments (2025)
25,743
Location
The Hague, Zuid-Holland
Institution type
University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Matching programmes
2
Enrolments (2025)
23,974
Frequently asked questions
How many universities in the Netherlands offer Mechanical Engineering?
15 of the Netherlands' 54 publicly funded universities have mechanical engineering 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.