The Delft University of Technology is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, The Netherlands. As of 2025 it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among the top 15 engineering and technology universities in the world.

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, Netherlands. Delft is a world renowned knowledge centre on water infrastructure, technology and sciences, and attracts high-level students and scientists from around the globe.

Inholland Hogeschool is a large university of applied sciences located in eight main cities of the Randstad, one of them located in Delft. With over 37,000 students from more than 100 countries, the university follows the applied sciences mode of education.