Best Universities for Geotechnical Engineering in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 48.2M citations received by 2.28M academic papers made by 3,318 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

United States | California

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

2. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

3. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

4. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

6. China University of Mining and Technology

China | Xuzhou

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

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

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

8. Stanford University

United States | California

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

9. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

10. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

13. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

14. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

15. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

16. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

17. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

18. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

19. Hohai University

China | Nanjing

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1915

20. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

21. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

22. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

23. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

24. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

25. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

26. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

27. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

28. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

29. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

30. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

31. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Asia

#8 in China

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

32. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

33. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

34. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Asia

#10 in China

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

36. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

37. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

38. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

39. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

40. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

41. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

42. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

43. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

44. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

45. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

46. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

47. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

48. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Geotechnical Engineering

#22 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

49. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

50. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

51. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

52. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

53. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

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

54. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

55. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Geotechnical Engineering

#26 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

56. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Geotechnical Engineering

#27 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

57. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#28 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

58. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Geotechnical Engineering

#29 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

59. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

60. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

61. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1409
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 98%

62. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

63. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Geotechnical Engineering

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

64. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

65. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in Asia

#15 in China

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

66. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

67. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#34 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

68. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Geotechnical Engineering

#35 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

69. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Geotechnical Engineering

#36 in North America

#6 in Canada

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

70. Chang'an University

China | Xi'an

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in Asia

#16 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

71. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in Asia

#17 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

72. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Geotechnical Engineering

#37 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

73. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Geotechnical Engineering

#38 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

74. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

75. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

76. Tohoku University

Japan | Sendai

For Geotechnical Engineering

#22 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

77. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

78. University of Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Geotechnical Engineering

#24 in Asia

#1 in Iran

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

79. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

80. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

81. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

82. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Geotechnical Engineering

#26 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

83. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Geotechnical Engineering

#27 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

84. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

85. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Geotechnical Engineering

#39 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

86. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

87. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

88. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

89. Xi'an Jiaotong University

China | Xi'an

For Geotechnical Engineering

#28 in Asia

#19 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

90. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Geotechnical Engineering

#40 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

91. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Geotechnical Engineering

#29 in Asia

#20 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

92. Osaka University

Japan | Suita

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

93. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

China | Wuhan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in Asia

#21 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

94. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in Europe

#2 in Belgium

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

95. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

96. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

97. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Geotechnical Engineering

#41 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

98. Shandong University

China | Jinan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in Asia

#22 in China

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

99. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

100. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Geotechnical Engineering

#42 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

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Acoustical Engineering4449

Aerospace Engineering4303

Agricultural Engineering1031

Applied/Engineering Physics1260

Architectural Engineering1513

Architecture1232

Automation and Control engineering1820

Automotive Engineering2183

Aviation1020

Biochemical Engineering1129

Biomedical Engineering1654

Biotechnology3140

Chemical Engineering4260

Civil Engineering3470

Computer Engineering2056

Computer Networking4414

Construction Management1055

Electrical Engineering4893

Electronic Engineering3360

Engineering Management1383

Environmental Engineering2765

Firefighting and Fire Science1053

Human-Computer Interaction2706

Industrial Engineering1025

Landscape Architecture1249

Marine Engineering1019

Materials Science5728

Mechanical Engineering5246

Metallurgical Engineering4859

Mining Engineering1031

Nanotechnology4040

Nuclear Engineering1013

Operations Research2129

Optical Engineering5230

Petroleum Engineering1251

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1013

Product and Industrial Design1024

Reliability and Quality Engineering1970

Remote Sensing2188

Renewable Energy Engineering2152

Robotics1498

Structural Engineering3835

Systems Engineering3216

Technical Drawing1008

Telecommunications4557

Transportation Engineering1696