Top 50 Universities for Automotive Engineering in the World (2026)
Exploring Automotive Engineering programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Automotive Engineering education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Munich, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
80 World
15 Europe
3
Germany
2 Munich
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
185707
Citations
5820735
2
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598
3
Aachen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
166 World
55 Europe
11
Germany
2 Aachen
University Information
Acceptance
32%*
Publications
135111
Citations
3540617
4
Fukuoka, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
184 World
20 Asia
6
Japan
1 Fukuoka
University Information
Acceptance
14%
Publications
199784
Citations
4058744
5
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
223 World
77 Europe
19
Germany
3 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
25%*
Publications
94691
Citations
2124586
6
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
236 World
83 Europe
6
Sweden
3 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
99491
Citations
2884065
7
Kiel, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
273 World
101 Europe
23
Germany
1 Kiel
University Information
Acceptance
46%*
Publications
79350
Citations
2656087
8
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
282 World
34 Asia
18
China
3 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
38%*
Publications
150146
Citations
2544772
9
Stuttgart, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
289 World
108 Europe
24
Germany
5 Stuttgart
University Information
Acceptance
53%*
Publications
85547
Citations
1965253
10
Haifa, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
291 World
35 Asia
3
Israel
1 Haifa
University Information
Acceptance
37%*
Publications
104496
Citations
3261892
11
Changsha, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
308 World
39 Asia
20
China
1 Changsha
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
194191
Citations
3233815
12
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
318 World
121 Europe
11
Netherlands
1 Eindhoven
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
82731
Citations
2380206
13
Gothenburg, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
335 World
127 Europe
9
Sweden
2 Gothenburg
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
77640
Citations
2203102
14
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
376 World
50 Asia
28
China
4 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
30%*
Publications
123425
Citations
1977592
15
Essen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
377 World
151 Europe
31
Germany
7 Essen
University Information
Acceptance
50%*
Publications
71129
Citations
1803030
16
Chongqing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
399 World
54 Asia
29
China
1 Chongqing
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
110203
Citations
1763659
17
Dalian, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
400 World
55 Asia
30
China
1 Dalian
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
113651
Citations
2191139
18
Seoul, South Korea
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
401 World
56 Asia
4
South Korea
3 Seoul
University Information
Acceptance
39%*
Publications
101029
Citations
2637559
19
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
402 World
57 Asia
31
China
5 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
30%*
Publications
111341
Citations
1800502
20
Guangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
428 World
61 Asia
32
China
2 Guangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
30%*
Publications
125412
Citations
2545869
21
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
469 World
75 Asia
38
China
7 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
20%
Publications
69754
Citations
1621085
22
Seoul, South Korea
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
487 World
77 Asia
6
South Korea
5 Seoul
University Information
Acceptance
45%*
Publications
80792
Citations
1842133
23
Suzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
502 World
80 Asia
40
China
1 Suzhou
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
98351
Citations
2003085
24
Changsha, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
511 World
84 Asia
41
China
2 Changsha
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
79259
Citations
1814400
25
Braunschweig, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
536 World
213 Europe
43
Germany
3 Braunschweig
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
52875
Citations
1068207
26
Warsaw, Poland
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
538 World
214 Europe
4
Poland
2 Warsaw
University Information
Acceptance
71%
Publications
54423
Citations
716332
27
Bayreuth, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
547 World
216 Europe
44
Germany
6 Bayreuth
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
39919
Citations
1205882
28
Wuhan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
617 World
104 Asia
46
China
3 Wuhan
University Information
Acceptance
60%
Publications
75838
Citations
1237041
29
Carbondale, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
621 World
215 North America
190
United States
8 Carbondale
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
30071
Citations
708185
30
Shenzhen, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
625 World
107 Asia
47
China
1 Shenzhen
University Information
Acceptance
37%*
Publications
67541
Citations
1305852
31
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
642 World
258 Europe
48
Germany
2 Kaiserslautern
University Information
Acceptance
38%*
Publications
36698
Citations
763939
32
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
673 World
120 Asia
54
China
10 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
67743
Citations
769595
33
Chengdu, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
681 World
124 Asia
56
China
3 Chengdu
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
65510
Citations
808676
34
Monterrey, Mexico
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
686 World
22 Latin America
3
Mexico
1 Monterrey
University Information
Acceptance
56%
Publications
28900
Citations
401906
35
Xuzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
696 World
129 Asia
58
China
1 Xuzhou
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
71655
Citations
1001755
36
Zhenjiang, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
736 World
140 Asia
63
China
1 Zhenjiang
University Information
Acceptance
33%*
Publications
74754
Citations
1218536
37
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
742 World
143 Asia
5
Malaysia
29 Johor Bahru
University Information
Acceptance
63%*
Publications
64588
Citations
1047088
38
Istanbul, Turkey
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
750 World
145 Asia
6
Turkey
3 Istanbul
University Information
Acceptance
30%*
Publications
20793
Citations
558850
39
Wuppertal, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
759 World
303 Europe
55
Germany
10 Wuppertal
University Information
Acceptance
45%*
Publications
28182
Citations
667797
40
Chemnitz, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
765 World
306 Europe
56
Germany
3 Chemnitz
University Information
Acceptance
43%*
Publications
27248
Citations
369085
41
Daegu, South Korea
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
788 World
158 Asia
10
South Korea
1 Daegu
University Information
Acceptance
35%
Publications
61877
Citations
1298623
42
Nanjing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
792 World
160 Asia
74
China
6 Nanjing
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
57652
Citations
697400
43
Siegen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
800 World
316 Europe
59
Germany
12 Siegen
University Information
Acceptance
49%*
Publications
24212
Citations
461203
44
Tarragona, Spain
Europe
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
801 World
317 Europe
27
Spain
162 Tarragona
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
30482
Citations
808975
45
Fuzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
819 World
168 Asia
77
China
1 Fuzhou
University Information
Acceptance
32%*
Publications
49027
Citations
984798
46
Guangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
914 World
199 Asia
85
China
5 Guangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
27%*
Publications
39598
Citations
708011
47
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
931 World
207 Asia
88
China
16 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
30539
Citations
488879
48
Yangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
938 World
212 Asia
92
China
92 Yangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
52528
Citations
781212
49
Guangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
958 World
214 Asia
93
China
6 Guangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
39%*
Publications
44171
Citations
680273
50
Qingdao, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Automotive Engineering
Rankings
984 World
225 Asia
94
China
2 Qingdao
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
62859
Citations
949972