化學(xué)工程，簡稱化工，是研究以化學(xué)工業(yè)為代表以及其他過程工業(yè)（例如石油煉制、冶金、食品及印染工業(yè)等）生產(chǎn)過程中有關(guān)化學(xué)過程與物理過程的一般原理和規(guī)律，并且應(yīng)用這些規(guī)律來解決過程及裝置的開發(fā)、設(shè)計(jì)、操作及改善問題的工程技術(shù)學(xué)科。它主要研究大規(guī)模改變物料中的化學(xué)組成及其機(jī)械和物理性質(zhì)。簡單地定義化學(xué)工程的本質(zhì)，它是以數(shù)學(xué)及少量的物理觀念為基礎(chǔ)應(yīng)用于化學(xué)工業(yè)上，來替生產(chǎn)各式化學(xué)品或是物料的工廠提供一個(gè)最節(jié)省成本的反應(yīng)流程設(shè)計(jì)方式。實(shí)驗(yàn)研究、理論分析和科學(xué)計(jì)算已經(jīng)成為當(dāng)代化工研究中不可或缺的三種主要手段。

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：以上排名來自US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT）

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