30 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Romania

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Romania ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 301K citations received by 34.4K academic papers made by 30 universities in Romania 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. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#175 in Europe

#465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,360
Founded: 1864

2. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#243 in Europe

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1948

3. Politehnica University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Mechanical Engineering

#254 in Europe

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1920

4. Transilvania University of Brasov

Romania | Brasov

For Mechanical Engineering

#343 in Europe

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1971

5. University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#349 in Europe

#927 in the World

Founded: 1864

6. Babes-Bolyai University

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1959

7. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

Romania | Galati

For Mechanical Engineering

#484 in Europe

#1385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,481
Founded: 1974

8. University of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Mechanical Engineering

#508 in Europe

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1947

9. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Romania | Iasi

For Mechanical Engineering

#569 in Europe

#1694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1860

10. West University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Mechanical Engineering

#597 in Europe

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1962

11. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#634 in Europe

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 23,063
Founded: 1913

12. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava

Romania | Suceava

For Mechanical Engineering

#639 in Europe

#2041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1963

13. Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Romania | Sibiu

For Mechanical Engineering

#692 in Europe

#2255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1976

14. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#701 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1857

15. University of Oradea

Romania | Oradea

For Mechanical Engineering

#712 in Europe

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1963

16. Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#714 in Europe

#2351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1948

17. University of Pitesti

Romania | Pitesti

For Mechanical Engineering

#719 in Europe

#2416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

18. Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Iasi

For Mechanical Engineering

#772 in Europe

#2677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1879

19. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#840 in Europe

#2968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

20. Ovidius University of Constanta

Romania | Constanta

For Mechanical Engineering

#892 in Europe

#3172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1961

21. University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures

Romania | Targu Mures

For Mechanical Engineering

#902 in Europe

#3235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1948

22. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#911 in Europe

#3300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1869

23. University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Mechanical Engineering

#921 in Europe

#3339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1998

24. Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

Romania | Arad

For Mechanical Engineering

#994 in Europe

#3677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1990

25. Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#1009 in Europe

#3724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 2000

26. University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1114 in Europe

#4300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,251
Founded: 1852

27. Spiru Haret University

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1176 in Europe

#4693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1991

28. National School of Political Studies and Public Administration

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1181 in Europe

#4727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1991

29. Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Mechanical Engineering

#1228 in Europe

#4974 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. Titu Maiorescu University

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1253 in Europe

#5173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1990

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in Romania based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, and Brasov.