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 1.58M citations received by 66.9K academic papers made by 108 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
#12 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

2. University of Cambridge

For Software Engineering

#8 in Europe
#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

4. University of Oxford

For Software Engineering

#13 in Europe
#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

5. University of Edinburgh

For Software Engineering

#15 in Europe
#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

6. University College London

For Software Engineering

#16 in Europe
#45 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

7. University of York

For Software Engineering

#20 in Europe
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

8. University of Southampton

For Software Engineering

#26 in Europe
#68 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

9. Lancaster University

For Software Engineering

#29 in Europe
#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

12. Durham University

For Software Engineering

#45 in Europe
#122 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

13. Loughborough University

For Software Engineering

#49 in Europe
#130 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

14. University of Bristol

For Software Engineering

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

15. King's College London

For Software Engineering

#69 in Europe
#167 in the World
Founded
1829

17. University of Kent

For Software Engineering

#80 in Europe
#184 in the World
Founded
1965

18. University of Warwick

For Software Engineering

#81 in Europe
#185 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

19. Brunel University London

For Software Engineering

#90 in Europe
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

20. University of Glasgow

For Software Engineering

#100 in Europe
#228 in the World
Founded
1451

22. University of Liverpool

For Software Engineering

#106 in Europe
#239 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

23. University of Leeds

For Software Engineering

#107 in Europe
#240 in the World
Founded
1904

25. Queen Mary University of London

For Software Engineering

#113 in Europe
#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

26. Cranfield University

For Software Engineering

#124 in Europe
#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

27. Queen's University Belfast

For Software Engineering

#128 in Europe
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

28. Cardiff University

For Software Engineering

#131 in Europe
#278 in the World
Founded
1997

29. University of Bath

For Software Engineering

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

31. Keele University

For Software Engineering

#145 in Europe
#313 in the World
Founded
1962

33. University of Surrey

For Software Engineering

#150 in Europe
#322 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

35. University of Sussex

For Software Engineering

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

36. University of Wales

For Software Engineering

#178 in Europe
#393 in the World
Founded
1893

37. University of Salford

For Software Engineering

#185 in Europe
#410 in the World
Founded
1967

38. University of Leicester

For Software Engineering

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

39. University of Exeter

For Software Engineering

#191 in Europe
#423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

40. Swansea University

For Software Engineering

#197 in Europe
#433 in the World
Founded
1920

42. University of St Andrews

For Software Engineering

#219 in Europe
#487 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

44. Middlesex University

For Software Engineering

#229 in Europe
#509 in the World
Founded
1973

45. University of Essex

For Software Engineering

#233 in Europe
#515 in the World
Founded
1964

47. University of Reading

For Software Engineering

#239 in Europe
#529 in the World
Founded
1892

48. University of Hertfordshire

For Software Engineering

#240 in Europe
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

49. University of East Anglia

For Software Engineering

#242 in Europe
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

54. University of London

For Software Engineering

#261 in Europe
#587 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

56. Bournemouth University

For Software Engineering

#280 in Europe
#628 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

57. University of Stirling

For Software Engineering

#286 in Europe
#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

58. Oxford Brookes University

For Software Engineering

#290 in Europe
#651 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

59. Coventry University

For Software Engineering

#291 in Europe
#653 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

60. Aston University

For Software Engineering

#296 in Europe
#663 in the World
Founded
1895

61. Sheffield Hallam University

For Software Engineering

#297 in Europe
#664 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

62. University of the West of England

For Software Engineering

#308 in Europe
#682 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

63. University of Dundee

For Software Engineering

#312 in Europe
#690 in the World
Founded
1967

64. Leeds Beckett University

For Software Engineering

#315 in Europe
#695 in the World
Founded
1992

65. University of Portsmouth

For Software Engineering

#316 in Europe
#697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

66. Nottingham Trent University

For Software Engineering

#321 in Europe
#711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

67. University of Westminster

For Software Engineering

#322 in Europe
#712 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

69. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Software Engineering

#327 in Europe
#726 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

71. University of Bradford

For Software Engineering

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

72. University of Plymouth

For Software Engineering

#336 in Europe
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

73. University of Sunderland

For Software Engineering

#337 in Europe
#754 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

74. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Software Engineering

#343 in Europe
#770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

76. London South Bank University

For Software Engineering

#349 in Europe
#789 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

78. University of Huddersfield

For Software Engineering

#377 in Europe
#849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

79. Teesside University

For Software Engineering

#378 in Europe
#850 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

80. University of the West of Scotland

For Software Engineering

#379 in Europe
#851 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

81. University of Greenwich

For Software Engineering

#381 in Europe
#862 in the World
Founded
1890

82. Edinburgh Napier University

For Software Engineering

#390 in Europe
#888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

83. University of Bedfordshire

For Software Engineering

#397 in Europe
#910 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

85. University of Derby

For Software Engineering

#411 in Europe
#958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

86. University of Lincoln

For Software Engineering

#422 in Europe
#985 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

87. Bangor University

For Software Engineering

#423 in Europe
#989 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

90. Staffordshire University

For Software Engineering

#453 in Europe
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

91. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Software Engineering

#455 in Europe
#1079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
2011

92. University of Central Lancashire

For Software Engineering

#469 in Europe
#1114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

94. Robert Gordon University

For Software Engineering

#505 in Europe
#1245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

95. London Business School

For Software Engineering

#548 in Europe
#1402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

96. Edge Hill University

For Software Engineering

#560 in Europe
#1446 in the World
Founded
2006

98. University of Chester

For Software Engineering

#606 in Europe
#1677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

100. Abertay University

For Software Engineering

#642 in Europe
#1832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

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 Oxford.