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 2.4M citations received by 74.7K 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
#14 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

2. University of Cambridge

For Software Engineering

#6 in Europe
#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

4. University of Edinburgh

For Software Engineering

#14 in Europe
#36 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

#27 in Europe
#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

8. University of Southampton

For Software Engineering

#30 in Europe
#79 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

9. Lancaster University

For Software Engineering

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

12. Durham University

For Software Engineering

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

13. Loughborough University

For Software Engineering

#56 in Europe
#141 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

14. University of Bristol

For Software Engineering

#57 in Europe
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

15. King's College London

For Software Engineering

#70 in Europe
#169 in the World
Founded
1829

16. University of Warwick

For Software Engineering

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

17. University of Kent

For Software Engineering

#88 in Europe
#196 in the World
Founded
1965

18. Brunel University London

For Software Engineering

#89 in Europe
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

23. University of Leeds

For Software Engineering

#111 in Europe
#244 in the World
Founded
1904

24. University of Liverpool

For Software Engineering

#114 in Europe
#249 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

26. Queen's University Belfast

For Software Engineering

#120 in Europe
#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

27. Queen Mary University of London

For Software Engineering

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

28. Cardiff University

For Software Engineering

#128 in Europe
#282 in the World
Founded
1997

29. Cranfield University

For Software Engineering

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

30. University of Bath

For Software Engineering

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

31. University of Surrey

For Software Engineering

#147 in Europe
#318 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

32. Keele University

For Software Engineering

#149 in Europe
#324 in the World
Founded
1962

35. University of Salford

For Software Engineering

#186 in Europe
#412 in the World
Founded
1967

36. University of London

For Software Engineering

#189 in Europe
#415 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

37. University of Leicester

For Software Engineering

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

38. University of Sussex

For Software Engineering

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

39. Swansea University

For Software Engineering

#203 in Europe
#438 in the World
Founded
1920

40. University of Exeter

For Software Engineering

#209 in Europe
#453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

42. University of Wales

For Software Engineering

#217 in Europe
#488 in the World
Founded
1893

43. University of Reading

For Software Engineering

#219 in Europe
#490 in the World
Founded
1892

44. University of St Andrews

For Software Engineering

#224 in Europe
#503 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

45. De Montfort University

For Software Engineering

#235 in Europe
#530 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

47. University of Essex

For Software Engineering

#238 in Europe
#534 in the World
Founded
1964

49. University of Hertfordshire

For Software Engineering

#247 in Europe
#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

53. University of East Anglia

For Software Engineering

#269 in Europe
#612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

54. Bournemouth University

For Software Engineering

#277 in Europe
#631 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

55. Middlesex University

For Software Engineering

#281 in Europe
#636 in the World
Founded
1973

57. University of Stirling

For Software Engineering

#290 in Europe
#656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

58. Coventry University

For Software Engineering

#293 in Europe
#660 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

59. Aston University

For Software Engineering

#299 in Europe
#671 in the World
Founded
1895

60. University of Huddersfield

For Software Engineering

#300 in Europe
#674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

61. University of the West of England

For Software Engineering

#304 in Europe
#681 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

62. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Software Engineering

#312 in Europe
#697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

63. University of Portsmouth

For Software Engineering

#320 in Europe
#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

64. Oxford Brookes University

For Software Engineering

#322 in Europe
#716 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

65. Leeds Beckett University

For Software Engineering

#330 in Europe
#738 in the World
Founded
1992

68. University of Bradford

For Software Engineering

#338 in Europe
#765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

69. Sheffield Hallam University

For Software Engineering

#341 in Europe
#774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

70. Nottingham Trent University

For Software Engineering

#345 in Europe
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

71. University of Westminster

For Software Engineering

#349 in Europe
#788 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

72. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Software Engineering

#358 in Europe
#814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

73. University of Dundee

For Software Engineering

#361 in Europe
#820 in the World
Founded
1967

74. University of Plymouth

For Software Engineering

#362 in Europe
#821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

76. London South Bank University

For Software Engineering

#372 in Europe
#847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

77. University of Sunderland

For Software Engineering

#375 in Europe
#855 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

78. University of the West of Scotland

For Software Engineering

#387 in Europe
#888 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

#395 in Europe
#908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

82. University of Greenwich

For Software Engineering

#402 in Europe
#927 in the World
Founded
1890

83. University of Derby

For Software Engineering

#405 in Europe
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

84. University of Lincoln

For Software Engineering

#413 in Europe
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

85. University of Bedfordshire

For Software Engineering

#422 in Europe
#1000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

86. Staffordshire University

For Software Engineering

#430 in Europe
#1025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

87. Bangor University

For Software Engineering

#442 in Europe
#1069 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

88. University of East London

For Software Engineering

#451 in Europe
#1090 in the World
Founded
1992

90. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Software Engineering

#458 in Europe
#1107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
2011

91. University of Central Lancashire

For Software Engineering

#464 in Europe
#1125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

94. Robert Gordon University

For Software Engineering

#507 in Europe
#1259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

96. Edge Hill University

For Software Engineering

#577 in Europe
#1559 in the World
Founded
2006

97. London Business School

For Software Engineering

#588 in Europe
#1604 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

99. Abertay University

For Software Engineering

#648 in Europe
#1895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

100. University of Chester

For Software Engineering

#654 in Europe
#1932 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.