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Cornell University leads the 59 Public Environmental Engineering universities in the United States at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Princeton University (QS World #15) and Duke University (QS World #26) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 71 matching courses between them.
59 universities · ranked best first
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Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Environmental Engineering
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18 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (Cornell University) to #545 (CUNY City College of NY); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of California, Los Angeles has the largest research record in this group, with 67,096,936 citations and an h-index of 1,942. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 59 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Minnesota (1) and Colorado (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Brown University, founded in 1764. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the largest, with 60,000 students.
By level: 55 bachelor's, 6 master's and 4 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 4 years and 4–6 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (92% of courses with a stated intake). University of Louisiana at Lafeyette offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Colorado State University-Fort Collins is the least expensive at USD 34,783 a year and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities the most at USD 38,362; the middle of the range is about USD 38,362. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Cornell University (QS World #13), Princeton University (QS World #15) 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, Colorado State University-Fort Collins is the least expensive at about USD 34,783 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
59 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 4–6 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.
University of Louisiana at Lafeyette, with 3, ahead of Western Dakota Technical Institute (2).
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