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NTU scored 240.8 points in ShanghaiRanking's 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, just 13.5 points behind Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S.
The University of Cambridge in the U.K. ranked third, followed by China's Southeast University in fourth and another British institution, Imperial College London, in fifth.
Mainland Chinese universities dominated the ranking, claiming four of the top 10 places and eight of the top 20.
Singapore had another university in the ranking, with the National University of Singapore placing 37th globally.
Automation and control is a branch of engineering focused on developing systems that allow machines and industrial processes to operate with minimal human intervention. Its applications range from factory robots and self-driving vehicles to aircraft control systems and automated production lines.
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Engineering students at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University. Photo from NTU's website |
Top 10 universities for automation and control
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Rank |
University |
Country |
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1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
U.S. |
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2 |
Nanyang Technological University |
Singapore |
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3 |
University of Cambridge |
U.K. |
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4 |
Southeast University |
China |
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5 |
Imperial College London |
U.K. |
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6 |
Northeastern University (Shenyang) |
China |
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7 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
China |
|
8 |
Swinburne University of Technology |
Australia |
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9 |
Beihang University |
China |
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10 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
U.S. |
ShanghaiRanking's 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, released on Sept. 15, covers 57 disciplines across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences and social sciences.
Universities are assessed in five areas: faculty achievements, research output, research quality, research impact and international collaboration. For automation and control, the assessment considers factors such as highly cited researchers, publications in leading journals, citation impact and international research partnerships.
Beyond automation and control, NTU ranked first globally in artificial intelligence and fourth in electrical and electronic engineering.
It also placed fifth in mechanical engineering and telecommunication engineering, sixth in nanoscience and nanotechnology, seventh in computer science and engineering, and eighth in transportation science and technology.
