Best Engineering Schools in the US 2025

Discover the Times Higher Education rankings for the best engineering schools in the US 2025.
This list highlights the top-ranked universities for engineering in the US, based on the Times Higher Education Subject Rankings: Engineering 2025. These rankings provide valuable insights into the leading institutions for engineering education and research.
A total of 145 US universities have been ranked for their excellence in teaching, research, industry collaboration, and international outlook.
The rankings are based on a rigorous methodology designed by Times Higher Education’s data experts, ensuring accuracy and reliability for students, academics, and industry leaders worldwide.

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March 17 2025

Top US Engineering Schools Ranked in 2025

US Engineering Rank 2025	WUR Engineering Rank 2025	University	Overall	Teaching	Research Environment	Research Quality	Industry	International Outlook
1	1	Harvard University	97.5	97.6	97.1	93.7	99.6	96.5
2	2	Stanford University	96.4	98.6	100	86.4	95.3	97
3	3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	96.2	97.9	100	87.9	93	99
4	5	University of California, Berkeley	95.8	98.8	100	86.5	98.5	91.2
5	7	California Institute of Technology	95.5	93.9	100	76.8	99.1	97.2
6	8	Princeton University	94.5	97.4	92.6	88.6	93.6	94.7
7	15	Georgia Institute of Technology	90.3	94.8	99.8	78.8	93.7	82.5
8	16	University of California, Los Angeles	88.8	96	95.8	85.7	88.9	80.5
9	18	Yale University	88.3	91.5	76.6	87.3	86.5	90.6
10	19	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	86.6	84.7	88.2	73.6	90.2	87.8
11	20	Carnegie Mellon University	86.1	98	81.2	77.6	86.2	77.8
12	24	Cornell University	83	90.8	74.3	81.7	80.6	80.5
13	25	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	82.6	80.2	97.9	60.9	88.7	80
14	28	Columbia University	81.6	89.8	98.6	89.5	74.9	73.6
15	29	University of Texas at Austin	81	92.9	91	54.7	80.8	73.6
16	30	Purdue University West Lafayette	80.7	72.6	95.1	74	85.6	81.3
17	32	Northwestern University	77.7	94.1	76.4	82.3	70.9	67.9
18	34	University of Pennsylvania	77.2	87.6	84	84.4	73.3	67.2
19	37	Johns Hopkins University	75.9	82.9	86.9	74.3	74.9	67.4
20	42	University of California, San Diego	74.3	91.2	100	73.7	65.6	59.3
21	47	University of California, Santa Barbara	73.5	95.4	100	83.5	63	52.6
22	51	University of Washington	71.8	89.1	80.8	78.1	63.5	59.2
23	55	University of Massachusetts	71.2	88.2	87.8	80.8	54.5	64.4
24	63	Duke University	69.3	80.9	100	82	54.4	61
25	64	Texas A&M University	68.8	74	78.1	66.3	66.9	63.5
26	74	University of Wisconsin-Madison	65.7	75.6	72.3	71.2	58.7	59.7
27	76	Penn State (Main campus)	65	83.5	75	63.9	57.1	52.4
28	84	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	63.4	87.3	90.2	67.8	50.7	44.2
29	85	University of California, Davis	63.2	73.1	76.4	79.1	56.4	52.6
30	87	University of California, Irvine	62.8	92.6	96.3	84.9	44.3	37.2
31	89	Rice University	62.3	90.4	74.8	87.2	41.1	46.5
32	90	Brown University	61.6	84.1	71.5	74.5	40	55.8
33	99	New York University	60.3	90	72.9	87.9	44	36.9
=34	101–125	North Carolina State University	57.6–60.1	78.7	89.6	68.2	42.6	40.9
=34	101–125	Ohio State University (Main campus)	57.6–60.1	79.5	99.9	68.3	45.9	39.5
=34	101–125	University of Maryland, College Park	57.6–60.1	88.8	78.3	50.1	45.4	42.6
