87 Best universities for Software Engineering in England

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 1.89M citations received by 60.4K academic papers made by 87 universities in England was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Imperial College London

For Software Engineering

#1 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

2. University of Cambridge

For Software Engineering

#7 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

4. University College London

For Software Engineering

#15 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

5. University of Oxford

For Software Engineering

#16 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

6. University of York

For Software Engineering

#25 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

7. University of Southampton

For Software Engineering

#29 in Europe
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

8. Lancaster University

For Software Engineering

#31 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

11. Loughborough University

For Software Engineering

#53 in Europe
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

12. Durham University

For Software Engineering

#54 in Europe
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

13. University of Bristol

For Software Engineering

#58 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

15. University of Warwick

For Software Engineering

#79 in Europe
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

17. Brunel University London

For Software Engineering

#88 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

21. University of Liverpool

For Software Engineering

#111 in Europe
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

22. University of Leeds

For Software Engineering

#112 in Europe
Founded
1904

23. Queen Mary University of London

For Software Engineering

#121 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

24. Cranfield University

For Software Engineering

#142 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

25. University of Bath

For Software Engineering

#146 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

26. Keele University

For Software Engineering

#148 in Europe
Founded
1962

27. University of Surrey

For Software Engineering

#149 in Europe
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

29. University of Sussex

For Software Engineering

#181 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

30. University of London

For Software Engineering

#183 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

32. University of Leicester

For Software Engineering

#198 in Europe
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

33. University of Exeter

For Software Engineering

#207 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

37. De Montfort University

For Software Engineering

#238 in Europe
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

39. University of Hertfordshire

For Software Engineering

#243 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

41. University of East Anglia

For Software Engineering

#267 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

43. Bournemouth University

For Software Engineering

#272 in Europe
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

44. Middlesex University

For Software Engineering

#277 in Europe
Founded
1973

46. Coventry University

For Software Engineering

#295 in Europe
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

47. Aston University

For Software Engineering

#296 in Europe
Founded
1895

48. University of the West of England

For Software Engineering

#300 in Europe
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

49. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Software Engineering

#314 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

50. Oxford Brookes University

For Software Engineering

#318 in Europe
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

51. University of Portsmouth

For Software Engineering

#326 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

52. University of Huddersfield

For Software Engineering

#329 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

55. University of Bradford

For Software Engineering

#337 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

56. Sheffield Hallam University

For Software Engineering

#340 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

57. University of Westminster

For Software Engineering

#345 in Europe
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

58. Nottingham Trent University

For Software Engineering

#350 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

59. London South Bank University

For Software Engineering

#362 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

60. University of Plymouth

For Software Engineering

#366 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

61. University of Sunderland

For Software Engineering

#373 in Europe
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

63. Teesside University

For Software Engineering

#394 in Europe
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

65. University of Derby

For Software Engineering

#409 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

66. University of Lincoln

For Software Engineering

#414 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

67. University of Bedfordshire

For Software Engineering

#422 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

68. Staffordshire University

For Software Engineering

#427 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

71. University of Central Lancashire

For Software Engineering

#468 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

76. London Business School

For Software Engineering

#582 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

78. University of Chester

For Software Engineering

#654 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

79. University of Bolton

For Software Engineering

#655 in Europe
Founded
2004

82. University of Northampton

For Software Engineering

#698 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

83. University of Gloucestershire

For Software Engineering

#704 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
2001

84. University of Worcester

For Software Engineering

#714 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
89%
Enrollment
10,798
Founded
2005

85. Liverpool Hope University

For Software Engineering

#720 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
96%
Founded
2005

87. University of Roehampton

For Software Engineering

#763 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

Closest to England states to learn Software Engineering

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Best university country rank
Best uni United Kingdom Flag rank
Wales 7 28
Scotland 13 4