100 Best universities for Aerospace 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 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

For Aerospace Engineering

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

2. Imperial College London

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Europe
#10 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

3. University of Oxford

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Europe
#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

4. University College London

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Europe
#36 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Southampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in Europe
#63 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

7. University of Bristol

For Aerospace Engineering

#18 in Europe
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

8. University of Leeds

For Aerospace Engineering

#19 in Europe
#83 in the World
Founded
1904

11. University of Edinburgh

For Aerospace Engineering

#25 in Europe
#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

13. University of Glasgow

For Aerospace Engineering

#29 in Europe
#122 in the World
Founded
1451

14. Cranfield University

For Aerospace Engineering

#35 in Europe
#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

15. University of Liverpool

For Aerospace Engineering

#39 in Europe
#143 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

17. University of Warwick

For Aerospace Engineering

#57 in Europe
#197 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

18. Loughborough University

For Aerospace Engineering

#65 in Europe
#214 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

19. King's College London

For Aerospace Engineering

#66 in Europe
#216 in the World
Founded
1829

20. Queen Mary University of London

For Aerospace Engineering

#67 in Europe
#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

22. University of Surrey

For Aerospace Engineering

#79 in Europe
#246 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

23. Durham University

For Aerospace Engineering

#81 in Europe
#259 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

24. University of 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

For Aerospace Engineering

#86 in Europe
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

26. University of Leicester

For Aerospace Engineering

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

27. University of Reading

For Aerospace Engineering

#101 in Europe
#301 in the World
Founded
1892

28. Cardiff University

For Aerospace Engineering

#112 in Europe
#329 in the World
Founded
1997

29. University of York

For Aerospace Engineering

#115 in Europe
#333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

30. University of Exeter

For Aerospace Engineering

#117 in Europe
#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

31. Swansea University

For Aerospace Engineering

#119 in Europe
#350 in the World
Founded
1920

32. Brunel University London

For Aerospace Engineering

#136 in Europe
#388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

33. University of East Anglia

For Aerospace Engineering

#138 in Europe
#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

34. University of Sussex

For Aerospace Engineering

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

35. University of St Andrews

For Aerospace Engineering

#144 in Europe
#405 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

36. University of Wales

For Aerospace Engineering

#150 in Europe
#417 in the World
Founded
1893

37. University of Aberdeen

For Aerospace Engineering

#156 in Europe
#431 in the World
Founded
1495

38. Lancaster University

For Aerospace Engineering

#169 in Europe
#458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

41. University of London

For Aerospace Engineering

#198 in Europe
#535 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

45. University of Salford

For Aerospace Engineering

#255 in Europe
#663 in the World
Founded
1967

47. University of Dundee

For Aerospace Engineering

#260 in Europe
#674 in the World
Founded
1967

48. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Aerospace Engineering

#269 in Europe
#700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

49. University of Plymouth

For Aerospace Engineering

#274 in Europe
#708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

51. University of Kent

For Aerospace Engineering

#279 in Europe
#727 in the World
Founded
1965

52. University of Bradford

For Aerospace Engineering

#282 in Europe
#731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

53. Aston University

For Aerospace Engineering

#286 in Europe
#741 in the World
Founded
1895

54. Keele University

For Aerospace Engineering

#295 in Europe
#760 in the World
Founded
1962

55. Coventry University

For Aerospace Engineering

#301 in Europe
#776 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

57. University of Essex

For Aerospace Engineering

#310 in Europe
#808 in the World
Founded
1964

58. Bangor University

For Aerospace Engineering

#336 in Europe
#885 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

59. De Montfort University

For Aerospace Engineering

#357 in Europe
#952 in the World
Founded
1992

60. Aberystwyth University

For Aerospace Engineering

#359 in Europe
#955 in the World
Founded
1872

61. University of Portsmouth

For Aerospace Engineering

#365 in Europe
#969 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

63. University of Hertfordshire

For Aerospace Engineering

#379 in Europe
#1012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

64. University of Huddersfield

For Aerospace Engineering

#389 in Europe
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

65. University of Greenwich

For Aerospace Engineering

#400 in Europe
#1069 in the World
Founded
1890

67. University of Stirling

For Aerospace Engineering

#405 in Europe
#1082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

68. University of Brighton

For Aerospace Engineering

#406 in Europe
#1089 in the World
Founded
1992

69. University of Central Lancashire

For Aerospace Engineering

#424 in Europe
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

70. University of the West of England

For Aerospace Engineering

#436 in Europe
#1211 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

71. Oxford Brookes University

For Aerospace Engineering

#442 in Europe
#1229 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

72. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Aerospace Engineering

#445 in Europe
#1234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

74. Sheffield Hallam University

For Aerospace Engineering

#452 in Europe
#1257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

75. London South Bank University

For Aerospace Engineering

#456 in Europe
#1262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

76. Nottingham Trent University

For Aerospace Engineering

#458 in Europe
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

78. Bournemouth University

For Aerospace Engineering

#506 in Europe
#1469 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

79. Teesside University

For Aerospace Engineering

#507 in Europe
#1472 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

80. University of Westminster

For Aerospace Engineering

#509 in Europe
#1481 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

81. Edinburgh Napier University

For Aerospace Engineering

#522 in Europe
#1551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

83. Middlesex University

For Aerospace Engineering

#528 in Europe
#1577 in the World
Founded
1973

84. Robert Gordon University

For Aerospace Engineering

#545 in Europe
#1651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

86. University of Lincoln

For Aerospace Engineering

#551 in Europe
#1663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

87. University of the West of Scotland

For Aerospace Engineering

#578 in Europe
#1782 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

88. University of Derby

For Aerospace Engineering

#591 in Europe
#1834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

89. University of Northampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#595 in Europe
#1857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

90. Staffordshire University

For Aerospace Engineering

#608 in Europe
#1922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

91. London Business School

For Aerospace Engineering

#625 in Europe
#2031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

93. University of Bolton

For Aerospace Engineering

#651 in Europe
#2158 in the World
Founded
2004

95. University of Bedfordshire

For Aerospace Engineering

#684 in Europe
#2294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

96. University of Sunderland

For Aerospace Engineering

#689 in Europe
#2321 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

97. University of West London

For Aerospace Engineering

#712 in Europe
#2498 in the World
Founded
1990

98. University of East London

For Aerospace Engineering

#719 in Europe
#2527 in the World
Founded
1992

99. University of Roehampton

For Aerospace Engineering

#721 in Europe
#2529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

100. Leeds Beckett University

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.