Best Computer Science Bachelor's Programmes in the Netherlands

We rank 43 Computer Science bachelor's programmes across 14 Dutch universities by verified national student-survey (NSE) satisfaction. Overall ratings range from 3.4 to 4.3 out of 5.

Ranked across the broader “Mathematics, natural sciences and computer science” field group — the closest classification available in national student-survey data.

  1. 1
    Biology

    Radboud University · Nijmegen

    Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.5/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 4.4/5
    4.3/5
    126 students surveyed
  2. 2
    Chemical Science & Engineering

    University of Twente · Enschede

    Teachers 4.1/5Facilities 4.5/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 4.5/5
    4.2/5
    74 students surveyed
  3. 3
    Advanced Technology

    University of Twente · Enschede

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.5/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.1/5
    4.2/5
    90 students surveyed
  4. 4
    Mathematics

    University of Groningen · Groningen

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 4.2/5
    4.1/5
    63 students surveyed
  5. 5
    Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence

    Tilburg University · Tilburg

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 4.2/5
    4.1/5
    109 students surveyed
  6. 6
    Industrial Design Engineering

    University of Twente · Enschede

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 4.2/5
    4.1/5
    89 students surveyed
  7. 7
    Applied Physics

    Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.2/5
    4.1/5
    187 students surveyed
  8. 8
    Econometrie en Operationele Research

    Erasmus University Rotterdam · Rotterdam

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.2/5
    4.0/5
    483 students surveyed
  9. 9
    Chemistry

    HZ University of Applied Sciences · Vlissingen

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    4.0/5
    127 students surveyed
  10. 10
    Liberal Arts and Sciences (Amsterdam University College)

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam

    Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    4.0/5
    328 students surveyed
  11. 11
    Physics

    University of Groningen · Groningen

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.2/5
    4.0/5
    162 students surveyed
  12. 12
    Astronomy

    University of Groningen · Groningen

    Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.3/5
    4.0/5
    114 students surveyed
  13. 13
    Life Science and Technology

    University of Groningen · Groningen

    Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    4.0/5
    59 students surveyed
  14. 14
    Biology

    University of Groningen · Groningen

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 4.2/5
    4.0/5
    176 students surveyed
  15. 15
    Computing Science

    Radboud University · Nijmegen

    Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    4.0/5
    115 students surveyed
  16. 16
    Computing Science

    University of Groningen · Groningen

    Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 4.2/5
    4.0/5
    91 students surveyed
  17. 17
    Artificial Intelligence

    University of Groningen · Groningen

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    4.0/5
    86 students surveyed
  18. 18
    Applied Physics

    University of Groningen · Groningen

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.5/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    4.0/5
    42 students surveyed
  19. 19
    Maastricht Science programme

    Maastricht University · Maastricht

    Teachers 4.0/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    3.9/5
    141 students surveyed
  20. 20
    Mechanical Engineering

    University of Twente · Enschede

    Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.1/5
    3.9/5
    230 students surveyed
  21. 21
    Technical Computer Science

    University of Twente · Enschede

    Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    3.9/5
    217 students surveyed
  22. 22
    Chemistry

    University of Groningen · Groningen

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 4.3/5
    3.9/5
    71 students surveyed
  23. 23
    Computer Science and Engineering

    Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven

    Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    3.9/5
    274 students surveyed
  24. 24
    Business Analytics

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam

    Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 3.5/5Would choose again 4.1/5
    3.9/5
    36 students surveyed
  25. 25
    Industrial Engineering

    Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven

    Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 4.1/5
    3.9/5
    240 students surveyed
  26. 26
    Business Information Technology

    University of Twente · Enschede

    Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    3.9/5
    54 students surveyed
  27. 27
    Applied Mathematics

    Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 4.0/5
    3.9/5
    104 students surveyed
  28. 28
    Industrial Design

    Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven

    Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    3.9/5
    135 students surveyed
  29. 29
    Nanobiology (joint degree)

    Delft University of Technology · Delft

    Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.3/5Career prep 3.3/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    3.8/5
    102 students surveyed
  30. 30
    Civil Engineering

    HZ University of Applied Sciences · Vlissingen

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    3.8/5
    54 students surveyed
  31. 31
    Artificial Intelligence

    Radboud University · Nijmegen

    Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.1/5Career prep 2.9/5Would choose again 3.8/5
    3.8/5
    151 students surveyed
  32. 32
    Chemistry

    HAN University of Applied Sciences · Arnhem

    Teachers 3.9/5Facilities 3.7/5Career prep 3.9/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    3.8/5
    88 students surveyed
  33. 33
    Computer Science

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam

    Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.2/5Would choose again 3.7/5
    3.8/5
    140 students surveyed
  34. 34
    Mathematics (Wiskunde)

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam

    Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.0/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    3.8/5
    38 students surveyed
  35. 35
    Information Technology

    Inholland University of Applied Sciences · Rotterdam

    Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.9/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.7/5
    3.8/5
    134 students surveyed
  36. 36
    Chemistry

    Radboud University · Nijmegen

    Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    3.8/5
    56 students surveyed
  37. 37
    Data Science

    Eindhoven University of Technology · Eindhoven

    Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 4.2/5Career prep 3.4/5Would choose again 3.9/5
    3.7/5
    162 students surveyed
  38. 38
    Life Sciences

    HAN University of Applied Sciences · Arnhem

    Teachers 3.7/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.8/5Would choose again 3.8/5
    3.7/5
    314 students surveyed
  39. 39
    Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    Maastricht University · Maastricht

    Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.8/5
    3.7/5
    118 students surveyed
  40. 40
    Applied Mathematics / Data Science

    Inholland University of Applied Sciences · Rotterdam

    Teachers 3.8/5Facilities 4.0/5Career prep 3.7/5Would choose again 3.8/5
    3.7/5
    94 students surveyed
  41. 41
    Information & Communication Technology

    Saxion University of Applied Sciences · Enschede

    Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 3.8/5Career prep 3.6/5Would choose again 3.5/5
    3.5/5
    233 students surveyed
  42. 42
    Information Technology

    NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences · Leeuwarden

    Teachers 3.6/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 4.0/5Would choose again 3.4/5
    3.4/5
    81 students surveyed
  43. 43
    Computer Science

    Maastricht University · Maastricht

    Teachers 3.5/5Facilities 3.6/5Career prep 3.1/5Would choose again 3.4/5
    3.4/5
    157 students surveyed
How we rank these programmes

Programmes are ranked by overall student satisfaction from the Nationale Studenten Enquête (NSE), the Dutch national student survey, sourced via the Studiekeuzedatabase.

Only programmes with at least 20 survey respondents are ranked, so the scores are statistically meaningful. Ties are broken by the number of respondents. We do not use paid placements — the order reflects students' own ratings.

Career outcomes for Computer Science graduates

Median starting salary
€3,231/mo
Graduate employment
96%
On a permanent contract
72%

Field-group estimate from national graduate surveys (Studiekeuzedatabase), not measured per programme — individual programmes vary.

Frequently asked questions

Which university has the highest-rated Computer Science bachelor's in the Netherlands?

Radboud University ranks first by overall student satisfaction (NSE) among the 43 Computer Science bachelor's programmes we rank.

How many Computer Science bachelor's programmes are ranked here?

We rank 43 Computer Science bachelor's programmes that each have at least 20 NSE survey respondents.

How are these Computer Science programmes ranked?

By overall student-satisfaction scores from the Nationale Studenten Enquête (NSE), the Dutch national student survey, with ties broken by the number of respondents.

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