Best Universities for Engineering in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 1.34B citations received by 52.1M academic papers made by 6,782 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. Stanford University

United States | California

For Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

4. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. University of Tokyo

For Engineering

#2 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

9. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

10. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#7 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

11. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Engineering

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

12. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Engineering

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

14. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Engineering

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

15. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

16. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

17. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

18. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Engineering

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

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19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Engineering

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

20. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

21. Kyoto University

For Engineering

#4 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

22. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#5 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

23. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Engineering

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

24. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

25. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Engineering

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

26. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Engineering

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

27. Osaka University

For Engineering

#7 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

28. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

29. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#8 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

30. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Engineering

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

31. Tohoku University

For Engineering

#9 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

32. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

33. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

34. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

35. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#6 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

36. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

37. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

38. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

39. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#10 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

40. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

41. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

42. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#11 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

43. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

44. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Engineering

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

45. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

46. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Engineering

#28 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

47. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#8 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

48. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#12 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

49. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

50. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Engineering

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

51. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#13 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

52. University of Science and Technology of China

For Engineering

#14 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

53. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Engineering

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

54. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Engineering

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

55. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Engineering

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

56. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Engineering

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

57. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Engineering

#15 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

58. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#16 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

59. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Engineering

#17 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

60. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

61. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

62. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

63. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Engineering

#18 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

64. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Engineering

#35 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

65. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Engineering

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

66. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Engineering

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

67. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering

#37 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

68. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

69. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Engineering

#11 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

70. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

71. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Engineering

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

72. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#19 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

73. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Engineering

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

74. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#41 in North America

#5 in Canada

Founded: 1957

75. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Engineering

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

76. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Engineering

#20 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

77. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Engineering

#21 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

78. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Engineering

#22 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

79. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

80. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

81. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Engineering

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

82. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Engineering

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

83. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

84. Wuhan University

For Engineering

#23 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

85. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

86. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Engineering

#24 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

87. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

88. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Engineering

#25 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

89. Dalian University of Technology

For Engineering

#26 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

90. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#27 in Asia

#17 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

91. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Engineering

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

92. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Engineering

#28 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

93. Lund University

For Engineering

#13 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

94. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

95. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#29 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

96. New York University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

97. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#30 in Asia

#20 in China

Founded: 1952

98. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#31 in Asia

#21 in China

Founded: 1937

99. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#32 in Asia

#22 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

100. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Engineering

#33 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4702

Aerospace Engineering4547

Agricultural Engineering1024

Applied/Engineering Physics1488

Architectural Engineering1743

Architecture1387

Automation and Control engineering1916

Automotive Engineering2369

Biochemical Engineering1346

Biomedical Engineering1803

Biotechnology3326

Chemical Engineering4419

Civil Engineering3701

Computer Engineering2154

Computer Networking4638

Construction Management1202

Electrical Engineering5074

Electronic Engineering3524

Engineering Management1577

Environmental Engineering2968

Firefighting and Fire Science1010

Geotechnical Engineering3520

Human-Computer Interaction2987

Industrial Engineering1027

Landscape Architecture1106

Marine Engineering1065

Materials Science5843

Mechanical Engineering5484

Metallurgical Engineering5002

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology4181

Nuclear Engineering1096

Operations Research2300

Optical Engineering5380

Petroleum Engineering1388

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1015

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering2121

Remote Sensing2403

Renewable Energy Engineering2297

Structural Engineering4056

Systems Engineering3462

Technical Drawing1117

Telecommunications4757

Transportation Engineering1845