China Subject Ratings 2021: Engineering

The Times Higher Education China Subject Ratings are the only performance tables that judge Chinese institutions against their global peers based on the Chinese Ministry of Education’s classification of subjects.

The ratings for engineering reveal performance across 36 subjects: aerospace science and technology; agricultural engineering; architecture; biological engineering; biomedical engineering; chemical engineering and technology; civil engineering; computer science and technology; control science and engineering/automation science and engineering; electrical engineering; electronic science and technology; environmental science and engineering; food science and engineering; forestry engineering; geological resources and geological engineering; information and communication engineering; instrument/meter science and technology; landscape architecture; light industry technology and engineering; materials science and engineering; mechanical engineering; mechanics; metallurgical engineering; mining engineering; naval architecture and ocean engineering; nuclear science and technology; oil and gas engineering; optical engineering; power engineering thermophysics; safety science and engineering; software engineering; surveying and mapping science and technology; textile science and engineering; transport engineering; urban and rural planning; and water/irrigation engineering.

In total, 1,293 universities worldwide receive a rating for at least one subject in the engineering pillar.

View the China Subject Ratings 2021 methodology

Ten universities achieve an A+ grade in all 36 of the engineering subjects, while Tsinghua University is the top-performing institution in mainland China.

Read our analysis of the China Subject Ratings 2021

If you would like to discuss the results of the ratings, contact Elizabeth Shepherd, head of THE’s consultancy team, at Elizabeth.Shepherd@timeshighereducation.com.