Electrical & Electronic Engineering
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Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2020

QS World University Rankings · · Methodology · Source: QS World University Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

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

QS is the only major ranking system that weights employer reputation at 15%, with academic and employer reputation together accounting for nearly half the total score.

How does Electrical & Electronic Engineering evaluate universities?

Electrical & Electronic Engineering, published by QS World University Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, 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 504 universities from 19 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. QS World University Rankings 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 2020?

The top universities in Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2020 are: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich. This edition, published by QS World University Rankings, evaluated 504 universities from 19 countries and regions using indicators such as Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation. 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?

QS World University Rankings, published by Quacquarelli Symonds since 2004, are defined by their heavy emphasis on reputation surveys: academic reputation (30%) and employer reputation (15%) together account for nearly half of the total score, directly reflecting how scholars and employers worldwide perceive each institution. Additional indicators include faculty/student ratio (10%), citations per faculty (20%), international faculty (5%), international students (5%), plus newer dimensions such as sustainability and employment outcomes. In contrast, THE emphasizes teaching environment and research quality, ARWU relies entirely on objective research output (Nobel Prizes, publications), and US News focuses on research reputation and citation impact. QS is therefore particularly useful for applicants concerned with institutional prestige, graduate employability, and cross-border recognition.

Current edition: published 2020-03
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1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🇺🇸 United States 97.5 100.0 100.0
2 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 94.4 96.8 95.5
3 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States 92.1 94.9 89.8
4 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 91.7 91.8 97.8
5 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 91.5 92.3 90.4
6 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸🇬 Singapore 91.0 85.8 93.1
7 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 90.5 90.3 90.1
8 University of Oxford logo University of Oxford 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 90.3 87.6 96.6
9 EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne logo EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne 🇨🇭 Switzerland 90.1 93.2 86.1
10 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 89.8 85.5 99.4
11 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China 89.2 86.8 87.9
12 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 89.0 85.8 88.8
13 California Institute of Technology logo California Institute of Technology (CIT) 🇺🇸 United States 87.5 91.2 88.7
14 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) 🇺🇸 United States 87.0 85.9 86.1
15 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 86.4 86.9 85.9
16 Delft University of Technology logo Delft University of Technology 🇳🇱 Netherlands 86.1 84.6 87.7
17 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology logo KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology 🇰🇷 South Korea 84.3 83.6 81.6
17 KTH Royal Institute of Technology logo KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 🇸🇪 Sweden 84.3 85.8 79.5
17 Politecnico di Milano Politecnico di Milano 🇮🇹 Italy 84.3 78.3 94.6
20 Technical University of Munich logo Technical University of Munich (TUM) 🇩🇪 Germany 84.2 86.4 84.6
20 The University of Tokyo logo The University of Tokyo (UT) 🇯🇵 Japan 84.2 87.5 87.6
22 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology logo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 84.0 80.1 84.3
23 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 83.6 84.6 78.7
24 Carnegie Mellon University logo Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) 🇺🇸 United States 83.5 82.1 84.9
25 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 🇺🇸 United States 83.4 84.7 79.5
26 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 82.6 81.8 79.0
27 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China 82.5 78.0 85.1
28 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 82.3 79.8 76.3
29 Seoul National University logo Seoul National University (SNU) 🇰🇷 South Korea 82.1 80.2 83.5
29 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 🇨🇳 China 82.1 79.5 80.6
31 University of Manchester logo University of Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 81.4 78.5 84.0
32 Princeton University logo Princeton University 🇺🇸 United States 81.0 81.6 78.5
32 University of Hong Kong logo University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 81.0 75.5 80.6
34 RWTH Aachen University logo RWTH Aachen University (RWTH) 🇩🇪 Germany 80.9 78.5 83.4
35 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) 🇦🇺 Australia 80.7 72.6 82.5
36 The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia 80.6 77.9 84.1
37 Tokyo Institute of Technology logo Tokyo Institute of Technology (東工大) 🇯🇵 Japan 80.5 82.7 82.5
38 Politecnico di Torino logo Politecnico di Torino 🇮🇹 Italy 80.3 77.1 85.1
38 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada 80.3 76.0 77.5
40 University of California San Diego logo University of California San Diego (UCSD) 🇺🇸 United States 79.9 80.5 74.5
41 Purdue University West Lafayette logo Purdue University West Lafayette 🇺🇸 United States 79.7 76.7 79.7
42 CentraleSupélec CentraleSupélec 🇫🇷 France 79.5 69.9 89.2
42 Technische Universität Berlin logo Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) 🇩🇪 Germany 79.5 79.1 81.3
44 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 79.3 79.4 77.1
44 National Taiwan University logo National Taiwan University (NTU) 🇹🇼 Taiwan 79.3 77.7 80.3
46 University of Malaya logo University of Malaya (UM) 🇲🇾 Malaysia 79.1 69.3 71.7
47 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China 79.0 73.7 73.7
48 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 78.9 77.1 76.9
49 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi logo Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) 🇮🇳 India 78.8 73.0 81.8
50 Aalborg University logo Aalborg University (AAU) 🇩🇰 Denmark 78.6 73.0 66.2