=34	101–125	University of Minnesota	57.6–60.1	68.4	99.6	57	51.8	49.1
=34	101–125	University of Southern California	57.6–60.1	79.3	70.6	73.8	48.1	45.8
=39	126–150	Boston University	54.5–57.4	73.6	76.2	74	37.3	42.2
=39	126–150	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	54.5–57.4	95	87	63.3	31.6	26.9
=39	126–150	University of Colorado Boulder	54.5–57.4	73.2	80.9	59.6	47.4	44.1
=39	126–150	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	54.5–57.4	91.1	73.7	62.3	34	35
=43	151–175	Arizona State University (Tempe)	52.2–54.4	77.6	77.8	76.1	31.5	35.6
=43	151–175	Michigan State University	52.2–54.4	78	73.7	73.7	36.3	35.8
=43	151–175	University of California, Riverside	52.2–54.4	91.4	75.1	81	27.6	26.8
=43	151–175	University of Notre Dame	52.2–54.4	74.9	84.3	70.3	31	37.7
=47	176–200	Northeastern University	50.0–52.1	85.6	68.5	84.1	26.3	28.2
=47	176–200	University of Arizona	50.0–52.1	65.8	76.2	64.7	44.1	35.5
=47	176–200	University of Delaware	50.0–52.1	72.2	99	70.7	33	32.6
=47	176–200	University of Florida	50.0–52.1	70	80.2	54.4	39.2	39
=47	176–200	Vanderbilt University	50.0–52.1	74.1	68.5	67.2	30.3	40.4
=52	201–250	Case Western Reserve University	46.7–49.9	74.4	73.6	71.5	28.8	29.5
=52	201–250	Colorado School of Mines	46.7–49.9	64.8	78.1	38.2	39.5	38
=52	201–250	Dartmouth College	46.7–49.9	71.9	79.5	65.7	25.1	39.6
=52	201–250	Drexel University	46.7–49.9	90	71.9	75.5	19.9	25.4
=52	201–250	George Washington University	46.7–49.9	77.6	64.3	72.6	21.9	32.9
=52	201–250	Stony Brook University	46.7–49.9	77.1	67.9	81.7	25.2	25.7
=52	201–250	University at Buffalo	46.7–49.9	78.9	78.9	83.3	28.3	26
=52	201–250	University of California, Santa Cruz	46.7–49.9	81.3	73.5	77.5	24	21.2
=52	201–250	University of Central Florida	46.7–49.9	65.8	95.3	46.7	35.2	31.3
=52	201–250	University of Houston	46.7–49.9	79.2	73.8	91.8	22.5	22.9
=52	201–250	University of Illinois Chicago	46.7–49.9	76.4	74	66.3	28.8	27.2
=52	201–250	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	46.7–49.9	79.9	69.3	75.3	22.1	25.5
=52	201–250	University of South Florida	46.7–49.9	72.4	89.6	86.1	27.6	22.2
=52	201–250	University of Virginia (Main campus)	46.7–49.9	69.7	79.7	63.3	31.5	33.9
=52	201–250	Washington University in St Louis	46.7–49.9	70.8	68.1	77.3	30.9	36.5
=67	251–300	Florida International University	44.7–46.6	83.4	62.3	61.5	22.8	20.3
=67	251–300	Florida State University	44.7–46.6	71.1	73.3	73.3	31.2	20
=67	251–300	Illinois Institute of Technology	44.7–46.6	76.1	67.3	75.4	25.2	24.4
=67	251–300	Iowa State University	44.7–46.6	68.8	87.4	46.2	26.9	30.4
=67	251–300	SUNY Binghamton University	44.7–46.6	71.8	74.9	50.1	27.2	28.6
=67	251–300	University of Kentucky	44.7–46.6	73.7	78.1	59.3	25.4	24.3
=67	251–300	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus	44.7–46.6	71.9	70.9	53.7	27.9	29.3
=67	251–300	University of Rochester	44.7–46.6	51.8	93.9	80.8	28.7	30.5
=67	251–300	University of Texas at Arlington	44.7–46.6	80.9	74.9	70.4	22.4	21.5
=67	251–300	University of Texas at Dallas	44.7–46.6	85.7	75.2	61.4	19.7	22.6
=67	251–300	University of Utah	44.7–46.6	63.1	77.6	46.4	33.2	29
=67	251–300	Washington State University	44.7–46.6	73.2	75.3	74.4	27	24.9
=79	301–400	Auburn University	41.3–44.6	74	70.9	59.9	22.2	21.6
