There’s little surprise in seeing Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) continue to dominate the mechanical engineering ranking, given the US university’s strong performance across almost all engineering subjects. Elsewhere in the top 10, there’s one new entrant: the Georgia Institute of Technology is up two places to 10th.

While the very top of the ranking is dominated by British and American universities, 49 other countries are represented further down the table. The biggest climber in the top 20 is Italian: Politecnico di Milano.

The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology).

Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more information. Registered users will also be able to use the site’s Compare function to see facts and statistics about multiple universities side-by-side.

Interested in other courses besides mechanical engineering? The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.