100 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 11.6M citations received by 330K academic papers made by 125 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

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Europe

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Europe

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University College London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Europe

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in Europe

#48 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in Europe

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#18 in Europe

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

8. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Aerospace Engineering

#19 in Europe

#91 in the World

Founded: 1904

9. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Aerospace Engineering

#22 in Europe

#98 in the World

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

10. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Aerospace Engineering

#23 in Europe

#99 in the World

Founded: 1900

11. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Aerospace Engineering

#24 in Europe

#101 in the World

Founded: 1948

12. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Aerospace Engineering

#28 in Europe

#114 in the World

Founded: 1905

13. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Aerospace Engineering

#32 in Europe

#128 in the World

Founded: 1451

14. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#33 in Europe

#132 in the World

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

15. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Aerospace Engineering

#40 in Europe

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

16. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Aerospace Engineering

#51 in Europe

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

17. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Aerospace Engineering

#57 in Europe

#198 in the World

Founded: 1964

18. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Aerospace Engineering

#60 in Europe

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

19. King's College London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#70 in Europe

#223 in the World

Founded: 1829

20. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Aerospace Engineering

#74 in Europe

#231 in the World

Founded: 1963

21. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#75 in Europe

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

22. Durham University

England | Durham

For Aerospace Engineering

#78 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

23. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Aerospace Engineering

#79 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

24. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Aerospace Engineering

#89 in Europe

#280 in the World

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

25. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Aerospace Engineering

#97 in Europe

#294 in the World

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

26. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Aerospace Engineering

#101 in Europe

#298 in the World

Founded: 1892

27. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Aerospace Engineering

#102 in Europe

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

28. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Aerospace Engineering

#106 in Europe

#317 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. University of York

England | York

For Aerospace Engineering

#112 in Europe

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

30. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Aerospace Engineering

#116 in Europe

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

31. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Aerospace Engineering

#123 in Europe

#355 in the World

Founded: 1920

32. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Aerospace Engineering

#136 in Europe

#380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

33. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Aerospace Engineering

#146 in Europe

#405 in the World

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

34. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Aerospace Engineering

#147 in Europe

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

35. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Aerospace Engineering

#154 in Europe

#427 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

36. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Aerospace Engineering

#160 in Europe

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

37. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Aerospace Engineering

#165 in Europe

#448 in the World

Founded: 1495

38. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Aerospace Engineering

#177 in Europe

#486 in the World

Founded: 1893

39. University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#193 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

40. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#203 in Europe

#542 in the World

Founded: 1733

41. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#205 in Europe

#546 in the World

Founded: 1966

42. City, University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#208 in Europe

#553 in the World

Founded: 1966

43. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Aerospace Engineering

#233 in Europe

#611 in the World

Founded: 1992

44. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Aerospace Engineering

#245 in Europe

#649 in the World

Founded: 1968

45. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Aerospace Engineering

#254 in Europe

#671 in the World

Founded: 1967

46. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Aerospace Engineering

#258 in Europe

#682 in the World

Founded: 1967

47. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#260 in Europe

#687 in the World

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

48. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Aerospace Engineering

#265 in Europe

#698 in the World

Founded: 1954

49. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Aerospace Engineering

#266 in Europe

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Aerospace Engineering

#272 in Europe

#719 in the World

Founded: 1965

51. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Aerospace Engineering

#283 in Europe

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

52. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Aerospace Engineering

#285 in Europe

#751 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Aerospace Engineering

#294 in Europe

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

54. Keele University

England | Keele

For Aerospace Engineering

#298 in Europe

#781 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Aerospace Engineering

#305 in Europe

#801 in the World

Founded: 1895

56. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Aerospace Engineering

#317 in Europe

#833 in the World

Founded: 1849

57. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Aerospace Engineering

#325 in Europe

#858 in the World

Founded: 1964

58. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Aerospace Engineering

#351 in Europe

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

59. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Aerospace Engineering

#358 in Europe

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Aerospace Engineering

#364 in Europe

#985 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#366 in Europe

#990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

62. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Aerospace Engineering

#370 in Europe

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

63. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Aerospace Engineering

#380 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Founded: 1872

64. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#381 in Europe

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

65. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Aerospace Engineering

#406 in Europe

#1104 in the World

Founded: 1992

66. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Aerospace Engineering

#410 in Europe

#1114 in the World

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

67. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#414 in Europe

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1890

68. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Aerospace Engineering

#420 in Europe

#1158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

69. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Aerospace Engineering

#422 in Europe

#1165 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

70. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#429 in Europe

#1200 in the World

Founded: 1823

71. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Aerospace Engineering

#435 in Europe

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

72. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Aerospace Engineering

#450 in Europe

#1286 in the World

Founded: 1992

73. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Aerospace Engineering

#453 in Europe

#1292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

74. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Aerospace Engineering

#456 in Europe

#1298 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

75. London South Bank University

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#461 in Europe

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

76. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Aerospace Engineering

#466 in Europe

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

77. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Aerospace Engineering

#502 in Europe

#1468 in the World

Founded: 1841

78. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Aerospace Engineering

#504 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

79. University of Westminster

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#514 in Europe

#1538 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

80. Middlesex University

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#516 in Europe

#1544 in the World

Founded: 1973

81. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Aerospace Engineering

#520 in Europe

#1562 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

82. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#525 in Europe

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

83. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#526 in Europe

#1587 in the World

Founded: 1992

84. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Aerospace Engineering

#547 in Europe

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

85. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Aerospace Engineering

#563 in Europe

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

86. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Aerospace Engineering

#574 in Europe

#1798 in the World

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

87. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#579 in Europe

#1825 in the World

Founded: 1791

88. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Aerospace Engineering

#585 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

89. University of Northampton

England | Northampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#607 in Europe

#1927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

90. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Aerospace Engineering

#622 in Europe

#1982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

91. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Aerospace Engineering

#629 in Europe

#2036 in the World

Founded: 1992

92. London Business School

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#638 in Europe

#2107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

93. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Aerospace Engineering

#653 in Europe

#2166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

94. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#660 in Europe

#2217 in the World

Founded: 1848

95. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Aerospace Engineering

#674 in Europe

#2287 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

96. University of Bolton

England | Bolton

For Aerospace Engineering

#680 in Europe

#2314 in the World

Founded: 2004

97. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Aerospace Engineering

#692 in Europe

#2384 in the World

Founded: 1858

98. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Aerospace Engineering

#723 in Europe

#2580 in the World

Founded: 1990

99. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Aerospace Engineering

#724 in Europe

#2581 in the World

Founded: 1992

100. University of East London

England | London

For Aerospace Engineering

#740 in Europe

#2635 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.