Best Robotics Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

For Robotics

#1 in North America #1 in United States

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

2

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#2 in North America #2 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

3

United States | California

Stanford University

For Robotics

#3 in North America #3 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

4

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Robotics

#1 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

5

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#4 in North America #4 in United States

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

6

United States | California

University of Southern California

For Robotics

#5 in North America #5 in United States

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

7

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Robotics

#6 in North America #6 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

8

China | Harbin

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#2 in Asia #1 in China

16% Acceptance

33,496 Enrollment

1920 Founded

9

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Robotics

#1 in Europe #1 in Switzerland

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

10

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Robotics

#2 in Europe #2 in Switzerland

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

11

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Robotics

#3 in Europe #1 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

12

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Robotics

#7 in North America #7 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

13

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Robotics

#3 in Asia #2 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

14

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

For Robotics

#8 in North America #8 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

15

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Robotics

#4 in Asia #2 in Japan

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

16

China | Beijing

Tsinghua University

For Robotics

#5 in Asia #3 in China

22% Acceptance

48,739 Enrollment

1911 Founded

17

China | Beijing

Beihang University

For Robotics

#6 in Asia #4 in China

37% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

18

South Korea | Daejeon

KAIST

For Robotics

#7 in Asia #1 in South Korea

35% Acceptance

10,249 Enrollment

1971 Founded

19

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Robotics

#9 in North America #9 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

20

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Robotics

#8 in Asia #5 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

21

China | Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#9 in Asia #6 in China

29% Acceptance

27,000 Enrollment

1940 Founded

22

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Robotics

#10 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

23

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#4 in Europe #2 in Germany

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

24

Singapore | Singapore City

Nanyang Technological University

For Robotics

#11 in Asia #2 in Singapore

38% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1955 Founded

25

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Robotics

#10 in North America #10 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

26

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Robotics

#5 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

27

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#12 in Asia #3 in Japan

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

28

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

For Robotics

#13 in Asia #7 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

29

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

For Robotics

#11 in North America #11 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

30

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#12 in North America #12 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

31

Japan | Tokyo

Waseda University

For Robotics

#14 in Asia #4 in Japan

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

32

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Robotics

#6 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

33

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Robotics

#13 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

34

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Robotics

#15 in Asia #5 in Japan

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

35

United States | Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

For Robotics

#14 in North America #13 in United States

6% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

36

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Robotics

#8 in Europe #3 in Germany

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

37

United States | New York State

Cornell University

For Robotics

#15 in North America #14 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

38

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

For Robotics

#16 in Asia #2 in South Korea

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

39

Japan | Tokyo

Keio University

For Robotics

#17 in Asia #6 in Japan

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

40

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Robotics

#18 in Asia #7 in Japan

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

41

China | Guangzhou

South China University of Technology

For Robotics

#19 in Asia #8 in China

30% Acceptance

42,720 Enrollment

1952 Founded

42

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Robotics

#16 in North America #15 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

43

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

For Robotics

#17 in North America #2 in Canada

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

44

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Robotics

#9 in Europe #1 in Sweden

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

45

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Robotics

#10 in Europe #1 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

46

China | Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

For Robotics

#20 in Asia #9 in China

34% Acceptance

34,156 Enrollment

1991 Founded

47

China | Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Robotics

#21 in Asia #10 in China

20% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1963 Founded

48

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Robotics

#22 in Asia #11 in China

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

49

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Robotics

#23 in Asia #8 in Japan

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

50

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Robotics

#25 in Asia #10 in Japan

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

51

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

For Robotics

#18 in North America #3 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

52

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Robotics

#11 in Europe #2 in Italy

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

53

China | Xi'an

Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Robotics

#26 in Asia #12 in China

20% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1938 Founded

54

United States | Connecticut

Yale University

For Robotics

#19 in North America #16 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1701 Founded

