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 230M citations received by 7.27M academic papers made by 4,419 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
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

4. University of Science and Technology of China

For Chemical Engineering

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

5. National University of Singapore

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Asia
#1 in Singapore
Enrollment
30,098
Founded
1905

6. Nanyang Technological University

For Chemical Engineering

#5 in Asia
#2 in Singapore
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1955

7. University of Tokyo

For Chemical Engineering

#6 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

8. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Chemical Engineering

#7 in Asia
#4 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

9. South China University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#8 in Asia
#5 in China
Enrollment
42,720
Founded
1952

10. University of California - Berkeley

For Chemical Engineering

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

11. Tianjin University

For Chemical Engineering

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

12. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

13. Jilin University

For Chemical Engineering

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

14. University of Texas at Austin

For Chemical Engineering

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

15. Kyoto University

For Chemical Engineering

#11 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

16. Stanford University

For Chemical Engineering

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

17. Sichuan University

For Chemical Engineering

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

18. Northwestern University

For Chemical Engineering

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

19. Peking University

For Chemical Engineering

#13 in Asia
#9 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

20. Tohoku University

For Chemical Engineering

#14 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

21. Pennsylvania State University

For Chemical Engineering

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

22. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#15 in Asia
#10 in China
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

25. Nanjing University

For Chemical Engineering

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

26. University of Cambridge

For Chemical Engineering

#3 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

27. Seoul National University

For Chemical Engineering

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

28. Fudan University

For Chemical Engineering

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

29. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

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. Harvard University

For Chemical Engineering

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

33. Shandong University

For Chemical Engineering

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

34. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Chemical Engineering

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

35. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Chemical Engineering

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

36. University of Toronto

For Chemical Engineering

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

37. KAIST

For Chemical Engineering

#23 in Asia
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

38. Osaka University

For Chemical Engineering

#24 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

39. University of California - Los Angeles

For Chemical Engineering

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

40. University of Washington - Seattle

For Chemical Engineering

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

41. Imperial College London

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

42. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

43. Dalian University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

44. University of Hong Kong

For Chemical Engineering

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

45. Nankai University

For Chemical Engineering

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

46. East China University of Science and Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#29 in Asia
#20 in China
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

47. Purdue University

For Chemical Engineering

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

48. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Chemical Engineering

#30 in Asia
#21 in China
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

49. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Chemical Engineering

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

50. Wuhan University

For Chemical Engineering

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

51. Wuhan University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#32 in Asia
#23 in China
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

52. Soochow University

For Chemical Engineering

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

53. Rice University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,587

54. Cornell University

For Chemical Engineering

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

55. University of Oxford

For Chemical Engineering

#6 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

56. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Chemical Engineering

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

57. Hunan University

For Chemical Engineering

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

58. Kyushu University

For Chemical Engineering

#35 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

59. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Chemical Engineering

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

60. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Chemical Engineering

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

61. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Chemical Engineering

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

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. Delft University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

65. National Taiwan University

For Chemical Engineering

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

66. University of Queensland

For Chemical Engineering

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

67. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Chemical Engineering

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

69. Nanjing Tech University

For Chemical Engineering

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

70. Southeast University

For Chemical Engineering

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

71. Hokkaido University

For Chemical Engineering

#43 in Asia
#7 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

72. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Chemical Engineering

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

73. Donghua University

For Chemical Engineering

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

74. University of Pennsylvania

For Chemical Engineering

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

75. Hanyang University

For Chemical Engineering

#45 in Asia
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1939

76. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Chemical Engineering

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

77. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Chemical Engineering

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

78. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

79. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

80. University of New South Wales

For Chemical Engineering

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

81. Catholic University of Leuven

For Chemical Engineering

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

82. University of Florida

For Chemical Engineering

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

83. University of Sao Paulo

For Chemical Engineering

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

84. Yonsei University

For Chemical Engineering

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

85. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Chemical Engineering

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

86. Technical University of Denmark

For Chemical Engineering

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

87. Jiangsu University

For Chemical Engineering

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

88. University of Alberta

For Chemical Engineering

#2 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

89. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

90. Columbia University

For Chemical Engineering

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

91. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

92. Fuzhou University

For Chemical Engineering

#51 in Asia
#36 in China
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1958

93. California Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

94. Chongqing University

For Chemical Engineering

#52 in Asia
#37 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

95. Nagoya University

For Chemical Engineering

#53 in Asia
#8 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

96. Princeton University

For Chemical Engineering

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

97. University of Maryland - College Park

For Chemical Engineering

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

98. University of British Columbia

For Chemical Engineering

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

99. McGill University

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

100. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#54 in Asia
#38 in China
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991