Best Universities for Civil Engineering in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 3,150 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: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

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: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

6. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Civil Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Civil Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

8. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Civil Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

9. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Civil Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Civil Engineering

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

11. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Civil Engineering

#8 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

12. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

13. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

14. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Civil Engineering

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

15. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

16. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Civil Engineering

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

17. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

18. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Civil Engineering

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

19. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

20. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

21. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

22. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Civil Engineering

#12 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

23. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Civil Engineering

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

24. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

25. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Civil Engineering

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

26. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Civil Engineering

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

27. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Civil Engineering

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

28. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

29. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

30. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Civil Engineering

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

31. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

32. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

33. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Civil Engineering

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

34. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

35. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

36. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

37. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

38. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

39. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Civil Engineering

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

40. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

41. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

42. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Civil Engineering

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

43. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

44. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Civil Engineering

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

45. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Civil Engineering

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

46. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Civil Engineering

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

47. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

48. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

49. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Civil Engineering

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

50. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

51. 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

52. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Civil Engineering

#12 in Asia

#8 in China

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

53. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Civil Engineering

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

54. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Civil Engineering

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

55. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

56. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Asia

#9 in China

Founded: 1896

57. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

58. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

59. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Civil Engineering

#31 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

60. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Civil Engineering

#32 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

61. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

62. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

63. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

64. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Civil Engineering

#17 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

65. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Civil Engineering

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

66. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#12 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

67. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

68. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Civil Engineering

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

69. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Civil Engineering

#19 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

70. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Founded: 1859

71. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 78,324
Founded: 1224

72. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Civil Engineering

#20 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

73. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

74. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Asia

#13 in China

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

75. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Civil Engineering

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

76. China University of Mining and Technology

China | Xuzhou

For Civil Engineering

#22 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

77. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Civil Engineering

#23 in Asia

#15 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

78. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

79. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#17 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

80. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Civil Engineering

#24 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

81. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

82. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Civil Engineering

#36 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

83. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Civil Engineering

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

84. Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan | Tokyo

For Civil Engineering

#25 in Asia

#5 in Japan

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

85. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

86. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Civil Engineering

#26 in Asia

#17 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

87. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Civil Engineering

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

88. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Civil Engineering

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

89. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Civil Engineering

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

90. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Civil Engineering

#41 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

91. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Civil Engineering

#42 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

92. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Civil Engineering

#27 in Asia

#18 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

93. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Civil Engineering

#43 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

94. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Civil Engineering

#44 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

95. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

96. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Civil Engineering

#19 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

97. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Civil Engineering

#20 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

98. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Civil Engineering

#45 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

99. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

100. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Civil Engineering

#28 in Asia

#19 in China

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

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4182

Aerospace Engineering4024

Agricultural Engineering1019

Applied/Engineering Physics1229

Architectural Engineering1368

Architecture1110

Automation and Control engineering1679

Automotive Engineering1961

Aviation1036

Biochemical Engineering1017

Biomedical Engineering1500

Biotechnology2869

Chemical Engineering4034

Computer Engineering1878

Computer Networking4175

Construction Management1012

Electrical Engineering4680

Electronic Engineering3144

Engineering Management1190

Environmental Engineering2524

Firefighting and Fire Science1048

Geotechnical Engineering3062

Human-Computer Interaction2467

Industrial Engineering1019

Landscape Architecture1097

Marine Engineering1004

Materials Science5568

Mechanical Engineering4969

Metallurgical Engineering4637

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology3831

Nuclear Engineering1002

Operations Research1864

Optical Engineering4982

Petroleum Engineering1126

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1000

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering1750

Remote Sensing1992

Renewable Energy Engineering1886

Robotics1348

Structural Engineering3570

Systems Engineering2931

Technical Drawing1004

Telecommunications4316

Transportation Engineering1493