| 2010 World's Best Universities: Engineering and IT U.S.News & World Report's World's Best Universities rankings, based on the QS World University Rankings, identified these to be the world's top universities in 2009. |
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3 University of California, Berkeley (UCB) United States 82.7 4.1
5 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States 68.3 3.7
6 Imperial College London United Kingdom 67.1 2.3
7 The University of Tokyo Japan 64.4 1.4
8 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Switzerland 61.8 2.6
9 University of Oxford United Kingdom 58.7 2.2
9 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 58.7 2.3
11 Tsinghua University China
12 Georgia Institute of Technology United States 59.3 2.9
13 Tsinghua University China 59.2 1.2
14 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 57.5 2.9
15 Delft University of Technology Netherlands 55.4 2.2
16 Kyoto University Japan 54.2 1.9
17 University of British Columbia Canada 53.2 2.9
18 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States 53.1 4.2
19 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan 51.4 1.8
20 McGill University Canada 51.2 2.3
21 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Korea, South 50.7 2.1
22 Harvard University United States 50.5 4.8
23 Princeton University United States 50.3 4.4
24 Cornell University United States 50.0 3.7
25 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign United States 49.5 2.9
26 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong 49.1 2.7
27 Seoul National University Korea, South 47.5 2.2
27 University of Waterloo Canada 47.5 2.1
29 University of Melbourne Australia 46.9 2.6
30 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) India 46.7 1.9
31 Peking University China 46.6 1.6
32 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Israel 46.5 2.4
33 University of New South Wales Australia 45.3 2.1
33 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 45.3 2.2
35 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) India 44.4 1.9
36 University of Texas at Austin United States 44.2 2.9
37 Purdue University United States 43.7 2.5
38 University of Manchester United Kingdom 43.5 2.6
38 École Polytechnique France 43.5 2.4
40 University of Sydney Australia 43.2 2.0
41 University of Michigan United States 42.5 3.3
42 Australian National University Australia 41.6 2.4
43 University of California, San Diego United States 40.5 3.0
44 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland 39.8 3.1
45 Technische Universität München Germany 39.7 2.4
46 University of Alberta Canada 38.8 2.5
47 National Taiwan University Taiwan 38.0 2.1
47 Osaka University Japan 38.0 1.7
49 Eindhoven University of Technology Netherlands 37.9 2.6
50 Monash University Australia 37.3 2.1
50 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium 37.3 2.7
52 University of Edinburgh United Kingdom 36.8 2.3
53 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 36.5 1.1
53 KTH, Royal Institute of Technology Sweden 36.5 2.1
55 The University of Auckland New Zealand 36.0 1.7
56 Chalmers University of Technology Sweden 35.6 2.3
57 Politecnico di Milano Italy 35.5 1.8
57 Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Germany 35.5 2.0
59 University of Science and Technology of China China 35.2 1.6
60 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) India 34.8 1.9
61 University of Queensland Australia 34.7 2.5
62 Technische Universität Berlin Germany 34.6 1.9
63 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 34.0 3.0
63 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 34.0 2.8
65 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) India 33.8 1.7
66 Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) United States 33.5 2.2
67 Columbia University United States 33.1 3.5
68 University of California, Santa Barbara United States 32.7 4.2
68 University of Southampton United Kingdom 32.7 2.4
70 Yale University United States 32.5 3.7
71 Johns Hopkins University United States 31.9 3.6
71 Universität Karlsruhe Germany 31.9 1.9
73 Vienna University of Technology Austria 31.8 1.8
74 Texas A&M University United States 31.6 2.1
75 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITKGP) India 31.3 1.7
76 Tohoku University Japan 30.9 2.0
77 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute United States 30.1 2.8
78 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 29.9 1.8
78 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 29.9 2.2
80 Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) Indonesia 29.8 0.6
81 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Korea, South 29.6 2.9
81 Technical University of Denmark Denmark 29.6 2.9
83 University of Wisconsin-Madison United States 29.4 3.1
84 Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris France 29.3 3.0
84 National Tsing Hua University Taiwan 29.3 2.0
86 Fudan University China 28.7 1.7
87 University of Pennsylvania United States 28.6 3.9
87 University of Calgary Canada 28.6 1.7
89 McMaster University Canada 28.4 2.7
89 Universität Stuttgart Germany 28.4 2.1
91 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 28.2 2.1
92 City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 28.0 2.8
93 University of Birmingham United Kingdom 27.9 2.6
94 Helsinki University of Technology TKK Finland 27.8 1.9
95 Pennsylvania State University United States 27.6 2.9
96 University of Washington United States 27.5 3.9
