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Georgia Institute of Technology tops our list of 1 PhD Mechanical Engineering universities in the United States at #123 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. The universities on this list offer 2 matching courses between them.
1 university · ranked best first
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — Georgia Institute of Technology at #123 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: Georgia Institute of Technology is cited most (18,523,273 citations).
1 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) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
1 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.
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