=79	301–400	George Mason University	41.3–44.6	83.7	57.4	63.7	20.8	13.6
=79	301–400	Indiana University	41.3–44.6	67.1	96.7	77.9	21.4	19.5
=79	301–400	Missouri University of Science and Technology	41.3–44.6	72.1	85.8	65.6	23.9	19.9
=79	301–400	Mizzou - University of Missouri	41.3–44.6	66.6	69.6	67.1	21.9	21.8
=79	301–400	New Jersey Institute of Technology	41.3–44.6	72.9	63.1	88.4	17.4	18.1
=79	301–400	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	41.3–44.6	58.4	82.1	71.9	26.1	29.8
=79	301–400	Rutgers University – New Brunswick	41.3–44.6	72.5	70.3	66	26.2	22.5
=79	301–400	Stevens Institute of Technology	41.3–44.6	77.3	62.4	71.6	19.3	19.2
=79	301–400	Temple University	41.3–44.6	86.4	64.7	58.1	15.9	19.1
=79	301–400	The University of Texas at San Antonio	41.3–44.6	80.4	56.6	48.9	21.9	18.7
=79	301–400	The University of Tulsa	41.3–44.6	79.5	61.1	62.4	14.6	24.3
=79	301–400	Tufts University	41.3–44.6	70.4	76.7	61.6	21.8	25.1
=79	301–400	University of Connecticut	41.3–44.6	63.6	74.3	70.4	23.9	21
=79	301–400	University of South Carolina-Columbia	41.3–44.6	77.5	69.6	70.4	17.5	24.8
=94	401–500	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	38.3–41.2	56	86.3	55.5	25.1	23.7
=94	401–500	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	38.3–41.2	65.1	53.2	53.4	23.2	23.2
=94	401–500	Lehigh University	38.3–41.2	52.6	68.3	76	20.4	30.3
=94	401–500	Louisiana State University	38.3–41.2	66.5	65.3	46.8	19.6	21.8
=94	401–500	Mississippi State University	38.3–41.2	77.2	55.1	60	19.3	18.8
=94	401–500	Texas Tech University	38.3–41.2	59.6	59.5	72.7	19.4	24.5
=94	401–500	University of Alabama	38.3–41.2	67.9	61.8	52.1	21.5	18.5
=94	401–500	University of Arkansas	38.3–41.2	60.8	66.6	49.6	24.5	22.9
=94	401–500	University of Georgia	38.3–41.2	64.8	81.3	55.7	25.8	17.5
=94	401–500	University of Iowa	38.3–41.2	58.9	88.1	60.7	22.9	23.3
=94	401–500	University of Miami	38.3–41.2	59.2	62.5	77.9	17.3	21.9
=94	401–500	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	38.3–41.2	70.3	63.9	45.1	20.1	19
=94	401–500	University of Toledo	38.3–41.2	71.8	71.1	66.3	16.8	16.9
=107	501–600	Oklahoma State University	35.8–38.2	59.7	60.5	69.4	16.5	17.7
=107	501–600	Syracuse University	35.8–38.2	59.2	63.9	60.5	16.7	24.4
=107	501–600	University of California, Merced	35.8–38.2	69.3	63.3	57.6	16.1	17.2
=107	501–600	University of Hawai’i at Mānoa	35.8–38.2	60.4	63.4	76.4	16.5	14.6
=107	501–600	University of Kansas	35.8–38.2	52.7	78.9	61.8	20.6	19.8
=107	501–600	Virginia Commonwealth University	35.8–38.2	48	95.4	40.4	23.4	22.7
=107	501–600	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	35.8–38.2	66	66.5	52.6	16.7	20.7
=114	601–800	Baylor University	30.6–35.7	47.4	56.7	47.9	16.5	18.9
=114	601–800	Florida Atlantic University	30.6–35.7	62	51.4	71.3	13	13.4
=114	601–800	Kansas State University	30.6–35.7	56.1	59.9	55.7	15.9	20.8
=114	601–800	Northern Illinois University	30.6–35.7	66	56.8	78.4	11.1	11.2
=114	601–800	Ohio University (Main campus)	30.6–35.7	47.8	68	46.1	19.1	21.1
=114	601–800	Rochester Institute of Technology	30.6–35.7	59.6	57.1	37.6	15.2	15.4
=114	601–800	South Dakota State University	30.6–35.7	64.2	39.6	51.1	13.9	14.1
=114	601–800	University of Alaska Fairbanks	30.6–35.7	48.3	44.9	76.4	18.6	20
=114	601–800	University of Colorado Denver /Anschutz Medical Campus	30.6–35.7	44	62.8	58.1	19.8	14.2
