100 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 8.7M citations received by 294K academic papers made by 124 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. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Europe

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Europe

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Europe

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University College London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Europe

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Aerospace Engineering

#9 in Europe

#48 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in Europe

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Aerospace Engineering

#18 in Europe

#82 in the World

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

8. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Aerospace Engineering

#19 in Europe

#83 in the World

Founded: 1904

9. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Aerospace Engineering

#21 in Europe

#97 in the World

Founded: 1948

10. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Aerospace Engineering

#23 in Europe

#101 in the World

Founded: 1900

11. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#25 in Europe

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

12. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Aerospace Engineering

#26 in Europe

#111 in the World

Founded: 1905

13. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Aerospace Engineering

#29 in Europe

#122 in the World

Founded: 1451

14. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#35 in Europe

#133 in the World

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

15. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Aerospace Engineering

#39 in Europe

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

16. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Aerospace Engineering

#53 in Europe

#178 in the World

Founded: 1964

17. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Aerospace Engineering

#57 in Europe

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

18. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Aerospace Engineering

#65 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

19. King's College London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#66 in Europe

#216 in the World

Founded: 1829

20. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#67 in Europe

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

21. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Aerospace Engineering

#68 in Europe

#219 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Aerospace Engineering

#79 in Europe

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

23. Durham University

England | Durham

For Aerospace Engineering

#81 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

24. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Aerospace Engineering

#84 in Europe

#270 in the World

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

25. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Aerospace Engineering

#86 in Europe

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

26. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Aerospace Engineering

#93 in Europe

#286 in the World

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

27. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Aerospace Engineering

#101 in Europe

#301 in the World

Founded: 1892

28. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Aerospace Engineering

#112 in Europe

#329 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. University of York

England | York

For Aerospace Engineering

#115 in Europe

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

30. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Aerospace Engineering

#117 in Europe

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

31. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Aerospace Engineering

#119 in Europe

#350 in the World

Founded: 1920

32. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Aerospace Engineering

#136 in Europe

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

33. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Aerospace Engineering

#138 in Europe

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

34. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Aerospace Engineering

#142 in Europe

#401 in the World

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

35. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Aerospace Engineering

#144 in Europe

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

36. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Aerospace Engineering

#150 in Europe

#417 in the World

Founded: 1893

37. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Aerospace Engineering

#156 in Europe

#431 in the World

Founded: 1495

38. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Aerospace Engineering

#169 in Europe

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

39. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#189 in Europe

#513 in the World

Founded: 1966

40. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#196 in Europe

#532 in the World

Founded: 1733

41. University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#198 in Europe

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

42. City, University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#200 in Europe

#537 in the World

Founded: 1966

43. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Aerospace Engineering

#231 in Europe

#607 in the World

Founded: 1968

44. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Aerospace Engineering

#240 in Europe

#630 in the World

Founded: 1992

45. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Aerospace Engineering

#255 in Europe

#663 in the World

Founded: 1967

46. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Aerospace Engineering

#258 in Europe

#671 in the World

Founded: 1954

47. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Aerospace Engineering

#260 in Europe

#674 in the World

Founded: 1967

48. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#269 in Europe

#700 in the World

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

49. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Aerospace Engineering

#274 in Europe

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

50. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Aerospace Engineering

#278 in Europe

#726 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Aerospace Engineering

#279 in Europe

#727 in the World

Founded: 1965

52. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Aerospace Engineering

#282 in Europe

#731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

53. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Aerospace Engineering

#286 in Europe

#741 in the World

Founded: 1895

54. Keele University

England | Keele

For Aerospace Engineering

#295 in Europe

#760 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Aerospace Engineering

#301 in Europe

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

56. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Aerospace Engineering

#303 in Europe

#780 in the World

Founded: 1849

57. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Aerospace Engineering

#310 in Europe

#808 in the World

Founded: 1964

58. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Aerospace Engineering

#336 in Europe

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

59. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Aerospace Engineering

#357 in Europe

#952 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Aerospace Engineering

#359 in Europe

#955 in the World

Founded: 1872

61. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Aerospace Engineering

#365 in Europe

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

62. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Aerospace Engineering

#375 in Europe

#995 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#379 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

64. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#389 in Europe

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

65. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#400 in Europe

#1069 in the World

Founded: 1890

66. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#403 in Europe

#1079 in the World

Founded: 1823

67. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Aerospace Engineering

#405 in Europe

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

68. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Aerospace Engineering

#406 in Europe

#1089 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Aerospace Engineering

#424 in Europe

#1158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

70. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Aerospace Engineering

#436 in Europe

#1211 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

71. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Aerospace Engineering

#442 in Europe

#1229 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

72. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Aerospace Engineering

#445 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

73. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Aerospace Engineering

#447 in Europe

#1237 in the World

Founded: 1992

74. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Aerospace Engineering

#452 in Europe

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

75. London South Bank University

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#456 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

76. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Aerospace Engineering

#458 in Europe

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

77. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Aerospace Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1841

78. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Aerospace Engineering

#506 in Europe

#1469 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

79. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Aerospace Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1472 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

80. University of Westminster

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#509 in Europe

#1481 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

81. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#522 in Europe

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

82. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#523 in Europe

#1564 in the World

Founded: 1992

83. Middlesex University

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#528 in Europe

#1577 in the World

Founded: 1973

84. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Aerospace Engineering

#545 in Europe

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

85. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#548 in Europe

#1657 in the World

Founded: 1791

86. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Aerospace Engineering

#551 in Europe

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

87. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Aerospace Engineering

#578 in Europe

#1782 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

88. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Aerospace Engineering

#591 in Europe

#1834 in the World

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

89. University of Northampton

England | Northampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#595 in Europe

#1857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

90. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Aerospace Engineering

#608 in Europe

#1922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

91. London Business School

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#625 in Europe

#2031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

92. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#642 in Europe

#2129 in the World

Founded: 1848

93. University of Bolton

England | Bolton

For Aerospace Engineering

#651 in Europe

#2158 in the World

Founded: 2004

94. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Aerospace Engineering

#671 in Europe

#2218 in the World

Founded: 1858

95. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Aerospace Engineering

#684 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

96. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Aerospace Engineering

#689 in Europe

#2321 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

97. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Aerospace Engineering

#712 in Europe

#2498 in the World

Founded: 1990

98. University of East London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#719 in Europe

#2527 in the World

Founded: 1992

99. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#721 in Europe

#2529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

100. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Aerospace Engineering

#722 in Europe

#2536 in the World

Founded: 1992

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