20 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in the Czech Republic

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Czech Republic ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 527K citations received by 37.9K academic papers made by 20 universities in the Czech Republic 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. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Mechanical Engineering

#145 in Europe

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Founded: 1707

2. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Mechanical Engineering

#165 in Europe

#445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

3. Brno University of Technology

Czech Republic | Brno

For Mechanical Engineering

#179 in Europe

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1899

4. VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Mechanical Engineering

#286 in Europe

#761 in the World

Founded: 1849

5. Masaryk University

Czech Republic | Brno

For Mechanical Engineering

#345 in Europe

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 32,963
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1919

6. University of West Bohemia

Czech Republic | Plzen

For Mechanical Engineering

#347 in Europe

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1991

7. Technical University of Liberec

Czech Republic | Liberec

For Mechanical Engineering

#430 in Europe

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

8. Palacky University, Olomouc

Czech Republic | Olomouc

For Mechanical Engineering

#438 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 21,833
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1573

9. University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Mechanical Engineering

#441 in Europe

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,100
Founded: 1952

10. Tomas Bata University in Zlin

Czech Republic | Zlin

For Mechanical Engineering

#531 in Europe

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2001

11. Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Mechanical Engineering

#581 in Europe

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1906

12. University of Pardubice

Czech Republic | Pardubice

For Mechanical Engineering

#609 in Europe

#1894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 10,450
Founded: 1950

13. Mendel University in Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Mechanical Engineering

#644 in Europe

#2058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1919

14. University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Mechanical Engineering

#730 in Europe

#2468 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem

Czech Republic | Usti nad Labem

For Mechanical Engineering

#740 in Europe

#2530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1991

16. University of Hradec Kralove

Czech Republic | Hradec Kralove

For Mechanical Engineering

#746 in Europe

#2556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 2000

17. University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice

Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice

For Mechanical Engineering

#799 in Europe

#2818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1991

18. Silesian University in Opava

Czech Republic | Opava

For Mechanical Engineering

#801 in Europe

#2820 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. University of Economics, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Mechanical Engineering

#829 in Europe

#2936 in the World

Founded: 1953

20. University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Mechanical Engineering

#1033 in Europe

#3830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,035
Founded: 1918

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in the Czech Republic based on the number of universities and their ranks are Prague, Brno, Ostrava, and Plzen.