Best Universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 1.44B citations received by 53.7M academic papers made by 6,795 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. Stanford University

United States Flag

United States | California

For Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. University of California - Berkeley

United States Flag

United States | California

For Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. Harvard University

United States Flag

United States | Massachusetts

For Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

7. University of Tokyo

For Engineering

#2 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

9. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

10. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#7 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 102,431
Founded: 1827

11. University of Washington - Seattle

United States Flag

United States | Washington

For Engineering

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

12. Cornell University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States Flag

United States | California

For Engineering

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

14. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | Georgia

For Engineering

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

15. University of Texas at Austin

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

16. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Engineering

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

17. Pennsylvania State University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

18. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

19. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

20. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States Flag

United States | Wisconsin

For Engineering

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

21. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#4 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

22. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

23. Kyoto University

For Engineering

#6 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

24. University of California-San Diego

United States Flag

United States | California

For Engineering

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

25. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States Flag

United States | Minnesota

For Engineering

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

26. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Engineering

#7 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

27. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Engineering

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

28. California Institute of Technology

United States Flag

United States | California

For Engineering

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

29. Osaka University

For Engineering

#8 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

30. Purdue University

United States Flag

United States | Indiana

For Engineering

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

31. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

32. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#6 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

33. Tohoku University

For Engineering

#9 in Asia

#4 in Japan

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

34. University of Maryland - College Park

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

35. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#10 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

36. Princeton University

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

37. Johns Hopkins University

United States Flag

United States | Maryland

For Engineering

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

38. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#11 in Asia

#5 in China

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

39. University of Pennsylvania

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

40. Ohio State University

United States Flag

United States | Ohio

For Engineering

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

41. Columbia University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

42. Northwestern University

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

43. Carnegie Mellon University

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

44. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Engineering

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

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

45. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#12 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

46. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#13 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

47. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States Flag

United States | Texas

For Engineering

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

48. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Engineering

#28 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

49. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#8 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

50. University of Science and Technology of China

For Engineering

#14 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

51. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Engineering

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

52. University of Florida

United States Flag

United States | Florida

For Engineering

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

53. University of Southern California

United States Flag

United States | California

For Engineering

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

54. Yale University

United States Flag

United States | Connecticut

For Engineering

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

55. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States Flag

United States | California

For Engineering

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

56. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Engineering

#15 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

57. University of California - Davis

United States Flag

United States | California

For Engineering

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

58. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Engineering

#16 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

59. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#17 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

60. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Engineering

#18 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

61. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Engineering

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

62. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering

#1 in Australia

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

63. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Engineering

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

64. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Engineering

#11 in Europe

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

65. University of Arizona

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

66. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Engineering

#35 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

67. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Engineering

#36 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

68. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States Flag

United States | Virginia

For Engineering

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

69. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Engineering

#19 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

70. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Engineering

#12 in Europe

#1 in France

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

71. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States Flag

United States | New Jersey

For Engineering

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

72. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Engineering

#20 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

73. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#21 in Asia

#13 in China

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

74. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

75. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Engineering

#3 in Australia

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

76. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Engineering

#4 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

77. Wuhan University

For Engineering

#22 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

78. KAIST

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daejeon

For Engineering

#23 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

79. University of Colorado Boulder

United States Flag

United States | Colorado

For Engineering

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

80. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Engineering

#41 in North America

#5 in Canada

Founded: 1957

81. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Engineering

#24 in Asia

#15 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

82. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States Flag

United States | Arizona

For Engineering

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

83. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Engineering

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

84. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Engineering

#25 in Asia

#16 in China

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

85. Dalian University of Technology

For Engineering

#26 in Asia

#17 in China

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

86. University of Chicago

United States Flag

United States | Illinois

For Engineering

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

87. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#27 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

88. Michigan State University

United States Flag

United States | Michigan

For Engineering

#44 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

89. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Engineering

#28 in Asia

#19 in China

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

90. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Engineering

#29 in Asia

#20 in China

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

91. University of Pittsburgh

United States Flag

United States | Pennsylvania

For Engineering

#45 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

92. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Engineering

#30 in Asia

#21 in China

Founded: 1952

93. Duke University

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

94. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Engineering

#31 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

95. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Engineering

#32 in Asia

#22 in China

Founded: 1937

96. Iowa State University

United States Flag

United States | Iowa State

For Engineering

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

97. Lund University

For Engineering

#13 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

98. New York University

United States Flag

United States | New York State

For Engineering

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

99. Shandong University

For Engineering

#33 in Asia

#23 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

100. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States Flag

United States | North Carolina

For Engineering

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

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