Best Universities for Transportation Engineering 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 11.6M citations received by 579K academic papers made by 1,882 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. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Founded: 1896

3. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

4. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

6. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

7. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Transportation Engineering

#4 in Asia

#4 in China

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

8. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

9. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Transportation Engineering

#5 in Asia

#5 in China

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

10. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1937

11. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Transportation Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Transportation Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

13. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in Asia

#7 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

14. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

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

15. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

16. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

17. Chang'an University

China | Xi'an

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

18. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

19. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

20. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

21. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

22. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Transportation Engineering

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

23. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Transportation Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

24. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

25. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in Asia

#9 in China

Founded: 1952

26. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Transportation Engineering

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

27. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Transportation Engineering

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

28. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

29. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

30. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Transportation Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

31. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

32. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Transportation Engineering

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

33. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Transportation Engineering

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

34. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Transportation Engineering

#18 in North America

#3 in Canada

Founded: 1957

35. Stanford University

United States | California

For Transportation Engineering

#19 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

36. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Transportation Engineering

#10 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Transportation Engineering

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

38. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Transportation Engineering

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

39. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

40. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

41. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

42. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Transportation Engineering

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

43. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

44. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Transportation Engineering

#12 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

45. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Transportation Engineering

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

46. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Transportation Engineering

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 89%

47. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Transportation Engineering

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

48. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Transportation Engineering

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

49. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Transportation Engineering

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

50. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

51. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

52. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Transportation Engineering

#10 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

53. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Transportation Engineering

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

54. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Transportation Engineering

#13 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

55. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Transportation Engineering

#4 in Oceania

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 77,162
Founded: 1853

56. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Transportation Engineering

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

57. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 24,442
Founded: 1960

58. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in Europe

#1 in Germany

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

59. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in Asia

#12 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

60. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Transportation Engineering

#16 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

61. Wuhan University of Technology

China | Wuhan

For Transportation Engineering

#17 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

62. University of Zilina

Slovakia | Zilina

For Transportation Engineering

#12 in Europe

#1 in Slovakia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1953

63. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Transportation Engineering

#18 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

64. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Transportation Engineering

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

65. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Transportation Engineering

#5 in Oceania

#5 in Australia

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

66. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Transportation Engineering

#19 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

67. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Transportation Engineering

#20 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

68. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Transportation Engineering

#13 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

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

69. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Transportation Engineering

#21 in Asia

#17 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

70. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Transportation Engineering

#31 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

71. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Transportation Engineering

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

72. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Transportation Engineering

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

73. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

74. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Transportation Engineering

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

75. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

76. New York University

United States | New York State

For Transportation Engineering

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

77. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#16 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

78. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Transportation Engineering

#17 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

79. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Transportation Engineering

#18 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

80. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Transportation Engineering

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

81. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Transportation Engineering

#19 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Founded: 1971

82. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Transportation Engineering

#22 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

83. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Transportation Engineering

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

84. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Transportation Engineering

#23 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

85. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Transportation Engineering

#24 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

86. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Transportation Engineering

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

87. Portland State University

United States | Oregon

For Transportation Engineering

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,629
Enrollment: 19,951

88. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Transportation Engineering

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

89. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Transportation Engineering

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

90. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

91. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Transportation Engineering

#20 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

92. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#21 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1963

93. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Transportation Engineering

#25 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

94. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Transportation Engineering

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

95. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Transportation Engineering

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

96. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Transportation Engineering

#44 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

97. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Transportation Engineering

#22 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

98. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Transportation Engineering

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

99. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Transportation Engineering

#26 in Asia

#20 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

100. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Transportation Engineering

#27 in Asia

#21 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

Engineering subfields in the World

Acoustical Engineering4743

Aerospace Engineering4597

Agricultural Engineering1002

Applied/Engineering Physics1530

Architectural Engineering1794

Architecture1417

Automation and Control engineering1944

Automotive Engineering2425

Aviation1003

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

Robotics1645

Structural Engineering4095

Systems Engineering3512

Technical Drawing1153

Telecommunications4794