Civil Engineering 2025
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.
Total 401 universities
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| 1 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 296.4 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 36.5 | 49.0 | 100.0 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 260.0 | 93.9 | 10.8 | 37.0 | 32.8 | 85.6 |
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đđ° Hong Kong | 248.8 | 78.7 | 12.3 | 42.2 | 40.2 | 75.5 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 235.9 | 75.3 | 9.8 | 37.8 | 40.2 | 72.8 |
| 5 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 213.5 | 69.7 | 11.6 | 38.9 | 18.4 | 75.0 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 200.1 | 59.5 | 11.7 | 39.9 | 32.4 | 56.5 |
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Harbin Institute of Technology
(HIT)
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đ¨đŗ China | 199.6 | 74.6 | 9.4 | 37.4 | 9.9 | 68.4 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 188.6 | 66.4 | 10.5 | 38.2 | 16.7 | 56.7 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 188.0 | 66.6 | 9.8 | 38.1 | 10.8 | 62.7 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 179.9 | 60.8 | 9.2 | 36.3 | 8.7 | 64.8 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 176.3 | 68.5 | 9.9 | 36.5 | 8.4 | 53.1 |
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đđ° Hong Kong | 173.1 | 44.2 | 11.1 | 41.0 | 32.5 | 44.3 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 172.3 | 65.9 | 9.5 | 35.5 | 0.0 | 61.3 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 170.6 | 65.1 | 10.8 | 40.1 | 10.1 | 44.6 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 169.3 | 48.2 | 10.3 | 37.7 | 30.3 | 42.8 |
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đŗđą Netherlands | 167.8 | 51.4 | 16.6 | 35.8 | 26.3 | 37.7 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 166.3 | 58.5 | 7.2 | 34.9 | 0.0 | 65.7 |
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đŦđ§ United Kingdom | 160.4 | 34.0 | 16.1 | 38.6 | 39.0 | 32.7 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 159.2 | 59.1 | 9.7 | 33.8 | 0.0 | 56.7 |
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đĩđš Portugal | 158.4 | 41.3 | 14.4 | 36.4 | 35.4 | 30.9 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 156.6 | 64.5 | 10.9 | 36.0 | 5.2 | 40.1 |
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đ¸đŦ Singapore | 156.6 | 48.1 | 18.1 | 39.3 | 7.4 | 43.6 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 156.5 | 48.3 | 12.0 | 40.0 | 5.2 | 51.1 |
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đ¯đĩ Japan | 155.4 | 33.8 | 14.6 | 32.8 | 43.9 | 30.3 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 154.7 | 49.3 | 10.4 | 40.5 | 11.3 | 43.2 |
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đ¨đĻ Canada | 154.5 | 34.9 | 16.7 | 38.5 | 30.3 | 34.0 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 152.6 | 63.1 | 9.5 | 35.3 | 0.0 | 44.7 |
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đ°đˇ South Korea | 152.0 | 32.6 | 11.8 | 30.6 | 47.1 | 29.8 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 151.8 | 52.7 | 11.4 | 39.6 | 4.1 | 44.0 |
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đ¸đŦ Singapore | 150.8 | 44.1 | 17.4 | 41.6 | 10.5 | 37.2 |
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đ¨đ Switzerland | 150.6 | 34.5 | 16.5 | 36.9 | 30.9 | 31.9 |
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đĻđē Australia | 149.4 | 37.8 | 16.5 | 40.4 | 19.1 | 35.6 |
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đēđ¸ United States | 148.4 | 38.0 | 13.8 | 32.2 | 34.7 | 29.6 |
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đēđ¸ United States | 147.6 | 32.6 | 13.8 | 34.5 | 35.9 | 30.8 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 147.5 | 53.8 | 11.2 | 39.8 | 0.0 | 42.7 |
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đŗđ´ Norway | 145.5 | 42.2 | 15.7 | 35.2 | 17.5 | 34.9 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 144.9 | 49.4 | 9.9 | 35.6 | 10.7 | 39.4 |
| 38 |
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đŦđ§ United Kingdom | 144.6 | 19.9 | 16.4 | 39.1 | 53.1 | 16.1 |
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đ¨đĻ Canada | 144.1 | 29.9 | 13.4 | 34.4 | 30.6 | 35.9 |
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đđ° Hong Kong | 143.3 | 40.7 | 10.5 | 39.5 | 8.5 | 44.1 |
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đ°đˇ South Korea | 142.7 | 23.2 | 9.5 | 33.0 | 60.0 | 16.9 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 141.6 | 59.2 | 10.5 | 39.7 | 0.0 | 32.2 |
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đŗđą Netherlands | 141.2 | 32.0 | 17.2 | 38.0 | 26.3 | 27.8 |
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đŦđ§ United Kingdom | 141.1 | 38.1 | 17.6 | 38.6 | 8.7 | 38.1 |
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đŦđ§ United Kingdom | 140.7 | 27.9 | 18.1 | 38.9 | 31.9 | 23.9 |
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đĻđē Australia | 140.7 | 33.3 | 15.8 | 38.8 | 19.0 | 33.8 |
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đĻđē Australia | 139.2 | 34.6 | 17.9 | 40.9 | 10.3 | 35.5 |
| 48 |
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đēđ¸ United States | 139.0 | 31.0 | 14.2 | 34.0 | 32.0 | 27.8 |
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đŽđš Italy | 137.0 | 37.0 | 15.3 | 35.8 | 11.1 | 37.8 |
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đ¨đŗ China | 136.8 | 41.2 | 9.2 | 36.5 | 15.2 | 34.7 |