What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BS / BEng Mechanical Engineering
- Master's / PhD
- MS / MSc / MEng Mechanical Engineering
- Class 12 stream
- PCM
- Careers
- Explore Mechanical Engineering careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- SAT · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- GRE (some programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Mechanical Engineering
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China · World #18#2Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin, China · World 101–150#3Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore · World #88Admission guide#4Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #3 · UG fees ~₹63.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#5Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi'an, China · World #92#6Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas, United States · World 201–300 · UG fees ~₹38.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#7Beihang UniversityBeijing, China · World 101–150#8Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · World #30#9University of CambridgeCambridge, England, United Kingdom · World #4 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#10Imperial College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #26Admission guide#11California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, United States · World #9 · UG fees ~₹65.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#12The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong, Hong Kong · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹29.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#13Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityXi'an, China · World 101–150#14University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, San Diego, California, United States · World #20 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#15National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore · World #56Admission guide#16Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China · World #73#17University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#18Tianjin UniversityTianjin, China · World 101–150#19Dalian University of TechnologyDalian, China · World 151–200#20University of NottinghamNottingham, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹33.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#20Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China · World #24#22Delft University of TechnologyDelft, Netherlands · World 151–200Admission guide#22The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas, United States · World #49Admission guide#24Rice UniversityHouston, Texas, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹63.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#25New York UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #28 · UG fees ~₹60.2 lakh/yr#25Technical University of DenmarkDenmark · World 151–200#27KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyStockholm Municipality, Sweden · World 201–300#28University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia, Canada · World #53Admission guide#29NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway · World 151–200#30University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei, China · World #40#31Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#32University of TwenteEnschede, Netherlands · World 501–600Admission guide#33INSA LyonFrance#34ETH ZurichZurich, Switzerland · World #22Admission guide#35The University of MelbourneParkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #38Admission guide#36Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹33 lakh/yrAdmission guide#37The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong, Hong Kong · World 201–300Admission guide#38Sapienza University of RomeRome, Italy · World 101–150Admission guide#39Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChengdu, China · World 301–400#40University of Illinois Urbana, ChampaignUrbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States · World #53 · UG fees ~₹33.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#41Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsNanjing, China · World 201–300#42University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States · World #16 · UG fees ~₹47.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#43Monash UniversityClayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #76Admission guide#43The University of ManchesterManchester, England, United Kingdom · World #46Admission guide#45University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN, United States · World #51 · UG fees ~₹36.8 lakh/yr#46Polytechnic University of MilanMilan, Italy · World 301–400#47Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois, United States · World #31 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#48Southern University of Science and TechnologyTaoyuan Subdistrict, China · World 101–150#49Seoul National UniversityGwanak District, South Korea · World #81Admission guide#50Purdue University, West LafayetteWest Lafayette, Indiana, United States · World 101–150Admission guide
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Mechanical Engineering. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.