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According to the 2026 Times Higher Education<\/em> World University Rankings by Subject, released in January, eight of the top 30 engineering institutions are located in Asia, while the remainder are based in the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n

Harvard University retained the top position, scoring a near-perfect 99.7 out of 100 for research environment, followed by Oxford, MIT and Stanford.<\/p>\n

U.S. institutions account for half of the top 30, with annual tuition fees ranging from $33,600 to $71,300.<\/p>\n

Tuition at the top 30 engineering universities worldwide in 2026 are as followed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Rank<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Country<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Tuition (USD\/year)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Harvard University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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59,300<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University of Oxford<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.K.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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85,800<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64,300<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Stanford University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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67,700<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University of Cambridge<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.K.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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59,700<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University of California, Berkeley<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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22,300<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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California Institute of Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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65,600<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Peking University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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China<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4,300<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Princeton University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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68,100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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National University of Singapore<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Singapore<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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30,600<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ETH Zurich<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5,500<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Imperial College London<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.K.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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58,500<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Tsinghua University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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China<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4,300<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nanyang Technological University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Singapore<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14,200<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Georgia Institute of Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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33,600<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Delft University of Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Netherlands<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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23,700<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Yale University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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69,900<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University of California, Los Angeles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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54,900<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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19<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Technical University of Munich<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Germany<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4,800-7,100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Carnegie Mellon University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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67,000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00c9cole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5,700<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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22<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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58,700<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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23<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Zhejiang University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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China<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3,600<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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China<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3,600<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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25<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University of Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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51,700<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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47,800<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cornell University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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71,300<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University of Texas at Austin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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48,400<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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University of Tokyo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Japan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4,100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Columbia University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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70,170<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In Asia, universities in China and Japan charge significantly lower tuition, from $3,600 per year at Zhejiang and Shanghai Jiao Tong universities and $4,300 at Peking and Tsinghua.<\/p>\n

European universities generally offer more moderate tuition levels, between $4,800 and $7,100 annually. An exceptional case is the U.K.’s Oxford, which tops the tuition chart by charing $85,800.<\/p>\n

The 2026 engineering ranking evaluates universities across five core disciplines: general engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, civil engineering, and chemical engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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A campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Photo coutersy of the university<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A total of 1,555 universities from 98 countries and territories were assessed using five performance indicators. The largest weighting is assigned to research environment (29%), followed by teaching (28%), research quality (27.5%), industry income and technology transfer (8%), and international outlook (7.5%).<\/p>\n

To qualify for inclusion, universities must have published at least 500 engineering-related research papers between 2000 and 2024 and employ a minimum of 40 academic staff in engineering, representing at least 4% of total faculty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n