Best Universities for Engineering in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 195M citations received by 8.86M academic papers made by 4,624 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.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#1 in the World

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,998

Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#2 in the World

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

Stanford University

United States | California

For Engineering

#3 in the World

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Engineering

#4 in the World

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Engineering

#5 in the World

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#6 in the World

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 70%

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#7 in the World

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

University of Tokyo

For Engineering

#8 in the World

#2 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,171
Founded: 1877

International Hellenic University

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Engineering

#9 in the World

#1 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 2005

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#10 in the World

#3 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Engineering

#11 in the World

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $26,591

National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#12 in the World

#4 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Engineering

#13 in the World

#5 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1897

University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#14 in the World

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Engineering

#15 in the World

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 61%

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#16 in the World

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#17 in the World

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Engineering

#18 in the World

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#19 in the World

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1209

Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#20 in the World

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,037

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#21 in the World

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1920

Tohoku University

For Engineering

#22 in the World

#8 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,831
Founded: 1907

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Engineering

#23 in the World

#3 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 11,449

Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#24 in the World

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

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

Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#25 in the World

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,344

Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Engineering

#26 in the World

#5 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Engineering

#27 in the World

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 56%

Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Engineering

#28 in the World

#9 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#29 in the World

#15 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#30 in the World

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,983

KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Engineering

#31 in the World

#10 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

Osaka University

For Engineering

#32 in the World

#11 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,316
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#33 in the World

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#34 in the World

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

Kyoto University

For Engineering

#35 in the World

#12 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 22,615
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#36 in the World

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,685

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#37 in the World

#13 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1953

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Engineering

#38 in the World

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Engineering

#39 in the World

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 58%

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#40 in the World

#14 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Engineering

#41 in the World

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

University of Science and Technology of China

For Engineering

#42 in the World

#15 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1958

University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#43 in the World

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 67%

Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#44 in the World

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Engineering

#45 in the World

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Engineering

#46 in the World

#16 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#47 in the World

#7 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1824

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#48 in the World

#8 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Engineering

#49 in the World

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Engineering

#50 in the World

#17 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

Peking University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#51 in the World

#18 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#52 in the World

#9 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1096

National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei City

For Engineering

#53 in the World

#19 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

University of Southern California

United States | California

For Engineering

#54 in the World

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,759

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#55 in the World

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Engineering

#56 in the World

#20 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Engineering

#57 in the World

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 66%

Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Engineering

#58 in the World

#21 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering

#59 in the World

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1949

Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#60 in the World

#22 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#61 in the World

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#62 in the World

#30 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#63 in the World

#10 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#64 in the World

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,167

Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#65 in the World

#23 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1952

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#66 in the World

#24 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1937

Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Engineering

#67 in the World

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1829

Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#68 in the World

#25 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

Dalian University of Technology

For Engineering

#69 in the World

#26 in Asia

#16 in China

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan City

For Engineering

#70 in the World

#27 in Asia

#2 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#71 in the World

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Engineering

#72 in the World

#12 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1827

Central South University

China | Changsha

For Engineering

#73 in the World

#28 in Asia

#17 in China

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1914

University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Engineering

#74 in the World

#33 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#75 in the World

#29 in Asia

#18 in China

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#76 in the World

#30 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1991

RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering

#77 in the World

#13 in Europe

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

Shandong University

For Engineering

#78 in the World

#31 in Asia

#20 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Engineering

#79 in the World

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Engineering

#80 in the World

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 67%

Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#81 in the World

#32 in Asia

#21 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Engineering

#82 in the World

#33 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1911

University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Engineering

#83 in the World

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 74%

National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Engineering

#84 in the World

#34 in Asia

#3 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 12,699
Founded: 1958

Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#85 in the World

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

Rice University

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#86 in the World

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,215

University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#87 in the World

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Engineering

#88 in the World

#35 in Asia

#22 in China

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#89 in the World

#15 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Engineering

#90 in the World

#16 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1956

Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Engineering

#91 in the World

#36 in Asia

#23 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

Iowa State University

United States | Iowa

For Engineering

#92 in the World

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#93 in the World

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,254

McGill University

Canada | Quebec

For Engineering

#94 in the World

#41 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#95 in the World

#37 in Asia

#24 in China

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1984

University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#96 in the World

#17 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1948

Wuhan University

For Engineering

#97 in the World

#38 in Asia

#25 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Engineering

#98 in the World

#39 in Asia

#4 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 16,547
Founded: 1911

Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#99 in the World

#40 in Asia

#26 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering

#100 in the World

#42 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering1008

Aerospace Engineering1034

Agricultural Engineering1122

Applied/Engineering Physics1095

Architectural Engineering1005

Architecture1005

Automation and Control engineering1760

Automotive Engineering1005

Biochemical Engineering1008

Biomedical Engineering1005

Biotechnology1005

Chemical Engineering2018

Civil Engineering1039

Computer Engineering1014

Computer Networking1316

Construction Management1025

Electrical Engineering1065

Electronic Engineering1407

Engineering Management1029

Environmental Engineering1016

Firefighting and Fire Science1091

Geotechnical Engineering1006

Human-Computer Interaction1012

Industrial Engineering1061

Landscape Architecture1583

Marine Engineering1018

Materials Science3574

Mechanical Engineering1013

Metallurgical Engineering1310

Mining Engineering1007

Nanotechnology1540

Nuclear Engineering1000

Operations Research1008

Optical Engineering1741

Petroleum Engineering1098

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1236

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering1005

Remote Sensing1011

Renewable Energy Engineering1030

Structural Engineering1239

Systems Engineering1008

Technical Drawing1023

Telecommunications1016

Transportation Engineering1006