World's 100+ best Project Management universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 1,883 universities in the World 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. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Project Management

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

2. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Project Management

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

4. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

6. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Project Management

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Project Management

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

8. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Project Management

#4 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

9. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Project Management

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

10. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Project Management

#5 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Project Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

12. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

13. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Project Management

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Project Management

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

15. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Project Management

#7 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

16. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Project Management

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

17. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Project Management

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

18. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Project Management

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

19. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Project Management

#8 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

20. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Project Management

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

21. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#9 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

22. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Project Management

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

23. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Project Management

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

24. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Project Management

#10 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

25. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Project Management

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

26. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Project Management

#14 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

27. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Project Management

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

28. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Project Management

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

29. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Project Management

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

30. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Project Management

#16 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

31. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Project Management

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

32. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Project Management

#11 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

33. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Project Management

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

34. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Project Management

#12 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

35. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Project Management

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

36. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Project Management

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

37. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Project Management

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

38. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Project Management

#13 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 7,666

39. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#14 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

40. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Project Management

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

41. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#15 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

42. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Project Management

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

43. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Project Management

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

44. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Project Management

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

45. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Project Management

#16 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

46. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#17 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1964

47. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Project Management

#18 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

48. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#19 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

49. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Project Management

#20 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

50. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Project Management

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

51. Georgia State University

United States | Georgia

For Project Management

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

52. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Project Management

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

53. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Project Management

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

54. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Project Management

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

55. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Project Management

#21 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1917

56. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Project Management

#22 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

57. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Project Management

#27 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

58. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#23 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

59. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Project Management

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

60. New York University

United States | New York State

For Project Management

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

61. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#24 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

62. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Project Management

#25 in Europe

#3 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1829

63. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Project Management

#26 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

64. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Project Management

#27 in Europe

#1 in Finland

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

65. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Project Management

#6 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

66. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Project Management

#28 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

67. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Project Management

#30 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

68. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#29 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

69. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Project Management

#7 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

70. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Project Management

#30 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

71. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#31 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

72. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Project Management

#32 in Europe

#4 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

73. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Project Management

#8 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

74. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#33 in Europe

#16 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

75. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#34 in Europe

#17 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

76. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Project Management

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

77. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Project Management

#35 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

78. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Project Management

#4 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

79. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Project Management

#31 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

80. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Project Management

#32 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

81. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Project Management

#36 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

82. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Project Management

#37 in Europe

#5 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

83. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#38 in Europe

#18 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

84. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Project Management

#33 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

85. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Project Management

#39 in Europe

#6 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

86. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Project Management

#40 in Europe

#6 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

87. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Project Management

#34 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

88. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Project Management

#41 in Europe

#2 in Finland

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

89. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Project Management

#5 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

90. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Project Management

#35 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

91. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Project Management

#36 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,240

92. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Project Management

#37 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

93. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#42 in Europe

#19 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

94. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Project Management

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

95. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#43 in Europe

#20 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

96. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Project Management

#44 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

97. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Project Management

#45 in Europe

#1 in Russia

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

98. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Project Management

#38 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 95%

99. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Project Management

#9 in Oceania

#8 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

100. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#46 in Europe

#21 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

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