Electrical & Electronic Engineering
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Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2021

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 2021 edition assessed 500 universities from 18 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 2021?

The top universities in Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2021 are: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore. This edition, published by QS World University Rankings, evaluated 500 universities from 18 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 2021-03
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1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🇺🇸 United States 96.5 100.0 100.0
2 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 93.7 96.3 95.9
3 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States 90.5 93.3 90.4
4 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸🇬 Singapore 90.3 84.7 94.1
5 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 90.1 85.1 95.7
6 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 89.5 90.0 96.6
7 = ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 88.6 90.8 87.7
7 = University of Oxford logo University of Oxford 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 88.6 85.2 95.6
9 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 88.3 88.4 88.7
10 EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne logo EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne 🇨🇭 Switzerland 88.2 91.2 85.5
11 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 88.1 82.6 99.5
12 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China 87.5 84.4 86.8
13 California Institute of Technology logo California Institute of Technology (CIT) 🇺🇸 United States 84.9 88.5 89.0
14 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) 🇺🇸 United States 84.2 82.6 84.6
15 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 84.1 83.5 86.5
16 Delft University of Technology logo Delft University of Technology 🇳🇱 Netherlands 82.6 81.2 87.9
17 Technical University of Munich logo Technical University of Munich (TUM) 🇩🇪 Germany 81.9 83.3 83.6
18 KTH Royal Institute of Technology logo KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 🇸🇪 Sweden 81.7 83.2 77.2
19 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology logo KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology 🇰🇷 South Korea 81.5 81.0 81.6
20 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology logo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 81.1 75.8 81.9
21 Carnegie Mellon University logo Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) 🇺🇸 United States 80.9 79.3 83.9
22 = Politecnico di Milano Politecnico di Milano 🇮🇹 Italy 80.4 73.6 91.1
22 = The University of Tokyo logo The University of Tokyo (UT) 🇯🇵 Japan 80.4 84.3 87.9
24 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 80.3 79.9 79.3
25 = Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 🇨🇳 China 80.0 76.0 81.2
25 = University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 80.0 77.7 81.7
27 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 🇺🇸 United States 79.8 81.6 78.8
28 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China 79.5 74.4 83.7
29 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 79.4 74.0 77.9
30 = Princeton University logo Princeton University 🇺🇸 United States 78.8 78.7 78.9
30 = Seoul National University logo Seoul National University (SNU) 🇰🇷 South Korea 78.8 76.6 82.5
32 Tokyo Institute of Technology logo Tokyo Institute of Technology (東工大) 🇯🇵 Japan 78.3 79.2 85.8
33 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) 🇦🇺 Australia 78.1 67.4 81.7
34 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada 77.7 71.4 79.0
35 RWTH Aachen University logo RWTH Aachen University (RWTH) 🇩🇪 Germany 77.4 75.9 81.4
36 University of Hong Kong logo University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 77.2 70.1 78.9
37 University of Manchester logo University of Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 77.1 74.6 79.8
38 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 76.9 75.2 74.5
39 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China 76.7 69.9 74.1
40 Aalborg University logo Aalborg University (AAU) 🇩🇰 Denmark 76.5 70.1 65.5
41 = Purdue University West Lafayette logo Purdue University West Lafayette 🇺🇸 United States 76.3 72.6 80.1
41 = University of California San Diego logo University of California San Diego (UCSD) 🇺🇸 United States 76.3 76.1 76.7
43 University of Malaya logo University of Malaya (UM) 🇲🇾 Malaysia 76.2 63.5 70.3
44 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 76.1 75.5 76.2
45 Politecnico di Torino logo Politecnico di Torino 🇮🇹 Italy 75.7 71.7 83.0
46 = The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia 75.6 73.1 79.3
46 = Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya logo Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) 🇪🇸 Spain 75.6 69.8 79.9
48 University of Waterloo logo University of Waterloo (UW) 🇨🇦 Canada 75.5 66.2 80.4
49 = Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 75.0 71.9 74.4
49 = University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 75.0 73.8 72.0