Best Universities for Civil Engineering in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 38.7M citations received by 2.08M academic papers made by 3,470 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. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

3. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

4. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

5. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

6. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Civil Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Civil Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Civil Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

9. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Civil Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Civil Engineering

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

12. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Civil Engineering

#8 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

13. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Civil Engineering

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

14. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Civil Engineering

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

15. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

16. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1937

17. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

18. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

19. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

20. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

21. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

22. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Civil Engineering

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

23. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

24. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Civil Engineering

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

25. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Civil Engineering

#14 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

26. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

27. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Civil Engineering

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

28. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Civil Engineering

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

29. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

30. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

31. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Civil Engineering

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

32. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

33. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Civil Engineering

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

34. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

35. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Asia

#7 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

36. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

37. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

38. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Civil Engineering

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

39. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

40. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Civil Engineering

#12 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

41. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

42. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

43. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

44. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

45. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Civil Engineering

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

46. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

47. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

48. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Civil Engineering

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

49. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

50. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Civil Engineering

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

51. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

52. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Civil Engineering

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

53. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

54. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

55. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Civil Engineering

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

56. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

57. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Civil Engineering

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

58. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

59. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Civil Engineering

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

60. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

61. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Civil Engineering

#17 in Asia

#12 in China

Founded: 1896

62. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Civil Engineering

#31 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

63. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Civil Engineering

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

64. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

65. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Civil Engineering

#33 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

66. China University of Mining and Technology

China | Xuzhou

For Civil Engineering

#19 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

67. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Civil Engineering

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

68. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Civil Engineering

#20 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

69. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

70. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Civil Engineering

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

71. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Civil Engineering

#12 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

72. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

73. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Founded: 1859

74. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

75. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

76. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

77. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Civil Engineering

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

78. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Civil Engineering

#22 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

79. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Civil Engineering

#17 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

80. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

81. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Civil Engineering

#23 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

82. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Civil Engineering

#24 in Asia

#16 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

83. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

84. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Civil Engineering

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

85. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Civil Engineering

#38 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

86. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Civil Engineering

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

87. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Civil Engineering

#25 in Asia

#17 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

88. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Civil Engineering

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

89. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

90. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Civil Engineering

#26 in Asia

#5 in Japan

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

91. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Civil Engineering

#27 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

92. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Civil Engineering

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

93. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Civil Engineering

#28 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

94. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#19 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

95. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Civil Engineering

#20 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

96. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Civil Engineering

#29 in Asia

#20 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

97. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Civil Engineering

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

98. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Civil Engineering

#43 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

99. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

100. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Civil Engineering

#22 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4449

Aerospace Engineering4303

Agricultural Engineering1031

Applied/Engineering Physics1260

Architectural Engineering1513

Architecture1232

Automation and Control engineering1820

Automotive Engineering2183

Aviation1020

Biochemical Engineering1129

Biomedical Engineering1654

Biotechnology3140

Chemical Engineering4260

Computer Engineering2056

Computer Networking4414

Construction Management1055

Electrical Engineering4893

Electronic Engineering3360

Engineering Management1383

Environmental Engineering2765

Firefighting and Fire Science1053

Geotechnical Engineering3318

Human-Computer Interaction2706

Industrial Engineering1025

Landscape Architecture1249

Marine Engineering1019

Materials Science5728

Mechanical Engineering5246

Metallurgical Engineering4859

Mining Engineering1031

Nanotechnology4040

Nuclear Engineering1013

Operations Research2129

Optical Engineering5230

Petroleum Engineering1251

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1013

Product and Industrial Design1024

Reliability and Quality Engineering1970

Remote Sensing2188

Renewable Energy Engineering2152

Robotics1498

Structural Engineering3835

Systems Engineering3216

Technical Drawing1008

Telecommunications4557

Transportation Engineering1696