Best Universities for Robotics in the World

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Robotics. A graph of 10.8M citations received by 579K academic papers made by 1,645 universities in the World 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. Carnegie Mellon University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Robotics

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

3. Stanford University

United States Flag

United States | California

For Robotics

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

4. University of Tokyo

For Robotics

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Robotics

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

6. University of Southern California

United States Flag

United States | California

For Robotics

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

7. University of California - Berkeley

United States Flag

United States | California

For Robotics

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

8. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

9. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Robotics

#1 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

10. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Robotics

#2 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

11. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Robotics

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Robotics

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

13. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Robotics

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

14. University of Pennsylvania

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Robotics

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

15. Osaka University

For Robotics

#4 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

16. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Robotics

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

17. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Robotics

#6 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1952

18. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Robotics

#7 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

19. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Robotics

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

20. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Robotics

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

21. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Robotics

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

22. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Robotics

#10 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

23. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

24. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Robotics

#11 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

25. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Robotics

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

26. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#5 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

27. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#12 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

28. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Robotics

#13 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

29. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

30. California Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | California

For Robotics

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

31. Waseda University

For Robotics

#14 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

32. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#6 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

33. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#7 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1987

34. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#13 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

35. Tohoku University

For Robotics

#15 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

36. Johns Hopkins University

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Robotics

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

37. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

38. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Robotics

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

39. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Robotics

#16 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

40. Keio University

For Robotics

#17 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

41. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Robotics

#18 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

42. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Robotics

#19 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

43. Purdue University

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Robotics

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

44. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#17 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

45. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Robotics

#9 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

46. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Robotics

#10 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

47. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Robotics

#20 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

48. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Robotics

#21 in Asia

#10 in China

Founded: 1963

49. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Robotics

#22 in Asia

#11 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

50. Kyoto University

For Robotics

#23 in Asia

#8 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

51. Ritsumeikan University

For Robotics

#24 in Asia

#9 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

52. Nagoya University

For Robotics

#25 in Asia

#10 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

53. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Robotics

#18 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 71,201
Founded: 1908

54. Sapienza University of Rome

For Robotics

#11 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

55. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Robotics

#12 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

56. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Robotics

#26 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

57. Yale University

United States Flag

United States | Connecticut

For Robotics

#19 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

58. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Robotics

#27 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

59. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Robotics

#13 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

60. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

61. Harbin Engineering University

For Robotics

#28 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

62. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Robotics

#29 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

63. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States Flag

United States | Minnesota

For Robotics

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

64. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Robotics

#14 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

65. University of California-San Diego

United States Flag

United States | California

For Robotics

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

66. Clemson University

United States Flag

United States | South Carolina

For Robotics

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

67. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Robotics

#30 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

68. Ohio State University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Robotics

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

69. University of Maryland - College Park

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Robotics

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

70. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

71. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

72. University of Texas at Austin

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

73. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Robotics

#16 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

74. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Robotics

#17 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

75. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Robotics

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

76. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Robotics

#19 in Europe

#2 in Spain

Enrollment: 29,812

77. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Robotics

#20 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

78. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Robotics

#31 in Asia

#3 in South Korea

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

79. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,864
Founded: 1949

80. Case Western Reserve University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Robotics

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

81. Vanderbilt University

United States Flag

United States | Tennessee

For Robotics

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

82. Yanshan University

China | Qinhuangdao

For Robotics

#32 in Asia

#17 in China

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1920

83. University of Bielefeld

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

84. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Robotics

#22 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

85. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#29 in North America

#4 in Canada

Founded: 1957

86. Hanyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Robotics

#33 in Asia

#4 in South Korea

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

87. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Robotics

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

88. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#30 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 56,000
Founded: 1852

89. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Robotics

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

90. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#24 in Europe

#6 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

91. Dalian Maritime University

For Robotics

#34 in Asia

#18 in China

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1953

92. University of Electro-Communications

For Robotics

#35 in Asia

#11 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

93. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Robotics

#25 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

94. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Robotics

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

95. University of Science and Technology of China

For Robotics

#36 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

96. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Robotics

#37 in Asia

#20 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

97. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Robotics

#31 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

98. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Robotics

#26 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

99. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Robotics

#32 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

100. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#27 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4743

Aerospace Engineering4597

Agricultural Engineering1002

Applied/Engineering Physics1530

Architectural Engineering1794

Architecture1417

Automation and Control engineering1944

Automotive Engineering2425

Biochemical Engineering1395

Biomedical Engineering1852

Biotechnology3382

Chemical Engineering4453

Civil Engineering3746

Computer Engineering2166

Computer Networking4674

Construction Management1223

Electrical Engineering5106

Electronic Engineering3570

Engineering Management1623

Environmental Engineering3007

Firefighting and Fire Science1031

Geotechnical Engineering3548

Human-Computer Interaction3051

Industrial Engineering1007

Landscape Architecture1118

Marine Engineering1098

Materials Science5871

Mechanical Engineering5510

Metallurgical Engineering5037

Mining Engineering1031

Nanotechnology4220

Nuclear Engineering1118

Operations Research2326

Optical Engineering5406

Petroleum Engineering1420

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1009

Product and Industrial Design1022

Reliability and Quality Engineering2157

Remote Sensing2461

Renewable Energy Engineering2336

Structural Engineering4095

Systems Engineering3512

Technical Drawing1153

Telecommunications4794

Transportation Engineering1882