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Of the 9 PhD Civil Engineering universities in the United States, Georgia Institute of Technology ranks highest at #123 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Colorado at Denver (QS World #428) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (QS World #494). The universities on this list offer 12 matching courses between them.
9 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 2 courses in PhD Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Civil Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in PhD Civil Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in PhD Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in PhD Civil Engineering
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4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #123 (Georgia Institute of Technology) to #574 (Florida International University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Georgia Institute of Technology is cited most (18,523,273 citations). 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
9 are public and 0 private (100% public). 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. 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), University of Colorado at Denver (QS World #428) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (QS World #494) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
9 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years.
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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