Best Universities for Civil Engineering in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 53.9M citations received by 2.35M academic papers made by 3,701 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: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

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: 28,479
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: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Civil Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

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: 66%

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: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Civil Engineering

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

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

14. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

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

15. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Civil Engineering

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

16. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

17. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1937

18. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

19. 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: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

20. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Civil Engineering

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

21. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

22. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

23. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

24. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Civil Engineering

#13 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

25. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Civil Engineering

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

26. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

27. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

28. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Civil Engineering

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

29. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Asia

#7 in China

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

30. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Civil Engineering

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

31. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

32. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Civil Engineering

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

33. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

34. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

35. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Civil Engineering

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

36. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

37. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

38. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Civil Engineering

#12 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

39. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

40. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Civil Engineering

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

41. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

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

42. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Civil Engineering

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

43. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

44. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

45. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

46. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Civil Engineering

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

47. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

48. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Civil Engineering

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

49. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

50. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

51. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

52. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Civil Engineering

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

53. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

54. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Civil Engineering

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

55. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Asia

#10 in China

Founded: 1896

56. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

57. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

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

58. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Civil Engineering

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

59. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Civil Engineering

#17 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

60. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Civil Engineering

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

61. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

62. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

63. 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

64. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Civil Engineering

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

65. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Civil Engineering

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

66. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Civil Engineering

#20 in Asia

#15 in China

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

67. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Civil Engineering

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

68. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Civil Engineering

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

69. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Civil Engineering

#35 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

70. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

71. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Civil Engineering

#36 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

72. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

73. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

74. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Europe

#1 in Germany

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

75. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Civil Engineering

#22 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

76. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Founded: 1859

77. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Civil Engineering

#23 in Asia

#16 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

78. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

79. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

80. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Civil Engineering

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

81. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Civil Engineering

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

82. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Civil Engineering

#17 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

83. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

84. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Civil Engineering

#24 in Asia

#17 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

85. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#19 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

86. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

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

87. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Civil Engineering

#39 in North America

#5 in Canada

Founded: 1957

88. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Civil Engineering

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

89. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Civil Engineering

#25 in Asia

#18 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

90. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Civil Engineering

#26 in Asia

#19 in China

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

91. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#20 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

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

92. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

93. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Civil Engineering

#41 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

94. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

95. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Civil Engineering

#27 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

96. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Civil Engineering

#22 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

97. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

98. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Civil Engineering

#28 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

99. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Civil Engineering

#42 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

100. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Civil Engineering

#29 in Asia

#20 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4702

Aerospace Engineering4547

Agricultural Engineering1024

Applied/Engineering Physics1488

Architectural Engineering1743

Architecture1387

Automation and Control engineering1916

Automotive Engineering2369

Aviation1052

Biochemical Engineering1346

Biomedical Engineering1803

Biotechnology3326

Chemical Engineering4419

Computer Engineering2154

Computer Networking4638

Construction Management1202

Electrical Engineering5074

Electronic Engineering3524

Engineering Management1577

Environmental Engineering2968

Firefighting and Fire Science1010

Geotechnical Engineering3520

Human-Computer Interaction2987

Industrial Engineering1027

Landscape Architecture1106

Marine Engineering1065

Materials Science5843

Mechanical Engineering5484

Metallurgical Engineering5002

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology4181

Nuclear Engineering1096

Operations Research2300

Optical Engineering5380

Petroleum Engineering1388

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1015

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering2121

Remote Sensing2403

Renewable Energy Engineering2297

Robotics1602

Structural Engineering4056

Systems Engineering3462

Technical Drawing1117

Telecommunications4757

Transportation Engineering1845