84 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 674K citations received by 30.4K academic papers made by 84 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

#8 in Europe
#38 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

3. Cranfield University

For Automotive Engineering

#18 in Europe
#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

6. Loughborough University

For Automotive Engineering

#21 in Europe
#71 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

7. University of Southampton

For Automotive Engineering

#22 in Europe
#73 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

8. University of Cambridge

For Automotive Engineering

#24 in Europe
#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

9. University of Leeds

For Automotive Engineering

#27 in Europe
#86 in the World
Founded
1904

12. Brunel University London

For Automotive Engineering

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

13. University College London

For Automotive Engineering

#47 in Europe
#145 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

14. University of Bath

For Automotive Engineering

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

16. University of Warwick

For Automotive Engineering

#59 in Europe
#182 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

17. University of Oxford

For Automotive Engineering

#61 in Europe
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

18. Queen's University Belfast

For Automotive Engineering

#71 in Europe
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

19. Cardiff University

For Automotive Engineering

#83 in Europe
#279 in the World
Founded
1997

20. University of Surrey

For Automotive Engineering

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

21. University of Edinburgh

For Automotive Engineering

#90 in Europe
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

22. University of Sussex

For Automotive Engineering

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

23. University of Liverpool

For Automotive Engineering

#109 in Europe
#374 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

24. Durham University

For Automotive Engineering

#111 in Europe
#378 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

25. King's College London

For Automotive Engineering

#113 in Europe
#385 in the World
Founded
1829

26. University of Bristol

For Automotive Engineering

#119 in Europe
#394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

27. University of Glasgow

For Automotive Engineering

#133 in Europe
#441 in the World
Founded
1451

28. Coventry University

For Automotive Engineering

#140 in Europe
#463 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

29. City, University of London

For Automotive Engineering

#148 in Europe
#488 in the World
Founded
1966

31. University of Huddersfield

For Automotive Engineering

#170 in Europe
#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

32. Aston University

For Automotive Engineering

#171 in Europe
#551 in the World
Founded
1895

34. University of York

For Automotive Engineering

#176 in Europe
#571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

35. Heriot-Watt University

For Automotive Engineering

#180 in Europe
#583 in the World
Founded
1966

37. University of Brighton

For Automotive Engineering

#194 in Europe
#626 in the World
Founded
1992

38. University of Leicester

For Automotive Engineering

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

39. Queen Mary University of London

For Automotive Engineering

#200 in Europe
#643 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

40. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Automotive Engineering

#205 in Europe
#653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

41. University of Bradford

For Automotive Engineering

#224 in Europe
#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

42. University of Wales

For Automotive Engineering

#235 in Europe
#746 in the World
Founded
1893

43. University of Reading

For Automotive Engineering

#242 in Europe
#765 in the World
Founded
1892

44. Lancaster University

For Automotive Engineering

#243 in Europe
#766 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

45. University of Exeter

For Automotive Engineering

#250 in Europe
#781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

48. University of Aberdeen

For Automotive Engineering

#272 in Europe
#837 in the World
Founded
1495

49. De Montfort University

For Automotive Engineering

#285 in Europe
#893 in the World
Founded
1992

50. University of Hertfordshire

For Automotive Engineering

#288 in Europe
#903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

51. Oxford Brookes University

For Automotive Engineering

#307 in Europe
#965 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

52. Swansea University

For Automotive Engineering

#319 in Europe
#1007 in the World
Founded
1920

53. University of London

For Automotive Engineering

#338 in Europe
#1079 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

54. University of Kent

For Automotive Engineering

#340 in Europe
#1087 in the World
Founded
1965

55. London South Bank University

For Automotive Engineering

#344 in Europe
#1104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

56. Nottingham Trent University

For Automotive Engineering

#365 in Europe
#1150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

57. University of Salford

For Automotive Engineering

#367 in Europe
#1160 in the World
Founded
1967

58. Bangor University

For Automotive Engineering

#385 in Europe
#1207 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

59. University of South Wales

For Automotive Engineering

#397 in Europe
#1236 in the World
Founded
1841

60. Edinburgh Napier University

For Automotive Engineering

#402 in Europe
#1259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

61. Robert Gordon University

For Automotive Engineering

#409 in Europe
#1281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

62. University of Bedfordshire

For Automotive Engineering

#413 in Europe
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

63. York St John University

For Automotive Engineering

#422 in Europe
#1324 in the World
Founded
1841

64. University of Lincoln

For Automotive Engineering

#425 in Europe
#1341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

65. University of Greenwich

For Automotive Engineering

#429 in Europe
#1370 in the World
Founded
1890

66. Sheffield Hallam University

For Automotive Engineering

#430 in Europe
#1371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

67. University of Sunderland

For Automotive Engineering

#431 in Europe
#1372 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

68. University of Plymouth

For Automotive Engineering

#440 in Europe
#1430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

69. University of the West of England

For Automotive Engineering

#444 in Europe
#1456 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

70. University of the West of Scotland

For Automotive Engineering

#455 in Europe
#1493 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

71. University of East Anglia

For Automotive Engineering

#461 in Europe
#1520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

73. University of Portsmouth

For Automotive Engineering

#479 in Europe
#1582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

74. University of Central Lancashire

For Automotive Engineering

#496 in Europe
#1634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

75. University of Westminster

For Automotive Engineering

#501 in Europe
#1649 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

76. Staffordshire University

For Automotive Engineering

#503 in Europe
#1667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

77. University of Bolton

For Automotive Engineering

#505 in Europe
#1680 in the World
Founded
2004

78. Anglia Ruskin University

For Automotive Engineering

#511 in Europe
#1694 in the World
Founded
1858

79. University of Essex

For Automotive Engineering

#514 in Europe
#1702 in the World
Founded
1964

80. University of Dundee

For Automotive Engineering

#519 in Europe
#1726 in the World
Founded
1967

82. Teesside University

For Automotive Engineering

#561 in Europe
#1913 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

83. University of Derby

For Automotive Engineering

#570 in Europe
#1964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

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