Top 10 Engineering Universities in The World

                                  Top 10 Engineering Universities in the World

Higher education is a universal right of every person which is recognized among the social human rights organizations. However, every country has not high rate in higher education because of their economical situation and thinking of people but undoubtedly it is important for development of a society and prosperity of any country. World’s best universities have great standards of teaching, knowledge transfer, research and international outlook which makes them work practical. Here in this post have listed top 10 Engineering universities in the world and their rankings are based on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2012-2013:

1. California Institute of Technology, United States (Score: 94.4)

USA provides best facilities to its people then how it is possible it not got 1st position in this ranking. California Institute of Technology is a private research university that was established in 1891. It has been essential to progress the US has achieved. This high class university operates NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and also considered as a rival institution of MIT. Its total strength is 2,200 and academic staff of about 290 scholars.

2. Princeton University, United States (Score: 91.9)

The University that got 2nd position also in US and that is Princeton University. It is also a private research university and the eight Ivy League universities in the US. Princeton University was established in 1746 and now it has the largest university grant in the world at $16.954 billion.

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States (Score: 91.4)

3rd higher scored university is Massachusetts Institute of Technology which is also situated in America, it is also private research university which established in 1861 specially for laboratory instruction and research. After some time it has been in close cooperation with industries to produce relevant research in technology. Now it has above 10,500 students and 1,000 staff members.

4. University of California, Berkeley, United States (Score: 90.2)

This university is a public research university which established in 1868. It central to the industrial progress of the US, the place where the world’s first atomic bomb was made. Now this university has above 35,500 students.

5. Stanford University, United States (Score: 89.4)

Its officially name is the Leland Stanford Junior University and it is also private research university that was established in 1891. In start it offers free tuition for students but after 1930s the university struggled financially so changed its policy. U.S. Congress members mostly belong to Stanford and 30 living billionaires are also part of its alma mater. Now it has above 15,500 students at undergraduate and graduate programs.

6. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom (Score: 89.4)

One of the most famous university of the world is the Cambridge university of UK. This is best public research university which established in 1209. This university also has the Crown of the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and also world’s third oldest university. This university also part of the “golden triangle” of the British universities, that is between Oxford, Cambridge and London. Now Cambridge university has above 18,000 students and 8,500 scholars.

7. University of California, Los Angeles, United States (Score: 88.4)

University of California is a public research university which was established in 1919. This university is part of the University of California system and is its Top campus along with University of California, Berkeley. Now it has around 40,000 students and is the most famous university in the United States by number of applicants.

8. ETH Zürich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich, Switzerland (Score: 86.1)

ETH Zürich is also public research university and its works under the ETH Domain, that is a union of Swiss governmental universities research institutions. It was established in 1854 and now it is supervised by Switzerland’s Federal Department of Home Affairs. It has around 17,000 students.

9. Georgia Institute of Technology, United States (Score: 85.0)

Georgia Institute of Technology is another best public research university with satellite campuses in Savannah (Georgia), Athlone (Ireland), Shanghai (China), Metz (France) and Singapore. This university was established in 1885 to build an industrial economy for post-Civil War Southern US. Now it has around 20,000 students and 900 faculty members.

10. Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Score: 84.6)

Its official named as the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. It is also public research university which was established in 1907. Now it has around 13,500 students with 3,330 academic staff.