97 RMIT University Australia 27.3 1.4
98 Brown University United States 27.1 3.5
98 University of Bristol United Kingdom 27.1 2.8
98 Nagoya University Japan 27.1 1.6
5 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States 68.3 3.7
6 Imperial College London United Kingdom 67.1 2.3
7 The University of Tokyo Japan 64.4 1.4
8 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Switzerland 61.8 2.6
9 University of Oxford United Kingdom 58.7 2.2
9 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 58.7 2.3
11 Tsinghua University China
12 Georgia Institute of Technology United States 59.3 2.9
13 Tsinghua University China 59.2 1.2
14 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 57.5 2.9
15 Delft University of Technology Netherlands 55.4 2.2
16 Kyoto University Japan 54.2 1.9
17 University of British Columbia Canada 53.2 2.9
18 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States 53.1 4.2
19 Tokyo Institute of Technology Japan 51.4 1.8
20 McGill University Canada 51.2 2.3
21 KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Korea, South 50.7 2.1
22 Harvard University United States 50.5 4.8
23 Princeton University United States 50.3 4.4
24 Cornell University United States 50.0 3.7
25 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign United States 49.5 2.9
26 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong 49.1 2.7
27 Seoul National University Korea, South 47.5 2.2
27 University of Waterloo Canada 47.5 2.1
29 University of Melbourne Australia 46.9 2.6
30 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) India 46.7 1.9
31 Peking University China 46.6 1.6
32 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Israel 46.5 2.4
33 University of New South Wales Australia 45.3 2.1
33 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 45.3 2.2
35 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) India 44.4 1.9
36 University of Texas at Austin United States 44.2 2.9
37 Purdue University United States 43.7 2.5
38 University of Manchester United Kingdom 43.5 2.6
38 École Polytechnique France 43.5 2.4
40 University of Sydney Australia 43.2 2.0
41 University of Michigan United States 42.5 3.3
42 Australian National University Australia 41.6 2.4
43 University of California, San Diego United States 40.5 3.0
44 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland 39.8 3.1
45 Technische Universität München Germany 39.7 2.4
46 University of Alberta Canada 38.8 2.5
47 National Taiwan University Taiwan 38.0 2.1
47 Osaka University Japan 38.0 1.7
49 Eindhoven University of Technology Netherlands 37.9 2.6
50 Monash University Australia 37.3 2.1
50 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium 37.3 2.7
52 University of Edinburgh United Kingdom 36.8 2.3
53 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 36.5 1.1
53 KTH, Royal Institute of Technology Sweden 36.5 2.1
55 The University of Auckland New Zealand 36.0 1.7
56 Chalmers University of Technology Sweden 35.6 2.3
57 Politecnico di Milano Italy 35.5 1.8
57 Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen Germany 35.5 2.0
59 University of Science and Technology of China China 35.2 1.6
60 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) India 34.8 1.9
61 University of Queensland Australia 34.7 2.5
62 Technische Universität Berlin Germany 34.6 1.9
63 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 34.0 3.0
63 University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 34.0 2.8
65 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) India 33.8 1.7
66 Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) United States 33.5 2.2
67 Columbia University United States 33.1 3.5
68 University of California, Santa Barbara United States 32.7 4.2
68 University of Southampton United Kingdom 32.7 2.4
70 Yale University United States 32.5 3.7
71 Johns Hopkins University United States 31.9 3.6
71 Universität Karlsruhe Germany 31.9 1.9
73 Vienna University of Technology Austria 31.8 1.8
74 Texas A&M University United States 31.6 2.1
75 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IITKGP) India 31.3 1.7
76 Tohoku University Japan 30.9 2.0
77 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute United States 30.1 2.8
78 Chulalongkorn University Thailand 29.9 1.8
78 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 29.9 2.2
80 Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) Indonesia 29.8 0.6
81 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Korea, South 29.6 2.9
81 Technical University of Denmark Denmark 29.6 2.9
83 University of Wisconsin-Madison United States 29.4 3.1
84 Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris France 29.3 3.0
84 National Tsing Hua University Taiwan 29.3 2.0
86 Fudan University China 28.7 1.7
87 University of Pennsylvania United States 28.6 3.9
87 University of Calgary Canada 28.6 1.7
89 McMaster University Canada 28.4 2.7
89 Universität Stuttgart Germany 28.4 2.1
91 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 28.2 2.1
92 City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 28.0 2.8
93 University of Birmingham United Kingdom 27.9 2.6
94 Helsinki University of Technology TKK Finland 27.8 1.9
95 Pennsylvania State University United States 27.6 2.9
96 University of Washington United States 27.5 3.9
97 RMIT University Australia 27.3 1.4
98 Brown University United States 27.1 3.5
98 University of Bristol United Kingdom 27.1 2.8
98 Nagoya University Japan 27.1 1.6