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 11.1M citations received by 262K 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
#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. Imperial College London

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Europe
#41 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
#108 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Leeds

For Chemical Engineering

#17 in Europe
#121 in the World
Founded
1904

9. University of Bristol

For Chemical Engineering

#34 in Europe
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

11. University of Liverpool

For Chemical Engineering

#50 in Europe
#224 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

12. University of Edinburgh

For Chemical Engineering

#60 in Europe
#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

13. University of Southampton

For Chemical Engineering

#67 in Europe
#288 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

14. University of Bath

For Chemical Engineering

#77 in Europe
#310 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
#316 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

18. Loughborough University

For Chemical Engineering

#98 in Europe
#374 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

19. Queen's University Belfast

For Chemical Engineering

#100 in Europe
#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

21. University of Surrey

For Chemical Engineering

#106 in Europe
#398 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

22. University of St Andrews

For Chemical Engineering

#118 in Europe
#427 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

23. Queen Mary University of London

For Chemical Engineering

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

24. Cardiff University

For Chemical Engineering

#120 in Europe
#431 in the World
Founded
1997

25. University of York

For Chemical Engineering

#124 in Europe
#444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

26. University of Reading

For Chemical Engineering

#131 in Europe
#456 in the World
Founded
1892

27. Durham University

For Chemical Engineering

#134 in Europe
#462 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

28. University of Exeter

For Chemical Engineering

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

29. King's College London

For Chemical Engineering

#167 in Europe
#546 in the World
Founded
1829

30. University of London

For Chemical Engineering

#180 in Europe
#577 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

31. Swansea University

For Chemical Engineering

#187 in Europe
#591 in the World
Founded
1920

32. Aston University

For Chemical Engineering

#197 in Europe
#621 in the World
Founded
1895

34. Cranfield University

For Chemical Engineering

#205 in Europe
#642 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

35. University of Sussex

For Chemical Engineering

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

37. Lancaster University

For Chemical Engineering

#242 in Europe
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

39. Brunel University London

For Chemical Engineering

#258 in Europe
#798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

41. University of Bradford

For Chemical Engineering

#276 in Europe
#862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

42. University of Salford

For Chemical Engineering

#281 in Europe
#884 in the World
Founded
1967

43. University of East Anglia

For Chemical Engineering

#283 in Europe
#902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

44. University of Leicester

For Chemical Engineering

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

45. University of Wales

For Chemical Engineering

#304 in Europe
#989 in the World
Founded
1893

46. Bangor University

For Chemical Engineering

#321 in Europe
#1058 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

48. Keele University

For Chemical Engineering

#326 in Europe
#1071 in the World
Founded
1962

49. Nottingham Trent University

For Chemical Engineering

#336 in Europe
#1111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

50. University of Dundee

For Chemical Engineering

#349 in Europe
#1192 in the World
Founded
1967

51. University of Kent

For Chemical Engineering

#350 in Europe
#1196 in the World
Founded
1965

52. University of Greenwich

For Chemical Engineering

#373 in Europe
#1290 in the World
Founded
1890

54. University of Brighton

For Chemical Engineering

#405 in Europe
#1438 in the World
Founded
1992

55. University of Portsmouth

For Chemical Engineering

#406 in Europe
#1450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

56. University of Plymouth

For Chemical Engineering

#410 in Europe
#1472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

57. Sheffield Hallam University

For Chemical Engineering

#411 in Europe
#1476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

58. De Montfort University

For Chemical Engineering

#416 in Europe
#1497 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

59. Edinburgh Napier University

For Chemical Engineering

#420 in Europe
#1511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

60. Coventry University

For Chemical Engineering

#428 in Europe
#1563 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

63. University of Huddersfield

For Chemical Engineering

#444 in Europe
#1627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

65. Aberystwyth University

For Chemical Engineering

#451 in Europe
#1661 in the World
Founded
1872

66. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Chemical Engineering

#460 in Europe
#1712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

67. University of Central Lancashire

For Chemical Engineering

#461 in Europe
#1715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

68. University of Bolton

For Chemical Engineering

#462 in Europe
#1720 in the World
Founded
2004

69. University of the West of England

For Chemical Engineering

#472 in Europe
#1763 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

70. Robert Gordon University

For Chemical Engineering

#473 in Europe
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

71. University of Essex

For Chemical Engineering

#480 in Europe
#1796 in the World
Founded
1964

72. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Chemical Engineering

#490 in Europe
#1840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

73. London South Bank University

For Chemical Engineering

#499 in Europe
#1875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

74. University of Hertfordshire

For Chemical Engineering

#507 in Europe
#1914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

75. Oxford Brookes University

For Chemical Engineering

#520 in Europe
#1966 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

78. University of Stirling

For Chemical Engineering

#548 in Europe
#2085 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

79. Wrexham Glyndwr University

For Chemical Engineering

#562 in Europe
#2144 in the World
Founded
2008

80. Teesside University

For Chemical Engineering

#563 in Europe
#2154 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

81. University of the West of Scotland

For Chemical Engineering

#569 in Europe
#2178 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

84. University of Lincoln

For Chemical Engineering

#601 in Europe
#2325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

85. University of Sunderland

For Chemical Engineering

#611 in Europe
#2382 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

86. Bournemouth University

For Chemical Engineering

#620 in Europe
#2412 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

87. University of Westminster

For Chemical Engineering

#629 in Europe
#2458 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

88. Royal Agricultural University

For Chemical Engineering

#654 in Europe
#2561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

90. Abertay University

For Chemical Engineering

#697 in Europe
#2817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

91. Middlesex University

For Chemical Engineering

#704 in Europe
#2838 in the World
Founded
1973

92. University of Bedfordshire

For Chemical Engineering

#705 in Europe
#2840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

93. University of Derby

For Chemical Engineering

#713 in Europe
#2886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

95. Staffordshire University

For Chemical Engineering

#743 in Europe
#3032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

96. London Business School

For Chemical Engineering

#750 in Europe
#3063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

98. Leeds Beckett University

For Chemical Engineering

#767 in Europe
#3138 in the World
Founded
1992

100. Scotland's Rural College

For Chemical Engineering

#776 in Europe
#3181 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2012

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.