Best Universities for Firefighting and Fire Science in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 160 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

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

4. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

5. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

6. University of Bolton

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 2004

7. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

8. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

9. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

10. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

11. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Founded: 1859

12. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

13. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

14. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

15. Beijing University of Chemical Technology

China | Beijing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1958

16. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

17. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

18. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

19. University of Central Lancashire

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1992

20. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

21. China University of Mining and Technology

China | Xuzhou

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#9 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

22. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

23. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

24. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

25. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#10 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

26. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

27. Skidmore College

United States | New York State

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,553

28. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

29. Northeast Forestry University

China | Harbin

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#11 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1952

30. Lodz University of Technology

Poland | Lodz

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in Europe

#1 in Poland

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

31. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#12 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

32. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#13 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

33. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#14 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

34. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#9 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1829

35. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#10 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

36. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Oceania

#2 in New Zealand

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

37. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#9 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1974

38. University of Montana

United States | Montana

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

39. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

France | Hauts-de-France

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#11 in Europe

#1 in France

Founded: 1894

40. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

41. Nanjing Tech University

China | Nanjing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#15 in Asia

#15 in China

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

42. Qingdao University of Science and Technology

China | Qingdao

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#16 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1950

43. Marquette University

United States | Wisconsin

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,566

44. Wuhan University of Technology

China | Wuhan

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#17 in Asia

#17 in China

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

45. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#18 in Asia

#18 in China

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

46. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#19 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

47. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

48. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#12 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

49. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#13 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

50. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#20 in Asia

#20 in China

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

51. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

52. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

53. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

54. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

55. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Founded: 1887

56. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

57. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

58. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 99%

59. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

60. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#21 in Asia

#21 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

61. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

United States | Massachusetts

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $48,230
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $23,821

62. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#22 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

63. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#22 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

64. University of Dayton

United States | Ohio

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,933

65. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#14 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 29,812

66. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#15 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

67. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#24 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

68. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#25 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

69. Beijing Forestry University

China | Beijing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#23 in Asia

#22 in China

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

70. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

71. Fuzhou University

China | Fuzhou

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#24 in Asia

#23 in China

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1958

72. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#25 in Asia

#24 in China

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

73. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#26 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,398
Founded: 1974

74. Ningbo University of Technology

China | Ningbo

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#27 in Asia

#25 in China

Enrollment: 13
Founded: 1986

75. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

76. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#16 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 78,324
Founded: 1224

77. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#28 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Founded: 1969

78. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#17 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

79. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#29 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

80. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#18 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

81. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

France | Hauts-de-France

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#19 in Europe

#2 in France

Enrollment: 350
Founded: 1889

82. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

83. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#20 in Europe

#2 in Poland

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 27,072
Founded: 1826

84. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#30 in Asia

#3 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

85. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#28 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

86. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#21 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

87. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#22 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

88. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#29 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

89. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 1990

90. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#23 in Europe

#2 in Portugal

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

91. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#31 in Asia

#26 in China

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

92. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#30 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

93. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#9 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

94. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

95. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#24 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

96. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

97. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#33 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 27,823
Founded: 1942

98. Michigan Technological University

United States | Michigan

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#34 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1233
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

99. Suzhou University of Science and Technology

China | Suzhou

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#32 in Asia

#27 in China

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1932

100. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#25 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4182

Aerospace Engineering4024

Agricultural Engineering1019

Applied/Engineering Physics1229

Architectural Engineering1368

Architecture1110

Automation and Control engineering1679

Automotive Engineering1961

Aviation1036

Biochemical Engineering1017

Biomedical Engineering1500

Biotechnology2869

Chemical Engineering4034

Civil Engineering3150

Computer Engineering1878

Computer Networking4175

Construction Management1012

Electrical Engineering4680

Electronic Engineering3144

Engineering Management1190

Environmental Engineering2524

Geotechnical Engineering3062

Human-Computer Interaction2467

Industrial Engineering1019

Landscape Architecture1097

Marine Engineering1004

Materials Science5568

Mechanical Engineering4969

Metallurgical Engineering4637

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology3831

Nuclear Engineering1002

Operations Research1864

Optical Engineering4982

Petroleum Engineering1126

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1000

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering1750

Remote Sensing1992

Renewable Energy Engineering1886

Robotics1348

Structural Engineering3570

Systems Engineering2931

Technical Drawing1004

Telecommunications4316

Transportation Engineering1493