95 Best universities for Civil Engineering in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 3.79M citations received by 107K academic papers made by 95 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 Cambridge

For Civil Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University College London

For Civil Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. Imperial College London

For Civil Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Oxford

For Civil Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. University of Leeds

For Civil Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1904

6. University of Manchester

For Civil Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1824

7. University of Southampton

For Civil Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

8. University of Sheffield

For Civil Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. University of Bristol

For Civil Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

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

10. University of Nottingham

For Civil Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. University of Liverpool

For Civil Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

12. University of Birmingham

For Civil Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

Founded: 1900

13. Loughborough University

For Civil Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

14. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Civil Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Founded: 1963

15. King's College London

For Civil Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Founded: 1829

16. University of Surrey

For Civil Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#70 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

17. University of Exeter

For Civil Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

18. University of Warwick

For Civil Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#83 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

19. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Civil Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

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

20. Lancaster University

For Civil Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

21. University of Reading

For Civil Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#107 in Europe

Founded: 1892

22. Durham University

For Civil Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

23. University of East Anglia

For Civil Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

24. University of Bath

For Civil Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#124 in Europe

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

25. Cranfield University

For Civil Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

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

26. University of Sussex

For Civil Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#147 in Europe

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

27. University of York

For Civil Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#149 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Salford

For Civil Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#161 in Europe

Founded: 1967

29. Queen Mary University of London

For Civil Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

30. University of Leicester

For Civil Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

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

31. Brunel University London

For Civil Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#195 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

32. University of the West of England

For Civil Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

33. Oxford Brookes University

For Civil Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#200 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

34. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Civil Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Founded: 1992

35. University of London

For Civil Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

36. City, University of London

For Civil Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#221 in Europe

Founded: 1966

37. University of Essex

For Civil Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

Founded: 1964

38. University of Plymouth

For Civil Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#237 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

39. University of Kent

For Civil Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Founded: 1965

40. University of Bradford

For Civil Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

41. Liverpool John Moores University

For Civil Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Civil Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Founded: 1849

43. Nottingham Trent University

For Civil Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#284 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

44. De Montfort University

For Civil Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#288 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

45. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Civil Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#289 in Europe

Founded: 1954

46. Sheffield Hallam University

For Civil Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#302 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

47. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Civil Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#307 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. University of Greenwich

For Civil Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#315 in Europe

Founded: 1890

49. Aston University

For Civil Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Founded: 1895

50. Coventry University

For Civil Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#326 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

51. Keele University

For Civil Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Founded: 1962

52. University of Portsmouth

For Civil Engineering

#68 in the United Kingdom

#336 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. University of Brighton

For Civil Engineering

#69 in the United Kingdom

#342 in Europe

Founded: 1992

54. University of Huddersfield

For Civil Engineering

#70 in the United Kingdom

#345 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

55. University of Westminster

For Civil Engineering

#71 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

56. London South Bank University

For Civil Engineering

#72 in the United Kingdom

#347 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

57. University of Wolverhampton

For Civil Engineering

#73 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. Birkbeck, University of London

For Civil Engineering

#74 in the United Kingdom

#367 in Europe

Founded: 1823

59. Leeds Beckett University

For Civil Engineering

#76 in the United Kingdom

#407 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. University of Central Lancashire

For Civil Engineering

#77 in the United Kingdom

#414 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

61. Bournemouth University

For Civil Engineering

#78 in the United Kingdom

#419 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

62. University of Hertfordshire

For Civil Engineering

#79 in the United Kingdom

#435 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

63. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Civil Engineering

#80 in the United Kingdom

#440 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. Middlesex University

For Civil Engineering

#82 in the United Kingdom

#472 in Europe

Founded: 1973

65. Birmingham City University

For Civil Engineering

#83 in the United Kingdom

#487 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Civil Engineering

#84 in the United Kingdom

#501 in Europe

Founded: 1904

67. University of East London

For Civil Engineering

#85 in the United Kingdom

#510 in Europe

Founded: 1992

68. Teesside University

For Civil Engineering

#87 in the United Kingdom

#533 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

69. Anglia Ruskin University

For Civil Engineering

#88 in the United Kingdom

#539 in Europe

Founded: 1858

70. University of Bedfordshire

For Civil Engineering

#89 in the United Kingdom

#542 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

71. University of Lincoln

For Civil Engineering

#90 in the United Kingdom

#546 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

72. University of Northampton

For Civil Engineering

#91 in the United Kingdom

#571 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

73. Staffordshire University

For Civil Engineering

#92 in the United Kingdom

#575 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

74. University of Derby

For Civil Engineering

#93 in the United Kingdom

#580 in Europe

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

75. SOAS, University of London

For Civil Engineering

#95 in the United Kingdom

#599 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

76. St George's, University of London

For Civil Engineering

#96 in the United Kingdom

#606 in Europe

Founded: 1733

77. London Metropolitan University

For Civil Engineering

#97 in the United Kingdom

#611 in Europe

Founded: 1848

78. London Business School

For Civil Engineering

#98 in the United Kingdom

#613 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

79. University of Roehampton

For Civil Engineering

#99 in the United Kingdom

#615 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

80. University of Bolton

For Civil Engineering

#100 in the United Kingdom

#643 in Europe

Founded: 2004

81. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Civil Engineering

#101 in the United Kingdom

#648 in Europe

Founded: 1791

82. University of Gloucestershire

For Civil Engineering

#102 in the United Kingdom

#653 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

83. University of West London

For Civil Engineering

#105 in the United Kingdom

#680 in Europe

Founded: 1990

84. Edge Hill University

For Civil Engineering

#106 in the United Kingdom

#696 in Europe

Founded: 2006

85. University of Sunderland

For Civil Engineering

#107 in the United Kingdom

#701 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

86. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Civil Engineering

#111 in the United Kingdom

#768 in Europe

Founded: 2005

87. University of Winchester

For Civil Engineering

#112 in the United Kingdom

#784 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

88. University of Worcester

For Civil Engineering

#113 in the United Kingdom

#790 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

89. University of Chester

For Civil Engineering

#114 in the United Kingdom

#794 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

90. University of Cumbria

For Civil Engineering

#115 in the United Kingdom

#814 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

91. Liverpool Hope University

For Civil Engineering

#116 in the United Kingdom

#836 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

92. Royal College of Art

For Civil Engineering

#117 in the United Kingdom

#848 in Europe

Founded: 1896

93. University of the Arts London

For Civil Engineering

#118 in the United Kingdom

#861 in Europe

Founded: 1986

94. Royal Agricultural University

For Civil Engineering

#119 in the United Kingdom

#884 in Europe

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

95. Bath Spa University

For Civil Engineering

#121 in the United Kingdom

#954 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

Closest to England states to learn Civil Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	8	19
Scotland	16	10

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering112

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering27

Applied/Engineering Physics53

Architectural Engineering76

Automation and Control engineering59

Automotive Engineering72

Biochemical Engineering50

Biomedical Engineering65

Biotechnology82

Chemical Engineering90

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking96

Construction Management64

Electrical Engineering99

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management72

Environmental Engineering73

Firefighting and Fire Science39

Geotechnical Engineering87

Human-Computer Interaction92

Industrial Engineering51

Landscape Architecture56

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering106

Metallurgical Engineering96

Mining Engineering33

Nanotechnology83

Nuclear Engineering42

Operations Research74

Optical Engineering103

Petroleum Engineering53

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Product and Industrial Design56

Reliability and Quality Engineering71

Remote Sensing65

Renewable Energy Engineering68

Structural Engineering96

Systems Engineering91

Technical Drawing46

Telecommunications98

Transportation Engineering67