Best Universities for Engineering Management 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 Engineering Management. A graph of 3.74M citations received by 341K academic papers made by 1,623 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. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Engineering Management

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering Management

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Engineering Management

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering Management

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Engineering Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering Management

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

7. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Engineering Management

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

8. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Engineering Management

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

9. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

10. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Engineering Management

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

11. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Engineering Management

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

12. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Engineering Management

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

13. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering Management

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

14. Stanford University

United States | California

For Engineering Management

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

15. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Engineering Management

#2 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

16. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering Management

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Founded: 1937

17. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Engineering Management

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Engineering Management

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

19. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Engineering Management

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

20. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Engineering Management

#3 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

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

21. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Engineering Management

#17 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

22. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

23. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering Management

#18 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

24. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Engineering Management

#19 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

25. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Engineering Management

#20 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

26. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Engineering Management

#21 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

27. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Engineering Management

#22 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

28. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering Management

#23 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

29. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering Management

#2 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

30. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Engineering Management

#24 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

31. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Engineering Management

#25 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

32. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering Management

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

33. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Engineering Management

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1943

34. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Engineering Management

#26 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

35. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Engineering Management

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

36. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

37. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Engineering Management

#6 in Europe

#2 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

38. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering Management

#27 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

39. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Engineering Management

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

40. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Engineering Management

#7 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

41. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Engineering Management

#8 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

42. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

43. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Engineering Management

#9 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

44. Old Dominion University

United States | Virginia

For Engineering Management

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 94%

45. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#10 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

46. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Engineering Management

#5 in Asia

#1 in Malaysia

Founded: 1904

47. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Engineering Management

#11 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

48. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering Management

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

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

49. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering Management

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Founded: 1965

50. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Engineering Management

#12 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

51. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Engineering Management

#13 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Founded: 1971

52. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering Management

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

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

53. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

54. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Engineering Management

#14 in Europe

#1 in Germany

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

55. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Engineering Management

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

56. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Engineering Management

#33 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

57. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Engineering Management

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

58. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Engineering Management

#7 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

59. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Engineering Management

#15 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1964

60. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Engineering Management

#34 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

61. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Engineering Management

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1952

62. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#16 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1967

63. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering Management

#17 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

64. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering Management

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

65. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Engineering Management

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Founded: 1887

66. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Engineering Management

#18 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

67. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Engineering Management

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

68. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Engineering Management

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 98%

69. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Engineering Management

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

70. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering Management

#39 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

71. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Engineering Management

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

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

72. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Engineering Management

#19 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

73. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Engineering Management

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

74. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Engineering Management

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

75. Michigan Technological University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering Management

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

76. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Engineering Management

#10 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

77. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Engineering Management

#2 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

78. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

79. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering Management

#11 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

80. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Engineering Management

#20 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

81. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering Management

#12 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

82. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Engineering Management

#21 in Europe

#3 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

83. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Engineering Management

#22 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

84. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#23 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

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

85. Stevens Institute of Technology

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering Management

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,165

86. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Engineering Management

#7 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

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

87. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Engineering Management

#24 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

88. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Engineering Management

#13 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

89. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering Management

#25 in Europe

#1 in Austria

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

90. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Engineering Management

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $16,694

91. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#26 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

92. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Engineering Management

#8 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

93. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Engineering Management

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

94. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Engineering Management

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

95. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Engineering Management

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

96. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Engineering Management

#46 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

97. Rochester Institute of Technology

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#47 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,534

98. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering Management

#48 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

99. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Engineering Management

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

100. United States Military Academy

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#50 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,473

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

Environmental Engineering3007

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