Chemical Engineering
ARWU

Chemical Engineering 2025

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 High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output, 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 2025 edition assessed 500 universities from 9 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 2025?

The top universities in Chemical Engineering 2025 are: Tsinghua University, Tianjin University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Sichuan University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 500 universities from 9 countries and regions using indicators such as High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output. 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 2025-11
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1 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 288.3 100.0 9.8 39.5 46.9 92.1
2 Tianjin University logo Tianjin University (TJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 264.3 97.9 8.8 36.5 22.6 98.5
3 Harbin Institute of Technology logo Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 245.4 90.7 8.9 41.6 13.7 90.5
4 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 243.0 89.1 9.7 37.0 17.0 90.2
5 Sichuan University logo Sichuan University (SCU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 229.3 82.5 8.0 38.7 0.0 100.0
6 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 229.2 80.8 10.0 37.4 23.4 77.7
7 East China University of Science and Technology logo East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 225.4 71.9 8.6 32.6 28.4 83.9
8 University of Science and Technology of China logo University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 224.8 83.3 8.8 40.4 16.9 75.4
9 Nanjing Tech University Nanjing Tech University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 224.6 73.1 10.0 36.5 29.0 76.1
10 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 215.4 84.8 9.7 40.3 8.8 71.9
11 Dalian University of Technology logo Dalian University of Technology (DUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 213.8 80.5 8.0 36.9 10.0 78.4
12 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 211.2 81.7 9.6 38.1 6.1 75.7
13 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 210.6 57.7 18.1 42.3 37.4 55.0
14 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 208.1 42.0 15.8 40.0 54.7 55.7
15 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 207.9 75.9 8.7 39.6 5.1 78.6
16 Zhengzhou University logo Zhengzhou University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 205.8 75.8 9.5 44.7 3.7 72.0
17 Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 204.7 65.6 8.8 37.1 16.1 77.0
18 Central South University logo Central South University (CSU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 200.7 81.0 8.6 40.1 0.0 71.0
19 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 197.4 32.7 15.7 40.2 56.6 52.2
20 Chongqing University logo Chongqing University (CQU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 195.4 75.9 9.4 39.4 7.2 63.5
21 Nankai University logo Nankai University (NKU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 191.4 66.6 8.4 42.3 6.7 67.5
22 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 189.1 54.8 18.3 43.0 20.1 52.9
23 Hunan University logo Hunan University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 188.5 65.4 9.3 48.2 0.0 65.5
24 Tongji University logo Tongji University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 187.6 69.3 9.3 41.1 0.0 67.9
25 Southeast University logo Southeast University (SEU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 187.3 71.4 10.3 35.9 8.1 61.6
26 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 184.7 46.6 17.3 37.7 40.0 43.1
27 Shandong University logo Shandong University (SDU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 183.3 68.3 9.5 41.3 0.0 64.2
28 Jiangsu University logo Jiangsu University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 181.3 70.4 9.9 42.3 0.0 58.7
29 Jilin University logo Jilin University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 180.3 62.6 8.4 40.8 6.1 62.4
29 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 180.3 32.4 13.2 35.3 54.1 45.3
31 The University of Queensland logo The University of Queensland (UQ) đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 177.3 47.1 17.4 39.0 31.6 42.2
32 Korea University logo Korea University 🇰🇷 South Korea 175.9 54.6 12.5 39.4 15.5 53.8
33 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 175.8 49.1 12.5 46.1 17.8 50.2
34 China University of Petroleum, Beijing China University of Petroleum, Beijing đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 175.6 65.6 9.5 31.3 16.1 53.0
35 Nanjing University logo Nanjing University (NJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 174.6 57.7 8.5 41.6 5.1 61.6
36 China University of Petroleum (East China) China University of Petroleum (East China) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 173.6 73.3 9.5 34.5 0.0 56.2
37 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 173.1 53.2 10.7 41.7 16.6 50.9
38 Beijing Institute of Technology logo Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 171.7 63.8 9.4 40.2 3.7 54.7
39 Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 170.9 59.8 8.8 40.8 0.0 61.5
40 The University of Adelaide logo The University of Adelaide đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 170.2 37.4 18.3 45.4 33.6 35.6
41 Shenzhen University logo Shenzhen University (SZU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 169.4 56.3 11.0 44.5 0.0 57.6
42 Tiangong University logo Tiangong University (TJPU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 169.0 57.1 9.3 39.8 4.5 58.3
43 Nanjing Forestry University logo Nanjing Forestry University (NFU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 167.1 60.3 10.9 42.9 0.0 53.0
44 Hong Kong Polytechnic University logo Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 166.3 55.3 11.4 45.0 6.2 48.4
45 Guangdong University of Technology logo Guangdong University of Technology (GDUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 166.0 55.7 9.4 42.5 0.0 58.3
46 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology logo King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) 🇸đŸ‡Ļ Saudi Arabia 165.9 53.1 17.4 39.0 14.7 41.7
47 Xiamen University logo Xiamen University (XMU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 165.2 55.2 11.4 42.4 3.4 52.8
48 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧đŸ‡Ē Belgium 164.7 43.8 17.1 36.4 25.1 42.2
49 Fuzhou University logo Fuzhou University (FZU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 164.4 58.7 8.9 42.3 0.0 54.5
50 Guangxi University logo Guangxi University (GXU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 163.2 57.5 8.7 42.3 0.0 54.7