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Of the 9 Aerospace Engineering universities in the United States, University of California, Los Angeles ranks highest at #40 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of California, Davis (QS World #114) and University of Alaska - Fairbanks (QS World #467) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 10 matching courses between them.
9 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Aerospace Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Aerospace Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Aerospace Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Aerospace Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Aerospace Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Aerospace Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Aerospace Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Aerospace Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Aerospace Engineering
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #40 (University of California, Los Angeles) to #467 (University of Alaska - Fairbanks); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of California, Los Angeles has the largest research record in this group, with 52,934,262 citations and an h-index of 1,659.
The split is 9 public to 0 private institutions.
By level: 9 bachelor's and 1 master's. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). San Diego State University offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
University of California, Los Angeles (QS World #40), University of California, Davis (QS World #114) and University of Alaska - Fairbanks (QS World #467) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
9 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
San Diego State University, with 2, ahead of United States Air Force Academy (1).
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