30 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Romania

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 198K citations received by 29.7K 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

#177 in Europe

#477 in the World

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

2. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#238 in Europe

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1948

3. Politehnica University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Mechanical Engineering

#254 in Europe

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1920

4. Transilvania University of Brasov

Romania | Brasov

For Mechanical Engineering

#348 in Europe

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1971

5. University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#360 in Europe

#960 in the World

Founded: 1864

6. Babes-Bolyai University

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#477 in Europe

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1959

7. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

Romania | Galati

For Mechanical Engineering

#501 in Europe

#1415 in the World

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

8. University of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Mechanical Engineering

#517 in Europe

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1947

9. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Romania | Iasi

For Mechanical Engineering

#546 in Europe

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1860

10. West University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Mechanical Engineering

#604 in Europe

#1816 in the World

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

11. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava

Romania | Suceava

For Mechanical Engineering

#654 in Europe

#2077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1963

12. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#708 in Europe

#2333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 22,003
Founded: 1913

13. University of Oradea

Romania | Oradea

For Mechanical Engineering

#709 in Europe

#2338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1963

14. Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#715 in Europe

#2357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1948

15. University of Pitesti

Romania | Pitesti

For Mechanical Engineering

#717 in Europe

#2361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

16. Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Romania | Sibiu

For Mechanical Engineering

#719 in Europe

#2367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1976

17. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#752 in Europe

#2541 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1857

18. Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Iasi

For Mechanical Engineering

#806 in Europe

#2804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1879

19. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#868 in Europe

#3075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

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

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#896 in Europe

#3192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1869

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

Romania | Targu Mures

For Mechanical Engineering

#923 in Europe

#3312 in the World

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

22. University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Mechanical Engineering

#933 in Europe

#3360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1998

23. Ovidius University of Constanta

Romania | Constanta

For Mechanical Engineering

#948 in Europe

#3454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1961

24. Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

Romania | Arad

For Mechanical Engineering

#973 in Europe

#3580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1990

25. Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Mechanical Engineering

#981 in Europe

#3622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 2000

26. University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1136 in Europe

#4428 in the World

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

27. Spiru Haret University

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1169 in Europe

#4633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1991

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

Romania | Timisoara

For Mechanical Engineering

#1203 in Europe

#4851 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. National School of Political Studies and Public Administration

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1208 in Europe

#4871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1991

30. Titu Maiorescu University

Romania | Bucharest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1256 in Europe

#5126 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.