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Of the 490 Bachelor's Engineering universities in the United States, Harvard University ranks highest at #5 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Cornell University (QS World #13) and Duke University (QS World #26). Across the whole list there are 1,640 courses to choose from.
490 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 2 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 4 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 8 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 5 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 6 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 14 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 3 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 4 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 4 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 9 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 20 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 11 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 6 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 4 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 9 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 3 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Bachelor's Engineering
Public University · 11 courses in Bachelor's Engineering
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47 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #5 (Harvard University) to #593 (University of Central Florida); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Harvard University has the largest research record in this group, with 146,463,495 citations and an h-index of 2,807. 12 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 485 public to 5 private institutions. By location, New York (3), California (2) and Ohio (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Harvard University, founded in 1636. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Engineering (1,558), Civil Engineering (18), Electrical & Electronic Engineering (13) and Mechanical Engineering (10). The usual length is 4 years and null. 99% are full-time and 21 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Capitol Technology University offers the widest choice, with 27 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 18 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and The Catholic University of America the most at USD 58,378; the middle of the range is about USD 38,362. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Harvard University (QS World #5), Cornell University (QS World #13) and Duke University (QS World #26) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at about USD 5,274 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
485 public and 5 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with null the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
21 of these courses are listed as online.
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