Aalto University
Public University · 3 courses in PhD Engineering
- Doctoral Programme in Chemical EngineeringPhD / Doctorate
- Doctoral Programme in Electrical EngineeringPhD / Doctorate
- Doctoral Programme in EngineeringPhD / Doctorate
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Of the 5 PhD Engineering universities in Finland, Aalto University ranks highest at #114 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Oulu (QS World #342) and Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (QS World #397). The universities on this list offer 9 matching courses between them.
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #114 (Aalto University) to #397 (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Oulu has the largest research record in this group, with 5,970,531 citations and an h-index of 635. 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 5 public to 0 private institutions. The biggest concentrations are in Helsinki (1), Oulu (1) and Lappeenranta (1). The oldest is Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, founded in 1969. Tampere University is the largest, with 23,000 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Engineering (8) and Chemical Engineering (1). The usual length is 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). Tampere University offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
Aalto University (QS World #114), University of Oulu (QS World #342) and Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT (QS World #397) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
5 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
Tampere University, with 3, ahead of Aalto University (3).
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