Best Universities for Chemical Engineering in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Chemical Engineering. A graph of 251M citations received by 7.48M academic papers made by 4,453 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. Tsinghua University

For Chemical Engineering

#1 in Asia
#1 in China
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

2. Zhejiang University

For Chemical Engineering

#2 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

4. University of Science and Technology of China

For Chemical Engineering

#3 in Asia
#3 in China
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1958

5. Nanyang Technological University

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Asia
#1 in Singapore
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1955

6. National University of Singapore

For Chemical Engineering

#5 in Asia
#2 in Singapore
Enrollment
30,098
Founded
1905

7. University of Tokyo

For Chemical Engineering

#6 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

8. South China University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#7 in Asia
#4 in China
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

9. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Chemical Engineering

#8 in Asia
#5 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

10. Tianjin University

For Chemical Engineering

#9 in Asia
#6 in China
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

11. Jilin University

For Chemical Engineering

#10 in Asia
#7 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

12. Sichuan University

For Chemical Engineering

#11 in Asia
#8 in China
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

13. University of California - Berkeley

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

14. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

15. University of Texas at Austin

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

16. Kyoto University

For Chemical Engineering

#12 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

17. Stanford University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

18. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#13 in Asia
#9 in China
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

19. Northwestern University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

20. Peking University

For Chemical Engineering

#14 in Asia
#10 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

21. Pennsylvania State University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

22. Tohoku University

For Chemical Engineering

#15 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1907

23. Nanjing University

For Chemical Engineering

#16 in Asia
#11 in China
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

26. Fudan University

For Chemical Engineering

#17 in Asia
#12 in China
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

27. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#18 in Asia
#13 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1958

28. Seoul National University

For Chemical Engineering

#19 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

29. University of Cambridge

For Chemical Engineering

#3 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

30. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#20 in Asia
#14 in China
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

31. Central South University

For Chemical Engineering

#21 in Asia
#15 in China
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

32. Shandong University

For Chemical Engineering

#22 in Asia
#16 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

33. Harvard University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

34. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

35. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

36. University of Toronto

For Chemical Engineering

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

37. KAIST

For Chemical Engineering

#23 in Asia
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

38. Dalian University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#24 in Asia
#17 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

39. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Chemical Engineering

#25 in Asia
#18 in China
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

40. Osaka University

For Chemical Engineering

#26 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

41. East China University of Science and Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#27 in Asia
#19 in China
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

42. Nankai University

For Chemical Engineering

#28 in Asia
#20 in China
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

43. University of California - Los Angeles

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

44. Imperial College London

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

45. University of Hong Kong

For Chemical Engineering

#29 in Asia
#21 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

46. University of Washington - Seattle

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

47. Wuhan University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#30 in Asia
#22 in China
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

48. Wuhan University

For Chemical Engineering

#31 in Asia
#23 in China
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

49. Soochow University

For Chemical Engineering

#32 in Asia
#24 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

50. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#33 in Asia
#5 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1881

51. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Chemical Engineering

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
23,420

52. Purdue University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

53. Rice University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,589

54. Cornell University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

55. University of Oxford

For Chemical Engineering

#6 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

56. Hunan University

For Chemical Engineering

#34 in Asia
#25 in China
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
36,000
Founded
1926

57. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

58. Kyushu University

For Chemical Engineering

#35 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

59. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Chemical Engineering

#36 in Asia
#26 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

60. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

61. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

62. Xiamen University

For Chemical Engineering

#37 in Asia
#27 in China
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

63. Tongji University

For Chemical Engineering

#38 in Asia
#28 in China
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

64. Nanjing Tech University

For Chemical Engineering

#39 in Asia
#29 in China
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1958

65. Southeast University

For Chemical Engineering

#40 in Asia
#30 in China
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

66. Donghua University

For Chemical Engineering

#41 in Asia
#31 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1951

68. University of Queensland

For Chemical Engineering

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

69. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Chemical Engineering

#43 in Asia
#32 in China
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1952

70. Delft University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#7 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

71. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#44 in Asia
#33 in China
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

72. National Taiwan University

For Chemical Engineering

#45 in Asia
#1 in Taiwan
Enrollment
33,882
Founded
1945

73. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

74. Hokkaido University

For Chemical Engineering

#46 in Asia
#7 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,770
Founded
1918

75. Hanyang University

For Chemical Engineering

#47 in Asia
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1939

76. University of Pennsylvania

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

77. Technical University of Denmark

For Chemical Engineering

#8 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1829

78. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
33%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$24,695
Enrollment
26,133

79. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Chemical Engineering

#9 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

80. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Chemical Engineering

#48 in Asia
#34 in China
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

81. Jiangsu University

For Chemical Engineering

#49 in Asia
#35 in China
Enrollment
37,600
Founded
1902

82. University of New South Wales

For Chemical Engineering

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

83. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

84. Catholic University of Leuven

For Chemical Engineering

#10 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

85. University of Sao Paulo

For Chemical Engineering

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

86. Yonsei University

For Chemical Engineering

#50 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

87. Chongqing University

For Chemical Engineering

#51 in Asia
#36 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

88. Fuzhou University

For Chemical Engineering

#52 in Asia
#37 in China
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1958

89. University of Florida

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

90. University of Alberta

For Chemical Engineering

#2 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

91. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#11 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,069
Founded
1956

92. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#12 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

93. Columbia University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

94. Zhengzhou University

For Chemical Engineering

#53 in Asia
#38 in China
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1956

95. Jiangnan University

For Chemical Engineering

#54 in Asia
#39 in China
Enrollment
28,000
Founded
2001

96. California Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

97. University of Maryland - College Park

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

98. University of British Columbia

For Chemical Engineering

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

99. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#55 in Asia
#40 in China
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991

100. Nagoya University

For Chemical Engineering

#56 in Asia
#8 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1939