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Engineering students at Tsinghua University, China. Photo courtesy of the school |
The Beijing-based university earned a perfect overall engineering score of 100. It ranked first in six of the subject's performance indicators, including publications, conference papers, total citations, and the number of highly cited papers.
No universities outside Asia appeared in the top 10.
Mainland China dominated the top 10 with seven universities.
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore placed second and eighth, while Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranked sixth.
Chinese universities also remained dominant in the 11th-to-20th range, with five institutions.
The highest-ranked non-Asian institutions were the U.S.'s Massachusetts Institute of Technology at 12th place.
Top 10 universities in the 2026–2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities for engineering
|
Rank |
University |
Location |
|
1 |
Tsinghua University |
Beijing, China |
|
2 |
Nanyang Technological University |
Singapore |
|
3 (tie) |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
Shanghai, China |
|
3 (tie) |
Zhejiang University |
Hangzhou, China |
|
5 |
Harbin Institute of Technology |
Harbin, China |
|
6 |
Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Hong Kong |
|
7 |
Tongji University |
Shanghai, China |
|
8 |
National University of Singapore |
Singapore |
|
9 |
Southeast University |
Nanjing, China |
|
10 |
Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
Wuhan, China |
Engineering was the largest of the 51 subject rankings published by U.S. News in June, covering 1,614 universities worldwide.
The rankings evaluated research performance based on publications from 2020 to 2024 and citations through Nov. 25, 2025. Universities were assessed across 12 indicators and were required to publish at least 250 engineering papers during the five-year period to qualify.
Beyond engineering, Tsinghua ranked first globally in 9 subjects, including artificial intelligence, computer science, chemistry, materials science and environmental engineering. It also placed second in four disciplines and ranked among the world's top 10 in eight others.
In the overall Best Global Universities rankings, Tsinghua placed first in Asia, first in China and sixth worldwide.
