Best Universities for Engineering in the World

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 6,555 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: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. University of Tokyo

For Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

7. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

9. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Engineering

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

10. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#8 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

12. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Engineering

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

13. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

14. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

15. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Engineering

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

16. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

17. Kyoto University

For Engineering

#3 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

18. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

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

19. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#4 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

20. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Engineering

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

22. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Engineering

#5 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

23. Osaka University

For Engineering

#6 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

24. Tohoku University

For Engineering

#7 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

25. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Engineering

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

26. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#8 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

27. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#9 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

28. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

29. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Engineering

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

30. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

31. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

32. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

33. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Engineering

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

34. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

35. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

36. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

37. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

38. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#10 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

39. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

40. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

41. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Engineering

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

42. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#7 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

43. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Engineering

#26 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

44. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Engineering

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

45. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

46. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Engineering

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

47. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

48. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#11 in Asia

#5 in Japan

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

49. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

50. University of Science and Technology of China

For Engineering

#12 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

51. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Engineering

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

52. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#13 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

53. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Engineering

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

54. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Engineering

#14 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

55. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Engineering

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

56. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#9 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

57. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#15 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

58. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Engineering

#34 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

59. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

60. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Engineering

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

61. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

62. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Engineering

#16 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

63. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering

#37 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

64. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

65. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Engineering

#10 in Europe

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

66. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering

#2 in Australia

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

67. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#39 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

68. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Engineering

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

69. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Engineering

#17 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

70. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

71. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Engineering

#18 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

72. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Engineering

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1829

73. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Engineering

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

74. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Engineering

#4 in Australia

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

75. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Engineering

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

76. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

77. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Engineering

#19 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

78. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

79. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

80. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#20 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

81. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Engineering

#21 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

82. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

83. Nagoya University

For Engineering

#22 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

84. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Engineering

#23 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

85. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

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

86. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Engineering

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

87. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

88. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Engineering

#13 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

89. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Engineering

#24 in Asia

#12 in China

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

90. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

91. Lund University

For Engineering

#14 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

92. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#25 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

93. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#26 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

94. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#27 in Asia

#14 in China

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

95. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Engineering

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

96. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#28 in Asia

#15 in China

Founded: 1952

97. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Engineering

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

98. Wuhan University

For Engineering

#29 in Asia

#16 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

99. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

100. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering

#15 in Europe

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

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4182

Aerospace Engineering4024

Agricultural Engineering1019

Applied/Engineering Physics1229

Architectural Engineering1368

Architecture1110

Automation and Control engineering1679

Automotive Engineering1961

Biochemical Engineering1017

Biomedical Engineering1500

Biotechnology2869

Chemical Engineering4034

Civil Engineering3150

Computer Engineering1878

Computer Networking4175

Construction Management1012

Electrical Engineering4680

Electronic Engineering3144

Engineering Management1190

Environmental Engineering2524

Firefighting and Fire Science1048

Geotechnical Engineering3062

Human-Computer Interaction2467

Industrial Engineering1019

Landscape Architecture1097

Marine Engineering1004

Materials Science5568

Mechanical Engineering4969

Metallurgical Engineering4637

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology3831

Nuclear Engineering1002

Operations Research1864

Optical Engineering4982

Petroleum Engineering1126

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1000

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering1750

Remote Sensing1992

Renewable Energy Engineering1886

Structural Engineering3570

Systems Engineering2931

Technical Drawing1004

Telecommunications4316

Transportation Engineering1493