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Shanghai Ranking 2016: top universities for engineering, technology and computer sciences

Academic Ranking of World Universities reveals its top universities for lengineering, technology and computer sciences according to the 2016 subject ranking league tables, known as the ARWU-FIELD rankings

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    September 7 2016
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    The best universities for engineering, technology and computer science degrees have been published as one of ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s five subject rankings.

    Two hundred universities around the world are included in the ranking, which has been published annually since 2007.

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    Every year since then the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has come top of the engineering ranking, and 2016 is no exception.

    In second place is Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. It is the highest rank for an Asian university across all of the five subjects.

    In fact, the engineering ranking has an exceptionally high number of Asian institutions at the very top; half of the top 10 universities are based in the Asia/Pacific region.

    China is almost as represented in the ranking as the United States; the former has 42 featured universities compared to 47 in the US and only 14 in the UK.


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    -Full results for social sciences


    The top UK university is, unusually, not Oxford or Cambridge but Imperial College London, which has a focus on science, engineering, technology and medicine.

    Outside the UK, the top university in Europe for engineering, technology and computer sciences is École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, where more than half the students are international.

    Results for the five broad field rankings are calculated using a set of indicators which cover research publications, citations and research funding.

    In addition to the ARWU-FIELD rankings, ShanghaiRanking also published a further breakdown for engineering disciplines into seven subjects for the first time in 2016.

    Top universities for Engineering, Technology and Computer Sciences: ARWU-FIELD 2016

    World Rank

    Institution

    Country

    Region

    1

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    USA

    Americas

    2

    Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore

    Asia/Pacific

    2

    Stanford University

    USA

    Americas

    4

    Tsinghua University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    5

    King Abdulaziz University

    Saudi Arabia

    Asia/Pacific

    6

    National University of Singapore

    Singapore

    Asia/Pacific

    7

    Imperial College London

    UK

    Europe

    8

    University of California, Berkeley

    USA

    Americas

    9

    Harbin Institute of Technology

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    10

    University of Texas at Austin

    USA

    Americas

    11

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Switzerland

    Europe

    12

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    USA

    Americas

    13

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    USA

    Americas

    14

    Zhejiang University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    15

    University of Michigan

    USA

    Americas

    16

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    17

    Texas A&M University

    USA

    Americas

    18

    Purdue University

    USA

    Americas

    19

    University of Cambridge

    UK

    Europe

    20

    Southeast University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    21

    Xi’an Jiaotong University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    22

    South China University of Technology

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    23

    University of California, San Diego

    USA

    Americas

    24

    University of Hong Kong

    China-hk

    Asia/Pacific

    25

    Pierre and Marie Curie University

    France

    Europe

    26

    Carnegie Mellon University

    USA

    Americas

    27

    ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

    Switzerland

    Europe

    28

    University of Science and Technology of China

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    29

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

    Saudi Arabia

    Asia/Pacific

    29

    University of California, Los Angeles

    USA

    Americas

    31

    Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    China-hk

    Asia/Pacific

    32

    Princeton University

    USA

    Americas

    33

    Technical University of Denmark

    Denmark

    Europe

    33

    University of California, Santa Barbara

    USA

    Americas

    35

    University of Manchester

    UK

    Europe

    36

    Northwestern University

    USA

    Americas

    37

    Harvard University

    USA

    Americas

    37

    University of Minnesota

    USA

    Americas

    39

    Aalborg University

    Denmark

    Europe

    39

    Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    41

    Fudan University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    42

    California Institute of Technology

    USA

    Americas

    42

    University of New South Wales

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    42

    University of Washington

    USA

    Americas

    45

    University of Granada

    Spain

    Europe

    46

    National Taiwan University

    China-tw

    Asia/Pacific

    47

    Ohio State University

    USA

    Americas

    48

    University of Tehran

    Iran

    Asia/Pacific

    49

    Korea University

    South Korea

    Asia/Pacific

    50

    University of Toronto

    Canada

    Americas

    51-75

    Central South University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    Chalmers University of Technology

    Sweden

    Europe

    51-75

    Cornell University

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Eindhoven University of Technology

    Netherlands

    Europe

    51-75

    KU Leuven

    Belgium

    Europe

    51-75

    North Carolina State University

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Peking University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    Pennsylvania State University

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    Polytechnic University of Milan

    Italy

    Europe

    51-75

    Seoul National University

    South Korea

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    Soochow University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    Technical University of Munich

    Germany

    Europe

    51-75

    Technion Israel Institute of Technology

    Israel

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    Tel Aviv University

    Israel

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    Chinese University of Hong Kong

