The World University Index

Delft, Netherlands

Delft University of Technology

Ranked in the world

3

Delft University of Technology is ranked 3rd in the world for Architecture & Built Environment.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Architecture & Built Environment, 2026

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Full ranking profile

Delft University of Technology's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Architecture & Built EnvironmentQuacquarelli Symonds3
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Civil & Structural EngineeringQuacquarelli Symonds5
NTU 2025in the world for Civil EngineeringNational Taiwan University9
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group27
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)33
NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical EngineeringNational Taiwan University33
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EngineeringMETU (URAP Lab)37
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education40
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds47
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Earth SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)50
THE 2026Times Higher Education57
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group59
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group61
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney75
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group78
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature80
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group80
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group83
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group86
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University88
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University105
Time 2026Time / Statista106
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC110
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature125
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group132
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group135
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University138
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University141
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University141
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University142
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group143
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University148
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University152
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University152
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature176
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University177
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group181
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University204
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University205
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group205
NTU 2025National Taiwan University213
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature232
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group285
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group384
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group440
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group442
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University468
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University501

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.