Three famous universities of civil engineering, namely University of Illinois, Imperial College London and Tongji University, are selected as the survey objects and the curriculum system of civil engineering in Beijing Jiaotong University is compared. Comparative analysis includes educational objectives, course framework, total credit requirements, course structure, composition of major courses, engineering practice, core course setting and so on. The research indicates that the curriculum system construction of civil engineering in the three universities has its own advantages and characteristics, which is worth learning. Compared with the three universities, there are some deficiencies in the curriculum system of civil engineering in Beijing Jiaotong University such as more total credits, higher credits for general courses on humanities and social sciences, and less engineering practice credits. Further clarifying the educational objectives, properly lowering the total credit requirements, briefing the course scale, adjusting the course structure, strengthening the quality of core major courses, introducing practice-converted credits of major courses, and achieving the integration of undergraduate and graduate courses will effectively improve the scientific level of the civil engineering curriculum system.