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 9.28M citations received by 244K academic papers made by 113 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
#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. Imperial College London

For Chemical Engineering

#4 in Europe
#42 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

#15 in Europe
#106 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Leeds

For Chemical Engineering

#17 in Europe
#117 in the World
Founded
1904

8. University of Bristol

For Chemical Engineering

#30 in Europe
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

11. University of Liverpool

For Chemical Engineering

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

12. University of Edinburgh

For Chemical Engineering

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

13. University of Southampton

For Chemical Engineering

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

14. University of Bath

For Chemical Engineering

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

15. University of Warwick

For Chemical Engineering

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

19. Loughborough University

For Chemical Engineering

#95 in Europe
#357 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

20. Queen's University Belfast

For Chemical Engineering

#101 in Europe
#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

21. University of Surrey

For Chemical Engineering

#112 in Europe
#397 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

22. University of St Andrews

For Chemical Engineering

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

23. Queen Mary University of London

For Chemical Engineering

#121 in Europe
#427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

24. Cardiff University

For Chemical Engineering

#123 in Europe
#433 in the World
Founded
1997

25. Durham University

For Chemical Engineering

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

26. University of Reading

For Chemical Engineering

#138 in Europe
#465 in the World
Founded
1892

27. University of York

For Chemical Engineering

#145 in Europe
#475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

28. University of Exeter

For Chemical Engineering

#170 in Europe
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

29. King's College London

For Chemical Engineering

#174 in Europe
#543 in the World
Founded
1829

30. University of London

For Chemical Engineering

#176 in Europe
#546 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

31. Swansea University

For Chemical Engineering

#189 in Europe
#582 in the World
Founded
1920

32. Cranfield University

For Chemical Engineering

#197 in Europe
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

33. Aston University

For Chemical Engineering

#198 in Europe
#610 in the World
Founded
1895

35. University of Sussex

For Chemical Engineering

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

37. Lancaster University

For Chemical Engineering

#238 in Europe
#720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

40. University of Bradford

For Chemical Engineering

#269 in Europe
#816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

41. Brunel University London

For Chemical Engineering

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

42. University of Salford

For Chemical Engineering

#276 in Europe
#841 in the World
Founded
1967

43. University of East Anglia

For Chemical Engineering

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

44. University of Wales

For Chemical Engineering

#284 in Europe
#874 in the World
Founded
1893

45. University of Leicester

For Chemical Engineering

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

46. Bangor University

For Chemical Engineering

#319 in Europe
#1007 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

48. Nottingham Trent University

For Chemical Engineering

#332 in Europe
#1064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

49. Keele University

For Chemical Engineering

#335 in Europe
#1074 in the World
Founded
1962

50. University of Dundee

For Chemical Engineering

#342 in Europe
#1112 in the World
Founded
1967

51. University of Kent

For Chemical Engineering

#354 in Europe
#1155 in the World
Founded
1965

52. University of Greenwich

For Chemical Engineering

#372 in Europe
#1253 in the World
Founded
1890

53. Sheffield Hallam University

For Chemical Engineering

#402 in Europe
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

54. University of Portsmouth

For Chemical Engineering

#405 in Europe
#1414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

55. University of Brighton

For Chemical Engineering

#407 in Europe
#1426 in the World
Founded
1992

58. University of Plymouth

For Chemical Engineering

#420 in Europe
#1486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

59. Edinburgh Napier University

For Chemical Engineering

#423 in Europe
#1516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

60. De Montfort University

For Chemical Engineering

#428 in Europe
#1534 in the World
Founded
1992

62. Coventry University

For Chemical Engineering

#431 in Europe
#1541 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

63. Aberystwyth University

For Chemical Engineering

#444 in Europe
#1576 in the World
Founded
1872

65. University of Bolton

For Chemical Engineering

#454 in Europe
#1626 in the World
Founded
2004

66. University of Huddersfield

For Chemical Engineering

#457 in Europe
#1645 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

67. University of Central Lancashire

For Chemical Engineering

#465 in Europe
#1683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

68. University of Essex

For Chemical Engineering

#466 in Europe
#1684 in the World
Founded
1964

69. Robert Gordon University

For Chemical Engineering

#482 in Europe
#1749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

70. University of the West of England

For Chemical Engineering

#485 in Europe
#1773 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

71. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Chemical Engineering

#486 in Europe
#1774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

72. London South Bank University

For Chemical Engineering

#495 in Europe
#1816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

73. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Chemical Engineering

#501 in Europe
#1842 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

75. University of Hertfordshire

For Chemical Engineering

#512 in Europe
#1893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

76. University of Stirling

For Chemical Engineering

#552 in Europe
#2066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

79. Teesside University

For Chemical Engineering

#563 in Europe
#2122 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

80. Oxford Brookes University

For Chemical Engineering

#572 in Europe
#2155 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

81. University of the West of Scotland

For Chemical Engineering

#575 in Europe
#2168 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

82. Wrexham Glyndwr University

For Chemical Engineering

#581 in Europe
#2191 in the World
Founded
2008

83. University of Lincoln

For Chemical Engineering

#592 in Europe
#2233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

85. University of Sunderland

For Chemical Engineering

#613 in Europe
#2342 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

86. Bournemouth University

For Chemical Engineering

#624 in Europe
#2382 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

87. Royal Agricultural University

For Chemical Engineering

#633 in Europe
#2427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

88. University of Westminster

For Chemical Engineering

#640 in Europe
#2465 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

90. Middlesex University

For Chemical Engineering

#681 in Europe
#2664 in the World
Founded
1973

91. Abertay University

For Chemical Engineering

#701 in Europe
#2807 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

92. University of Bedfordshire

For Chemical Engineering

#703 in Europe
#2816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

93. University of Derby

For Chemical Engineering

#717 in Europe
#2874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

95. London Business School

For Chemical Engineering

#727 in Europe
#2924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

96. Leeds Beckett University

For Chemical Engineering

#749 in Europe
#3035 in the World
Founded
1992

97. Staffordshire University

For Chemical Engineering

#756 in Europe
#3072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
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.