Software Engineering in England: 86 Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 1.33M citations received by 55K academic papers made by 86 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

London

For Software Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. University of Cambridge

Cambridge

For Software Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Software Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Founded: 1824

4. University of Oxford

Oxford

For Software Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. University College London

London

For Software Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of York

York

For Software Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

7. University of Southampton

Southampton

For Software Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

8. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Software Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

9. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Software Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Founded: 1905

10. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Software Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

Founded: 1963

11. Durham University

Durham

For Software Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

12. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Software Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

13. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Software Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

14. King's College London

London

For Software Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Founded: 1829

15. City, University of London

London

For Software Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#70 in Europe

Founded: 1966

16. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Software Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Founded: 1965

17. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Software Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

18. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Software Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

19. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Software Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. University of Leeds

Leeds

For Software Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#107 in Europe

Founded: 1904

21. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Software Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Founded: 1900

22. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Software Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#113 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Software Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#124 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

24. University of Bath

Bath

For Software Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

25. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Software Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Founded: 1948

26. Keele University

Keele

For Software Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Founded: 1962

27. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Software Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

28. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Software Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#153 in Europe

Founded: 1849

29. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Software Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#159 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

30. University of Salford

Salford

For Software Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Founded: 1967

31. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Software Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

32. University of Exeter

Exeter

For Software Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

33. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Software Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#208 in Europe

Founded: 1992

34. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Software Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#226 in Europe

Founded: 1992

35. Middlesex University

London

For Software Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#229 in Europe

Founded: 1973

36. University of Essex

Colchester

For Software Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#233 in Europe

Founded: 1964

37. University of Reading

Reading

For Software Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#239 in Europe

Founded: 1892

38. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Software Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

39. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Software Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

40. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Software Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Software Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#255 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Software Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#256 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. University of London

London

For Software Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#261 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

44. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Software Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#274 in Europe

Founded: 1954

45. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Software Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

46. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Software Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

47. Coventry University

Coventry

For Software Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

48. Aston University

Birmingham

For Software Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#296 in Europe

Founded: 1895

49. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Software Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

50. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Software Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#308 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

51. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Software Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#315 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Software Engineering

#65 in the United Kingdom

#316 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Software Engineering

#66 in the United Kingdom

#321 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Westminster

London

For Software Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

55. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Software Engineering

#71 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

56. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Software Engineering

#72 in the United Kingdom

#336 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

57. University of Sunderland

Sunderland

For Software Engineering

#73 in the United Kingdom

#337 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

58. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Software Engineering

#74 in the United Kingdom

#343 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

59. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Software Engineering

#75 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. London South Bank University

London

For Software Engineering

#76 in the United Kingdom

#349 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

61. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Software Engineering

#77 in the United Kingdom

#368 in Europe

Founded: 1823

62. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Software Engineering

#78 in the United Kingdom

#377 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

63. Teesside University

Middlesbrough

For Software Engineering

#79 in the United Kingdom

#378 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

64. University of Greenwich

London

For Software Engineering

#81 in the United Kingdom

#381 in Europe

Founded: 1890

65. University of Bedfordshire

Luton

For Software Engineering

#83 in the United Kingdom

#397 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

66. Goldsmiths, University of London

London

For Software Engineering

#84 in the United Kingdom

#398 in Europe

Founded: 1904

67. University of Derby

Derby

For Software Engineering

#85 in the United Kingdom

#411 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

68. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Software Engineering

#86 in the United Kingdom

#422 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

69. University of East London

London

For Software Engineering

#88 in the United Kingdom

#425 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Software Engineering

#89 in the United Kingdom

#449 in Europe

Founded: 1992

71. Staffordshire University

Stoke-on-Trent

For Software Engineering

#90 in the United Kingdom

#453 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

72. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Software Engineering

#92 in the United Kingdom

#469 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

73. London Metropolitan University

London

For Software Engineering

#93 in the United Kingdom

#478 in Europe

Founded: 1848

74. London Business School

London

For Software Engineering

#95 in the United Kingdom

#548 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

75. Edge Hill University

Ormskirk

For Software Engineering

#96 in the United Kingdom

#560 in Europe

Founded: 2006

76. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Software Engineering

#97 in the United Kingdom

#590 in Europe

Founded: 1992

77. University of Chester

Chester

For Software Engineering

#98 in the United Kingdom

#606 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

78. Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridge

For Software Engineering

#99 in the United Kingdom

#634 in Europe

Founded: 1858

79. St Mary's University, Twickenham

Twickenham

For Software Engineering

#101 in the United Kingdom

#654 in Europe

Founded: 1850

80. University of Northampton

Northampton

For Software Engineering

#102 in the United Kingdom

#657 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

81. University of Bolton

Bolton

For Software Engineering

#103 in the United Kingdom

#672 in Europe

Founded: 2004

82. University of Worcester

Worcester

For Software Engineering

#104 in the United Kingdom

#675 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

83. University of West London

Ealing

For Software Engineering

#105 in the United Kingdom

#692 in Europe

Founded: 1990

84. Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool

For Software Engineering

#106 in the United Kingdom

#701 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

For Software Engineering

#107 in the United Kingdom

#710 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

86. St George's, University of London

London

For Software Engineering

#108 in the United Kingdom

#717 in Europe

Founded: 1733

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	28
Scotland	13	5

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