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Georgia Institute of Technology leads the 8 PhD Chemical Engineering universities in the United States at #123 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (QS World #494) and University of South Carolina (QS World #575) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 10 courses to choose from.
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how we rankPublic University · 2 courses in PhD Chemical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Chemical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Chemical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Chemical Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in PhD Chemical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Chemical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Chemical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Chemical Engineering
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #123 (Georgia Institute of Technology) to #575 (University of South Carolina); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Georgia Institute of Technology has the largest research record in this group, with 18,523,273 citations and an h-index of 1,154. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 8 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is Georgia Institute of Technology, founded in 1885. Georgia Institute of Technology is the largest, with 56,000 students.
The usual length is 4–6 years and one to two years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). Georgia Institute of Technology offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
Georgia Institute of Technology (QS World #123), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (QS World #494) and University of South Carolina (QS World #575) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
8 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years, with one to two years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
Georgia Institute of Technology, with 2, ahead of New Mexico State University (2).
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