Best Nuclear Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Asia #1 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in North America #1 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

3

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Asia #3 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

4

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Asia #4 in China

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

5

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Europe #1 in Germany

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

6

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in North America #2 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

7

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in North America #3 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

8

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in North America #4 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

9

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

10

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in North America #5 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

11

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Asia #2 in Japan

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

12

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in North America #6 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

13

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Asia #5 in China

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

14

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in North America #7 in United States

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

15

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in North America #8 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

16

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

17

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Asia #6 in China

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

18

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Europe #1 in Denmark

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

19

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

20

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Asia #1 in South Korea

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

21

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Europe #1 in Sweden

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

22

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Europe #1 in Italy

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

23

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Asia #7 in China

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

24

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Asia #3 in Japan

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

25

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in North America #9 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

26

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

27

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Europe #2 in Italy

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

28

Canada | Ontario

Ontario Tech University

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in North America #1 in Canada

73% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

2002 Founded

29

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in North America #10 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

30

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Asia #4 in Japan

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

31

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Asia #8 in China

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

32

United States | Tennessee

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in North America #11 in United States

42% Acceptance

30,564 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1794 Founded

33

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Asia #5 in Japan

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

34

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in Asia #6 in Japan

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

35

United States | California

Stanford University

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in North America #12 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

36

China | Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in Asia #9 in China

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

37

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in Asia #10 in China

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

38

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in North America #13 in United States

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

39

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in Asia #2 in South Korea

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

40

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in Asia #11 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

41

Sweden | Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Europe #2 in Sweden

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

42

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Europe #2 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

43

Russia | Moscow

National Research Nuclear University MEPI

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Europe #1 in Russia

26% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1942 Founded

44

Italy | Piedmont

Polytechnic University of Turin

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Europe #3 in Italy

40% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1859 Founded

45

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in North America #14 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

46

United States | New Mexico

University of New Mexico

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in North America #15 in United States

95% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1030 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

47

United States | North Carolina

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in North America #16 in United States

42% Acceptance

28,422 Enrollment

1385 Avg SAT

1887 Founded

48

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Europe #3 in Germany

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

49

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in North America #17 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

50

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in Asia #7 in Japan

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

51

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

52

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Nuclear Engineering

#21 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

53

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in North America #18 in United States

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

54

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in Europe #4 in Italy

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

55

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#22 in Asia #12 in China

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

56

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in North America #19 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

57

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Nuclear Engineering

#23 in Asia #13 in China

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

58

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

For Nuclear Engineering

#24 in Asia #1 in Taiwan

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

59

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Nuclear Engineering

#21 in North America #20 in United States

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

60

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

For Nuclear Engineering

#25 in Asia #14 in China

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

61

India | Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

For Nuclear Engineering

#26 in Asia #1 in India

13% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

62

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Nuclear Engineering

#27 in Asia #8 in Japan

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

63

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in Europe #2 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

64

United States | Florida

University of Florida

For Nuclear Engineering

#22 in North America #21 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

65

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

For Nuclear Engineering

#28 in Asia #1 in Saudi Arabia

17% Acceptance

5,820 Enrollment

1963 Founded

66

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Nuclear Engineering

#29 in Asia #15 in China

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

67

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

68

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

69

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

70

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#30 in Asia #16 in China

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

71

Spain | Valencia

Polytechnic University of Valencia

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in Europe #1 in Spain

50% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1968 Founded

72

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Nuclear Engineering

#23 in North America #2 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

73

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in Europe #3 in Sweden

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

74

Greece | Athens

National Technical University of Athens

For Nuclear Engineering

#21 in Europe #1 in Greece

20% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

75

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

For Nuclear Engineering

#31 in Asia #17 in China

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

76

Spain | Madrid

Technical University of Madrid

For Nuclear Engineering

#22 in Europe #2 in Spain

53% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1971 Founded

77

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#24 in North America #22 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

78

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Nuclear Engineering

#25 in North America #23 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

79

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

For Nuclear Engineering

#26 in North America #3 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

80

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

For Nuclear Engineering

#27 in North America #24 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

81

United States | California

University of California – Santa Barbara

For Nuclear Engineering

#28 in North America #25 in United States

33% Acceptance

45,882 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1921 Founded

82

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Nuclear Engineering

#32 in Asia #2 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

83

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Nuclear Engineering

#23 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

84

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Nuclear Engineering

#24 in Europe #2 in Denmark

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

85

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

For Nuclear Engineering

#25 in Europe #4 in Germany

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

86

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#26 in Europe #2 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

87

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Nuclear Engineering

#33 in Asia #18 in China

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

88

India | Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

For Nuclear Engineering

#34 in Asia #2 in India

20% Acceptance

4,695 Enrollment

1959 Founded

89

China | Beijing

Beijing University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#35 in Asia #19 in China

30% Acceptance

24,442 Enrollment

1960 Founded

90

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Nuclear Engineering

#36 in Asia #3 in South Korea

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

91

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Nuclear Engineering

#27 in Europe #3 in Spain

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

92

Russia | Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

For Nuclear Engineering

#28 in Europe #2 in Russia

30% Acceptance

17,519 Enrollment

1899 Founded

93

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Nuclear Engineering

#29 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

94

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Nuclear Engineering

#37 in Asia #9 in Japan

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

95

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Nuclear Engineering

#30 in Europe #5 in Italy

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

96

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Nuclear Engineering

#31 in Europe #6 in Italy

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

97

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Nuclear Engineering

#38 in Asia #4 in South Korea

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

98

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

For Nuclear Engineering

#39 in Asia #1 in Iran

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

99

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#32 in Europe #1 in Norway

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

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