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World University Rankings 2008 - Technology

2008 World Rank School Name Country Engineering Score
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1 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States 100.0
2 University of California, BERKELEY United States 93.9
3 STANFORD University United States 85.3
4 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States 81.6
5 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom 76.2
6 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States 71.6
7 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom 70.9
8 GEORGIA Institute of Technology United States 68.9
9 University of TOKYO Japan 67.4
10 University of TORONTO Canada 66.0
11 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 64.5
12 TSINGHUA University China 63.4
13 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland 63.1
14 University of OXFORD United Kingdom 61.6
15 PRINCETON University United States 61.5
16 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States 61.4
17 DELFT University of Technology Netherlands 60.4
18 MCGILL University Canada 60.1
19 HARVARD University United States 59.6
20 University of ILLINOIS, Chicago (UIC) United States 58.4
21 TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan 57.0
22= University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada 56.8
22= KYOTO University Japan 56.8
24= CORNELL University United States 56.4
24= HONG KONG University of Science and Tech... Hong Kong 56.4
26 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 55.2
27 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia 54.7
28 University of MELBOURNE Australia 54.4
29 TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technolog... Israel 54.1
30 University of WATERLOO Canada 53.9
31 ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France 52.6
32 University of TEXAS at Austin United States 52.0
33 PURDUE University United States 50.9
34 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie... Korea, South 50.5
35 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States 50.3
36= Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (I... India 49.9
36= AUSTRALIAN National University Australia 49.9
38= PEKING University China 49.2
38= University of MICHIGAN United States 49.2
40 Technische Universitaet Muenchen Germany 48.7
41 University of SYDNEY Australia 48.0
42 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (II... India 47.7
43 SEOUL National University Korea, South 46.0
44 École Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE... Switzerland 45.2
45 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom 44.8
46 University of ALBERTA Canada 44.6
47 MONASH University Australia 44.3
48 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University China 43.8
49= National TAIWAN University Taiwan 42.3
49= OSAKA University Japan 42.3
49= EINDHOVEN University of Technology Netherlands 42.3
49= University of Science and Technology of ... China 42.3
53 TEXAS A&M University United States 41.8
54 KTH, ROYAL Institute of Technology Sweden 41.5
55 CHALMERS University of Technology Sweden 41.3
56= The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand 40.8
56= Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium 40.8
58 YALE University United States 40.7
59 Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VIRGINIA... United States 40.4
60 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom 40.2
61 University of QUEENSLAND Australia 40.0
62 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States 39.8
63= COLUMBIA University United States 39.5
63= Politecnico di MILANO Italy 39.5
65 Technische Universität BERLIN Germany 39.3
66 RENSSELAER Polytechnic Institute United States 38.7
67 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States 38.5
68 Universität STUTTGART Germany 38.0
69 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong 37.3
70= Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochsc... Germany 37.1
70= Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (I... India 37.1
72 Universität KARLSRUHE Germany 37.0
73 University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States 36.9
74= The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 36.0
74= Indian Institute of Technology Madras (I... India 36.0
76 VIENNA University of Technology Austria 35.9
77 Technical University of DENMARK Denmark 35.8
78 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States 35.0
79= PENNSYLVANIA STATE University United States 34.9
79= MCMASTER University Canada 34.9
81= University of MARYLAND, College Park United States 34.6
81= NORTHWESTERN University United States 34.6
83= Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur... India 34.5
83= University of CHICAGO United States 34.5
85 University of WASHINGTON United States 34.3
86 CHULALONGKORN University Thailand 34.0
87= University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA United States 33.9
87= Université de Montréal Canada 33.9
89 CITY University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 33.7
90= University of CALGARY Canada 33.5
