The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 provides an overview of leading institutions to pursue petroleum engineering degrees. Despite global efforts to move toward cleaner energy, it remains a critical role for petroleum engineers to play in energy production and engineering innovation. For the 2025 rankings, nearly 200 universities offered their best programs, with the top players listed from the US, Canada, Australia, Saudi Arabia, the UK, the UAE, Türkiye, and Brazil. The rankings captured programs from over 50 countries, here is the list of over 60 such institutions along with their location, Academic score, AR(Academic rank), Employer score and ER(Employer rank) to pursue petroleum engineering. 2025InstitutionCountry / TerritoryAcademicAR rankEmployerER Rank1University of Texas at AustinUnited States of America100.0196.622University of AlbertaCanada94.9290.333Texas A&M UniversityUnited States of America91.4387.954The University of AdelaideAustralia87.7480.4105King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsSaudi Arabia76.614100.016Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom84.6582.387Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates84.4675.9158Middle East Technical UniversityTürkiye78.4888.849Universidade de São PauloBrazil76.51584.46=10The University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom75.91674.919=10The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)Australia72.52375.31812The University of QueenslandAustralia78.1968.332=13University of SurreyUnited Kingdom72.92278.01414Kyoto UniversityJapan77.31272.82415Heriot-Watt UniversityUnited Kingdom74.01779.01116Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP)Malaysia77.61173.32317Politecnico di TorinoItaly69.72882.7718King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)Saudi Arabia73.918=62.351+19KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany73.12169.82920Sharif University of TechnologyIran (Islamic Republic of)77.81064.64321University of CopenhagenDenmark80.4758.451+=22University of LeedsUnited Kingdom71.82563.150=22University of TehranIran (Islamic Republic of)77.11355.151+24Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)Argentina73.82071.82725Sultan Qaboos UniversityOman68.73073.82026Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Mexico72.32471.62827Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States of America68.43165.83928Colorado School of MinesUnited States of America70.72664.44429University of CalgaryCanada63.94172.02630National Research Tomsk Polytechnic UniversityRussian Federation67.73278.81231Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)India60.651+81.1932Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia67.53375.51733King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia63.14465.14134University College DublinIreland63.44263.74835Kazan (Volga region) Federal UniversityRussian Federation73.918=69.43136University of OsloNorway70.52751.851+37University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States of America60.451+65.93838Cairo UniversityEgypt64.54064.24539Aalborg UniversityDenmark66.334=47.851+=40Istanbul Technical UniversityTürkiye63.04567.136==40RUDN UniversityRussian Federation66.334=65.042=40Universidad Industrial de Santander - UISColombia62.846=78.513=40Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil62.846=69.530=40University of LiverpoolUnited Kingdom65.63756.751+45Saint Petersburg State UniversityRussian Federation63.24373.721=46Universiti Teknologi MalaysiaMalaysia64.93857.351+47Norwegian University of Science And TechnologyNorway66.03656.551+48Curtin UniversityAustralia60.251+56.051+=49Chulalongkorn UniversityThailand62.64960.451+=49Texas Tech UniversityUnited States of America56.651+72.42551-100Alexandria UniversityEgypt56.751+58.651+51-100American University of Beirut (AUB)Lebanon58.751+68.23451-100Amirkabir University of TechnologyIran (Islamic Republic of)68.82948.351+51-100Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime TransportEgypt45.651+57.751+51-100Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)Indonesia50.151+54.151+51-100Beirut Arab UniversityLebanon48.851+61.551+51-100Brunel University LondonUnited Kingdom46.251+54.851+51-100Case Western Reserve UniversityUnited States of America52.451+51.851+51-100China University of GeosciencesChina (Mainland)55.551+29.951+51-100China University of PetroleumChina (Mainland)62.051+30.051+Pursuing a petroleum engineering program in 2025, will form your base in a discipline that has global relevance and potential. The above-mentioned universities with the highest rankings are represented around the world on multiple continents.