    China-hk

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    China-hk

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    University of Hong Kong

    China-hk

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    University of Melbourne

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    Tohoku University

    Japan

    Asia/Pacific

    51-75

    University College London

    UK

    Europe

    51-75

    University of Lisbon

    Portugal

    Europe

    51-75

    University of Maryland, College Park

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    University of Oxford

    UK

    Europe

    51-75

    University of Southern California

    USA

    Americas

    51-75

    University of Waterloo

    Canada

    Americas

    76-100

    Johns Hopkins University

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

    Saudi Arabia

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    King Saud University

    Saudi Arabia

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    Linköping University

    Sweden

    Europe

    76-100

    Monash University

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    NanJing Tech University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    Nankai University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

    China-tw

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    National Chiao Tung University

    China-tw

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    Pohang University of Science and Technology

    South Korea

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    Polytechnic University of Catalonia

    Spain

    Europe

    76-100

    Rice University

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    Sichuan University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    The University of Akron

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    The University of Queensland

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    University of Tokyo

    Japan

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    Tianjin University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    TU Dresden

    Germany

    Europe

    76-100

    University of Bristol

    UK

    Europe

    76-100

    University of British Columbia

    Canada

    Americas

    76-100

    University of Colorado Boulder

    USA

    Americas

    76-100

    University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    University of Salerno

    Italy

    Europe

    76-100

    University of Technology Sydney

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    76-100

    Wuhan University of Technology

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Amirkabir University of Technology

    Iran

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

    Greece

    Europe

    101-150

    Arizona State University

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Beihang University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Beijing University of Chemical Technology

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Curtin University

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Dalian University of Technology

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Delft University of Technology

    Netherlands

    Europe

    101-150

    Donghua University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Duke University

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    East China University of Science and Technology

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Jiangnan University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

    South Korea

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Sweden

    Europe

    101-150

    Nanjing University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Nanjing University of Science and Technology

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Sun Yat-sen University

    China-tw

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    National Technical University of Athens

    Greece

    Europe

    101-150

    Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

    Malaysia

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    York University

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Northeastern University (China)

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Northwestern Polytechnical University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Osaka University

    Japan

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    University of Turin

    Italy

    Europe

    101-150

    RMIT University

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Shandong University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Technical University of Berlin

    Germany

    Europe

    101-150

    University of Adelaide

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    University of Edinburgh

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    Tongji University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    University of Alberta

    Canada

    Americas

    101-150

    University of Birmingham

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    University of California, Davis

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    University of California, Irvine

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    University of Delaware

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

    Germany

    Europe

    101-150

    University of Houston

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    University of Leeds

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    University of Massachusetts

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    University of Montreal

    Canada

    Americas

    101-150

    University of São Paulo

    Brazil

    Americas

    101-150

    Universiti Sains Malaysia

    Malaysia

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    University of Southampton

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    University of Tennessee - Knoxville

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    University of Warwick

    UK

    Europe

    101-150

    University of Wisconsin

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Uppsala University

    Sweden

    Europe

    101-150

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    USA

    Americas

    101-150

    Wuhan University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    101-150

    Xidian University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Aalto University

    Finland

    Europe

    151-200

    Aix-Marseille University

    France

    Europe

    151-200

    Beijing Institute of Technology

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Beijing Normal University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Chongqing University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

    France

    Europe

    151-200

    Columbia University

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    Ghent University

    Belgium

    Europe

    151-200

    Hanyang University

    South Korea

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Hunan University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Indian Institute of Science

    India

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Iowa State University

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    Jilin University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    Kyoto University

    Japan

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Lund University

    Sweden

    Europe

    151-200

    McGill University

    Canada

    Americas

    151-200

    Middle East Technical University

    Turkey

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    National Tsing Hua University

    China-tw

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Northeastern University

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    Norway

    Europe

    151-200

    Paul Sabatier University (Toulouse 3)

    France

    Europe

    151-200

    Technical University of Madrid

    Spain

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Valencia

    Spain

    Europe

    151-200

    RWTH Aachen University

    Germany

    Europe

    151-200

    Sapienza University of Rome

    Italy

    Europe

    151-200

    Sun Yat-sen University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)

    South Korea

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    University of Newcastle

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    University of Sheffield

    UK

    Europe

    151-200

    Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Japan

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    University of Arizona

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    University of Bologna

    Italy

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Florida

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    University of Liverpool

    UK

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Lorraine

    France

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Malaya

    Malaysia

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    University of Naples Federico II

    Italy

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Nottingham

    UK

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Padua

    Italy

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Pennsylvania

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    University of Porto

    Portugal

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Science and Technology Beijing

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    University of Sydney

    Australia

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    University of the Basque Country

    Spain

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Twente

    Netherlands

    Europe

    151-200

    University of Utah

    USA

    Americas

    151-200

    Xiamen University

    China

    Asia/Pacific

    151-200

    Yonsei University

    South Korea

    Asia/Pacific


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