Top 50 Universities for Transportation Engineering in the World (2026)
Exploring Transportation 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 Transportation Engineering education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
8 World
6 North America
6
United States
2 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
315593
Citations
20571074
2
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
3
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
4
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
5
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
6
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
40 World
2 Asia
1
China
1 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
21%*
Publications
312759
Citations
7972745
7
College Station, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
44 World
38 North America
35
United States
2 College Station
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
213041
Citations
7026465
8
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
46 World
1 Latin America
1
Brazil
1 Sao Paulo
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
403004
Citations
7213878
9
Munich, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
80 World
15 Europe
3
Germany
2 Munich
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
185707
Citations
5820735
10
Hong Kong, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
86 World
6 Asia
3
China
1 Hong Kong
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
224036
Citations
7771729
11
Lund, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
93 World
19 Europe
1
Sweden
17 Lund
University Information
Acceptance
58%*
Publications
196693
Citations
7440145
12
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598
13
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
106 World
9 Asia
5
China
1 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297178
Citations
5865792
14
Aachen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
166 World
55 Europe
11
Germany
2 Aachen
University Information
Acceptance
32%*
Publications
135111
Citations
3540617
15
Karlsruhe, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
193 World
63 Europe
14
Germany
4 Karlsruhe
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
115176
Citations
2989473
16
Singapore City, Singapore
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
196 World
24 Asia
2
Singapore
2 Singapore City
University Information
Acceptance
33%*
Publications
162623
Citations
5314882
17
Dresden, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
212 World
71 Europe
17
Germany
2 Dresden
University Information
Acceptance
22%*
Publications
113329
Citations
2853228
18
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
221 World
3 Latin America
2
Brazil
1 Rio de Janeiro
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
142967
Citations
2251534
19
Lisbon, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
222 World
76 Europe
1
Portugal
1 Lisbon
University Information
Acceptance
37%*
Publications
123846
Citations
2733746
20
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
223 World
77 Europe
19
Germany
3 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
25%*
Publications
94691
Citations
2124586
21
Campinas, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
234 World
4 Latin America
3
Brazil
1 Campinas
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
170006
Citations
2700980
22
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
236 World
83 Europe
6
Sweden
3 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
99491
Citations
2884065
23
Cape Town, South Africa
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
239 World
1 Africa
1
South Africa
1 Cape Town
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
95695
Citations
2920600
24
Jinan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
241 World
29 Asia
14
China
1 Jinan
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
161717
Citations
2863237
25
Porto, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
256 World
92 Europe
2
Portugal
1 Porto
University Information
Acceptance
31%
Publications
111179
Citations
2579703
26
Hong Kong, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
266 World
30 Asia
15
China
3 Hong Kong
University Information
Acceptance
30%*
Publications
124163
Citations
3426186
27
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
268 World
6 Latin America
1
Argentina
1 Buenos Aires
University Information
Acceptance
64%*
Publications
102914
Citations
1769952
28
Harbin, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
269 World
31 Asia
16
China
1 Harbin
University Information
Acceptance
16%
Publications
183599
Citations
3176015
29
Clemson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
275 World
124 North America
109
United States
2 Clemson
University Information
Acceptance
38%
Publications
65391
Citations
1656141
30
Trondheim, Norway
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
276 World
102 Europe
3
Norway
1 Trondheim
University Information
Acceptance
27%*
Publications
98439
Citations
2835082
31
Granada, Spain
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
280 World
106 Europe
5
Spain
22 Granada
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
96092
Citations
2193589
32
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
282 World
34 Asia
18
China
3 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
38%*
Publications
150146
Citations
2544772
33
Stuttgart, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
289 World
108 Europe
24
Germany
5 Stuttgart
University Information
Acceptance
53%*
Publications
85547
Citations
1965253
34
Dunedin, New Zealand
Oceania
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
292 World
12 Oceania
2
New Zealand
18 Dunedin
University Information
Acceptance
73%*
Publications
79173
Citations
2620359
35
Changchun, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
299 World
38 Asia
19
China
1 Changchun
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
149148
Citations
2636533
36
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
307 World
117 Europe
1
Slovenia
1 Ljubljana
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
75856
Citations
1640364
37
Changsha, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
308 World
39 Asia
20
China
1 Changsha
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
194191
Citations
3233815
38
Umea, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
320 World
122 Europe
7
Sweden
49 Umea
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
71898
Citations
2880367
39
Troy, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
323 World
137 North America
118
United States
9 Troy
University Information
Acceptance
58%
Publications
58064
Citations
1828468
40
Linkoping, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
333 World
126 Europe
8
Sweden
20 Linkoping
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
75192
Citations
2363724
41
Gothenburg, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
335 World
127 Europe
9
Sweden
2 Gothenburg
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
77640
Citations
2203102
42
Barcelona, Spain
Europe
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
342 World
131 Europe
8
Spain
2 Barcelona
University Information
Acceptance
50%*
Publications
80662
Citations
1755884
43
Coimbra, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
344 World
132 Europe
3
Portugal
1 Coimbra
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
76805
Citations
1541393
44
Higashihiroshima, Japan
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
346 World
44 Asia
12
Japan
106 Higashihiroshima
University Information
Acceptance
33%
Publications
101557
Citations
2022408
45
Tehran, Iran
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
347 World
45 Asia
1
Iran
1 Tehran
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
104057
Citations
1775469
46
Zagreb, Croatia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
352 World
137 Europe
1
Croatia
1 Zagreb
University Information
Acceptance
56%*
Publications
90603
Citations
1194548
47
Antwerp, Belgium
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
367 World
146 Europe
6
Belgium
1 Antwerp
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
76584
Citations
2542296
48
Nanjing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
368 World
48 Asia
26
China
2 Nanjing
University Information
Acceptance
20%
Publications
128963
Citations
2246445
49
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
376 World
50 Asia
28
China
4 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
30%*
Publications
123425
Citations
1977592
50
Valencia, Spain
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Transportation Engineering
Rankings
384 World
156 Europe
10
Spain
2 Valencia
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
64727
Citations
1373668