化学工程，简称化工，是研究以化学工业为代表以及其他过程工业（例如石油炼制、冶金、食品及印染工业等）生产过程中有关化学过程与物理过程的一般原理和规律，并且应用这些规律来解决过程及装置的开发、设计、操作及改善问题的工程技术学科。它主要研究大规模改变物料中的化学组成及其机械和物理性质。简单地定义化学工程的本质，它是以数学及少量的物理观念为基础应用于化学工业上，来替生产各式化学品或是物料的工厂提供一个最节省成本的反应流程设计方式。实验研究、理论分析和科学计算已经成为当代化工研究中不可或缺的三种主要手段。
Rank School name#1 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambrige,MA#2Tie California Institute of TechnologyPasaena,CA#2Tie Stanfor UniversityStanfor,CA#2Tie University of California—BerkeleyBerkeley,CA#5 University of Minnesota—Twin CitiesMinneapolis,MN#6 University of Texas—Austin (Cockrell)Austin,TX#7Tie Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta,GA#7Tie University of Wisconsin—MaisonMaison,WI#9Tie Princeton UniversityPrinceton,NJ#9Tie University of DelawareNewark,DE#11Tie University of California—Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara,CA#11Tie University of Michigan—Ann ArborAnn Arbor,MI#13 Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh,PA#14Tie Northwestern University (McCormick)Evanston,IL#14Tie Purue University—West LafayetteWest Lafayette,IN#14Tie University of Illinois—Urbana-ChampaignUrbana,IL#17Tie Cornell UniversityIthaca,NY#17Tie University of Colorao—BoulerBouler,CO#17Tie University of PennsylvaniaPhilaelphia,PA#20 Johns Hopkins University (Whiting)Baltimore,MD#21Tie North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh,NC#21Tie Texas A&M University—College StationCollege Station,TX#21Tie University of California—Los Angeles (Samueli)Los Angeles,CA#24Tie Pennsylvania State University—University ParkUniversity Park,PA#24Tie University of WashingtonSeattle,WA#26Tie Columbia University (Fu Founation)New York,NY#26Tie Ohio State UniversityColumbus,OH#26Tie Rice University (Brown)Houston,TX#26Tie University of Notre DameNotre Dame,IN#30Tie Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy,NY#30Tie University of California—DavisDavis,CA#32Tie University of FloriaGainesville,FL#32Tie University of Pittsburgh (Swanson)Pittsburgh,PA#34Tie Iowa State UniversityAmes,IA#34Tie University of Houston (Cullen)Houston,TX#34Tie University of Marylan—College Park (Clark)College Park,MD#34Tie University of Massachusetts—AmherstAmherst,MA#34Tie University of Southern California (Viterbi)Los Angeles,CA#34Tie University of VirginiaCharlottesville,VA#34Tie Vanerbilt UniversityNashville,TN#34Tie Virginia TechBlacksburg,VA#34Tie Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis,MO#43Tie Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing,MI#43Tie Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey—New BrunswickPiscataway,NJ#43Tie University at Buffalo—SUNYBuffalo,NY#43Tie University of California—Riversie (Bourns)Riversie,CA#47Tie Arizona State University (Fulton)Tempe,AZ#47Tie Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelan,OH#47Tie Colorao School of MinesGolen,CO#47Tie Lehigh University (Rossin)Bethlehem,PA#47Tie University of California—Irvine (Samueli)Irvine,CA#47Tie Yale UniversityNew Haven,CT#53Tie Auburn University (Ginn)Auburn,AL#53Tie Drexel UniversityPhilaelphia,PA#53Tie Northeastern UniversityBoston,MA#53Tie Tufts UniversityMefor,MA#53Tie University of California—San Diego (Jacobs)La Jolla,CA#58Tie Clemson UniversityClemson,SC#58Tie Colorao State UniversityFort Collins,CO#58Tie Texas Tech University (Whitacre)Lubbock,TX#61Tie Brigham Young University (Fulton)Provo,UT#61Tie Brown UniversityProvience,RI#61Tie CUNY—City College (Grove)New York,NY#61Tie Tulane UniversityNew Orleans,LA#61Tie University of Illinois—ChicagoChicago,IL#61Tie University of IowaIowa City,IA#61Tie University of OklahomaNorman,OK#61Tie University of South CarolinaColumbia,SC#61Tie University of Tennessee—Knoxville (Tickle)Knoxville,TN#61Tie University of UtahSalt Lake City,UT#61Tie Washington State UniversityPullman,WA#72Tie Dartmouth College (Thayer)Hanover,NH#72Tie Oregon State UniversityCorvallis,OR#72Tie Stony Brook University—SUNYStony Brook,NY#72Tie Syracuse UniversitySyracuse,NY#72Tie University of ArizonaTucson,AZ#72Tie University of ConnecticutStorrs,CT#72Tie University of KansasLawrence,KS#72Tie University of KentuckyLexington,KY#72Tie University of New MexicoAlbuquerque,NM#72Tie University of Rochester (Hajim)Rochester,NY#72Tie Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester,MA#83Tie Clarkson UniversityPotsam,NY#83Tie Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour)Chicago,IL#83Tie Louisiana State University—Baton RougeBaton Rouge,LA#83Tie Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton,MI#83Tie New York University (Tanon)Brooklyn,NY#83Tie Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater,OK#83Tie University of CincinnatiCincinnati,OH#90Tie Kansas State UniversityManhattan,KS#90Tie New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark,NJ#90Tie Stevens Institute of Technology (Schaefer)Hoboken,NJ#90Tie University of AkronAkron,OH#90Tie University of Arkansas—FayettevilleFayetteville,AR#90Tie University of Marylan—Baltimore CountyBaltimore,MD#90Tie University of Nebraska—LincolnLincoln,NE#90Tie Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmon,VA#90Tie Wayne State UniversityDetroit,MI
（注：以上排名来自US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT）
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