Best Universities for Construction Management 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 Construction Management. A graph of 3.33M citations received by 220K academic papers made by 1,055 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. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Construction Management

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Founded: 1937

2. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Construction Management

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

3. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Construction Management

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Construction Management

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Construction Management

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

6. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Construction Management

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

7. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

8. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Construction Management

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

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

9. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Construction Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Construction Management

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

11. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Construction Management

#2 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

12. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Construction Management

#3 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

13. Stanford University

United States | California

For Construction Management

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

14. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Construction Management

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

15. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Construction Management

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

16. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Construction Management

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

17. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Construction Management

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

18. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Construction Management

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

19. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Construction Management

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

20. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Construction Management

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

21. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Construction Management

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

22. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Construction Management

#4 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

23. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Construction Management

#5 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

24. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Construction Management

#14 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

25. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Construction Management

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

26. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#6 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

27. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Construction Management

#7 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1964

28. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Construction Management

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

29. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#8 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1967

30. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Construction Management

#9 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

31. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Construction Management

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

32. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Construction Management

#10 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

33. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Construction Management

#6 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

34. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#11 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

35. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Construction Management

#7 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

36. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Construction Management

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

37. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Construction Management

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Founded: 1965

38. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

39. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Construction Management

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

40. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Construction Management

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

41. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#13 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

42. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Construction Management

#14 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

43. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Construction Management

#15 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Founded: 1859

44. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Construction Management

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

45. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Construction Management

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

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

46. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#16 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

47. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Construction Management

#10 in Asia

#7 in China

Founded: 1952

48. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Construction Management

#19 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

49. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Construction Management

#11 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

50. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Construction Management

#12 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

51. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Construction Management

#17 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

52. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Construction Management

#13 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

53. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Construction Management

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

54. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Construction Management

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

55. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Construction Management

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

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

56. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Construction Management

#21 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

57. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Construction Management

#18 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

58. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Construction Management

#19 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

59. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Construction Management

#20 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

60. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Construction Management

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

61. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Construction Management

#23 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

62. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#21 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

63. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Construction Management

#22 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

64. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Construction Management

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Founded: 1887

65. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Construction Management

#14 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

66. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Construction Management

#23 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

67. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#24 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

68. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#25 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

69. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Construction Management

#15 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

70. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Construction Management

#26 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

71. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Construction Management

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

72. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Construction Management

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

73. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#27 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

74. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Construction Management

#28 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

75. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Construction Management

#29 in Europe

#3 in Germany

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

76. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Construction Management

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

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

77. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Construction Management

#30 in Europe

#2 in Greece

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

78. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Construction Management

#7 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

79. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Construction Management

#31 in Europe

#4 in Germany

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

80. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Construction Management

#32 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

81. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Construction Management

#33 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

82. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Construction Management

#34 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

83. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Construction Management

#35 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

84. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Construction Management

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

85. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Construction Management

#27 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

86. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#36 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

87. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Construction Management

#37 in Europe

#2 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

88. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Construction Management

#17 in Asia

#1 in Iran

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

89. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Construction Management

#28 in North America

#6 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

90. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Construction Management

#38 in Europe

#5 in Germany

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

91. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Construction Management

#29 in North America

#7 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

92. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Construction Management

#30 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

93. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#39 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

94. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Construction Management

#40 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

95. Wuhan University of Technology

China | Wuhan

For Construction Management

#18 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

96. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Construction Management

#31 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

97. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Construction Management

#19 in Asia

#1 in Saudi Arabia

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

98. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Construction Management

#8 in Oceania

#8 in Australia

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

99. Northwestern Polytechnical University

China | Xi'an

For Construction Management

#20 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

100. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Construction Management

#32 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

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Agricultural Engineering1031

Applied/Engineering Physics1260

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Architecture1232

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Automotive Engineering2183

Aviation1020

Biochemical Engineering1129

Biomedical Engineering1654

Biotechnology3140

Chemical Engineering4260

Civil Engineering3470

Computer Engineering2056

Computer Networking4414

Electrical Engineering4893

Electronic Engineering3360

Engineering Management1383

Environmental Engineering2765

Firefighting and Fire Science1053

Geotechnical Engineering3318

Human-Computer Interaction2706

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Materials Science5728

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Nanotechnology4040

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Robotics1498

Structural Engineering3835

Systems Engineering3216

Technical Drawing1008

Telecommunications4557

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