Best Universities for Mechanical Engineering in Asia

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 693K citations received by 79.3K academic papers made by 431 universities in Asia 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. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in China

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

2. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in China

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1920

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in China

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in China

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

5. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Singapore

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

6. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in China

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1953

7. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in China

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1952

8. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in China

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in China

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1897

10. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Singapore

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

11. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in China

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1937

12. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in China

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

13. University of Tokyo

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Japan

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,171
Founded: 1877

14. Dalian University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#11 in China

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

15. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in South Korea

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

16. Shandong University

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in China

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

17. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Taiwan

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 20,292
Founded: 1931

18. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in China

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

19. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Mechanical Engineering

#14 in China

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

20. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Mechanical Engineering

#15 in China

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

21. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Mechanical Engineering

#16 in China

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

22. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in South Korea

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

23. Jiangsu University

China | Zhenjiang

For Mechanical Engineering

#17 in China

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 37,600
Founded: 1902

24. Wuhan University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in China

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

25. Pusan National University

South Korea | Busan

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in South Korea

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

26. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in India

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1959

27. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in China

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

28. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Japan

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

29. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in China

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

30. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Mechanical Engineering

#21 in China

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

31. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Israel

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1924

32. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Mechanical Engineering

#22 in China

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1914

33. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Taiwan

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 16,547
Founded: 1911

34. Tohoku University

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Japan

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,831
Founded: 1907

35. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in India

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1959

36. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Mechanical Engineering

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1904

37. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Taiwan

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

38. Osaka University

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Japan

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,316
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

39. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in India

#117 in the World

Founded: 1961

40. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Mechanical Engineering

#23 in China

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

41. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Mechanical Engineering

#24 in China

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

42. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Taiwan

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 10,398
Founded: 1974

43. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in South Korea

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

44. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in China

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

45. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in China

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

46. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Mechanical Engineering

#27 in China

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1958

47. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in India

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1958

48. Harbin Engineering University

For Mechanical Engineering

#28 in China

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

49. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Mechanical Engineering

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1905

50. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Mechanical Engineering

#29 in China

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

51. China University of Petroleum - Beijing

China | Beijing

For Mechanical Engineering

#30 in China

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 15,445
Founded: 1953

52. University of Tehran

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Iran

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

53. Nagoya University

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Japan

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

54. Jadavpur University

India | West Bengal

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in India

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1955

55. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in Japan

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1911

56. Guangdong University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in China

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1956

57. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1963

58. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Mechanical Engineering

#32 in China

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

59. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in India

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 2%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1951

60. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in India

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1909

61. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in South Korea

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

62. Hefei University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#33 in China

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1945

63. Inha University

South Korea | Incheon

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in South Korea

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 20,613
Founded: 1954

64. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Mechanical Engineering

#34 in China

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

65. China University of Mining and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in China

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1909

66. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

India | Uttarakhand

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in India

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 5,500
Founded: 1847

67. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Mechanical Engineering

#36 in China

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

68. Sharif University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Iran

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

69. Kunming University of Science and Technology

China | Kunming

For Mechanical Engineering

#37 in China

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1954

70. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Mechanical Engineering

#38 in China

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1991

71. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Mechanical Engineering

#39 in China

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

72. Kyoto University

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Japan

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 22,615
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

73. Yanshan University

China | Qinhuangdao

For Mechanical Engineering

#40 in China

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1920

74. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Iran

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

75. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Iran

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

76. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Mechanical Engineering

#41 in China

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1953

77. Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea | Pohang

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in South Korea

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 3,425
Founded: 1986

78. Donghua University

China | Shanghai

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in China

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1951

79. Keio University

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in Japan

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,500
Founded: 1858

80. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Iran

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

81. Taiyuan University of Technology

China | Taiyuan

For Mechanical Engineering

#43 in China

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1902

82. University of Science and Technology of China

For Mechanical Engineering

#44 in China

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1958

83. Xiamen University

For Mechanical Engineering

#45 in China

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

84. Harbin University of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#46 in China

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 33,496
Founded: 1958

85. Ritsumeikan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in Japan

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1899

86. Anna University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in India

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1978

87. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Mechanical Engineering

#47 in China

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1896

88. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in Japan

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,054
Founded: 1922

89. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1982

90. Shenyang University of Technology

China | Shenyang

For Mechanical Engineering

#48 in China

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1949

91. Wuhan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#49 in China

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

92. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Taiwan

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 12,699
Founded: 1958

93. Waseda University

For Mechanical Engineering

#11 in Japan

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 50,221
Founded: 1882

94. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in Iran

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 1928

95. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Turkey

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1944

96. VIT University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in India

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1984

97. Lanzhou University of Technology

China | Lanzhou

For Mechanical Engineering

#50 in China

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1919

98. Kobe University

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Japan

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,986
Founded: 1902

99. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Mechanical Engineering

#51 in China

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1984

100. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Mechanical Engineering

#52 in China

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

Engineering subfields in Asia

Acoustical Engineering410

Aerospace Engineering291

Agricultural Engineering536

Applied/Engineering Physics388

Architectural Engineering413

Architecture274

Automation and Control engineering826

Automotive Engineering468

Biochemical Engineering338

Biomedical Engineering357

Biotechnology337

Chemical Engineering1043

Civil Engineering444

Computer Engineering438

Computer Networking626

Construction Management337

Electrical Engineering463

Electronic Engineering643

Engineering Management393

Environmental Engineering418

Firefighting and Fire Science418

Geotechnical Engineering469

Human-Computer Interaction270

Industrial Engineering379

Landscape Architecture629

Marine Engineering409

Materials Science1732

Metallurgical Engineering595

Mining Engineering401

Nanotechnology714

Nuclear Engineering416

Operations Research344

Optical Engineering746

Petroleum Engineering431

Polymer science and Plastics engineering429

Product and Industrial Design360

Reliability and Quality Engineering385

Remote Sensing341

Renewable Energy Engineering400

Structural Engineering575

Systems Engineering326

Technical Drawing454

Telecommunications369

Transportation Engineering382