Best Universities for Geotechnical Engineering in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 63.3M citations received by 2.54M academic papers made by 3,520 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 California - Berkeley

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

2. University of Texas at Austin

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

3. Kyoto University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

4. China University of Mining and Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1909

5. Tongji University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1907

6. Tsinghua University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Asia
#3 in China
Enrollment
48,739
Founded
1911

7. Imperial College London

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

8. Stanford University

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

9. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

11. Delft University of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

12. Zhejiang University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Asia
#4 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

13. Hohai University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Asia
#5 in China
Founded
1915

14. Central South University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Asia
#6 in China
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

15. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

16. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

17. Pennsylvania State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

18. University of Tokyo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

19. University of Cambridge

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

20. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
23,420

21. University of California - Davis

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

23. University of British Columbia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

24. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Asia
#7 in China
Enrollment
15,445
Founded
1953

25. Purdue University

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

26. Cornell University

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

27. University of Arizona

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

28. Nanyang Technological University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Asia
#1 in Singapore
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1955

29. Dalian University of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Asia
#8 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1949

30. University of Alberta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

31. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Asia
#9 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

32. Wuhan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Asia
#10 in China
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

33. Tianjin University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Asia
#11 in China
Enrollment
35,370
Founded
1895

35. University of Hong Kong

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Asia
#12 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

36. University of Washington - Seattle

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

37. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

38. University of Florida

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

39. Catholic University of Leuven

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

41. University of New South Wales

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,864
Founded
1949

42. National University of Singapore

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in Asia
#2 in Singapore
Enrollment
30,098
Founded
1905

43. University of Queensland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

44. University of Western Australia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1911

45. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

46. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in Asia
#13 in China
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1920

47. Jilin University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in Asia
#14 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
68,000
Founded
1946

48. Ohio State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

49. University of Toronto

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

50. Harvard University

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

51. Chongqing University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in Asia
#15 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1929

52. Monash University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

53. University of California - Los Angeles

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

54. Northwestern University

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

55. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

57. Chang'an University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in Asia
#16 in China
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2000

58. Colorado School of Mines

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
97%

59. University of Colorado Boulder

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

60. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

61. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

62. Utrecht University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

63. Sichuan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in Asia
#17 in China
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

64. Oregon State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

65. Technical University of Denmark

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1829

66. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

67. University of Oxford

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

68. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

69. University of Calgary

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

70. University of Melbourne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Oceania
#5 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

71. Wageningen University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Europe
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

72. McGill University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

73. University of Tehran

For Geotechnical Engineering

#22 in Asia
#1 in Iran
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
52,588
Founded
1934

74. Duke University

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

75. Beijing Normal University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in Asia
#18 in China
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1902

76. University of California-San Diego

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

77. University of Sydney

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Oceania
#6 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

78. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#24 in Asia
#1 in India
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1951

79. Tohoku University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

80. University College London

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

81. Shandong University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#26 in Asia
#19 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1901

82. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#27 in Asia
#20 in China
Enrollment
40,346
Founded
1896

83. Iowa State University

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

84. Technical University of Catalonia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Europe
#1 in Spain
Enrollment
29,812

85. China University of Geosciences Beijing

For Geotechnical Engineering

#28 in Asia
#21 in China
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1952

86. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

87. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#29 in Asia
#22 in China
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

88. Princeton University

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

89. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

90. Kyushu University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

91. Columbia University

For Geotechnical Engineering

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

92. Southeast University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in Asia
#23 in China
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
30,664
Founded
1902

93. University of Padua

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Europe
#1 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

95. California Institute of Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

96. University of Delaware

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

97. Johns Hopkins University

For Geotechnical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

99. Seoul National University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

100. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Geotechnical Engineering

#33 in Asia
#24 in China
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1991