=114	601–800	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	30.6–35.7	60.9	60.5	58.9	13.8	20.1
=114	601–800	University of Memphis	30.6–35.7	56.1	47.3	41.1	15.1	20.5
=114	601–800	University of Rhode Island	30.6–35.7	61.1	56.1	59.6	16.4	17.6
=114	601–800	University of Texas at El Paso	30.6–35.7	50.3	52.6	58.8	26.3	17.1
=114	601–800	University of Wyoming	30.6–35.7	61.4	57.7	39.7	15.5	21.9
=114	601–800	Wake Forest University	30.6–35.7	55.1	77.8	44.4	12.4	22
=114	601–800	Wayne State University	30.6–35.7	53.6	73.7	57.2	14.5	22.4
=114	601–800	Western Michigan University	30.6–35.7	68.3	43.1	59.7	10.7	15.6
=131	801–1000	Clarkson University	25.6–30.4	34.3	67	54.1	13.8	20.1
=131	801–1000	Florida Institute of Technology	25.6–30.4	40.2	40.7	58	12.3	17.5
=131	801–1000	Georgia Southern University	25.6–30.4	54.8	35.3	42.8	10.9	7.8
=131	801–1000	New Mexico State University (Main campus)	25.6–30.4	37.4	56.2	49.7	18.6	18.5
=131	801–1000	Oakland University	25.6–30.4	39.5	54	56	13.5	17.1
=131	801–1000	Old Dominion University	25.6–30.4	49.1	41	42.8	13.4	18.9
=131	801–1000	Portland State University	25.6–30.4	40.2	53.5	54.9	17.9	17.2
=131	801–1000	Saint Louis University	25.6–30.4	36.1	42.9	51.6	15.2	18.9
=131	801–1000	San Diego State University	25.6–30.4	52	57	44.8	9.5	13.8
=131	801–1000	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	25.6–30.4	49.3	52.1	47.7	10.9	19.6
=131	801–1000	Texas State University	25.6–30.4	48.7	43.9	69.5	14.6	12.8
=131	801–1000	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	25.6–30.4	39.9	48.8	41.7	17.3	15.2
=143	1001–1250	Montana State University	19.5–25.5	24.1	52.3	37.5	14.6	14.2
=143	1001–1250	Rowan University	19.5–25.5	36.7	36.9	55.3	13.3	14.3
145	1251+	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	9.4–19.4	27.1	21	52.7	8.4	11

Key Insights into the Best Engineering Schools in the US 2025

Harvard University retains the number one position, excelling in teaching and industry collaboration.
MIT ranks highest for teaching quality, reinforcing its reputation as a world-class engineering institution.
University of California, Berkeley continues to strengthen its research environment, remaining among the top five.
ETH Zurich re-enters the global top 10, marking a strong return for European institutions.
King’s College London makes a notable debut in the 126-150 band, showcasing rising UK influence in engineering education.
A total of 145 US universities are ranked, demonstrating the country’s dominant presence in global engineering education.

Choosing the right university for engineering in the US

Choosing the best engineering school is a crucial step for prospective students. The Times Higher Education Engineering Rankings help identify universities with strong reputations in teaching, research, and industry collaboration.

The table for the best universities for engineering in the US was derived from data collected for the THE World University Subject Rankings. The results are calculated using 18 performance indicators underlying five metrics: research environment, teaching (the learning environment), research quality, industry and international outlook. For more insights and a detailed breakdown of our ranking methodology, visit our methodology page. Use the ranking table above to explore the right institution for you.