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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 4,034 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
4%
Net Price
$30,958
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,562

4. National University of Singapore

For Chemical Engineering

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

5. Nanyang Technological University

For Chemical Engineering

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

6. University of Tokyo

For Chemical Engineering

#5 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

7. University of Science and Technology of China

For Chemical Engineering

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

8. University of California - Berkeley

For Chemical Engineering

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

9. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

10. University of Texas at Austin

For Chemical Engineering

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

11. Kyoto University

For Chemical Engineering

#7 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Chemical Engineering

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

13. South China University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

14. Jilin University

For Chemical Engineering

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

15. Tianjin University

For Chemical Engineering

#11 in Asia
#7 in China
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

16. Stanford University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$14,402

17. Pennsylvania State University

For Chemical Engineering

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

18. Tohoku University

For Chemical Engineering

#12 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
17,665
Founded
1907

20. University of Cambridge

For Chemical Engineering

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

21. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#13 in Asia
#8 in China
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1920

22. Peking University

For Chemical Engineering

#14 in Asia
#9 in China
Enrollment
35,915
Founded
1898

23. Sichuan University

For Chemical Engineering

#15 in Asia
#10 in China
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

24. Nanjing University

For Chemical Engineering

#16 in Asia
#11 in China
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
56,068
Founded
1902

25. Fudan University

For Chemical Engineering

#17 in Asia
#12 in China
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

26. Seoul National University

For Chemical Engineering

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

27. Northwestern University

For Chemical Engineering

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

28. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

30. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Chemical Engineering

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

31. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Chemical Engineering

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

32. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#20 in Asia
#14 in China
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1953

33. KAIST

For Chemical Engineering

#21 in Asia
Enrollment
10,249
Founded
1971

34. Osaka University

For Chemical Engineering

#22 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

35. University of Toronto

For Chemical Engineering

#1 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
95,055
Founded
1827

36. Harvard University

For Chemical Engineering

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

37. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#23 in Asia
#5 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

38. University of Washington - Seattle

For Chemical Engineering

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

39. Shandong University

For Chemical Engineering

#24 in Asia
#15 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

40. Imperial College London

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

41. University of California - Los Angeles

For Chemical Engineering

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

42. Rice University

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$18,521

43. East China University of Science and Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#25 in Asia
#16 in China
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,000
Founded
1952

44. Nankai University

For Chemical Engineering

#26 in Asia
#17 in China
Enrollment
26,568
Founded
1919

45. University of Oxford

For Chemical Engineering

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

46. Purdue University

For Chemical Engineering

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

47. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Chemical Engineering

#6 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
23,420

48. Central South University

For Chemical Engineering

#27 in Asia
#18 in China
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

49. Wuhan University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#28 in Asia
#19 in China
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
540,000
Founded
1946

50. Wuhan University

For Chemical Engineering

#29 in Asia
#20 in China
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

51. Dalian University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

52. Cornell University

For Chemical Engineering

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

53. Soochow University

For Chemical Engineering

#31 in Asia
#22 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

54. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Chemical Engineering

#32 in Asia
#23 in China
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

55. Kyushu University

For Chemical Engineering

#33 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

56. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Chemical Engineering

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

57. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Chemical Engineering

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

58. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Chemical Engineering

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

59. Delft University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#7 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

60. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Chemical Engineering

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

61. National Taiwan University

For Chemical Engineering

#34 in Asia
#1 in Taiwan
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1945

62. Xiamen University

For Chemical Engineering

#35 in Asia
#24 in China
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
40,302
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1921

63. Hunan University

For Chemical Engineering

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

64. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Chemical Engineering

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

66. University of Queensland

For Chemical Engineering

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

67. University of Pennsylvania

For Chemical Engineering

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

68. Hokkaido University

For Chemical Engineering

#38 in Asia
#7 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

69. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Chemical Engineering

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

70. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Chemical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

71. Donghua University

For Chemical Engineering

#40 in Asia
#27 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1951

72. Tongji University

For Chemical Engineering

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

73. Nanjing Tech University

For Chemical Engineering

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

74. Hanyang University

For Chemical Engineering

#43 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
1939

75. University of New South Wales

For Chemical Engineering

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1949

76. Columbia University

For Chemical Engineering

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

77. Technical University of Denmark

For Chemical Engineering

#8 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1829

78. Nagoya University

For Chemical Engineering

#44 in Asia
#8 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
16,376
Founded
1939

79. Southeast University

For Chemical Engineering

#45 in Asia
#30 in China
Acceptance Rate
43%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

80. Beijing Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#46 in Asia
#31 in China
Enrollment
27,000
Founded
1940

81. University of Florida

For Chemical Engineering

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

82. University of Alberta

For Chemical Engineering

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1908

83. Yonsei University

For Chemical Engineering

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

84. University of Science and Technology Beijing

For Chemical Engineering

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

85. Eindhoven University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#9 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1956

86. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

87. Catholic University of Leuven

For Chemical Engineering

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

88. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#49 in Asia
#33 in China
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1991

89. Princeton University

For Chemical Engineering

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

90. McGill University

For Chemical Engineering

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
40,036
Founded
1821

91. University of Maryland - College Park

For Chemical Engineering

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

92. University of British Columbia

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
59,659
Founded
1908

94. California Institute of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

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

95. University of Sao Paulo

For Chemical Engineering

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

96. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Chemical Engineering

#51 in Asia
#34 in China
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1938

97. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For Chemical Engineering

#52 in Asia
#35 in China
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
15,445
Founded
1953

98. National Tsing Hua University

For Chemical Engineering

#53 in Asia
#2 in Taiwan
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
16,547
Founded
1911

99. Indian Institute of Science

For Chemical Engineering

#54 in Asia
#1 in India
Enrollment
4,695
Founded
1909

100. Fuzhou University

For Chemical Engineering

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