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Top Mechanical Engineering Schools in 2015
By Laura Tucker
Updated March 26, 2020 Updated March 26, 2020Discover the top mechanical engineering schools based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020.
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 includes a ranking of the world’s top 300 universities for mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing engineering, based on a methodology that assesses academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.
If you’re thinking about undertaking a program within this area, read on for an overview of top universities for mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing engineering in each world region. Or full the full interactive table, click here.
Top 10 Mechanical Engineering Schools in the World
Based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015
Rank
Name of Institution
Location
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States
2
Stanford University
United States
3
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
4
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States
5
University of Michigan
United States
6
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
7
Georgia Institute of Technology
United States
8
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
9
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
10
Harvard University
United States
See the full mechanical engineering ranking >
Top mechanical engineering schools in the US & Canada
Meanwhile Canada is home to 13 of the planet’s 300 top universities for mechanical engineering, with two in the top 50, and two more in the top 100. In order, these are the University of Toronto (20th in the world rankings), McGill University (21st in the world rankings), the University of British Colombia (43rd in the world rankings) and the University of Waterloo (169th in the world rankings).
Learn more about studying in the US and Canada here.
Top mechanical engineering schools in Europe
Of the 14 German universities featured in the mechanical engineering ranking, six are among the world’s top 50. These are Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen, 147th in the world rankings), Technische Universität München (TU Munich, 54th in the world rankings), Universität Stuttgart (274th in the world rankings), Technische Universität Darmstadt (269th in the world rankings), KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (127th in the world rankings) and Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin, 192nd in the world rankings).
There are a further five top universities for mechanical engineering in Belgium, including KU Leuven (82nd in the world rankings) within the top 100. Spain offers four, with its highest ranked offering, Politécnica de Madrid (385th in the world rankings) at 101-150.
Then come Greece, the Netherlands and Sweden, each with three top mechanical engineering schools. These include the Dutch Delft University of Technology (86th in the world rankings) and the Swedish KTH, Royal Institute of Technology (110th in the world rankings) – both within the world’s top 50 for mechanical engineering – as well as the Swedish Chalmers University of Technology (175th in the world rankings) in the top 100. Greece’s highest ranked school is the National Technical University of Athens (441-450 in the world rankings) in the 101-150 range.
All home to just one leading school in this field are Finland, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Serbia. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (246th in the world rankings) is the highest ranked among these, at 101-150, while Finland’s Aalto University, Hungary’s Budapest University of Technology and Economics, the Polish Warsaw University of Technology, the Portuguese University of Porto and the Serbian University of Belgrade all rank 201-300.
Learn more about studying in Europe with our comprehensive country guides.
Top mechanical engineering schools in Asia
Japan is next up, with 14 top mechanical engineering universities, including the University of Tokyo (31st in the world rankings), the Tokyo Institute of Technology (68th in the world rankings) and Kyoto University (36th in the world rankings) within the top 50. There are 11 entrants for South Korea, including two in the top 50 – KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (51st in the world rankings) and Seoul National University (SNU, 31st in the world rankings).
With a total of nine schools ranked in India, the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology perform particularly well, with four – IIT Bombay (IITB, 222nd in the world rankings), IIT Delhi (IITD, 235th in the world rankings), IIT Kharagpur (IITKGP, 324th in the world rankings) and IIT Madras (IITM, 322nd in the world rankings) – ranked among the world’s top 100.
Hong Kong has five representatives, two of which are in the top 50 – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST, 40th in the world rankings) and University of Hong Kong (28th in the world rankings) – while a further two are in the top 100 – the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK, 46th in the world rankings) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (162nd in the world rankings).
Singapore likewise has a strong offering, with NUS in 8th place and Nanyang Technological University (NTU, 39th in the world rankings) at 17=. Lastly, both Indonesia and Thailand each have one school featured. These are the Thai Chulalongkorn University (243rd in the world rankings) and the Indonesian Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB, 461-470 in the world rankings).
Learn more about studying abroad in Asia with our country guides, or discover more leading schools in the region with the latest QS University Rankings: Asia.
Top mechanical engineering schools in Latin America
Mexico boasts three top mechanical engineering universities, including the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM, 175th in the world rankings) at 151-200. The other Latin American country featured in the mechanical engineering ranking is Chile, with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (167th in the world rankings).
View our full range of Latin American country guides, or discover more leading schools in the region with the latest edition of the QS University Rankings: Latin America.
Top mechanical engineering schools in Australia & New Zealand
Neighboring New Zealand, meanwhile, offers a pair of leading mechanical engineering schools – the University of Auckland (92nd in the world rankings) at 51-100 and the University of Canterbury (242nd in the world rankings) at 151-200.
Find out more about studying in Australia and New Zealand with our country guides.
Top mechanical engineering schools in the Middle East
While the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (190th in the world rankings) is Israel’s only offering in the ranking, Egypt has three representatives, including Cairo University (551-600 in the world rankings). South Africa is the only other African nation featured, with the University of Cape Town (141st in the world rankings).
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This article was originally published in May 2015 . It was last updated in March 2020
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Laura is a former staff writer for TopUniversities.com, providing advice and guidance for students on a range of topics helping them to choose where to study, get admitted and find funding and scholarships. A graduate of Queen Mary University of London, Laura also blogs about student life.
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