Best Software Engineering Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

#41 in North America #38 in United States

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

2

United States | California

Stanford University

#2 in North America #2 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 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 | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#6 in North America #6 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

#25 in North America #2 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

11

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

12

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

#3 in Asia #1 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

13

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

14

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

#5 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

15

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

#12 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

16

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

#40 in Europe #5 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

17

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

#17 in Europe #3 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

18

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

#7 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

19

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

#37 in North America #34 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

20

United States | California

University of California – Irvine

#46 in North America #43 in United States

29% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

21

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

#93 in Europe #7 in Italy

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

22

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

#65 in North America #5 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

23

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

#2 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

24

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

#112 in Europe #10 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

25

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

26

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

#8 in Europe #6 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

27

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

#10 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

28

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

#33 in Europe #3 in Switzerland

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

29

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

30

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

#121 in Europe #11 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

31

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

#13 in North America #12 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

32

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

#5 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

33

United States | Virginia

George Mason University

#112 in North America #98 in United States

87% Acceptance

6,353 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

34

Austria | Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

#162 in Europe #3 in Austria

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

35

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

#59 in Europe #12 in Germany

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

36

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

#4 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

37

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

38

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

#18 in North America #17 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

39

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

40

United Kingdom | England

University College London

#3 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

41

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

42

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

#1 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

43

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

44

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

#68 in Europe #15 in Germany

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

45

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

#22 in North America #21 in United States

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

46

Canada | Alberta

University of Calgary

#68 in North America #6 in Canada

55% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

47

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

48

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

49

United States | Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

#52 in North America #48 in United States

6% Acceptance

7,221 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1873 Founded

50

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #5 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

51

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

#21 in Asia #2 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

52

China | Beijing

Beihang University

#56 in Asia #26 in China

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

53

Canada | Ontario

Western University

#79 in North America #10 in Canada

31% Acceptance

21,836 Enrollment

1878 Founded

54

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

#77 in Europe #6 in Sweden

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

55

Spain | Madrid

Technical University of Madrid

#158 in Europe #10 in Spain

53% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1971 Founded

56

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

57

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

#7 in Asia #3 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

58

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

59

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

#13 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

60

Sweden | Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

#118 in Europe #8 in Sweden

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

61

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

#128 in Europe #7 in Spain

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

62

United States | New York State

Columbia University

#7 in North America #7 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

63

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

64

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

#26 in Europe #1 in Italy

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

65

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

#19 in North America #18 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

66

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

#111 in Europe #24 in Germany

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

67

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

#123 in Europe #26 in Germany

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

68

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

#19 in Europe #1 in Sweden

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

69

United Kingdom | England

University of York

#66 in Europe #20 in United Kingdom

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

70

United States | Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

#64 in North America #60 in United States

60% Acceptance

17,560 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

71

United States | Virginia

University of Virginia

#43 in North America #40 in United States

17% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

72

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

#7 in Oceania #1 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

73

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

#1 in North America #1 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

74

China | Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #2 in China

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

75

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

#48 in North America #45 in United States

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

76

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

#14 in Europe #2 in Netherlands

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

77

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

78

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

#92 in Europe #3 in Norway

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

79

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

#32 in Europe #12 in United Kingdom

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

80

United States | California

University of California – Davis

#30 in North America #28 in United States

42% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1905 Founded

81

United States | New York State

New York University

#17 in North America #16 in United States

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

82

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #4 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

83

United States | Connecticut

Yale University

#10 in North America #10 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1701 Founded

84

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

85

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

86

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

#134 in Europe #33 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

87

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

88

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

89

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

#49 in North America #4 in Canada

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

90

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

91

Canada | Quebec State

Concordia University

#147 in North America #20 in Canada

44% Acceptance

9,109 Enrollment

1974 Founded

92

United States | Arizona

University of Arizona

#38 in North America #35 in United States

86% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

93

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

#31 in North America #3 in Canada

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

94

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

#41 in Europe #14 in United Kingdom

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

95

Israel | Haifa

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

#32 in Asia #3 in Israel

37% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1924 Founded

96

Germany | Brandenburg

Technical University of Berlin

#81 in Europe #19 in Germany

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

97

Canada | Ontario

Carleton University

#135 in North America #18 in Canada

17% Acceptance

9,109 Enrollment

1942 Founded

98

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

#138 in Europe #4 in Denmark

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

99

United States | Florida

University of Florida

#24 in North America #23 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

100

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

#63 in Europe #7 in Netherlands

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

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