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There are two new entrants in the top 10 of this year’s mechanical engineering ranking, both of which are based in continental Europe. Politecnico di Milano has climbed 10 places to seventh, while the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has improved by nine places to now rank fourth. The three institutions above it are unchanged from last year: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University and University of Cambridge.

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

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Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering

Discover where to study with the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019: Engineering - Mechanical.

Out Now:QS World University Rankings for Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering 2023

There are two new entrants in the top 10 of this year’s mechanical engineering ranking, both of which are based in continental Europe. Politecnico di Milano has climbed 10 places to seventh, while the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has improved by nine places to now rank fourth. The three institutions above it are unchanged from last year: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Stanford University and University of Cambridge.

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 2019 cover 48 different subjects. Click here to see the full list.

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Overall Score: 98.5

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Overall Score: 95.6
Stanford University Stanford University
location Stanford, United States
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97

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Overall Score: 93.4
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge
location Cambridge, United Kingdom
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92

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Overall Score: 92.2

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88.3

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83.4

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Overall Score: 92
Harvard University Harvard University
location Cambridge, United States
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99.4

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85.3

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86.8

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Overall Score: 91.1

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87.8

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92.6

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93.7

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90.8

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Overall Score: 90.8

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95.1

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95

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79.6

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82.2

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Overall Score: 89.6

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81.9

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95.3

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94

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University of Oxford University of Oxford
location Oxford, United Kingdom
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95.9

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86.7

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91.6

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82.6

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Overall Score: 89.4
Imperial College London Imperial College London
location London, United Kingdom
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91.5

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89.7

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86.5

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87.5

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Overall Score: 88.2

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88.8

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82.4

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93.7

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96.9

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Overall Score: 88

Employer Reputation

84.9

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87.8

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86.7

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96

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Overall Score: 87.9
ETH Zurich ETH Zurich
location Zürich, Switzerland
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88.6

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88.3

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88.8

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84.8

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Overall Score: 87.6
Tsinghua University Tsinghua University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
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90.2

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84.6

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81.5

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96.3

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Overall Score: 86.6

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87.3

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83.6

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89.6

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90.4

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Overall Score: 85.7

Employer Reputation

88.9

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87.7

Citations per Paper

78.2

H-index Citations

81.3

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Overall Score: 85.6

Employer Reputation

84.4

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90.4

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79.7

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81.3

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Overall Score: 85.3

Employer Reputation

88.1

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81.4

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90

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85.2

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Overall Score: 85.2

Employer Reputation

85

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89.9

Citations per Paper

77.6

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80.8

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Overall Score: 85

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82

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93.9

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83.1

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Overall Score: 84.3
Peking University Peking University
location Beijing, China (Mainland)
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Overall Score: 84.2
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
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79.3

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92.7

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Overall Score: 83.5

Employer Reputation

80.3

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82.9

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88.1

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87.2

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Overall Score: 83.1

Employer Reputation

82.9

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79.6

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86.9

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89

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Overall Score: 83

Employer Reputation

85.5

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85.2

Citations per Paper

77.9

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77.3

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Overall Score: 82.9

Employer Reputation

71.5

Academic Reputation

94.4

Citations per Paper

80.4

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77.8

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Overall Score: 82.4

Employer Reputation

84.1

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83.7

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81.5

H-index Citations

76.7

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Overall Score: 81.5
Purdue University Purdue University
location West Lafayette, United States
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Employer Reputation

80.7

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80.8

Citations per Paper

81.4

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84.8

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Overall Score: 81.4

Employer Reputation

80.7

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78.8

Citations per Paper

90

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81.3

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Overall Score: 81.3
KU Leuven KU Leuven
location Leuven, Belgium
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Employer Reputation

74.3

Academic Reputation

86.7

Citations per Paper

85.7

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76.7

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