Electrical & Electronic Engineering
ARWU

Electrical & Electronic 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 electrical and electronic engineering.

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

How does Electrical & Electronic Engineering evaluate universities?

Electrical & Electronic 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 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 Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2025?

The top universities in Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2025 are: Tsinghua University, University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Nanyang Technological University. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 500 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 Electrical & Electronic 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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Total 500 universities

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1 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China 245.9 100.0 11.2 42.0 52.6 40.0
2 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States 235.3 29.7 15.8 41.6 60.6 87.5
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🇺🇸 United States 234.5 36.5 15.3 39.9 44.4 98.3
4 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 210.3 29.2 14.4 44.3 24.1 98.4
5 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸🇬 Singapore 203.9 79.5 18.4 48.0 33.6 24.3
6 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China 199.4 87.6 11.4 38.7 31.3 30.4
7 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 199.2 27.7 14.8 41.8 40.0 74.9
8 Southeast University logo Southeast University (SEU) 🇨🇳 China 193.9 95.1 11.6 39.7 17.1 30.4
9 North Carolina State University logo North Carolina State University (NCSU) 🇺🇸 United States 186.7 29.3 13.0 36.8 42.8 64.9
10 Xidian University logo Xidian University 🇨🇳 China 184.4 91.2 10.4 38.3 18.6 26.0
11 Wuhan University logo Wuhan University (WHU) 🇨🇳 China 181.2 80.7 9.9 41.7 33.0 15.9
12 Harbin Institute of Technology logo Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) 🇨🇳 China 173.6 85.4 10.0 39.2 23.1 15.9
13 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 173.1 47.3 17.6 45.2 29.9 33.1
14 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China logo University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) 🇨🇳 China 168.8 87.8 11.0 38.1 18.9 13.0
15 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 🇺🇸 United States 168.3 33.7 14.1 38.5 21.5 60.5
16 Northwestern Polytechnical University logo Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) 🇨🇳 China 167.6 71.3 10.5 40.2 29.7 15.9
16 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 🇨🇳 China 167.6 81.5 11.3 38.3 16.1 20.5
18 Aalborg University logo Aalborg University (AAU) 🇩🇰 Denmark 167.0 55.8 18.6 41.9 30.1 20.5
19 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) 🇺🇸 United States 166.2 35.8 13.0 36.5 15.0 66.0
20 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) 🇨🇳 China 161.4 77.1 10.3 37.4 20.8 15.9
21 Beijing Institute of Technology logo Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) 🇨🇳 China 160.0 75.6 10.7 39.2 18.6 15.9
22 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 159.7 58.9 11.9 43.4 23.0 22.5
23 Hong Kong Polytechnic University logo Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 159.1 60.3 12.3 42.5 23.5 20.5
24 Beihang University logo Beihang University (BUAA) 🇨🇳 China 158.2 77.5 10.2 39.5 12.6 18.4
25 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 155.7 52.0 18.3 48.6 16.3 20.5
26 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology logo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 153.9 47.3 12.5 43.9 21.2 29.0
27 University of Waterloo logo University of Waterloo (UW) 🇨🇦 Canada 147.2 41.1 16.8 43.8 21.2 24.3
28 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick 🇺🇸 United States 144.4 20.8 14.7 50.0 3.1 55.9
29 Nanjing University of Science and Technology logo Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST) 🇨🇳 China 144.1 57.5 10.6 40.3 13.2 22.5
30 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) 🇨🇳 China 143.5 73.0 10.2 37.9 0.0 22.5
31 Korea University logo Korea University 🇰🇷 South Korea 141.5 37.5 11.5 35.5 38.7 18.4
32 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) 🇦🇺 Australia 141.0 49.4 17.6 46.7 8.9 18.4
33 Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University 🇫🇷 France 140.8 39.2 16.1 40.6 20.6 24.3
34 University of Technology Sydney logo University of Technology Sydney (UTS) 🇦🇺 Australia 140.7 52.8 18.2 47.0 4.4 18.4
35 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 138.2 37.7 13.2 36.0 23.8 27.5
36 University of Southampton logo University of Southampton 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 138.1 35.4 17.4 42.7 29.5 13.0
37 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 137.2 38.5 17.3 44.8 7.6 29.0
37 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 137.2 36.9 17.8 46.9 13.2 22.5
39 Princeton University logo Princeton University 🇺🇸 United States 136.4 34.1 17.4 50.0 8.9 26.0
40 Mississippi State University logo Mississippi State University (MSU) 🇺🇸 United States 136.2 26.4 17.2 50.0 29.6 13.0
41 University of Macau logo University of Macau (UM) 🇲🇴 Macau 135.8 51.4 11.3 44.7 19.3 9.2
42 Queen Mary University of London logo Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 134.8 36.1 18.3 50.0 2.9 27.5
43 Technion – Israel Institute of Technology logo Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 🇮🇱 Israel 133.8 18.1 15.3 30.8 0.0 69.5
44 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications logo Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) 🇨🇳 China 133.3 66.0 11.4 39.9 3.0 13.0
44 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China 133.3 59.3 10.7 41.9 3.0 18.4
46 Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University 🇨🇳 China 133.2 66.8 10.2 38.5 4.6 13.0
47 University of Hong Kong logo University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 132.9 45.3 13.2 44.7 7.3 22.5
48 University of Illinois Chicago logo University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) 🇺🇸 United States 132.3 21.9 15.4 50.0 29.2 15.9
49 Chongqing University logo Chongqing University (CQU) 🇨🇳 China 131.5 64.6 10.5 38.3 8.9 9.2
50 Khalifa University of Science and Technology logo Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KUSTAR) 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 130.6 31.0 17.7 39.3 29.6 13.0