Top Engineering Schools in the US

In the civil and structural engineering rankings this year, there are 230 universities featured, with 42 of these in the US. Again, MIT comes out on top worldwide and there are 11 universities featured in the world top 50. 

Stanford University maintains its strong performance this year, securing eighth position. Purdue University has made remarkable progress by climbing seven places to reach 17th spot. Additionally, Texas A&M University has moved up an impressive fifteen places to be ranked 29th in the US while securing a place within the top 30.  

See the full civil and structural engineering ranking here.  

The electrical engineering subject rankings feature the most universities of any other engineering subject ranking, with 521 universities, including 78 in the US. MIT claims the top position for electrical engineering in the world. 

Of the other 16 US entries in the world top 50, Princeton University has climbed up by five places this year to be ranked 21st in the country. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor experienced a slight decline, moving down four places to 26th position, yet it remains within the top 30.  

See the full electrical engineering ranking here. 

Of the 520 ranked mechanical, aeronautical and mechanical engineering universities in the world, 92 are in the US. MIT is in the top position in the world, closely followed by Stanford University in second place. Texas A&M University has achieved a remarkable ascent this year, climbing sixteen places to secure 30th position in the United States. 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has dropped six places to 35th, and Northwestern University has fallen nine places to 44th in the national rankings while securing their spots in the top 50. Cornell University, however, has slipped seven places, now ranking 52nd, which means it's no longer in the top 50 this year. 

See this full mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing engineering rankings here. 

The smallest of the engineering rankings, with only 71 universities featured (including fourteen in the US), the mineral and mining engineering ranking was first published in 2016. 

Colorado School of Mines has taken the lead in the mineral and mining subject rankings, securing the top position both in the United States and globally. Furthermore, this year's rankings feature a notable presence of 10 US universities within the top 50 for mineral and mining engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology has shown remarkable progress, advancing from a ranking between 51-60 to 44th place in the field. 

See the full mineral and mining engineering rankings here.