What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BS / BEng Aerospace Engineering
- Master's / PhD
- MS / MSc Aerospace Engineering
- Class 12 stream
- PCM
- Careers
- Explore Aerospace Engineering careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- SAT · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- GRE (some programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Aerospace Engineering
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1Beihang UniversityBeijing, China · World 101–150#2Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an, China · World 101–150#3Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing, China · World 201–300#4Beijing Institute of TechnologyZizhuyuan Subdistrict, China · World 101–150#5Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, China · World 101–150#6Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #3 · UG fees ~₹63.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#7National University of Defense TechnologyKaifu District, China · World 401–500#8Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China · World #18#9Purdue University, West LafayetteWest Lafayette, Indiana, United States · World 101–150Admission guide#10Delft University of TechnologyDelft, Netherlands · World 151–200Admission guide#11Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹33 lakh/yrAdmission guide#12University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#13California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, United States · World #9 · UG fees ~₹65.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#14Cranfield UniversityCentral Bedfordshire, United Kingdom · World 801–900#15Polytechnic University of MilanMilan, Italy · World 301–400#16University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado, United States · World #62 · UG fees ~₹43 lakh/yrAdmission guide#17Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹36.2 lakh/yr#18Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · World #30#19The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas, United States · World #49Admission guide#20Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy · World 101–150Admission guide#21Technion-Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa, Israel · World #97#22Seoul National UniversityGwanak District, South Korea · World #81Admission guide#23University of CanterburyChristchurch, New Zealand · World 401–500Admission guide#24Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹38.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#25Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#26Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyDaejeon, South Korea · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹4.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#27University of CambridgeCambridge, England, United Kingdom · World #4 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#28Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDaytona Beach, FL, United States · UG fees ~₹11.6 lakh/yr#29Polytechnic University of TurinTurin, Italy · World 601–700#30University of Illinois Urbana, ChampaignUrbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States · World #53 · UG fees ~₹33.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#31University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, Maryland, United States · World #55 · UG fees ~₹39.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#32York UniversityToronto, Ontario, Canada · World 601–700Admission guide#33Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China · World #92#34RMIT UniversityMelbourne, Victoria, Australia · World 301–400Admission guide#35Imperial College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #26Admission guide#36Technical University of MunichMunich, Bavaria, Germany · World #45Admission guide#37Ohio State University, ColumbusColumbus, Ohio, United States · World #83 · UG fees ~₹45.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#38University of Naples Federico IINaples, Italy · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹15,000/yrAdmission guide#39University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington, United States · World #17 · UG fees ~₹41.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#40Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China · World #24#41University of SouthamptonSouthampton, United Kingdom · World 151–200Admission guide#42University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN, United States · World 301–400 · UG fees ~₹62.3 lakh/yr#43National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore · World #56Admission guide#44Paris-Saclay UniversityGif-sur-Yvette, France · World #13 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#45Dalian University of TechnologyDalian, China · World 151–200#46University of StuttgartStuttgart, Germany · World 301–400#47The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong, Hong Kong · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹29.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#48Xidian UniversityXi'an, China · World 301–400#49Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE)France#50Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangdong, China · World #65
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Aerospace Engineering. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.