Top 50 Universities for Nuclear Engineering in the World (2026)
Exploring Nuclear 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 Nuclear Engineering education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
2
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
3
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
8 World
6 North America
6
United States
2 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
315593
Citations
20571074
4
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
5
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
6
University Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
20 World
17 North America
16
United States
2 University Park
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
302810
Citations
11063041
7
Tokyo, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
21 World
1 Asia
1
Japan
1 Tokyo
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
453358
Citations
12628844
8
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
9
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
24 World
20 North America
19
United States
2 Champaign
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
303409
Citations
12500654
10
Gainesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
28 World
24 North America
23
United States
1 Gainesville
University Information
Acceptance
24%
Publications
316038
Citations
9913526
11
West Lafayette, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
39 World
34 North America
32
United States
1 West Lafayette
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
237253
Citations
7247897
12
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
40 World
2 Asia
1
China
1 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
21%*
Publications
312759
Citations
7972745
13
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
14
College Station, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
44 World
38 North America
35
United States
2 College Station
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
213041
Citations
7026465
15
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
16
Salt Lake, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
54 World
44 North America
41
United States
1 Salt Lake
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
195055
Citations
7256213
17
Manchester, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
60 World
8 Europe
6
United Kingdom
5 Manchester
University Information
Acceptance
39%*
Publications
266398
Citations
9228292
18
Raleigh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
67 World
50 North America
46
United States
3 Raleigh
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
162533
Citations
4892590
19
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
69 World
51 North America
47
United States
1 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
16%
Publications
175703
Citations
6414474
20
Munich, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
80 World
15 Europe
3
Germany
2 Munich
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
185707
Citations
5820735
21
Blacksburg, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
102 World
62 North America
58
United States
2 Blacksburg
University Information
Acceptance
57%
Publications
148192
Citations
4224601
22
Corvallis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
114 World
69 North America
63
United States
1 Corvallis
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
101035
Citations
3657023
23
Lausanne, Switzerland
Europe
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
123 World
31 Europe
3
Switzerland
1 Lausanne
University Information
Acceptance
23%*
Publications
143145
Citations
6202703
24
Hamilton, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
131 World
77 North America
9
Canada
3 Hamilton
University Information
Acceptance
50%*
Publications
158965
Citations
6342494
25
Knoxville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
152 World
85 North America
75
United States
2 Knoxville
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
131489
Citations
4058984
26
Albuquerque, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
183 World
93 North America
82
United States
1 Albuquerque
University Information
Acceptance
95%
Publications
88773
Citations
3178027
27
Columbia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
199 World
100 North America
88
United States
1 Columbia
University Information
Acceptance
61%
Publications
90051
Citations
2943816
28
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
221 World
3 Latin America
2
Brazil
1 Rio de Janeiro
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
142967
Citations
2251534
29
Chengdu, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
229 World
27 Asia
13
China
1 Chengdu
University Information
Acceptance
27%*
Publications
204457
Citations
3378638
30
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
236 World
83 Europe
6
Sweden
3 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
99491
Citations
2884065
31
Milan, Italy
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
248 World
89 Europe
7
Italy
2 Milan
University Information
Acceptance
28%
Publications
101954
Citations
2026047
32
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
268 World
6 Latin America
1
Argentina
1 Buenos Aires
University Information
Acceptance
64%*
Publications
102914
Citations
1769952
33
Xi'an, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
271 World
32 Asia
17
China
1 Xi'an
University Information
Acceptance
32%*
Publications
164267
Citations
3032270
34
Manhattan, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
274 World
123 North America
108
United States
2 Manhattan
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
72468
Citations
2092170
35
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
318 World
121 Europe
11
Netherlands
1 Eindhoven
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
82731
Citations
2380206
36
Hong Kong, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
319 World
41 Asia
22
China
4 Hong Kong
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
94983
Citations
2908497
37
Troy, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
323 World
137 North America
118
United States
9 Troy
University Information
Acceptance
58%
Publications
58064
Citations
1828468
38
Gothenburg, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
335 World
127 Europe
9
Sweden
2 Gothenburg
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
77640
Citations
2203102
39
Chongqing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
399 World
54 Asia
29
China
1 Chongqing
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
110203
Citations
1763659
40
Beersheba, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
413 World
58 Asia
5
Israel
1 Beersheba
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
84885
Citations
2068334
41
Brussels, Belgium
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
415 World
170 Europe
7
Belgium
2 Brussels
University Information
Acceptance
22%
Publications
76283
Citations
1783014
42
Moscow, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
477 World
170 North America
147
United States
1 Moscow
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
41062
Citations
966680
43
Seoul, South Korea
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
487 World
77 Asia
6
South Korea
5 Seoul
University Information
Acceptance
45%*
Publications
80792
Citations
1842133
44
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
546 World
93 Asia
43
China
5 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
30%*
Publications
83073
Citations
1262345
45
Seoul, South Korea
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
596 World
100 Asia
7
South Korea
6 Seoul
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
63581
Citations
1488677
46
Recife, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
602 World
16 Latin America
10
Brazil
1 Recife
University Information
Acceptance
15%*
Publications
67683
Citations
712735
47
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
609 World
103 Asia
2
Saudi Arabia
1 Jeddah
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
75535
Citations
2144726
48
Baixia, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
665 World
118 Asia
53
China
4 Baixia
University Information
Acceptance
34%
Publications
75584
Citations
1001518
49
West Point, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
689 World
227 North America
201
United States
16 West Point
University Information
Acceptance
14%
Publications
17024
Citations
702290
50
Rolla, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Nuclear Engineering
Rankings
692 World
229 North America
203
United States
5 Rolla
University Information
Acceptance
73%
Publications
32787
Citations
756793