20 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in Taiwan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Taiwan ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 66.1K citations received by 5.24K academic papers made by 20 universities in Taiwan 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. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Petroleum Engineering

#34 in Asia

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

2. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Petroleum Engineering

#51 in Asia

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

3. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Petroleum Engineering

#107 in Asia

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

4. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Petroleum Engineering

#109 in Asia

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

5. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Petroleum Engineering

#113 in Asia

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,829
Founded: 1915

6. National Sun Yat-Sen University

Taiwan | Kaohsiung

For Petroleum Engineering

#154 in Asia

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 9,201
Founded: 1980

7. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Petroleum Engineering

#159 in Asia

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

8. National Chung Hsing University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Petroleum Engineering

#189 in Asia

#582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,838
Founded: 1919

9. Feng Chia University

Taiwan | Taichung

For Petroleum Engineering

#222 in Asia

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,450
Founded: 1961

10. National Chung Cheng University

Taiwan | Minxiong

For Petroleum Engineering

#249 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,974
Founded: 1989

11. National Taipei University of Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Petroleum Engineering

#257 in Asia

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 10,608
Founded: 1911

12. National Changhua University of Education

Taiwan | Changhua

For Petroleum Engineering

#312 in Asia

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,162
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1971

13. Tamkang University

Taiwan | New Taipei

For Petroleum Engineering

#346 in Asia

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 21,656
Founded: 1950

14. Chung Yuan Christian University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Petroleum Engineering

#386 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,702
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1955

15. Yuan Ze University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Petroleum Engineering

#419 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 8,072
Founded: 1989

16. National Taiwan Ocean University

Taiwan | Keelung

For Petroleum Engineering

#422 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 7,900
Founded: 1953

17. National Formosa University

Taiwan | Huwei

For Petroleum Engineering

#445 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 9,146
Founded: 1980

18. National Yunlin University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Douliu

For Petroleum Engineering

#447 in Asia

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 8,985
Founded: 1991

19. National Taiwan Normal University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Petroleum Engineering

#470 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 14,080
Founded: 1922

20. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Petroleum Engineering

#495 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

The best cities to study Petroleum Engineering in Taiwan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hsinchu, Taipei, Tainan, and Taoyuan.