Best Universities for Environmental Engineering 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 35.6M citations received by 1.23M academic papers made by 3,007 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. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

2. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

3. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

4. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

5. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

6. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

7. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

8. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

9. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Asia

#5 in China

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

10. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

11. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

12. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Environmental Engineering

#7 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

13. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

14. Stanford University

United States | California

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

15. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

16. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

17. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Environmental Engineering

#8 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

18. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Environmental Engineering

#9 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

19. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

20. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

21. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Environmental Engineering

#10 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

22. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

23. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Environmental Engineering

#7 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

24. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Environmental Engineering

#8 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

25. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Environmental Engineering

#9 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

26. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Environmental Engineering

#11 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

27. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

28. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Environmental Engineering

#12 in Asia

#9 in China

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

29. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Environmental Engineering

#10 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

30. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Environmental Engineering

#11 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

31. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Environmental Engineering

#12 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

32. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Environmental Engineering

#13 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

33. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Environmental Engineering

#14 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

34. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Environmental Engineering

#15 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

35. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Environmental Engineering

#13 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

36. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

37. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Environmental Engineering

#14 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

38. Shandong University

China | Jinan

For Environmental Engineering

#16 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

39. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Environmental Engineering

#15 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

40. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

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

41. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Engineering

#7 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

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

42. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Environmental Engineering

#17 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

43. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Environmental Engineering

#8 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

44. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

India | Uttarakhand

For Environmental Engineering

#18 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1847

45. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Environmental Engineering

#19 in Asia

#15 in China

Founded: 1937

46. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Environmental Engineering

#20 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

47. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Environmental Engineering

#16 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

48. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Environmental Engineering

#17 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

49. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Environmental Engineering

#18 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

50. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Founded: 1965

51. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Environmental Engineering

#21 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

52. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Environmental Engineering

#19 in North America

#4 in Canada

Founded: 1957

53. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Environmental Engineering

#22 in Asia

#17 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

54. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Environmental Engineering

#20 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

55. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Environmental Engineering

#23 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

56. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Environmental Engineering

#24 in Asia

#18 in China

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

57. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Environmental Engineering

#25 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Founded: 1969

58. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Environmental Engineering

#21 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

59. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Environmental Engineering

#22 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

60. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Environmental Engineering

#26 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

61. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Environmental Engineering

#27 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

62. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Environmental Engineering

#28 in Asia

#1 in Iran

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

63. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Environmental Engineering

#9 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

64. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Environmental Engineering

#29 in Asia

#19 in China

Founded: 1915

65. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Environmental Engineering

#30 in Asia

#20 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

66. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Environmental Engineering

#23 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

67. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Environmental Engineering

#10 in Europe

#1 in Germany

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

68. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Engineering

#11 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

69. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Engineering

#12 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

70. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Environmental Engineering

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

71. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Engineering

#13 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

72. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Environmental Engineering

#31 in Asia

#21 in China

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

73. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Environmental Engineering

#32 in Asia

#22 in China

Enrollment: 36,482
Founded: 1902

74. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Environmental Engineering

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

75. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Environmental Engineering

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

76. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Environmental Engineering

#14 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

77. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Environmental Engineering

#15 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,095
Founded: 1495

78. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Environmental Engineering

#16 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

79. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Environmental Engineering

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

80. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Environmental Engineering

#33 in Asia

#23 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

81. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Environmental Engineering

#17 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

82. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Environmental Engineering

#34 in Asia

#1 in Turkey

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

83. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Environmental Engineering

#28 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

84. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

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

85. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Engineering

#18 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

86. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Environmental Engineering

#29 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

87. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Environmental Engineering

#35 in Asia

#24 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

88. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Environmental Engineering

#36 in Asia

#2 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

89. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Environmental Engineering

#37 in Asia

#25 in China

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

90. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Environmental Engineering

#30 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

91. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Environmental Engineering

#19 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

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

92. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Engineering

#20 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

93. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Environmental Engineering

#38 in Asia

#3 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

94. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Environmental Engineering

#31 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

95. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Environmental Engineering

#21 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

96. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Environmental Engineering

#22 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

97. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Environmental Engineering

#39 in Asia

#1 in Saudi Arabia

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

98. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Environmental Engineering

#40 in Asia

#26 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

99. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Environmental Engineering

#23 in Europe

#3 in Germany

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

100. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Environmental Engineering

#24 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

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

Construction Management1223

Electrical Engineering5106

Electronic Engineering3570

Engineering Management1623

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