Best Universities for Firefighting and Fire Science 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 Firefighting and Fire Science. A graph of 784K citations received by 28.9K academic papers made by 295 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 Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

2. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Founded: 1937

3. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

4. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

5. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

6. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

7. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Founded: 1859

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

9. University of Bolton

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 2004

10. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

11. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

12. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

13. China University of Mining and Technology

China | Xuzhou

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

14. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

15. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

16. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

17. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

18. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#9 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

19. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

United States | Massachusetts

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

20. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#10 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

21. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

22. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

23. Skidmore College

United States | New York State

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,187

24. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#11 in Asia

#10 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

25. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#12 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

26. Northeast Forestry University

China | Harbin

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#13 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

27. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#14 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

28. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#15 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

29. University of Central Lancashire

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

30. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#16 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

31. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

France | Hauts-de-France

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Europe

#1 in France

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

32. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

33. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Oceania

#2 in New Zealand

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

34. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

35. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#17 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

36. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

37. Lodz University of Technology

Poland | Lodz

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#9 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

38. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#10 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

39. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#11 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

40. Wuhan University of Technology

China | Wuhan

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#18 in Asia

#17 in China

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

41. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#19 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

42. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

43. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

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

44. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#20 in Asia

#18 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

45. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#12 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

46. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

47. University of Montana

United States | Montana

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,799

48. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#21 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

49. Qingdao University of Science and Technology

China | Qingdao

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#22 in Asia

#20 in China

Founded: 1950

50. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#13 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

51. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#23 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Founded: 1969

52. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#11 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

53. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#12 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

54. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

55. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#24 in Asia

#21 in China

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

56. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

57. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

58. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Founded: 1887

59. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#14 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1968

60. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

61. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

62. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

63. Zhejiang Forestry University

China | Lin'an

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#25 in Asia

#22 in China

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1958

64. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#15 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

65. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#26 in Asia

#3 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1973

66. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

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

67. Fuzhou University

China | Fuzhou

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#27 in Asia

#23 in China

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

68. Ningbo University of Technology

China | Ningbo

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#28 in Asia

#24 in China

Enrollment: 13
Founded: 1986

69. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

70. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#16 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

71. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

72. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

73. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

74. University of Dayton

United States | Ohio

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

75. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#29 in Asia

#25 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 25,347
Founded: 1952

76. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#17 in Europe

#2 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

77. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#30 in Asia

#26 in China

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

78. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#18 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

79. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#19 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

80. Tokyo University of Science

Japan | Tokyo

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#31 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

81. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#20 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

82. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#32 in Asia

#27 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

83. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#33 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

84. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#21 in Europe

#2 in Poland

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

85. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#34 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

86. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

87. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1967

88. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#25 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

89. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#22 in Europe

#1 in Hungary

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

90. Northern Arizona University

United States | Arizona

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,085
Enrollment: 28,467

91. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#9 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

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

92. Stanford University

United States | California

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

93. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#10 in Oceania

#8 in Australia

Founded: 1990

94. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

95. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

96. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

97. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

98. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

99. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#32 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

100. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#33 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

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

Environmental Engineering3007

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