Best Universities for Construction Management 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 Construction Management. A graph of 4.87M citations received by 254K academic papers made by 1,202 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Construction Management

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

3. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Construction Management

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Construction Management

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

5. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

6. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Construction Management

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

7. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Construction Management

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

8. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Construction Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

9. 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

10. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Construction Management

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

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

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Construction Management

#3 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

12. Stanford University

United States | California

For Construction Management

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

13. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Construction Management

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

14. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Construction Management

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

15. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Construction Management

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

16. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Construction Management

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

17. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Construction Management

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

18. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Construction Management

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

19. 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: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

20. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Construction Management

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

21. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Construction Management

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

22. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Construction Management

#4 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

23. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Construction Management

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

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

24. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#5 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

25. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Construction Management

#14 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

26. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Construction Management

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1952

27. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Construction Management

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

28. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#6 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1967

29. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Construction Management

#7 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

30. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#8 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

31. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Construction Management

#7 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

32. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Construction Management

#8 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

33. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#9 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

34. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Construction Management

#10 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

35. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Construction Management

#11 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

36. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Construction Management

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

37. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

38. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Construction Management

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

39. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Construction Management

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Founded: 1965

40. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Construction Management

#10 in Asia

#7 in China

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

41. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Construction Management

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

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

42. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Construction Management

#11 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

43. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Construction Management

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Founded: 1887

44. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Construction Management

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

45. 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: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

46. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Construction Management

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

47. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Construction Management

#13 in Europe

#2 in Germany

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

48. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Construction Management

#12 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

49. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Construction Management

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

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

50. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Construction Management

#13 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

51. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Construction Management

#19 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

52. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Construction Management

#14 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

53. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Construction Management

#15 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Founded: 1859

54. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Construction Management

#16 in Europe

#3 in Germany

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

55. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Construction Management

#17 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1964

56. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#18 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

57. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Construction Management

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

58. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Construction Management

#7 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

59. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Construction Management

#14 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

60. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Construction Management

#19 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

61. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Construction Management

#20 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

62. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Construction Management

#21 in Europe

#2 in Portugal

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

63. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#22 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

64. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Construction Management

#23 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

65. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Construction Management

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

66. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#24 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

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

67. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Construction Management

#15 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

68. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Construction Management

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

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

69. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Construction Management

#25 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

70. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Construction Management

#22 in North America

#3 in Canada

Founded: 1957

71. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Construction Management

#26 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

72. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Construction Management

#27 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

73. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Construction Management

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

74. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Construction Management

#17 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

75. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Construction Management

#23 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

76. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Construction Management

#28 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

77. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Construction Management

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

78. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#29 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

79. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Construction Management

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

80. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Construction Management

#30 in Europe

#2 in Spain

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

81. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Construction Management

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

82. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Construction Management

#31 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

83. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Construction Management

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

84. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Construction Management

#32 in Europe

#2 in Greece

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

85. Wuhan University of Technology

China | Wuhan

For Construction Management

#18 in Asia

#13 in China

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

86. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Construction Management

#33 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

87. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Construction Management

#19 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

88. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Construction Management

#20 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

89. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Construction Management

#34 in Europe

#4 in Germany

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

90. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Lithuania | Vilnius

For Construction Management

#35 in Europe

#1 in Lithuania

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

91. Coventry University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#36 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

92. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Construction Management

#21 in Asia

#1 in Iran

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

93. Missouri University of Science and Technology

United States | Missouri

For Construction Management

#28 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1264
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

94. Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Batu Pahat

For Construction Management

#22 in Asia

#3 in Malaysia

Founded: 2000

95. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Construction Management

#37 in Europe

#5 in Germany

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

96. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Construction Management

#29 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

97. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Construction Management

#30 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

98. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Construction Management

#38 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1945

99. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#39 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

100. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Construction Management

#40 in Europe

#2 in Poland

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

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

Civil Engineering3701

Computer Engineering2154

Computer Networking4638

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