90= BANDUNG Institute of Technology (ITB) Indonesia 33.5
92 FUDAN University China 33.2
93 BROWN University United States 33.1
94= HELSINKI University of Technology TKK Finland 33.0
94= RMIT University Australia 33.0
96= UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 32.8
96= University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom 32.8
98= TOHOKU University Japan 32.7
98= University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom 32.7
100 Ecole normale supérieure, PARIS France 32.4
101 QUEENSLAND University of Technology Australia 32.3
102= University of MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst United States 32.1
102= ZHEJIANG University China 32.1
104 Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University Russia 32.0
105 University of SÃO PAULO Brazil 31.9
106 BOSTON University United States 31.8
107= University of CALIFORNIA, Davis United States 31.4
107= Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ... Mexico 31.4
109 Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium 31.3
110 RICE University United States 30.8
111= DUKE University United States 30.7
111= OHIO STATE University United States 30.7
113 University of CAMPINAS (Unicamp) Brazil 30.6
114= National TSING HUA University Taiwan 30.5
114= Federal University of RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil 30.5
116 SIMON FRASER University Canada 30.1
117 University of TWENTE Netherlands 30.0
118= Technische Universität DARMSTADT Germany 29.9
118= Sapienza University of Rome Italy 29.9
120 University of Technology, Sydney Australia 29.8
121 The HONG KONG Polytechnic University Hong Kong 29.7
122= NAGOYA University Japan 29.6
122= University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom 29.6
124= WASEDA University Japan 29.3
124= NANJING University China 29.3
126 LUND University Sweden 29.2
127= TEL AVIV University Israel 29.1
127= Politecnico di TORINO Italy 29.1
129= KING'S College London United Kingdom 29.0
129= University of CANTERBURY New Zealand 29.0
131= University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine United States 28.9
131= University of BRISTOL United Kingdom 28.9
133= ISTANBUL Technical University Turkey 28.8
133= National Technical University of ATHENS Greece 28.8
135 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland 28.5
136 University of BOLOGNA Italy 28.4
137 LINKÖPING University Sweden 28.3
138 University of LEEDS United Kingdom 28.2
139 Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie PARIS V... France 28.0
140= University of BARCELONA Spain 27.9
140= University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom 27.9
140= University of MINNESOTA United States 27.9
143 Pohang University of Science and Technol... Korea, South 27.8
144= NORWEGIAN University of Science and Tech... Norway 27.6
144= University of HELSINKI Finland 27.6
146 University of OTTAWA Canada 27.3
147 University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia 27.2
148 University of GHENT Belgium 27.0
149= University of COLORADO at Boulder United States 26.8
149= UPPSALA University Sweden 26.8
149= CASE WESTERN RESERVE University United States 26.8
152= QUEEN'S University Canada 26.7
152= University of GLASGOW United Kingdom 26.7
152= Université Joseph-Fourier, GRENOBLE I France 26.7
155 University of FLORIDA United States 26.6
156 Tecnologico de MONTERREY at MONTERREY (I... Mexico 26.5
157= WARSAW University of Technology Poland 26.0
157= KOBE University Japan 26.0
159= University of TEHRAN Iran 25.9
159= RUTGERS, The State University of New Jer... United States 25.9
161 ARIZONA STATE University United States 25.8
162= Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati ... India 25.5
162= KEIO University Japan 25.5
164 University of WARWICK United Kingdom 25.4
165 SHARIF University of Technology Iran 25.3
166 XI'AN JIAOTONG University China 25.2
167 University of ADELAIDE Australia 25.1
168 University of PISA Italy 24.7
169= CONCORDIA University Canada 24.4
169= UTRECHT University Netherlands 24.4
171= University of WOLLONGONG Australia 24.3
171= University of DELHI India 24.3
171= University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands 24.3
171= KYUSHU University Japan 24.3
175 IOWA STATE University United States 23.7
176 LOUGHBOROUGH University United Kingdom 23.6
177 CRANFIELD University United Kingdom 23.4
178 Universidad de CHILE Chile 23.3
179= Universiti Malaya (UM) Malaysia 23.1
179= University of PUNE India 23.1
179= Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHIL... Chile 23.1
182 The University of WESTERN ONTARIO Canada 22.9
183= University of OSLO Norway 22.8
183= TONGJI University China 22.8
185 University of ARIZONA United States 22.5
186= SAINT-PETERSBURG State University Russia 22.3
186= NORTH CAROLINA STATE University United States 22.3
186= CURTIN University of Technology Australia 22.3
189= STONY BROOK University, State University... United States 22.2
189= National TAIWAN University of Science an... Taiwan 22.2
191= MICHIGAN STATE University United States 22.1
191= Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (... India 22.1