55

China | Tianjin

Tianjin University

For Robotics

#27 in Asia #13 in China

34% Acceptance

35,370 Enrollment

1895 Founded

56

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Robotics

#13 in Europe #3 in Italy

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

57

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

For Robotics

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

58

China | Harbin

Harbin Engineering University

For Robotics

#28 in Asia #14 in China

22% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1953 Founded

59

China | Nanjing

Southeast University

For Robotics

#29 in Asia #15 in China

20% Acceptance

30,664 Enrollment

1902 Founded

60

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

For Robotics

#20 in North America #17 in United States

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

61

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Robotics

#14 in Europe #4 in Italy

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

62

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

For Robotics

#21 in North America #18 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

63

United States | South Carolina

Clemson University

For Robotics

#22 in North America #19 in United States

38% Acceptance

23,401 Enrollment

1325 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

64

China | Changsha

National University of Defense Technology

For Robotics

#30 in Asia #16 in China

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

65

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

For Robotics

#23 in North America #20 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

66

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

For Robotics

#24 in North America #21 in United States

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

67

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Robotics

#25 in North America #22 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

68

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Robotics

#15 in Europe #4 in Germany

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

69

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Robotics

#26 in North America #23 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

70

Italy | Liguria

University of Genoa

For Robotics

#16 in Europe #5 in Italy

39% Acceptance

36,728 Enrollment

1481 Founded

71

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Robotics

#17 in Europe #2 in Netherlands

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

72

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Robotics

#18 in Europe #5 in Germany

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

73

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

For Robotics

#19 in Europe #2 in Spain

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

74

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Robotics

#20 in Europe #1 in Norway

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

75

South Korea | Seoul

Korea University

For Robotics

#31 in Asia #3 in South Korea

39% Acceptance

24,351 Enrollment

1905 Founded

76

Australia | Sydney

University of New South Wales

For Robotics

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

60% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

United States | Ohio

Case Western Reserve University

For Robotics

#27 in North America #24 in United States

37% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1485 Avg SAT

1826 Founded

78

United States | Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

For Robotics

#28 in North America #25 in United States

6% Acceptance

7,221 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1873 Founded

79

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Robotics

#22 in Europe #1 in France

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

80

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

For Robotics

#29 in North America #4 in Canada

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

81

South Korea | Seoul

Hanyang University

For Robotics

#33 in Asia #4 in South Korea

45% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1939 Founded

82

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Robotics

#23 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

83

Canada | Quebec State

Laval University

For Robotics

#30 in North America #5 in Canada

49% Acceptance

56,000 Enrollment

1852 Founded

84

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

For Robotics

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

85

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

For Robotics

#24 in Europe #6 in Italy

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

86

China | Dalian

Dalian Maritime University

For Robotics

#34 in Asia #18 in China

40% Acceptance

28,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

87

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Robotics

#25 in Europe #3 in Switzerland

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

88

Australia | Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology

For Robotics

#4 in Oceania #4 in Australia

77% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1989 Founded

89

China | Hefei

University of Science and Technology of China

For Robotics

#36 in Asia #19 in China

10% Acceptance

17,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

90

China | Baixia

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Robotics

#37 in Asia #20 in China

34% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1952 Founded

91

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Robotics

#31 in North America #26 in United States

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

92

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Robotics

#26 in Europe #3 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

93

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

For Robotics

#32 in North America #27 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

94

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Robotics

#27 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

95

China | Wuhan

Wuhan University of Technology

For Robotics

#38 in Asia #21 in China

60% Acceptance

540,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

96

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

For Robotics

#33 in North America #6 in Canada

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

97

Spain | Getafe

Carlos III University, Madrid

For Robotics

#28 in Europe #3 in Spain

27% Acceptance

14,343 Enrollment

1989 Founded

98

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Robotics

#29 in Europe #4 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

99

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

For Robotics

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

100

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

For Robotics

#6 in Oceania #1 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

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