Best Reliability and Quality Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #1 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

China | Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #26 in China

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

3

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

#5 in North America #5 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

4

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

#20 in North America #19 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

5

United States | California

Stanford University

#2 in North America #2 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

6

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

#33 in North America #30 in United States

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

7

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#6 in North America #6 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

8

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

#3 in North America #3 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

9

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

#40 in Europe #5 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

#8 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

11

United States | Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

#41 in North America #38 in United States

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

12

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

#39 in North America #36 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

13

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

#51 in North America #47 in United States

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

14

China | Beijing

North China Electric Power University

#294 in Asia #87 in China

37% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

15

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #5 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

16

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

#93 in Europe #7 in Italy

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

17

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

#34 in Asia #15 in China

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

18

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

#21 in North America #20 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

19

United States | New York State

Cornell University

#4 in North America #4 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

20

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

#37 in North America #34 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

21

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

#12 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

22

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

#21 in Asia #2 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

23

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

#138 in Europe #4 in Denmark

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

24

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

#5 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

25

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #11 in China

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

26

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

#28 in North America #26 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

27

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

#65 in North America #5 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

28

Canada | Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

#130 in North America #17 in Canada

50% Acceptance

20,953 Enrollment

1907 Founded

29

China | Shanghai

Tongji University

#38 in Asia #18 in China

29% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1907 Founded

30

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

#45 in North America #42 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

31

China | Chengdu

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

#84 in Asia #33 in China

30% Acceptance

39,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

32

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

#14 in North America #13 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

33

China | Chongqing

Chongqing University

#79 in Asia #32 in China

30% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

34

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #4 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

35

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

#8 in North America #8 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

36

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

#74 in Asia #31 in China

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

37

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

#88 in Asia #35 in China

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

38

United States | California

University of Southern California

#23 in North America #22 in United States

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

39

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

#32 in North America #29 in United States

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

40

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

#28 in Asia #12 in China

28% Acceptance

34,241 Enrollment

1937 Founded

41

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

#49 in North America #4 in Canada

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

42

Italy | Piedmont

Polytechnic University of Turin

#180 in Europe #13 in Italy

40% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1859 Founded

43

United States | North Carolina

Duke University

#29 in North America #27 in United States

6% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

44

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

#54 in Asia #24 in China

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

45

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

#62 in North America #58 in United States

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

46

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

#59 in Asia #28 in China

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

47

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

#11 in North America #11 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

48

United States | Iowa State

Iowa State University

#57 in North America #53 in United States

89% Acceptance

25,628 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

49

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

#92 in Europe #3 in Norway

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

50

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

#128 in Asia #49 in China

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

51

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

#5 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

52

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

#18 in North America #17 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

53

China | Shenyang

Northeastern University, China

#124 in Asia #46 in China

20% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

54

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

#17 in Europe #3 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

55

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

56

China | Beijing

Beijing Jiaotong University

#134 in Asia #50 in China

26% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

57

United States | North Carolina

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

#47 in North America #44 in United States

42% Acceptance

28,422 Enrollment

1385 Avg SAT

1887 Founded

58

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

#7 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

59

United States | Virginia

University of Virginia

#43 in North America #40 in United States

17% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

60

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

#10 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

61

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

#62 in Europe #3 in Denmark

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

62

China | Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

#33 in Asia #14 in China

36% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1984 Founded

63

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

#19 in North America #18 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

64

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

#197 in Asia #66 in China

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

65

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

#77 in Europe #6 in Sweden

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

66

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

#25 in North America #2 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

67

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

#128 in Europe #7 in Spain

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

68

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

#59 in Europe #12 in Germany

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

69

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #3 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

70

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

#33 in Europe #3 in Switzerland

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

71

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

#22 in North America #21 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

72

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

#50 in North America #46 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

73

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

#78 in Europe #1 in Portugal

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

74

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

#112 in Europe #10 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

75

United States | Tennessee

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

#78 in North America #69 in United States

42% Acceptance

30,564 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1794 Founded

76

Taiwan | Hsinchu

National Tsing Hua University

#76 in Asia #4 in Taiwan

51% Acceptance

16,647 Enrollment

1911 Founded

77

Iran | Tehran

University of Tehran

#42 in Asia #1 in Iran

12% Acceptance

52,588 Enrollment

1934 Founded

78

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

#2 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

79

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

#15 in North America #14 in United States

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

80

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

#95 in Europe #8 in Italy

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

81

United States | Ohio

University of Cincinnati

#89 in North America #78 in United States

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1265 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

82

Sweden | Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

#118 in Europe #8 in Sweden

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

83

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

#73 in Asia #30 in China

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

84

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Strathclyde

#143 in Europe #35 in United Kingdom

47% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1964 Founded

85

United States | Florida

University of Florida

#24 in North America #23 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

86

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

#26 in Europe #1 in Italy

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

87

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University

#24 in Asia #9 in China

19% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

1893 Founded

88

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

#52 in Europe #17 in United Kingdom

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

89

United Kingdom | England

Loughborough University

#144 in Europe #36 in United Kingdom

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

90

Canada | Quebec State

Concordia University

#147 in North America #20 in Canada

44% Acceptance

9,109 Enrollment

1974 Founded

91

United States | California

University of California – Santa Barbara

#59 in North America #55 in United States

33% Acceptance

45,882 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1921 Founded

92

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

#36 in North America #33 in United States

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

93

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

94

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

#32 in Asia #3 in Israel

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

95

Greece | Athens

National Technical University of Athens

#199 in Europe #3 in Greece

20% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

96

Brazil | Sao Paulo

University of Sao Paulo

#1 in Latin America #1 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1827 Founded

97

United Kingdom | England

Cranfield University

#263 in Europe #55 in United Kingdom

59% Acceptance

4,825 Enrollment

1993 Founded

98

China | Dalian

Dalian University of Technology

#71 in Asia #29 in China

30% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

99

China | Changsha

Hunan University

#110 in Asia #41 in China

40% Acceptance

36,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

100

China | Changsha

Central South University

#51 in Asia #23 in China

77% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1914 Founded

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