Ranked 6th in the world for Architecture & Built Environment
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Architecture & Built Environment, 2026
Full ranking profile 41 placements
Every placement the Index records for Politecnico di Milano. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026 Headline Architecture & Built Environment | Quacquarelli Symonds | =6 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Art & Design | Quacquarelli Symonds | =7 |
| QS by Subject 2026 Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering | Quacquarelli Symonds | =14 |
| THE Impact 2026 industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9) | Times Higher Education | =15 |
| SCImago 2026 Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | =22 |
| NTU 2025 Mechanical Engineering | National Taiwan University | =26 |
| THE Impact 2023 reduced inequalities (SDG 10) | Times Higher Education | =28 |
| SCImago 2025 Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | =49 |
| SCImago 2025 Engineering | SCImago Research Group | =54 |
| SCImago 2025 Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | =79 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =98 |
| THE-Rep 2025 reputation | Times Higher Education | =101 |
| NTU 2025 Engineering | National Taiwan University | =162 |
| SCImago 2026 Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | =165 |
| SCImago 2025 Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | =172 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | =187 |
| SCImago 2025 Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | =187 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| SCImago 2026 Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | =219 |
| RUR 2026 research | RUR Rankings Agency | =228 |
| NTU 2025 Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | =229 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | =239 |
| Leiden 2025 social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =246 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =263 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | =271 |
| SCImago 2026 Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | =279 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =290 |
| SCImago 2025 Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | =298 |
| NTU 2025 Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | =340 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | =374 |
| Leiden 2025 mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =382 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | =401 |
| URAP 2024-2025 Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | =420 |
| RUR 2026 | RUR Rankings Agency | =422 |
| Leiden 2025 biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =455 |
| Leiden 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =466 |
| RUR 2026 financial sustainability | RUR Rankings Agency | =481 |
| RUR 2026 international diversity | RUR Rankings Agency | =485 |
| Leiden 2025 physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | =507 |
| Leiden 2025 life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =635 |
| RUR 2026 teaching | RUR Rankings Agency | =708 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.