World's Best Universities
Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Manufacturing Engineering
Students earning degrees in mechanical, aeronautical, and manufacturing engineering take many core mathematics classes and may specialize in a wide range of subjects, from fracture mechanics to nanotechnology. These are the world's top universities for mechanical, aeronautical, and manufacturing engineering. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #50 |
Waseda University
Japan |
75.6 | 65.8 | 95.8 | 68.4 |
| #49 |
Universität Stuttgart
Germany |
75.8 | 67.8 | 69.5 | 92.7 |
| #48 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
76.0 | 70.4 | 71.3 | 88.0 |
| #46 |
Kyushu University
Japan |
76.1 | 68.1 | 94.7 | 68.2 |
| #46 |
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Australia |
76.1 | 70.5 | 81.4 | 78.4 |
| #45 |
McGill University
Canada |
76.2 | 77.2 | 76.3 | 74.7 |
| #43 |
Ecole Polytechnique
France |
76.3 | 69.7 | 73.8 | 87.7 |
| #43 |
Politecnico di Milano
Italy |
76.3 | 74.2 | 78.7 | 76.6 |
| #42 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
77.0 | 75.3 | 67.4 | 89.0 |
| #40 |
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
United States |
77.3 | 72.5 | 76.4 | 84.7 |
| #40 | 77.3 | 75.6 | 81.1 | 75.9 | |
| #39 |
Columbia University
United States |
77.6 | 68.2 | 76.4 | 91.2 |
| #38 |
Peking University
China |
77.7 | 68.0 | 85.0 | 83.4 |
| #37 |
Brown University
United States |
77.9 | 65.8 | 73.4 | 98.6 |
| #36 |
Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
United States |
78.0 | 84.8 | 62.7 | 84.3 |
| #33 |
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Netherlands |
78.3 | 81.8 | 71.9 | 80.0 |
| #33 |
Seoul National University (SNU)
South Korea |
78.3 | 77.5 | 75.2 | 82.4 |
| #33 | 78.3 | 77.4 | 74.7 | 83.1 | |
| #32 |
University of Sydney
Australia |
78.5 | 67.4 | 80.5 | 91.3 |
| #30 | 78.7 | 80.4 | 91.4 | 63.7 | |
| #30 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
78.7 | 69.0 | 82.6 | 87.7 |
| #29 |
Northwestern University
United States |
78.8 | 70.7 | 70.8 | 97.5 |
| #28 | 78.9 | 77.6 | 75.6 | 83.8 | |
| #27 |
Cornell University
United States |
79.0 | 75.6 | 70.2 | 92.3 |
| #26 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
79.1 | 76.3 | 75.2 | 86.6 |














