Top Engineering Colleges in the World

MIT

• If there is one name synonymous with engineering it is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT's engineering program was ranked No. 1 by "U.S. News & World Report" in 2009 among American engineering schools. MIT was likewise featured as the preeminent engineering university in the world by topuniversities.com, a site produced by QS Limited, in 2008. The institute is world renowned for its undergraduate and graduate engineering programs. It offers degrees in nearly every field of engineering including computer and nuclear science, electrical engineering, aeronautics, astronautics, engineering systems and civil engineering. MIT is known for its interdisciplinary approach to education. Its engineering department comprises one of the largest departments within the university, and the cross-disciplinary approach makes it possible for students within and outside of the department to bring fresh approaches to research in the field.

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  School of Engineering
  77 Massachusetts Ave.
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-253-3291
  engineering.mit.edu

University of California-Berkeley

• The second school listed among the world's best engineering schools is the University of California at Berkeley (UCB). UCB has established a reputation for its interdisciplinary approach to research. UCB's college of engineering consists of several departments including nuclear engineering, bioengineering, environmental engineering, materials science, operations research, industrial engineering, computer sciences and electrical engineering. UCB's faculty is among the best in the world with seven current Nobel Prize laureates.

  University of California-Berkeley
  College of Engineering
  320 McLaughlin Hall, No. 1700
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-542-7405
  coe.berkeley.edu

Stanford University

• Stanford University is third among all engineering schools in the world. Perhaps more than any other university, Stanford is known for its multidisciplinary approach to education. Students in the engineering department are encouraged to pursue studies outside of the department. Stanford engineering departments include astronautics and aeronautics, computer science, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and environmental engineering. Stanford has established a reputation for research in fields such as bioengineering, nanoscience and energy studies.

  Stanford University
  Terman Engineering Center, Room 214
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-3938
  soe.stanford.edu