ARWU

Civil 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 civil engineering.

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

How does Civil Engineering evaluate universities?

Civil 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 401 universities from 14 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 Civil Engineering 2025?

The top universities in Civil Engineering 2025 are: Tongji University, Southeast University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Tsinghua University, Chongqing University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 401 universities from 14 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 Civil 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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🇧đŸ‡Ē Belgium
🇧🇷 Brazil
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🇨🇱 Chile
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🇩🇰 Denmark
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đŸ‡Ģ🇷 France
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong
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đŸ‡ŽđŸ‡ŗ India
🇮🇷 Iran
🇮đŸ‡ļ Iraq
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🇮🇹 Italy
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🇲🇴 Macau
🇲🇾 Malaysia
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đŸ‡ĩ🇰 Pakistan
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đŸ‡ĩ🇱 Poland
đŸ‡ĩ🇹 Portugal
đŸ‡ļđŸ‡Ļ Qatar
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đŸ‡ŋđŸ‡Ļ South Africa
🇰🇷 South Korea
đŸ‡Ē🇸 Spain
🇸đŸ‡Ē Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇹đŸ‡ŧ Taiwan
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇹🇷 Turkey
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đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom
đŸ‡ē🇸 United States
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1 Tongji University logo Tongji University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 296.4 100.0 11.0 36.5 49.0 100.0
2 Southeast University logo Southeast University (SEU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 260.0 93.9 10.8 37.0 32.8 85.6
3 Hong Kong Polytechnic University logo Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 248.8 78.7 12.3 42.2 40.2 75.5
4 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 235.9 75.3 9.8 37.8 40.2 72.8
5 Chongqing University logo Chongqing University (CQU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 213.5 69.7 11.6 38.9 18.4 75.0
6 Hunan University logo Hunan University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 200.1 59.5 11.7 39.9 32.4 56.5
7 Harbin Institute of Technology logo Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 199.6 74.6 9.4 37.4 9.9 68.4
8 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 188.6 66.4 10.5 38.2 16.7 56.7
9 Central South University logo Central South University (CSU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 188.0 66.6 9.8 38.1 10.8 62.7
10 Beijing University of Technology logo Beijing University of Technology đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 179.9 60.8 9.2 36.3 8.7 64.8
11 Dalian University of Technology logo Dalian University of Technology (DUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 176.3 68.5 9.9 36.5 8.4 53.1
12 University of Hong Kong logo University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 173.1 44.2 11.1 41.0 32.5 44.3
13 Tianjin University logo Tianjin University (TJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 172.3 65.9 9.5 35.5 0.0 61.3
14 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 170.6 65.1 10.8 40.1 10.1 44.6
15 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 169.3 48.2 10.3 37.7 30.3 42.8
16 Delft University of Technology logo Delft University of Technology đŸ‡ŗđŸ‡ą Netherlands 167.8 51.4 16.6 35.8 26.3 37.7
17 Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT) Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 166.3 58.5 7.2 34.9 0.0 65.7
18 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 160.4 34.0 16.1 38.6 39.0 32.7
19 Southwest Jiaotong University logo Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 159.2 59.1 9.7 33.8 0.0 56.7
20 University of Lisbon logo University of Lisbon đŸ‡ĩ🇹 Portugal 158.4 41.3 14.4 36.4 35.4 30.9
21 Hohai University logo Hohai University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 156.6 64.5 10.9 36.0 5.2 40.1
21 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 156.6 48.1 18.1 39.3 7.4 43.6
23 Guangzhou University logo Guangzhou University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 156.5 48.3 12.0 40.0 5.2 51.1
24 The University of Tokyo logo The University of Tokyo (UT) đŸ‡¯đŸ‡ĩ Japan 155.4 33.8 14.6 32.8 43.9 30.3
25 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 154.7 49.3 10.4 40.5 11.3 43.2
26 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨đŸ‡Ļ Canada 154.5 34.9 16.7 38.5 30.3 34.0
27 Changsha University logo Changsha University (CCSU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 152.6 63.1 9.5 35.3 0.0 44.7
28 Seoul National University logo Seoul National University (SNU) 🇰🇷 South Korea 152.0 32.6 11.8 30.6 47.1 29.8
29 Shenzhen University logo Shenzhen University (SZU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 151.8 52.7 11.4 39.6 4.1 44.0
30 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 150.8 44.1 17.4 41.6 10.5 37.2
31 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 150.6 34.5 16.5 36.9 30.9 31.9
32 RMIT University logo RMIT University (RMIT) đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 149.4 37.8 16.5 40.4 19.1 35.6
33 Texas A&M University logo Texas A&M University (TAMU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 148.4 38.0 13.8 32.2 34.7 29.6
34 Purdue University West Lafayette logo Purdue University West Lafayette đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 147.6 32.6 13.8 34.5 35.9 30.8
35 Wuhan University logo Wuhan University (WHU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 147.5 53.8 11.2 39.8 0.0 42.7
36 NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology logo NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology đŸ‡ŗđŸ‡´ Norway 145.5 42.2 15.7 35.2 17.5 34.9
37 Beijing Jiaotong University logo Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 144.9 49.4 9.9 35.6 10.7 39.4
38 University of Bath logo University of Bath đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 144.6 19.9 16.4 39.1 53.1 16.1
39 Concordia University logo Concordia University 🇨đŸ‡Ļ Canada 144.1 29.9 13.4 34.4 30.6 35.9
40 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 143.3 40.7 10.5 39.5 8.5 44.1
41 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology logo Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 🇰🇷 South Korea 142.7 23.2 9.5 33.0 60.0 16.9
42 Wuhan University of Technology logo Wuhan University of Technology (WHUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 141.6 59.2 10.5 39.7 0.0 32.2
43 Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) đŸ‡ŗđŸ‡ą Netherlands 141.2 32.0 17.2 38.0 26.3 27.8
44 University College London logo University College London (UCL) đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 141.1 38.1 17.6 38.6 8.7 38.1
45 University of Leeds logo University of Leeds đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 140.7 27.9 18.1 38.9 31.9 23.9
45 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 140.7 33.3 15.8 38.8 19.0 33.8
47 Curtin University logo Curtin University đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 139.2 34.6 17.9 40.9 10.3 35.5
48 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 139.0 31.0 14.2 34.0 32.0 27.8
49 Polytechnic Institute of Milan Polytechnic Institute of Milan 🇮🇹 Italy 137.0 37.0 15.3 35.8 11.1 37.8
50 Shandong University logo Shandong University (SDU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 136.8 41.2 9.2 36.5 15.2 34.7