191= University of VIRGINIA United States 22.1
194= University of ZURICH Switzerland 22.0
194= University of PITTSBURGH United States 22.0
196= University of MUMBAI India 21.9
196= University of NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hil... United States 21.9
196= University College DUBLIN Ireland 21.9
199= JAWAHARLAL NEHRU University India 21.8
199= Technische Universität DRESDEN Germany 21.8
201 University of TSUKUBA Japan 21.7
202= KOREA University Korea, South 21.6
202= Universidad Autónoma de BARCELONA Spain 21.6
204= BEN GURION University of the Negev Israel 21.5
204= Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit�t M�nch... Germany 21.5
206= University of LIVERPOOL United Kingdom 21.4
206= National CHIAO TUNG University Taiwan 21.4
206= Universitas INDONESIA Indonesia 21.4
209= YONSEI University Korea, South 21.3
209= University of CALCUTTA India 21.3
209= University of BUENOS AIRES Argentina 21.3
209= Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Israel 21.3
209= HOKKAIDO University Japan 21.3
214= CARDIFF University United Kingdom 21.2
214= École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées E... France 21.2
214= National CHENG KUNG University Taiwan 21.2
217 University of VIENNA Austria 21.1
218 VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands 21.0
219 Pontifical University RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil 20.9
220 CAIRO University Egypt 20.8
221 Universite Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB) Belgium 20.7
222= University of NEWCASTLE Australia 20.6
222= HIROSHIMA University Japan 20.6
222= TIANJIN University China 20.6
222= University of SURREY United Kingdom 20.6
226= TOKAI University Japan 20.5
226= ILLINOIS Institute of Technology United States 20.5
228= CZECH TECHNICAL University in Prague Czech Republic 20.4
228= LAVAL University Canada 20.4
230= BILKENT University Turkey 20.3
230= AARHUS University Denmark 20.3
230= Aristotle University of THESSALONIKI Greece 20.3
233 University of OULU Finland 20.2
234= Université du QUÉBEC Canada 19.9
234= Universitas GADJAH MADA Indonesia 19.9
234= Universidad Politecnica de VALENCIA Spain 19.9
237= PUSAN National University Korea, South 19.8
237= University of PATRAS Greece 19.8
239= University of BATH United Kingdom 19.7
239= Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Malaysia 19.7
239= Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Belgium 19.7
242 QUEEN MARY, University of London United Kingdom 19.6
243= University of Lille 1 France 19.5
243= University of COIMBRA Portugal 19.5
243= NEW YORK University (NYU) United States 19.5
246 Karl-Franzens-Universitaet GRAZ Austria 19.4
247= University of STRATHCLYDE United Kingdom 19.3
247= Universität HAMBURG Germany 19.3
249 Università degli Studi di PAVIA Italy 19.2
250 University of ROCHESTER United States 19.1
251= University of NOTRE DAME United States 19.0
251= University College CORK Ireland 19.0
253= University of TRENTO Italy 18.9
253= Freie Universitaet BERLIN Germany 18.9
253= University of YORK United Kingdom 18.9
256= University of SUSSEX United Kingdom 18.7
256= University Complutense MADRID Spain 18.7
256= NOVOSIBIRSK STATE University Russia 18.7
259= Ecole Normale Supérieure de LYON France 18.5
259= University of TAMPERE Finland 18.5
259= DUBLIN Institute of Technology Ireland 18.5
259= University of CAPE TOWN South Africa 18.5
263= University of ATHENS Greece 18.3
263= Université Paris Sorbonne (PARIS IV) France 18.3
263= University of TOULOUSE III Paul Sabatier... France 18.3
266 NEWCASTLE University United Kingdom 18.1
267= Universität BREMEN Germany 17.9
267= Universidad de SANTIAGO de Chile Chile 17.9
267= HEIDELBERG University Germany 17.9
270= Universität GÖTTINGEN Germany 17.8
270= Johannes Kepler University LINZ Austria 17.8
270= CARLETON University Canada 17.8
273= Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Malaysia 17.7
273= Universidad de LOS ANDES Colombia 17.7
273= University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz United States 17.7
276 University of PADUA Italy 17.6
277= University of READING United Kingdom 17.5
277= University of DELAWARE United States 17.5
279= TOKYO University of Science (TUS) Japan 17.4
279= QUEEN'S University of Belfast United Kingdom 17.4
281= University of LAUSANNE Switzerland 17.3
281= University of COPENHAGEN Denmark 17.3
281= YORK University Canada 17.3
284= HUMBOLDT-Universität zu Berlin Germany 17.1
284= DREXEL University United States 17.1
284= Universität DORTMUND Germany 17.1
287 DALHOUSIE University Canada 17.0
288= Ruhr-Universität BOCHUM Germany 16.9
288= University of GENEVA Switzerland 16.9
288= University of CRETE Greece 16.9
288= LEIDEN University Netherlands 16.9
288= CHARLES University Czech Republic 16.9
288= University of LJUBLJANA Slovenia 16.9
294 DARTMOUTH College United States 16.7
295= Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Malaysia 16.6
295= WAGENINGEN University Netherlands 16.6
297= Universidad Autónoma de MADRID Spain 16.5
297= AUSTRAL University Argentina 16.5
297= WASHINGTON STATE University United States 16.5
300 University of DHAKA Bangladesh 16.4