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Engineering 2027

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings · Methodology · Source: U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in engineering.

U.S. News centers on research reputation and bibliometrics across 40+ subject areas, making it especially useful for evaluating field-specific institutional strength.

How does Engineering evaluate universities?

Engineering, published by U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Indicators, 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 2027 edition assessed 1500 universities from 12 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. U.S. News Best Global Universities 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 Engineering 2027?

The top universities in Engineering 2027 are: Tsinghua University, Nanyang Technological University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, Harbin Institute of Technology. This edition, published by U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluated 1500 universities from 12 countries and regions using indicators such as Indicators. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Engineering differ from other ranking systems?

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, published by U.S. News & World Report, focuses on research reputation and bibliometric indicators across 13 measures: global research reputation (12.5%), regional research reputation (12.5%), publications (10%), books (2.5%), conferences (2.5%), normalized citation impact (10%), total citations (7.5%), share of top 10% most-cited papers (12.5%), and international collaboration (10%), among others. In contrast, QS weights employer reputation and internationalization more heavily, THE evaluates across teaching-to-industry dimensions, and ARWU focuses on pure academic output. U.S. News additionally publishes rankings across 40+ subject areas, making it especially useful for applicants and researchers who need field-specific performance data.

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1 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 100.0
2 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 92.1
3 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 90.9
3 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 90.9
5 Harbin Institute of Technology logo Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 90.6
6 Hong Kong Polytechnic University logo Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 88.2
7 Tongji University logo Tongji University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 87.9
8 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 87.6
9 Southeast University - China Southeast University - China đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 87.5
10 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 85.4
11 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 84.8
12 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 84.4
13 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 83.9
14 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 83.3
15 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 81.7
16 Chongqing University logo Chongqing University (CQU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 81.6
17 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 81.5
18 Beijing Institute of Technology logo Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 81.0
19 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 80.9
20 Hunan University logo Hunan University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 80.6
21 Beihang University logo Beihang University (BUAA) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 80.3
22 Tianjin University logo Tianjin University (TJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 79.9
23 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology logo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 78.8
24 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 78.5
25 = Delft University of Technology logo Delft University of Technology đŸ‡ŗđŸ‡ą Netherlands 78.4
25 = Northwestern Polytechnical University logo Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 78.4
27 = University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 78.3
27 = University of Hong Kong logo University of Hong Kong (HKU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 78.3
29 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China logo University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 78.2
30 University of Technology Sydney logo University of Technology Sydney (UTS) đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 77.7
31 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 77.5
32 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 77.4
33 UNSW Sydney logo UNSW Sydney (UNSW) đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 76.7
34 Dalian University of Technology logo Dalian University of Technology (DUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 76.4
35 Central South University logo Central South University (CSU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 76.2
36 University of Science and Technology of China logo University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 75.8
37 Wuhan University logo Wuhan University (WHU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 75.7
38 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 75.3
39 Aalborg University logo Aalborg University (AAU) 🇩🇰 Denmark 75.2
40 = King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals logo King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) 🇸đŸ‡Ļ Saudi Arabia 74.4
40 = Nanjing University logo Nanjing University (NJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 74.4
42 = Chinese University of Hong Kong logo Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 74.1
42 = King Saud University logo King Saud University (KSU) 🇸đŸ‡Ļ Saudi Arabia 74.1
44 King Abdulaziz University logo King Abdulaziz University (KAU) 🇸đŸ‡Ļ Saudi Arabia 73.5
45 University of Oxford logo University of Oxford đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 73.4
46 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 73.1
47 Technical University of Munich logo Technical University of Munich (TUM) 🇩đŸ‡Ē Germany 73.0
48 = Northeastern University logo Northeastern University (NEU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 72.8
48 = Yonsei University logo Yonsei University 🇰🇷 South Korea 72.8
50 Sichuan University logo Sichuan University (SCU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 72.7