92 Best universities for Automotive 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 Automotive Engineering. A graph of 978K citations received by 38K academic papers made by 92 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 Automotive Engineering

#6 in Europe
#31 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

2. Loughborough University

For Automotive Engineering

#12 in Europe
#49 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

4. Cranfield University

For Automotive Engineering

#19 in Europe
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

6. University of Cambridge

For Automotive Engineering

#22 in Europe
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

8. University of Leeds

For Automotive Engineering

#24 in Europe
#83 in the World
Founded
1904

9. University of Southampton

For Automotive Engineering

#26 in Europe
#86 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

11. University of Oxford

For Automotive Engineering

#35 in Europe
#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

13. Brunel University London

For Automotive Engineering

#41 in Europe
#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

14. University College London

For Automotive Engineering

#45 in Europe
#139 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

15. University of Bath

For Automotive Engineering

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

16. University of Warwick

For Automotive Engineering

#55 in Europe
#169 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

18. Queen's University Belfast

For Automotive Engineering

#68 in Europe
#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

19. Cardiff University

For Automotive Engineering

#80 in Europe
#265 in the World
Founded
1997

20. University of Surrey

For Automotive Engineering

#86 in Europe
#284 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

21. University of Edinburgh

For Automotive Engineering

#88 in Europe
#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

22. University of Liverpool

For Automotive Engineering

#107 in Europe
#365 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

23. King's College London

For Automotive Engineering

#109 in Europe
#374 in the World
Founded
1829

24. University of Sussex

For Automotive Engineering

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

25. Durham University

For Automotive Engineering

#119 in Europe
#412 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

26. Aston University

For Automotive Engineering

#133 in Europe
#444 in the World
Founded
1895

27. Coventry University

For Automotive Engineering

#135 in Europe
#451 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

28. University of Bristol

For Automotive Engineering

#140 in Europe
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

29. University of Glasgow

For Automotive Engineering

#142 in Europe
#476 in the World
Founded
1451

30. University of Huddersfield

For Automotive Engineering

#157 in Europe
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

32. City, University of London

For Automotive Engineering

#167 in Europe
#546 in the World
Founded
1966

33. University of York

For Automotive Engineering

#172 in Europe
#554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

35. University of Brighton

For Automotive Engineering

#183 in Europe
#613 in the World
Founded
1992

36. University of Leicester

For Automotive Engineering

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

38. Queen Mary University of London

For Automotive Engineering

#197 in Europe
#656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

39. Heriot-Watt University

For Automotive Engineering

#201 in Europe
#664 in the World
Founded
1966

40. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Automotive Engineering

#219 in Europe
#697 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

41. University of Bradford

For Automotive Engineering

#226 in Europe
#719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

42. University of Exeter

For Automotive Engineering

#233 in Europe
#745 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

43. Lancaster University

For Automotive Engineering

#241 in Europe
#767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

45. University of Reading

For Automotive Engineering

#262 in Europe
#833 in the World
Founded
1892

46. University of Aberdeen

For Automotive Engineering

#263 in Europe
#834 in the World
Founded
1495

48. University of Hertfordshire

For Automotive Engineering

#295 in Europe
#929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

49. De Montfort University

For Automotive Engineering

#306 in Europe
#954 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

50. University of Wales

For Automotive Engineering

#310 in Europe
#960 in the World
Founded
1893

51. Oxford Brookes University

For Automotive Engineering

#313 in Europe
#978 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

52. Swansea University

For Automotive Engineering

#329 in Europe
#1050 in the World
Founded
1920

53. Nottingham Trent University

For Automotive Engineering

#336 in Europe
#1067 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

54. University of Kent

For Automotive Engineering

#358 in Europe
#1142 in the World
Founded
1965

55. Edinburgh Napier University

For Automotive Engineering

#373 in Europe
#1192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

56. University of Salford

For Automotive Engineering

#376 in Europe
#1199 in the World
Founded
1967

57. York St John University

For Automotive Engineering

#377 in Europe
#1200 in the World
Founded
1841

58. University of London

For Automotive Engineering

#378 in Europe
#1206 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

59. London South Bank University

For Automotive Engineering

#396 in Europe
#1254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

60. University of Bedfordshire

For Automotive Engineering

#418 in Europe
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

61. University of the West of England

For Automotive Engineering

#423 in Europe
#1355 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

62. University of South Wales

For Automotive Engineering

#427 in Europe
#1370 in the World
Founded
1841

63. Sheffield Hallam University

For Automotive Engineering

#432 in Europe
#1383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

64. University of Sunderland

For Automotive Engineering

#435 in Europe
#1399 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

65. Bangor University

For Automotive Engineering

#436 in Europe
#1400 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

66. University of Lincoln

For Automotive Engineering

#444 in Europe
#1418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

67. University of Greenwich

For Automotive Engineering

#449 in Europe
#1457 in the World
Founded
1890

68. Robert Gordon University

For Automotive Engineering

#452 in Europe
#1465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

70. University of the West of Scotland

For Automotive Engineering

#468 in Europe
#1543 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

71. University of Plymouth

For Automotive Engineering

#472 in Europe
#1555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

72. University of Portsmouth

For Automotive Engineering

#481 in Europe
#1580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

73. Staffordshire University

For Automotive Engineering

#485 in Europe
#1589 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

74. University of East Anglia

For Automotive Engineering

#487 in Europe
#1592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

75. Keele University

For Automotive Engineering

#501 in Europe
#1641 in the World
Founded
1962

76. University of Central Lancashire

For Automotive Engineering

#506 in Europe
#1652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

77. University of Essex

For Automotive Engineering

#513 in Europe
#1679 in the World
Founded
1964

78. Anglia Ruskin University

For Automotive Engineering

#515 in Europe
#1686 in the World
Founded
1858

80. University of Bolton

For Automotive Engineering

#530 in Europe
#1798 in the World
Founded
2004

82. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Automotive Engineering

#533 in Europe
#1805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

83. University of St Andrews

For Automotive Engineering

#540 in Europe
#1833 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

84. University of Dundee

For Automotive Engineering

#549 in Europe
#1859 in the World
Founded
1967

85. University of Westminster

For Automotive Engineering

#551 in Europe
#1861 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

86. University of Stirling

For Automotive Engineering

#558 in Europe
#1886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

87. University of Derby

For Automotive Engineering

#576 in Europe
#1990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

88. Teesside University

For Automotive Engineering

#590 in Europe
#2044 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

90. Leeds Beckett University

For Automotive Engineering

#612 in Europe
#2158 in the World
Founded
1992

91. Wrexham Glyndwr University

For Automotive Engineering

#636 in Europe
#2277 in the World
Founded
2008

92. Bournemouth University

For Automotive Engineering

#643 in Europe
#2300 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

The best cities to study Automotive Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Loughborough, Birmingham, and Cranfield.