69 Best universities for Automotive Engineering in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Automotive Engineering. A graph of 777K citations received by 31.6K academic papers made by 69 universities in England 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 Automotive Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. Loughborough University

For Automotive Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

3. University of Birmingham

For Automotive Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Founded: 1900

4. Cranfield University

For Automotive Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

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

5. University of Nottingham

For Automotive Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1948

6. University of Cambridge

For Automotive Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. University of Sheffield

For Automotive Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1905

8. University of Leeds

For Automotive Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. University of Southampton

For Automotive Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

10. University of Manchester

For Automotive Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1824

11. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Automotive Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Founded: 1963

12. University of Oxford

For Automotive Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

13. Brunel University London

For Automotive Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

14. University College London

For Automotive Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

15. University of Bath

For Automotive Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

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

16. University of Warwick

For Automotive Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

17. University of Surrey

For Automotive Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#88 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

18. University of Liverpool

For Automotive Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

19. King's College London

For Automotive Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#111 in Europe

Founded: 1829

20. University of Sussex

For Automotive Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

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

21. Durham University

For Automotive Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

22. Aston University

For Automotive Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#131 in Europe

Founded: 1895

23. University of Bristol

For Automotive Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#141 in Europe

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

24. Coventry University

For Automotive Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

25. University of Huddersfield

For Automotive Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#158 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

26. Liverpool John Moores University

For Automotive Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Founded: 1992

27. City, University of London

For Automotive Engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Founded: 1966

28. University of York

For Automotive Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

29. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Automotive Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

Founded: 1992

30. University of Brighton

For Automotive Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#183 in Europe

Founded: 1992

31. University of Leicester

For Automotive Engineering

#36 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

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

32. Queen Mary University of London

For Automotive Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

33. University of Bradford

For Automotive Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

34. University of Exeter

For Automotive Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

35. University of Reading

For Automotive Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Founded: 1892

36. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Automotive Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#255 in Europe

Founded: 1992

37. Lancaster University

For Automotive Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

38. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Automotive Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Founded: 1954

39. De Montfort University

For Automotive Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#298 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

40. University of Hertfordshire

For Automotive Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

41. Oxford Brookes University

For Automotive Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#311 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

42. Nottingham Trent University

For Automotive Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#349 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

43. University of Kent

For Automotive Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

Founded: 1965

44. University of Salford

For Automotive Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#374 in Europe

Founded: 1967

45. University of London

For Automotive Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#386 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

46. London South Bank University

For Automotive Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#390 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

47. York St John University

For Automotive Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#394 in Europe

Founded: 1841

48. University of Sunderland

For Automotive Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

49. University of Bedfordshire

For Automotive Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#424 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

50. University of the West of England

For Automotive Engineering

#63 in the United Kingdom

#429 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

51. Sheffield Hallam University

For Automotive Engineering

#65 in the United Kingdom

#439 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Lincoln

For Automotive Engineering

#66 in the United Kingdom

#446 in Europe

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

53. University of Greenwich

For Automotive Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#448 in Europe

Founded: 1890

54. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Automotive Engineering

#69 in the United Kingdom

#455 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. University of Plymouth

For Automotive Engineering

#70 in the United Kingdom

#475 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

56. Staffordshire University

For Automotive Engineering

#71 in the United Kingdom

#479 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

57. University of Portsmouth

For Automotive Engineering

#73 in the United Kingdom

#481 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

58. University of East Anglia

For Automotive Engineering

#74 in the United Kingdom

#503 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

59. University of Central Lancashire

For Automotive Engineering

#75 in the United Kingdom

#508 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

60. University of Essex

For Automotive Engineering

#76 in the United Kingdom

#514 in Europe

Founded: 1964

61. University of Wolverhampton

For Automotive Engineering

#77 in the United Kingdom

#520 in Europe

Founded: 1992

62. University of Bolton

For Automotive Engineering

#78 in the United Kingdom

#523 in Europe

Founded: 2004

63. Anglia Ruskin University

For Automotive Engineering

#79 in the United Kingdom

#530 in Europe

Founded: 1858

64. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Automotive Engineering

#80 in the United Kingdom

#531 in Europe

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

65. University of Westminster

For Automotive Engineering

#83 in the United Kingdom

#547 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

66. University of Derby

For Automotive Engineering

#85 in the United Kingdom

#592 in Europe

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

67. Teesside University

For Automotive Engineering

#86 in the United Kingdom

#598 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

68. Birmingham City University

For Automotive Engineering

#87 in the United Kingdom

#599 in Europe

Founded: 1992

69. Leeds Beckett University

For Automotive Engineering

#88 in the United Kingdom

#616 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Automotive Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	6	19
Scotland	12	17

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering112

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering27

Applied/Engineering Physics52

Architectural Engineering76

Automation and Control engineering59

Biochemical Engineering49

Biomedical Engineering64

Biotechnology81

Chemical Engineering90

Civil Engineering95

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking96

Construction Management62

Electrical Engineering98

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management70

Environmental Engineering72

Firefighting and Fire Science38

Geotechnical Engineering87

Human-Computer Interaction93

Industrial Engineering51

Landscape Architecture54

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering106

Metallurgical Engineering94

Mining Engineering32

Nanotechnology83

Nuclear Engineering42

Operations Research73

Optical Engineering103

Petroleum Engineering51

Polymer science and Plastics engineering44

Product and Industrial Design56

Reliability and Quality Engineering71

Remote Sensing65

Renewable Energy Engineering65

Structural Engineering96

Systems Engineering91

Technical Drawing46

Telecommunications98

Transportation Engineering67