Best Universities for Engineering Management in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 3.47M citations received by 332K academic papers made by 1,577 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: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

2. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering Management

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Engineering Management

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering Management

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Engineering Management

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

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: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

8. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Engineering Management

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

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: 83%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 66%

11. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Engineering Management

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

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: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

13. Stanford University

United States | California

For Engineering Management

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

14. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering Management

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

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: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Engineering Management

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

19. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Engineering Management

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

20. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Engineering Management

#17 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

21. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

22. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Engineering Management

#18 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

23. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Engineering Management

#19 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

24. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Engineering Management

#20 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

25. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Engineering Management

#21 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

26. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Engineering Management

#22 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

27. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering Management

#23 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

28. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Engineering Management

#24 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

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

#25 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

31. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering Management

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

32. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Engineering Management

#26 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

33. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Engineering Management

#4 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

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

34. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Engineering Management

#4 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

35. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Engineering Management

#27 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

36. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Engineering Management

#5 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

37. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#6 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

38. 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

39. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering Management

#28 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

40. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Engineering Management

#8 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

41. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,940

42. Old Dominion University

United States | Virginia

For Engineering Management

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

43. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Engineering Management

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 92,736
Founded: 1943

44. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Engineering Management

#9 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

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. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Engineering Management

#11 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Founded: 1971

48. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering Management

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

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

49. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering Management

#1 in Oceania

#1 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. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering Management

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

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

52. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Engineering Management

#13 in Europe

#1 in Germany

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

53. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Engineering Management

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

54. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

55. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Engineering Management

#33 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

56. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Engineering Management

#14 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1964

57. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Engineering Management

#7 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

58. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#15 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1967

59. 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

60. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Engineering Management

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

61. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering Management

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

62. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Engineering Management

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

63. Colorado School of Mines

United States | Colorado

For Engineering Management

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

64. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering Management

#16 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

65. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering Management

#38 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

66. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Engineering Management

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

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

67. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Engineering Management

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Founded: 1952

68. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Engineering Management

#17 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

69. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Engineering Management

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

70. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Engineering Management

#18 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

71. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Engineering Management

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

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

72. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Engineering Management

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Founded: 1887

73. Michigan Technological University

United States | Michigan

For Engineering Management

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

74. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

75. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Engineering Management

#19 in Europe

#1 in Ireland

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

76. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering Management

#9 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

77. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Engineering Management

#10 in Asia

#2 in Malaysia

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

78. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#20 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

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

79. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Engineering Management

#11 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

80. Stevens Institute of Technology

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering Management

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,665

81. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Engineering Management

#21 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

82. 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

83. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Engineering Management

#22 in Europe

#3 in Spain

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

84. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Engineering Management

#23 in Europe

#1 in Portugal

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

85. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Engineering Management

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $14,643

86. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering Management

#24 in Europe

#1 in Austria

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

87. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Engineering Management

#7 in Oceania

#7 in Australia

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

88. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering Management

#12 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

89. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Engineering Management

#13 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

90. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#25 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

91. University of Houston

United States | Texas

For Engineering Management

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

92. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Engineering Management

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

93. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering Management

#46 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

94. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Engineering Management

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

95. United States Military Academy

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Enrollment: 4,508

96. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Engineering Management

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

97. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Engineering Management

#14 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

98. Rochester Institute of Technology

United States | New York State

For Engineering Management

#50 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,753

99. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Engineering Management

#26 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

100. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Engineering Management

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4702

Aerospace Engineering4547

Agricultural Engineering1024

Applied/Engineering Physics1488

Architectural Engineering1743

Architecture1387

Automation and Control engineering1916

Automotive Engineering2369

Aviation1052

Biochemical Engineering1346

Biomedical Engineering1803

Biotechnology3326

Chemical Engineering4419

Civil Engineering3701

Computer Engineering2154

Computer Networking4638

Construction Management1202

Electrical Engineering5074

Electronic Engineering3524

Environmental Engineering2968

Firefighting and Fire Science1010

Geotechnical Engineering3520

Human-Computer Interaction2987

Industrial Engineering1027

Landscape Architecture1106

Marine Engineering1065

Materials Science5843

Mechanical Engineering5484

Metallurgical Engineering5002

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology4181

Nuclear Engineering1096

Operations Research2300

Optical Engineering5380

Petroleum Engineering1388

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1015

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering2121

Remote Sensing2403

Renewable Energy Engineering2297

Robotics1602

Structural Engineering4056

Systems Engineering3462

Technical Drawing1117

Telecommunications4757

Transportation Engineering1845