100 Best universities for Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 11.8M citations received by 267K academic papers made by 115 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.

2. University of Cambridge

For Chemical Engineering

#3 in Europe
#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. Imperial College London

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Europe
#44 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

4. University of Oxford

For Chemical Engineering

#6 in Europe
#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

5. University College London

For Chemical Engineering

#14 in Europe
#110 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Leeds

For Chemical Engineering

#18 in Europe
#124 in the World
Founded
1904

9. University of Bristol

For Chemical Engineering

#35 in Europe
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

11. University of Liverpool

For Chemical Engineering

#51 in Europe
#236 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

12. University of Edinburgh

For Chemical Engineering

#62 in Europe
#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

13. University of Southampton

For Chemical Engineering

#69 in Europe
#298 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

14. University of Bath

For Chemical Engineering

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

15. University of Warwick

For Chemical Engineering

#79 in Europe
#320 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

17. Queen's University Belfast

For Chemical Engineering

#97 in Europe
#376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

19. Loughborough University

For Chemical Engineering

#99 in Europe
#383 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

21. University of Surrey

For Chemical Engineering

#108 in Europe
#403 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Chemical Engineering

#118 in Europe
#428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

23. Cardiff University

For Chemical Engineering

#119 in Europe
#432 in the World
Founded
1997

24. University of St Andrews

For Chemical Engineering

#120 in Europe
#436 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

25. University of York

For Chemical Engineering

#126 in Europe
#449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

26. Durham University

For Chemical Engineering

#131 in Europe
#464 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

27. University of Reading

For Chemical Engineering

#133 in Europe
#467 in the World
Founded
1892

28. University of Exeter

For Chemical Engineering

#166 in Europe
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

29. King's College London

For Chemical Engineering

#171 in Europe
#559 in the World
Founded
1829

30. Swansea University

For Chemical Engineering

#182 in Europe
#592 in the World
Founded
1920

31. University of London

For Chemical Engineering

#193 in Europe
#612 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

32. Aston University

For Chemical Engineering

#201 in Europe
#642 in the World
Founded
1895

33. Cranfield University

For Chemical Engineering

#204 in Europe
#648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

35. University of Sussex

For Chemical Engineering

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

37. Lancaster University

For Chemical Engineering

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

39. Brunel University London

For Chemical Engineering

#263 in Europe
#819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

41. University of Bradford

For Chemical Engineering

#280 in Europe
#895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

42. University of Salford

For Chemical Engineering

#284 in Europe
#915 in the World
Founded
1967

43. University of East Anglia

For Chemical Engineering

#286 in Europe
#922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

44. University of Leicester

For Chemical Engineering

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

45. University of Wales

For Chemical Engineering

#311 in Europe
#1038 in the World
Founded
1893

47. Bangor University

For Chemical Engineering

#325 in Europe
#1089 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

48. Keele University

For Chemical Engineering

#328 in Europe
#1102 in the World
Founded
1962

49. Nottingham Trent University

For Chemical Engineering

#338 in Europe
#1146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

50. University of Dundee

For Chemical Engineering

#350 in Europe
#1219 in the World
Founded
1967

51. University of Kent

For Chemical Engineering

#353 in Europe
#1229 in the World
Founded
1965

52. University of Greenwich

For Chemical Engineering

#379 in Europe
#1317 in the World
Founded
1890

54. University of Portsmouth

For Chemical Engineering

#406 in Europe
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

55. University of Brighton

For Chemical Engineering

#407 in Europe
#1472 in the World
Founded
1992

56. Sheffield Hallam University

For Chemical Engineering

#408 in Europe
#1473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

57. University of Plymouth

For Chemical Engineering

#412 in Europe
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

58. De Montfort University

For Chemical Engineering

#419 in Europe
#1532 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

59. Edinburgh Napier University

For Chemical Engineering

#422 in Europe
#1540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

60. Coventry University

For Chemical Engineering

#429 in Europe
#1581 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

63. University of Huddersfield

For Chemical Engineering

#444 in Europe
#1647 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

65. Aberystwyth University

For Chemical Engineering

#457 in Europe
#1721 in the World
Founded
1872

66. University of Central Lancashire

For Chemical Engineering

#461 in Europe
#1733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

67. University of Bolton

For Chemical Engineering

#462 in Europe
#1741 in the World
Founded
2004

68. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Chemical Engineering

#468 in Europe
#1758 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

69. University of the West of England

For Chemical Engineering

#469 in Europe
#1762 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

70. Robert Gordon University

For Chemical Engineering

#475 in Europe
#1796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

71. University of Essex

For Chemical Engineering

#492 in Europe
#1859 in the World
Founded
1964

72. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Chemical Engineering

#494 in Europe
#1870 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

73. London South Bank University

For Chemical Engineering

#504 in Europe
#1897 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

74. University of Hertfordshire

For Chemical Engineering

#507 in Europe
#1920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

75. Oxford Brookes University

For Chemical Engineering

#530 in Europe
#2005 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

78. University of Stirling

For Chemical Engineering

#561 in Europe
#2154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

79. Teesside University

For Chemical Engineering

#562 in Europe
#2158 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

80. Wrexham Glyndwr University

For Chemical Engineering

#567 in Europe
#2175 in the World
Founded
2008

81. University of the West of Scotland

For Chemical Engineering

#568 in Europe
#2184 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

84. University of Lincoln

For Chemical Engineering

#598 in Europe
#2306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

85. Bournemouth University

For Chemical Engineering

#617 in Europe
#2415 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

86. University of Sunderland

For Chemical Engineering

#618 in Europe
#2416 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

87. University of Westminster

For Chemical Engineering

#634 in Europe
#2484 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

89. Royal Agricultural University

For Chemical Engineering

#665 in Europe
#2615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

90. Abertay University

For Chemical Engineering

#701 in Europe
#2848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

91. University of Bedfordshire

For Chemical Engineering

#705 in Europe
#2871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

92. Middlesex University

For Chemical Engineering

#714 in Europe
#2896 in the World
Founded
1973

93. University of Derby

For Chemical Engineering

#716 in Europe
#2904 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

95. Staffordshire University

For Chemical Engineering

#754 in Europe
#3089 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

96. Scotland's Rural College

For Chemical Engineering

#759 in Europe
#3121 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2012

97. London Business School

For Chemical Engineering

#760 in Europe
#3122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

99. Leeds Beckett University

For Chemical Engineering

#773 in Europe
#3187 in the World
Founded
1992

The best cities to study Chemical Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Manchester, Cambridge, London, and Oxford.