Chemical Engineering
ARWU

Chemical Engineering 2022

Academic Ranking of World Universities · · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in chemical engineering.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Chemical Engineering evaluate universities?

Chemical Engineering, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2022 edition assessed 500 universities from 8 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Chemical Engineering 2022?

The top universities in Chemical Engineering 2022 are: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tsinghua University, Tianjin University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 500 universities from 8 countries and regions using indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Chemical Engineering differ from other ranking systems?

ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.

Current edition: published 2022-07
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1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 308.9 100.0 88.9 75.3 46.0 58.9
2 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 267.9 0.0 80.4 55.8 100.0 76.3
3 Tianjin University logo Tianjin University (TJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 266.5 0.0 74.1 46.3 93.7 89.4
4 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 251.5 48.5 83.6 76.6 48.2 55.9
5 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 249.6 64.2 88.8 72.6 40.4 41.9
6 Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 247.7 0.0 71.9 44.3 66.9 100.0
7 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 243.9 0.0 73.4 52.9 80.1 79.8
8 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 238.0 0.0 83.8 49.4 75.3 69.1
9 Sichuan University logo Sichuan University (SCU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 237.6 0.0 78.0 43.1 63.3 87.8
10 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 236.4 68.6 81.0 78.1 36.8 34.3
11 East China University of Science and Technology logo East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 235.2 0.0 67.7 45.9 73.9 84.5
12 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 232.9 54.2 78.1 65.2 39.6 47.9
13 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 220.0 0.0 89.5 78.3 61.6 53.2
14 Dalian University of Technology logo Dalian University of Technology (DUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 219.5 0.0 75.0 47.7 71.8 63.1
15 University of Colorado Boulder logo University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 219.1 84.0 71.9 64.0 26.4 23.9
16 University of Science and Technology of China logo University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 218.4 0.0 85.9 50.0 70.8 51.7
17 California Institute of Technology logo California Institute of Technology (CIT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 216.4 64.2 88.1 76.4 21.8 27.1
18 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 215.1 34.3 75.1 80.4 43.7 45.8
19 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 213.2 0.0 95.4 86.8 62.5 37.9
20 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 209.0 0.0 78.6 52.7 69.7 50.2
21 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 207.0 0.0 78.1 50.9 67.3 51.4
22 Nanjing Tech University Nanjing Tech University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 205.7 0.0 71.3 52.7 60.3 63.6
23 China University of Petroleum, Beijing China University of Petroleum, Beijing đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 205.3 0.0 65.0 52.6 63.8 66.1
24 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 204.7 0.0 82.6 48.0 70.7 41.9
25 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 202.4 0.0 77.3 79.1 52.5 56.7
26 Princeton University logo Princeton University đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 202.1 54.2 74.7 78.8 32.8 24.6
27 Harbin Institute of Technology logo Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 201.9 0.0 85.3 50.1 74.6 31.9
28 Central South University logo Central South University (CSU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 201.0 0.0 86.7 45.7 62.5 42.6
29 Hunan University logo Hunan University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 200.9 0.0 100.0 50.0 56.6 34.3
30 Jiangsu University logo Jiangsu University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 199.9 0.0 94.1 47.9 60.5 35.7
31 North Carolina State University logo North Carolina State University (NCSU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 199.1 48.5 73.7 74.2 32.7 29.3
32 Pennsylvania State University logo Pennsylvania State University (PSU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 198.2 24.3 74.4 79.0 43.8 39.9
33 Wuhan University of Technology logo Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 195.7 0.0 100.0 64.0 50.5 32.4
34 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology logo King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) 🇸đŸ‡Ļ Saudi Arabia 195.4 0.0 84.5 89.0 55.3 37.9
35 Chongqing University logo Chongqing University (CQU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 194.0 0.0 82.2 47.1 58.0 44.4
35 Soochow University logo Soochow University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 194.0 0.0 98.2 65.5 46.9 35.7
37 Nanjing University logo Nanjing University (NJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 193.9 0.0 94.0 47.6 52.1 38.3
38 University of Delaware logo University of Delaware (UD) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 193.6 54.2 73.3 73.6 25.5 25.9
39 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne 🇨🇭 Switzerland 192.7 0.0 100.0 80.6 33.3 43.3
40 China University of Petroleum (East China) China University of Petroleum (East China) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 192.3 0.0 67.7 53.8 63.1 50.8
41 Fuzhou University logo Fuzhou University (FZU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 191.6 0.0 91.9 50.1 49.8 39.9
42 University of California, Santa Barbara logo University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 188.9 48.5 85.8 67.8 17.8 23.3
42 University of Minnesota logo University of Minnesota đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 188.9 34.3 68.6 73.2 36.1 35.2
44 Zhengzhou University logo Zhengzhou University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 188.5 0.0 93.0 50.2 47.6 37.9
45 Zhejiang University of Technology logo Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 185.6 0.0 78.8 54.5 49.3 46.5
46 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 185.0 34.3 78.1 71.7 30.0 28.2
47 Technical University of Denmark Technical University of Denmark (DTU) 🇩🇰 Denmark 184.6 0.0 69.5 81.6 50.9 47.9
48 Monash University logo Monash University đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 183.5 0.0 75.9 83.6 50.5 40.3
49 Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 181.9 0.0 86.6 50.7 48.1 37.0
50 Southeast University logo Southeast University (SEU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 180.3 0.0 69.6 53.3 57.0 43.0