Best Universities for Robotics in the World

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 1,348 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 | Pennsylvania

For Robotics

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Robotics

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

4. University of Tokyo

For Robotics

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

5. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Robotics

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

6. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Robotics

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

7. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Robotics

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

8. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Robotics

#1 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

9. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Robotics

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

10. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

11. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Robotics

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

12. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Robotics

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

13. Osaka University

For Robotics

#3 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

14. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Robotics

#3 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

15. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Robotics

#4 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

16. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Robotics

#5 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

17. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Robotics

#6 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

18. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Robotics

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Founded: 1952

19. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#8 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

20. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Robotics

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

21. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Robotics

#9 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

22. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Robotics

#10 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

23. Waseda University

For Robotics

#11 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

24. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

25. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#4 in Europe

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

26. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#5 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

27. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Robotics

#12 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

28. Keio University

For Robotics

#13 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 33,437
Founded: 1858

29. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#6 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

30. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#11 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

31. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#7 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

32. Tohoku University

For Robotics

#14 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

33. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Robotics

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

34. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#13 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

35. Kyoto University

For Robotics

#15 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

36. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

37. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Robotics

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

38. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Robotics

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

39. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Robotics

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

40. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Robotics

#16 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

41. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Robotics

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

42. Nagoya University

For Robotics

#17 in Asia

#8 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

43. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Robotics

#18 in Asia

#9 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

44. Sapienza University of Rome

For Robotics

#9 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

45. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Robotics

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

46. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Robotics

#19 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

47. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Robotics

#10 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

48. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

49. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Robotics

#19 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

50. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Robotics

#20 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

51. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Robotics

#11 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

52. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Robotics

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

53. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Robotics

#12 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

54. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Robotics

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

55. Ritsumeikan University

For Robotics

#21 in Asia

#10 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1899

56. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Robotics

#22 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

57. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Robotics

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 87%

58. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Robotics

#23 in Asia

#9 in China

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

59. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

60. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Robotics

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

61. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Robotics

#13 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

62. 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

63. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Robotics

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

64. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

65. University of Bielefeld

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 25,015
Founded: 1969

66. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Robotics

#24 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

67. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Robotics

#16 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

68. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#17 in Europe

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

69. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#27 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

70. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Robotics

#25 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

71. University of Hertfordshire

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#18 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

72. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Robotics

#26 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

73. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#28 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

74. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Robotics

#27 in Asia

#3 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

75. University of Electro-Communications

For Robotics

#28 in Asia

#11 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,329
Founded: 1949

76. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Robotics

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

77. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#19 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

78. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Robotics

#29 in Asia

#13 in China

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

79. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Robotics

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

80. Harbin Engineering University

For Robotics

#30 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 28,278
Founded: 1953

81. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Robotics

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

82. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Robotics

#21 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

83. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Robotics

#29 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

84. Yanshan University

China | Qinhuangdao

For Robotics

#31 in Asia

#15 in China

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1920

85. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Robotics

#22 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

86. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Robotics

#30 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

87. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Robotics

#23 in Europe

#6 in Italy

Enrollment: 78,324
Founded: 1224

88. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Robotics

#31 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

89. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Robotics

#24 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

90. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Robotics

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

91. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#26 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

92. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#32 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

93. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Robotics

#33 in Asia

#12 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

94. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#32 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

95. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Robotics

#27 in Europe

#7 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

96. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Robotics

#28 in Europe

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

97. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Robotics

#33 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

98. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Robotics

#34 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

99. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Robotics

#34 in Asia

#13 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

100. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Robotics

#29 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4182

Aerospace Engineering4024

Agricultural Engineering1019

Applied/Engineering Physics1229

Architectural Engineering1368

Architecture1110

Automation and Control engineering1679

Automotive Engineering1961

Biochemical Engineering1017

Biomedical Engineering1500

Biotechnology2869

Chemical Engineering4034

Civil Engineering3150

Computer Engineering1878

Computer Networking4175

Construction Management1012

Electrical Engineering4680

Electronic Engineering3144

Engineering Management1190

Environmental Engineering2524

Firefighting and Fire Science1048

Geotechnical Engineering3062

Human-Computer Interaction2467

Industrial Engineering1019

Landscape Architecture1097

Marine Engineering1004

Materials Science5568

Mechanical Engineering4969

Metallurgical Engineering4637

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology3831

Nuclear Engineering1002

Operations Research1864

Optical Engineering4982

Petroleum Engineering1126

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1000

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering1750

Remote Sensing1992

Renewable Energy Engineering1886

Structural Engineering3570

Systems Engineering2931

Technical Drawing1004

Telecommunications4316

Transportation Engineering1493