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Massachusetts Institute of Technology tops our list of 758 Engineering universities in the United States at #1 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Harvard University (QS World #5) and Cornell University (QS World #13). The universities on this list offer 3,209 matching courses between them.
758 universities · ranked best first
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Public University · 1 course in Engineering
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65 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #1 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) to #596 (University of Iowa); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Harvard University is cited most (146,463,495 citations). 29 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
749 are public and 9 private (99% public). By location, New York (3), Massachusetts (2) and Connecticut (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.
By level: 1,640 bachelor's, 399 diploma, 179 master's and 85 phd / doctorate. Within the subject, the largest areas are Engineering (3,111), Civil Engineering (20), Electrical & Electronic Engineering (17) and Biomedical Engineering (13). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 98% are full-time and 58 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (97% of courses with a stated intake). New Mexico State University offers the widest choice, with 30 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 24 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and Yale University the most at USD 64,000; the middle of the range is about USD 38,362. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (QS World #1), Harvard University (QS World #5) and Cornell University (QS World #13) 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.
749 public and 9 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
58 of these courses are listed as online.
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