Best Universities for Robotics in North America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Robotics. A graph of 2.57M citations received by 104K academic papers made by 258 universities in North America 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 the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Robotics

#3 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

4. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Robotics

#4 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

5. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Robotics

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

6. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Robotics

#6 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Robotics

#7 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

8. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Robotics

#8 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

9. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Robotics

#9 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

10. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#1 in Canada

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

11. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#10 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

12. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Robotics

#11 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

13. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Robotics

#12 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

14. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#2 in Canada

#38 in the World

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

15. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Robotics

#13 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

16. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Robotics

#14 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

17. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Robotics

#15 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Robotics

#16 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

19. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Robotics

#3 in Canada

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

20. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Robotics

#17 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

21. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Robotics

#18 in the United States

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

22. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Robotics

#19 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

23. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Robotics

#20 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 85%

24. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#21 in the United States

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

25. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#22 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

26. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Robotics

#23 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

27. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#4 in Canada

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

28. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Robotics

#24 in the United States

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

29. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#5 in Canada

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

30. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Robotics

#6 in Canada

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

31. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Robotics

#25 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

32. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Robotics

#26 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

33. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Robotics

#27 in the United States

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

34. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Robotics

#28 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

35. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#29 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

36. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Robotics

#30 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

37. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States | New York State

For Robotics

#31 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

38. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Robotics

#32 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

39. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Robotics

#33 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

40. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Robotics

#34 in the United States

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

41. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Robotics

#35 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

42. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Robotics

#36 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

43. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Robotics

#37 in the United States

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

44. Brigham Young University - Provo

United States | Utah

For Robotics

#38 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $13,521

45. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Robotics

#39 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

46. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Robotics

#7 in Canada

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

47. New York University

United States | New York State

For Robotics

#40 in the United States

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

48. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Robotics

#41 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

49. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Robotics

#8 in Canada

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

50. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Robotics

#42 in the United States

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

51. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Robotics

#43 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

52. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#44 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

53. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Robotics

#45 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

54. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#46 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

55. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Robotics

#47 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

56. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Robotics

#48 in the United States

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

57. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Robotics

#49 in the United States

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

58. Carleton University

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#9 in Canada

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,109
Founded: 1942

59. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#50 in the United States

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

60. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Robotics

#51 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

61. Concordia University

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#10 in Canada

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1974

62. Drexel University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Robotics

#52 in the United States

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

63. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#11 in Canada

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

64. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Robotics

#53 in the United States

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

65. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Robotics

#54 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

66. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Robotics

#55 in the United States

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

67. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#56 in the United States

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

68. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Robotics

#57 in the United States

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

69. Florida Atlantic University

United States | Florida

For Robotics

#58 in the United States

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

70. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#12 in Canada

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

71. University of Texas at Arlington

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#59 in the United States

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

72. University of Notre Dame

United States | Indiana

For Robotics

#60 in the United States

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,474

73. University of Sherbrooke

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#13 in Canada

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1954

74. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Robotics

#61 in the United States

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

75. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Robotics

#62 in the United States

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

76. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Robotics

#63 in the United States

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

77. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Robotics

#64 in the United States

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

78. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Robotics

#65 in the United States

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,829
Enrollment: 20,945

79. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Robotics

#66 in the United States

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

80. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#14 in Canada

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

81. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Robotics

#67 in the United States

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

82. Ryerson University

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#15 in Canada

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 38,950
Founded: 1948

83. York University

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#16 in Canada

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 53,000
Founded: 1959

84. School of Higher Technology - University of Quebec

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#17 in Canada

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1974

85. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Robotics

#68 in the United States

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

86. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#18 in Canada

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

87. Naval Postgraduate School

United States | California

For Robotics

#69 in the United States

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

88. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Robotics

#70 in the United States

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,280

89. Polytechnic School of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Robotics

#19 in Canada

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 9,476
Founded: 1873

90. George Mason University

United States | Virginia

For Robotics

#71 in the United States

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

91. Stevens Institute of Technology

United States | New Jersey

For Robotics

#72 in the United States

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $41,689

92. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Robotics

#73 in the United States

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

93. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Robotics

#74 in the United States

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

94. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Robotics

#75 in the United States

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

95. University of Victoria

Canada | British Columbia

For Robotics

#20 in Canada

#317 in the World

Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1963

96. University of Texas at Dallas

United States | Texas

For Robotics

#76 in the United States

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 75%

97. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Robotics

#77 in the United States

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

98. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Robotics

#78 in the United States

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

99. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Robotics

#79 in the United States

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

100. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Robotics

#21 in Canada

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

Engineering subfields in North America

Acoustical Engineering876

Aerospace Engineering801

Agricultural Engineering101

Applied/Engineering Physics245

Architectural Engineering250

Architecture225

Automation and Control engineering255

Automotive Engineering313

Biochemical Engineering192

Biomedical Engineering297

Biotechnology483

Chemical Engineering635

Civil Engineering585

Computer Engineering319

Computer Networking833

Construction Management194

Electrical Engineering870

Electronic Engineering500

Engineering Management345

Environmental Engineering377

Firefighting and Fire Science209

Geotechnical Engineering526

Human-Computer Interaction471

Industrial Engineering188

Landscape Architecture203

Marine Engineering217

Materials Science1168

Mechanical Engineering1036

Metallurgical Engineering869

Mining Engineering185

Nanotechnology609

Nuclear Engineering184

Operations Research362

Optical Engineering1024

Petroleum Engineering246

Polymer science and Plastics engineering213

Product and Industrial Design226

Reliability and Quality Engineering307

Remote Sensing374

Renewable Energy Engineering262

Structural Engineering661

Systems Engineering577

Technical Drawing179

Telecommunications815

Transportation Engineering307