Telecommunication Engineering
ARWU

Telecommunication Engineering 2020

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

Ranks universities globally for research strength and academic impact in telecommunication engineering.

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

How does Telecommunication Engineering evaluate universities?

Telecommunication Engineering, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as CNCI, IC, Q1, 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 2020 edition assessed 300 universities from 12 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 Telecommunication Engineering 2020?

The top universities in Telecommunication Engineering 2020 are: Tsinghua University, Southeast University, Xidian University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 300 universities from 12 countries and regions using indicators such as CNCI, IC, Q1. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Telecommunication 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 2020-06
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1 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China 294.8 81.3 67.1 100.0
2 Southeast University logo Southeast University (SEU) 🇨🇳 China 281.8 78.6 64.3 95.2
3 Xidian University logo Xidian University 🇨🇳 China 278.2 66.8 57.5 99.9
4 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China logo University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) 🇨🇳 China 269.2 69.6 61.8 93.6
5 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications logo Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) 🇨🇳 China 268.8 65.0 59.2 96.0
6 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸🇬 Singapore 255.4 81.9 86.5 78.1
7 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 🇨🇳 China 252.2 71.2 63.8 84.1
8 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada 247.6 95.5 88.2 67.2
9 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) 🇨🇳 China 246.5 80.8 73.5 75.5
10 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 240.0 100.0 82.1 61.8
11 University of Southampton logo University of Southampton 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 233.9 88.8 82.1 64.4
11 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China 233.9 77.8 69.3 71.1
13 University of Waterloo logo University of Waterloo (UW) 🇨🇦 Canada 230.2 88.7 87.5 62.0
14 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 227.1 79.1 62.1 67.8
15 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology logo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 220.3 89.4 68.9 58.6
16 University of Houston logo University of Houston (UH) 🇺🇸 United States 215.8 96.9 94.8 50.0
17 Dalian University of Technology logo Dalian University of Technology (DUT) 🇨🇳 China 215.6 84.5 65.1 59.0
18 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) 🇨🇳 China 214.5 83.9 54.8 59.8
19 University of Technology Sydney logo University of Technology Sydney (UTS) 🇦🇺 Australia 214.2 86.0 90.9 55.0
20 Beihang University logo Beihang University (BUAA) 🇨🇳 China 212.8 69.1 60.6 65.8
21 Singapore University of Technology & Design Singapore University of Technology & Design 🇸🇬 Singapore 211.9 91.9 94.8 50.5
22 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 210.9 100.0 71.1 48.3
23 Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University 🇫🇷 France 210.2 86.2 83.3 53.7
24 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) 🇺🇸 United States 209.9 81.8 76.8 56.4
25 Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications logo Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NJUPT) 🇨🇳 China 207.8 70.6 59.2 62.7
26 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China 207.7 80.5 72.9 56.3
27 Carleton University logo Carleton University 🇨🇦 Canada 206.5 97.5 82.9 46.2
28 Shenzhen University logo Shenzhen University (SZU) 🇨🇳 China 206.4 79.4 61.1 57.4
29 Princeton University logo Princeton University 🇺🇸 United States 205.8 100.0 93.5 43.6
30 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia 205.3 88.9 90.8 49.1
31 Lancaster University logo Lancaster University 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 204.7 100.0 91.9 43.2
32 KTH Royal Institute of Technology logo KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 🇸🇪 Sweden 204.5 72.2 87.1 57.4
33 Beijing Jiaotong University logo Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) 🇨🇳 China 204.1 67.1 69.1 61.6
34 Aalto University logo Aalto University 🇫🇮 Finland 203.8 80.7 82.6 53.3
35 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) 🇦🇺 Australia 202.6 86.4 85.4 49.6
36 Harbin Institute of Technology logo Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) 🇨🇳 China 201.8 64.1 63.5 62.5
37 Queen Mary University of London logo Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 200.7 96.3 89.3 43.3
38 University of Science and Technology of China logo University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 🇨🇳 China 200.3 70.3 65.1 58.5
39 King Saud University logo King Saud University (KSU) 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 199.2 75.2 88.0 53.2
40 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) 🇨🇳 China 198.6 75.0 64.8 55.3
41 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 198.2 81.8 82.2 50.0
42 Beijing Institute of Technology logo Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) 🇨🇳 China 197.2 70.0 61.7 57.4
43 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology logo King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 195.2 72.7 87.7 52.5
44 Australian National University logo Australian National University (ANU) 🇦🇺 Australia 192.0 100.0 85.4 37.5
44 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 192.0 90.5 78.7 42.9
46 Queen's University Belfast logo Queen's University Belfast (QUB) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 191.7 94.5 85.7 40.0
47 Chalmers University of Technology logo Chalmers University of Technology 🇸🇪 Sweden 191.1 80.7 83.6 46.8
48 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg logo Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) 🇩🇪 Germany 190.5 100.0 80.6 37.2
48 University of Surrey logo University of Surrey 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 190.5 77.9 78.4 48.4
50 Virginia Tech logo Virginia Tech 🇺🇸 United States 190.2 83.3 70.9 46.4