Best Universities for Transportation Engineering in the World

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 10.7M citations received by 563K academic papers made by 1,845 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: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

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: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

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. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Transportation Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Transportation Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

12. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1937

13. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Oceania

#1 in Australia

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

14. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

15. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in Asia

#7 in China

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

16. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

17. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

18. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

19. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

20. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

21. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Transportation Engineering

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

22. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Transportation Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

23. Chang'an University

China | Xi'an

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2000

24. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

25. 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: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

26. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in Asia

#9 in China

Founded: 1952

27. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Transportation Engineering

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $32,964

28. 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

29. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

30. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Transportation Engineering

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

31. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Transportation Engineering

#5 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

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

32. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Transportation Engineering

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

33. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in Oceania

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

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: $17,998

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: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

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: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

39. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

40. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Transportation Engineering

#22 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

41. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

42. University of Tokyo

Japan | Tokyo

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

43. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Transportation Engineering

#12 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

44. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Transportation Engineering

#23 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

45. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Transportation Engineering

#24 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,992
Enrollment: 79,593

46. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Transportation Engineering

#25 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

47. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Transportation Engineering

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

48. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

49. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Transportation Engineering

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

50. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

51. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Transportation Engineering

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

52. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in Oceania

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

53. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Transportation Engineering

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

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: 49,000
Founded: 1853

56. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Transportation Engineering

#10 in Europe

#1 in Germany

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

57. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Israel | Haifa

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

58. 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: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

59. Beijing University of Technology

China | Beijing

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in Asia

#11 in China

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

60. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Transportation Engineering

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

61. University of Zilina

Slovakia | Zilina

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in Europe

#1 in Slovakia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1953

62. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Transportation Engineering

#17 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

63. University of Science and Technology of China

China | Hefei

For Transportation Engineering

#18 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

64. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Transportation Engineering

#12 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

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

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. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Transportation Engineering

#19 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

67. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Transportation Engineering

#31 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

68. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Transportation Engineering

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

69. Harbin Institute of Technology

China | Harbin

For Transportation Engineering

#20 in Asia

#16 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

70. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Transportation Engineering

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

71. Wuhan University of Technology

China | Wuhan

For Transportation Engineering

#21 in Asia

#17 in China

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

72. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#13 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

73. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Transportation Engineering

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

74. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

75. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in Europe

#1 in Belgium

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

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: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

77. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#16 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

78. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Transportation Engineering

#17 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

79. Kyoto University

Japan | Kyoto

For Transportation Engineering

#22 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

80. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Transportation Engineering

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

81. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Transportation Engineering

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

82. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Transportation Engineering

#18 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Founded: 1971

83. Nagoya University

Japan | Nagoya

For Transportation Engineering

#23 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

84. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Transportation Engineering

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

85. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Transportation Engineering

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

86. Portland State University

United States | Oregon

For Transportation Engineering

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $8,827
Enrollment: 20,519

87. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Transportation Engineering

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

88. Wuhan University

China | Wuhan

For Transportation Engineering

#24 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

89. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Transportation Engineering

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,811

90. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Transportation Engineering

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

91. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Transportation Engineering

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

92. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Transportation Engineering

#19 in Europe

#1 in Denmark

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

93. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Transportation Engineering

#45 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

94. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Transportation Engineering

#20 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1963

95. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Transportation Engineering

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

96. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Transportation Engineering

#21 in Europe

#2 in Germany

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

97. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in Oceania

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

98. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Transportation Engineering

#22 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

99. Dalian University of Technology

China | Dalian

For Transportation Engineering

#25 in Asia

#19 in China

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

100. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Transportation Engineering

#23 in Europe

#3 in Germany

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

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Agricultural Engineering1024

Applied/Engineering Physics1488

Architectural Engineering1743

Architecture1387

Automation and Control engineering1916

Automotive Engineering2369

Aviation1052

Biochemical Engineering1346

Biomedical Engineering1803

Biotechnology3326

Chemical Engineering4419

Civil Engineering3701

Computer Engineering2154

Computer Networking4638

Construction Management1202

Electrical Engineering5074

Electronic Engineering3524

Engineering Management1577

Environmental Engineering2968

Firefighting and Fire Science1010

Geotechnical Engineering3520

Human-Computer Interaction2987

Industrial Engineering1027

Landscape Architecture1106

Marine Engineering1065

Materials Science5843

Mechanical Engineering5484

Metallurgical Engineering5002

Mining Engineering1000

Nanotechnology4181

Nuclear Engineering1096

Operations Research2300

Optical Engineering5380

Petroleum Engineering1388

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1015

Product and Industrial Design1014

Reliability and Quality Engineering2121

Remote Sensing2403

Renewable Energy Engineering2297

Robotics1602

Structural Engineering4056

Systems Engineering3462

Technical Drawing1117

Telecommunications4757