Best Universities for Construction Management in the World

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 5.28M citations received by 260K academic papers made by 1,223 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: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

3. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Construction Management

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

4. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Construction Management

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

5. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

6. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Construction Management

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

7. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Construction Management

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

8. 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

9. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Construction Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

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. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Construction Management

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

13. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Construction Management

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

14. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Construction Management

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

15. Stanford University

United States | California

For Construction Management

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

16. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Construction Management

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

17. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Construction Management

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

18. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Construction Management

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

19. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Construction Management

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

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

20. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Construction Management

#4 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

21. 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: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

22. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Construction Management

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

23. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Construction Management

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

24. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Construction Management

#14 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

25. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Construction Management

#6 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1952

26. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#5 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

27. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Construction Management

#7 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

28. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Construction Management

#6 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

29. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Construction Management

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

30. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Construction Management

#8 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

31. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#7 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

32. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#8 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1967

33. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Construction Management

#9 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

34. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Construction Management

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

35. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Construction Management

#10 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

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

36. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#11 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

37. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

38. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Construction Management

#13 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

39. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Construction Management

#10 in Asia

#7 in China

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

40. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Construction Management

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Founded: 1965

41. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Construction Management

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Founded: 1887

42. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Construction Management

#11 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

43. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Construction Management

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

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

44. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Construction Management

#12 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

45. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Construction Management

#14 in Europe

#2 in Germany

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

46. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Construction Management

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

47. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Construction Management

#15 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Founded: 1859

48. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Construction Management

#13 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

49. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Construction Management

#16 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

50. 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

51. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Construction Management

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

52. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Construction Management

#17 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

53. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Construction Management

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

54. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Construction Management

#7 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

55. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Construction Management

#14 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

56. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Construction Management

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

57. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Construction Management

#18 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

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

58. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Construction Management

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

59. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Construction Management

#19 in Europe

#2 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

60. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Construction Management

#15 in Asia

#11 in China

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

61. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Construction Management

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

62. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Construction Management

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

63. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#20 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

64. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Construction Management

#21 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1964

65. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Construction Management

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

66. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Construction Management

#22 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

67. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Construction Management

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

68. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#23 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

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

69. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Construction Management

#24 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

70. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Construction Management

#17 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

71. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Construction Management

#25 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

72. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#26 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

73. Wuhan University of Technology

China | Wuhan

For Construction Management

#18 in Asia

#13 in China

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

74. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Construction Management

#22 in North America

#3 in Canada

Founded: 1957

75. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Construction Management

#27 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

76. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Construction Management

#28 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

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

77. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Construction Management

#23 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

78. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Construction Management

#19 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

79. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Construction Management

#29 in Europe

#2 in Spain

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

80. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Construction Management

#20 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

81. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Construction Management

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

82. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#30 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

83. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Construction Management

#31 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

84. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Construction Management

#32 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

85. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Construction Management

#33 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

86. Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Batu Pahat

For Construction Management

#21 in Asia

#3 in Malaysia

Founded: 2000

87. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Construction Management

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

88. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Construction Management

#22 in Asia

#1 in Iran

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

89. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Construction Management

#34 in Europe

#2 in Greece

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

90. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Construction Management

#35 in Europe

#2 in Poland

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

91. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Construction Management

#36 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

92. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Construction Management

#37 in Europe

#4 in Germany

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

93. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Lithuania | Vilnius

For Construction Management

#38 in Europe

#1 in Lithuania

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

94. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Construction Management

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

95. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Construction Management

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

96. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#39 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

97. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Construction Management

#28 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

98. Missouri University of Science and Technology

United States | Missouri

For Construction Management

#29 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

99. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Construction Management

#40 in Europe

#5 in Germany

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

100. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Construction Management

#30 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4743

Aerospace Engineering4597

Agricultural Engineering1002

Applied/Engineering Physics1530

Architectural Engineering1794

Architecture1417

Automation and Control engineering1944

Automotive Engineering2425

Aviation1003

Biochemical Engineering1395

Biomedical Engineering1852

Biotechnology3382

Chemical Engineering4453

Civil Engineering3746

Computer Engineering2166

Computer Networking4674

Electrical Engineering5106

Electronic Engineering3570

Engineering Management1623

Environmental Engineering3007

Firefighting and Fire Science1031

Geotechnical Engineering3548

Human-Computer Interaction3051

Industrial Engineering1007

Landscape Architecture1118

Marine Engineering1098

Materials Science5871

Mechanical Engineering5510

Metallurgical Engineering5037

Mining Engineering1031

Nanotechnology4220

Nuclear Engineering1118

Operations Research2326

Optical Engineering5406

Petroleum Engineering1420

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1009

Product and Industrial Design1022

Reliability and Quality Engineering2157

Remote Sensing2461

Renewable Energy Engineering2336

Robotics1645

Structural Engineering4095

Systems Engineering3512

Technical Drawing1153

Telecommunications4794

Transportation Engineering1882