100 Best universities for Software Engineering in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 2.27M citations received by 73.5K academic papers made by 109 universities in the United Kingdom 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
#13 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

2. University of Cambridge

For Software Engineering

#7 in Europe
#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

4. University of Edinburgh

For Software Engineering

#14 in Europe
#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

5. University College London

For Software Engineering

#15 in Europe
#40 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Oxford

For Software Engineering

#16 in Europe
#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

7. University of York

For Software Engineering

#25 in Europe
#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

8. University of Southampton

For Software Engineering

#29 in Europe
#77 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

9. Lancaster University

For Software Engineering

#31 in Europe
#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

12. Loughborough University

For Software Engineering

#53 in Europe
#138 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

13. Durham University

For Software Engineering

#54 in Europe
#139 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

14. University of Bristol

For Software Engineering

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

15. King's College London

For Software Engineering

#73 in Europe
#172 in the World
Founded
1829

16. University of Warwick

For Software Engineering

#79 in Europe
#183 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

17. University of Kent

For Software Engineering

#86 in Europe
#190 in the World
Founded
1965

18. Brunel University London

For Software Engineering

#88 in Europe
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

23. University of Liverpool

For Software Engineering

#111 in Europe
#244 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

24. University of Leeds

For Software Engineering

#112 in Europe
#245 in the World
Founded
1904

26. Queen Mary University of London

For Software Engineering

#121 in Europe
#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

27. Queen's University Belfast

For Software Engineering

#129 in Europe
#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

28. Cardiff University

For Software Engineering

#133 in Europe
#283 in the World
Founded
1997

29. Cranfield University

For Software Engineering

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

30. University of Bath

For Software Engineering

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

31. Keele University

For Software Engineering

#148 in Europe
#322 in the World
Founded
1962

32. University of Surrey

For Software Engineering

#149 in Europe
#323 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

35. University of Sussex

For Software Engineering

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

36. University of London

For Software Engineering

#183 in Europe
#404 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

37. University of Salford

For Software Engineering

#186 in Europe
#407 in the World
Founded
1967

38. University of Leicester

For Software Engineering

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

39. Swansea University

For Software Engineering

#201 in Europe
#436 in the World
Founded
1920

40. University of Exeter

For Software Engineering

#207 in Europe
#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

41. University of Wales

For Software Engineering

#216 in Europe
#478 in the World
Founded
1893

42. University of Reading

For Software Engineering

#217 in Europe
#490 in the World
Founded
1892

44. University of St Andrews

For Software Engineering

#223 in Europe
#501 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

45. University of Essex

For Software Engineering

#233 in Europe
#522 in the World
Founded
1964

47. De Montfort University

For Software Engineering

#238 in Europe
#532 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

49. University of Hertfordshire

For Software Engineering

#243 in Europe
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

52. University of East Anglia

For Software Engineering

#267 in Europe
#610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

54. Bournemouth University

For Software Engineering

#272 in Europe
#624 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

55. Middlesex University

For Software Engineering

#277 in Europe
#631 in the World
Founded
1973

57. University of Stirling

For Software Engineering

#283 in Europe
#638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

58. Coventry University

For Software Engineering

#295 in Europe
#666 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

59. Aston University

For Software Engineering

#296 in Europe
#668 in the World
Founded
1895

60. University of the West of England

For Software Engineering

#300 in Europe
#675 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

61. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Software Engineering

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

62. Oxford Brookes University

For Software Engineering

#318 in Europe
#708 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

63. University of Portsmouth

For Software Engineering

#326 in Europe
#728 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

64. University of Huddersfield

For Software Engineering

#329 in Europe
#732 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

66. Leeds Beckett University

For Software Engineering

#334 in Europe
#742 in the World
Founded
1992

68. University of Bradford

For Software Engineering

#337 in Europe
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

69. Sheffield Hallam University

For Software Engineering

#340 in Europe
#764 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

70. University of Westminster

For Software Engineering

#345 in Europe
#780 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

71. Nottingham Trent University

For Software Engineering

#350 in Europe
#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

72. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Software Engineering

#357 in Europe
#801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

73. University of Dundee

For Software Engineering

#359 in Europe
#809 in the World
Founded
1967

75. London South Bank University

For Software Engineering

#362 in Europe
#821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

76. University of Plymouth

For Software Engineering

#366 in Europe
#826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

77. University of Sunderland

For Software Engineering

#373 in Europe
#843 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

79. University of the West of Scotland

For Software Engineering

#390 in Europe
#891 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

80. Teesside University

For Software Engineering

#394 in Europe
#904 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

81. Edinburgh Napier University

For Software Engineering

#399 in Europe
#915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

82. University of Greenwich

For Software Engineering

#401 in Europe
#925 in the World
Founded
1890

83. University of Derby

For Software Engineering

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

84. University of Lincoln

For Software Engineering

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

85. University of Bedfordshire

For Software Engineering

#422 in Europe
#996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

86. Staffordshire University

For Software Engineering

#427 in Europe
#1019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

87. Bangor University

For Software Engineering

#442 in Europe
#1061 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

88. University of East London

For Software Engineering

#448 in Europe
#1078 in the World
Founded
1992

90. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Software Engineering

#461 in Europe
#1113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
2011

91. University of Central Lancashire

For Software Engineering

#468 in Europe
#1142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

94. Robert Gordon University

For Software Engineering

#502 in Europe
#1250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

96. Edge Hill University

For Software Engineering

#578 in Europe
#1552 in the World
Founded
2006

97. London Business School

For Software Engineering

#582 in Europe
#1582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

99. Abertay University

For Software Engineering

#653 in Europe
#1909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

100. University of Chester

For Software Engineering

#654 in Europe
#1916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

The best cities to study Software Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Cambridge, Manchester, and Edinburgh.