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Best for Aerospace Engineering

Aircraft, spacecraft, propulsion and flight. Some defence-linked programmes restrict admission by nationality — check each one.

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

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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.

Where Aerospace Engineering leads

careers, and the same path in India

Careers it opens

Every Aerospace Engineering career — pay, skills, a week in the life →

Or study it in India

Commercial Pilot (CPL) · After 12th
B.Tech / B.E. · After 12th
Polytechnic Diploma · After 10th
NDA (National Defence Academy) · After 12th
CDS and AFCAT (officer entry after graduation) · After graduation
M.Tech / M.E. · After graduation

Every route in India after 10th, 12th and graduation →

Where this comes from

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