88 Best universities for Chemical Engineering in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Chemical Engineering. A graph of 7.84M citations received by 203K academic papers made by 88 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. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Chemical Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Founded: 1824

2. University of Cambridge

Cambridge

For Chemical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. Imperial College London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Oxford

Oxford

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. University College London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Leeds

Leeds

For Chemical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Founded: 1904

7. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Chemical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Chemical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

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

9. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Chemical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1900

10. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Chemical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Founded: 1905

11. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Chemical Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

12. University of Southampton

Southampton

For Chemical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. University of Bath

Bath

For Chemical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#75 in Europe

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

14. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Chemical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

15. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Chemical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Founded: 1963

16. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Chemical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

17. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Chemical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#112 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

18. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

19. Durham University

Durham

For Chemical Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

20. University of Reading

Reading

For Chemical Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#138 in Europe

Founded: 1892

21. University of York

York

For Chemical Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Exeter

Exeter

For Chemical Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

23. King's College London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#174 in Europe

Founded: 1829

24. University of London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

25. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Chemical Engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#197 in Europe

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

26. Aston University

Birmingham

For Chemical Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Founded: 1895

27. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Chemical Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Founded: 1954

28. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Chemical Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

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

29. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Chemical Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#238 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

30. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Chemical Engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

31. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Chemical Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

32. University of Salford

Salford

For Chemical Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#276 in Europe

Founded: 1967

33. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Chemical Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

34. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Chemical Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#298 in Europe

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

35. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Chemical Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#327 in Europe

Founded: 1992

36. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Chemical Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#332 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

37. Keele University

Keele

For Chemical Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Founded: 1962

38. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Chemical Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#354 in Europe

Founded: 1965

39. University of Greenwich

London

For Chemical Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#372 in Europe

Founded: 1890

40. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Chemical Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#402 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

41. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Chemical Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#405 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

42. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Chemical Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#407 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Chemical Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#414 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#418 in Europe

Founded: 1823

45. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Chemical Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#420 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

46. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Chemical Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#428 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Chemical Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#430 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. Coventry University

Coventry

For Chemical Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#431 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

49. City, University of London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#445 in Europe

Founded: 1966

50. University of Bolton

Bolton

For Chemical Engineering

#65 in the United Kingdom

#454 in Europe

Founded: 2004

51. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Chemical Engineering

#66 in the United Kingdom

#457 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Chemical Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#465 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

53. University of Essex

Colchester

For Chemical Engineering

#68 in the United Kingdom

#466 in Europe

Founded: 1964

54. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Chemical Engineering

#70 in the United Kingdom

#485 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

55. London South Bank University

London

For Chemical Engineering

#72 in the United Kingdom

#495 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

56. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Chemical Engineering

#73 in the United Kingdom

#501 in Europe

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

57. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Chemical Engineering

#74 in the United Kingdom

#504 in Europe

Founded: 1849

58. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Chemical Engineering

#75 in the United Kingdom

#512 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

59. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Chemical Engineering

#78 in the United Kingdom

#561 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. Teesside University

Middlesbrough

For Chemical Engineering

#79 in the United Kingdom

#563 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

61. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Chemical Engineering

#80 in the United Kingdom

#572 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

62. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Chemical Engineering

#83 in the United Kingdom

#592 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

63. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Chemical Engineering

#84 in the United Kingdom

#593 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. University of Sunderland

Sunderland

For Chemical Engineering

#85 in the United Kingdom

#613 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

65. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Chemical Engineering

#86 in the United Kingdom

#624 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

66. Royal Agricultural University

Cirencester

For Chemical Engineering

#87 in the United Kingdom

#633 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 2013

67. University of Westminster

London

For Chemical Engineering

#88 in the United Kingdom

#640 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

68. London Metropolitan University

London

For Chemical Engineering

#89 in the United Kingdom

#661 in Europe

Founded: 1848

69. Middlesex University

London

For Chemical Engineering

#90 in the United Kingdom

#681 in Europe

Founded: 1973

70. University of Bedfordshire

Luton

For Chemical Engineering

#92 in the United Kingdom

#703 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

71. University of Derby

Derby

For Chemical Engineering

#93 in the United Kingdom

#717 in Europe

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

72. Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridge

For Chemical Engineering

#94 in the United Kingdom

#726 in Europe

Founded: 1858

73. London Business School

London

For Chemical Engineering

#95 in the United Kingdom

#727 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

74. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Chemical Engineering

#96 in the United Kingdom

#749 in Europe

Founded: 1992

75. Staffordshire University

Stoke-on-Trent

For Chemical Engineering

#97 in the United Kingdom

#756 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

76. St George's, University of London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#98 in the United Kingdom

#763 in Europe

Founded: 1733

77. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#99 in the United Kingdom

#769 in Europe

Founded: 1932

78. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Chemical Engineering

#100 in the United Kingdom

#770 in Europe

Founded: 1992

79. University of Chester

Chester

For Chemical Engineering

#102 in the United Kingdom

#829 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

80. University of Northampton

Northampton

For Chemical Engineering

#103 in the United Kingdom

#849 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

81. University of East London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#104 in the United Kingdom

#851 in Europe

Founded: 1992

82. Goldsmiths, University of London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#105 in the United Kingdom

#860 in Europe

Founded: 1904

83. University of Cumbria

Carlisle

For Chemical Engineering

#106 in the United Kingdom

#861 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

84. Edge Hill University

Ormskirk

For Chemical Engineering

#107 in the United Kingdom

#872 in Europe

Founded: 2006

85. Royal Veterinary College University of London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#108 in the United Kingdom

#912 in Europe

Founded: 1791

86. University of West London

Ealing

For Chemical Engineering

#110 in the United Kingdom

#924 in Europe

Founded: 1990

87. Royal College of Art

London

For Chemical Engineering

#111 in the United Kingdom

#932 in Europe

Founded: 1896

88. University of the Arts London

London

For Chemical Engineering

#113 in the United Kingdom

#974 in Europe

Founded: 1986

Closest to England states to learn Chemical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	9	24
Scotland	14	12

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering110

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering28

Applied/Engineering Physics51

Architectural Engineering73

Architecture69

Automation and Control engineering58

Automotive Engineering67

Aviation64

Biochemical Engineering45

Biomedical Engineering60

Biotechnology79

Civil Engineering92

Computer Engineering68

Computer Networking96

Construction Management62

Electrical Engineering97

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management67

Environmental Engineering66

Firefighting and Fire Science43

Geotechnical Engineering85

Human-Computer Interaction91

Industrial Engineering55

Landscape Architecture60

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering105

Metallurgical Engineering93

Mining Engineering35

Nanotechnology81

Nuclear Engineering39

Operations Research73

Optical Engineering103

Petroleum Engineering47

Polymer science and Plastics engineering46

Product and Industrial Design58

Reliability and Quality Engineering69

Remote Sensing63

Renewable Energy Engineering63

Robotics56

Structural Engineering92

Systems Engineering90

Technical Drawing45

Telecommunications97

Transportation Engineering67