33 Best universities for Engineering in Romania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Romania ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 1.89M citations received by 160K academic papers made by 33 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 Engineering

#233 in Europe

#652 in the World

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

2. University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#341 in Europe

#979 in the World

Founded: 1864

3. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Engineering

#353 in Europe

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1948

4. Babes-Bolyai University

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Engineering

#381 in Europe

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1959

5. Politehnica University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Engineering

#397 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1920

6. Transilvania University of Brasov

Romania | Brasov

For Engineering

#487 in Europe

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1971

7. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Romania | Iasi

For Engineering

#508 in Europe

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 25,175
Founded: 1860

8. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

Romania | Galati

For Engineering

#595 in Europe

#1933 in the World

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

9. University of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Engineering

#599 in Europe

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1947

10. West University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Engineering

#636 in Europe

#2133 in the World

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

11. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#656 in Europe

#2269 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1857

12. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Engineering

#659 in Europe

#2284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

13. Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Iasi

For Engineering

#681 in Europe

#2402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1879

14. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava

Romania | Suceava

For Engineering

#682 in Europe

#2422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1963

15. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#683 in Europe

#2425 in the World

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

16. University of Oradea

Romania | Oradea

For Engineering

#733 in Europe

#2669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1963

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

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Engineering

#768 in Europe

#2853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1869

18. Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Romania | Sibiu

For Engineering

#780 in Europe

#2919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1976

19. University of Pitesti

Romania | Pitesti

For Engineering

#804 in Europe

#3034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

20. Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#842 in Europe

#3214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1948

21. University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Engineering

#858 in Europe

#3280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1998

22. Ovidius University of Constanta

Romania | Constanta

For Engineering

#868 in Europe

#3303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1961

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

Romania | Targu Mures

For Engineering

#889 in Europe

#3378 in the World

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

24. Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

Romania | Arad

For Engineering

#992 in Europe

#3887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1990

25. University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#995 in Europe

#3899 in the World

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

26. Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Engineering

#1016 in Europe

#4031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 2000

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

Romania | Timisoara

For Engineering

#1079 in Europe

#4347 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. National School of Political Studies and Public Administration

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#1196 in Europe

#4972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,282
Founded: 1991

29. Spiru Haret University

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#1203 in Europe

#5021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1991

30. Titu Maiorescu University

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#1242 in Europe

#5170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1990

31. Romanian-American University

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#1366 in Europe

#5894 in the World

Founded: 1991

32. Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University

Romania | Bucharest

For Engineering

#1396 in Europe

#6128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1990

33. Petre Andrei University of Iasi

Romania | Iasi

For Engineering

#1464 in Europe

#6757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1990

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