Applied Sciences & Professions

Top Universities in Applied Sciences & Professions: 456 Ranked Universities in 2026

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Harvard University

Cambridge, United States •4,1153 Reviews

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

3 PhDs On-campus

University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom +1•4,455 Reviews

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

99 PhDs On-campus Online

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, United States +1•4,362 Reviews

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

47 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom •4,1112 Reviews

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

114 PhDs On-campus Online

New York University

New York City, United States +2•4,3118 Reviews

#10

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.4% Global Rank

143 PhDs On-campus Online

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, United States +1•4,3101 Reviews

#11

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

89 PhDs On-campus Online

UCL

London, United Kingdom +2•4,1115 Reviews

#12

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.2% Global Rank

14 PhDs On-campus Online

Leiden University

Leiden, Netherlands +2•4,0110 Reviews

#13

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 1.1% Global Rank

14 PhDs On-campus Online

National University of Singapore

Singapore, Singapore •4,562 Reviews

#14

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.3% Global Rank

51 PhDs On-campus Online

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Beverly Hills, United States •4,280 Reviews

#15

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.3% Global Rank

85 PhDs On-campus Online

The University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia +4•3,956 Reviews

#16

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.6% Global Rank

9 PhDs On-campus Online

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) •4,423 Reviews

#17

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.5% Global Rank

5 PhDs On-campus

Columbia University

Manhattan, United States +1•4,4113 Reviews

#19

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.3% Global Rank

65 PhDs On-campus Online

McGill University

Montréal, Canada •4,496 Reviews

#20

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.6% Global Rank

115 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia •4,2120 Reviews

#21

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.4% Global Rank

19 PhDs On-campus Online

London School of Economics and Political Science

London, United Kingdom +10•4,375 Reviews

#22

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

34 PhDs On-campus Online

Imperial

London, United Kingdom +1•4,246 Reviews

#23

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

26 PhDs On-campus Online

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, United States •4,324 Reviews

#25

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 0.9% Global Rank

58 PhDs On-campus Online

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) •3,812 Reviews

#27

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 1.2% Global Rank

30 PhDs On-campus Online

University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom +3•4,3133 Reviews

#28

Applied Sciences & Professions Worldwide

•Top 1.4% Global Rank

26 PhDs On-campus Online