100 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 3.15M citations received by 116K academic papers made by 117 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.

1. University of Cambridge

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Europe
#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

2. University College London

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Europe
#26 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

3. Imperial College London

For Civil Engineering

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

4. University of Oxford

For Civil Engineering

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

7. University of Southampton

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Europe
#75 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

9. University of Bristol

For Civil Engineering

#19 in Europe
#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

11. University of Edinburgh

For Civil Engineering

#30 in Europe
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

12. University of Liverpool

For Civil Engineering

#35 in Europe
#139 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

17. Loughborough University

For Civil Engineering

#51 in Europe
#185 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

19. University of Surrey

For Civil Engineering

#68 in Europe
#230 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

20. Cardiff University

For Civil Engineering

#74 in Europe
#248 in the World
Founded
1997

21. University of Exeter

For Civil Engineering

#88 in Europe
#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

22. University of Warwick

For Civil Engineering

#91 in Europe
#278 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

23. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Civil Engineering

#97 in Europe
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

24. University of St Andrews

For Civil Engineering

#98 in Europe
#298 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

25. Queen's University Belfast

For Civil Engineering

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

27. Lancaster University

For Civil Engineering

#107 in Europe
#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

28. Durham University

For Civil Engineering

#110 in Europe
#326 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

30. University of East Anglia

For Civil Engineering

#118 in Europe
#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

31. University of Bath

For Civil Engineering

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

33. University of Sussex

For Civil Engineering

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

34. University of Wales

For Civil Engineering

#144 in Europe
#405 in the World
Founded
1893

35. Swansea University

For Civil Engineering

#146 in Europe
#413 in the World
Founded
1920

36. Cranfield University

For Civil Engineering

#153 in Europe
#428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

38. Queen Mary University of London

For Civil Engineering

#157 in Europe
#438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

39. University of York

For Civil Engineering

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

41. University of Leicester

For Civil Engineering

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

42. Brunel University London

For Civil Engineering

#191 in Europe
#537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

43. Oxford Brookes University

For Civil Engineering

#193 in Europe
#548 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

47. University of the West of England

For Civil Engineering

#217 in Europe
#598 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

48. University of London

For Civil Engineering

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

50. University of Plymouth

For Civil Engineering

#243 in Europe
#665 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

52. University of Bradford

For Civil Engineering

#249 in Europe
#692 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

57. Sheffield Hallam University

For Civil Engineering

#278 in Europe
#770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

59. Nottingham Trent University

For Civil Engineering

#295 in Europe
#813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

61. Edinburgh Napier University

For Civil Engineering

#306 in Europe
#845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

63. University of Stirling

For Civil Engineering

#320 in Europe
#876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

64. Bangor University

For Civil Engineering

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

65. Coventry University

For Civil Engineering

#327 in Europe
#900 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

67. University of Portsmouth

For Civil Engineering

#338 in Europe
#937 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

68. Keele University

For Civil Engineering

#340 in Europe
#946 in the World
Founded
1962

69. London South Bank University

For Civil Engineering

#343 in Europe
#952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

71. University of Westminster

For Civil Engineering

#350 in Europe
#964 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

73. University of Huddersfield

For Civil Engineering

#362 in Europe
#1016 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

75. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Civil Engineering

#389 in Europe
#1109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

77. University of Hertfordshire

For Civil Engineering

#400 in Europe
#1135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

78. Bournemouth University

For Civil Engineering

#401 in Europe
#1144 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

79. University of Central Lancashire

For Civil Engineering

#403 in Europe
#1150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

82. Middlesex University

For Civil Engineering

#478 in Europe
#1399 in the World
Founded
1973

87. Robert Gordon University

For Civil Engineering

#526 in Europe
#1570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

88. University of Bedfordshire

For Civil Engineering

#536 in Europe
#1614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

89. Teesside University

For Civil Engineering

#543 in Europe
#1660 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

90. University of Lincoln

For Civil Engineering

#552 in Europe
#1700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

91. Staffordshire University

For Civil Engineering

#553 in Europe
#1703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

92. University of the West of Scotland

For Civil Engineering

#566 in Europe
#1758 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

95. University of Northampton

For Civil Engineering

#596 in Europe
#1866 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

96. University of Derby

For Civil Engineering

#607 in Europe
#1936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

98. University of Roehampton

For Civil Engineering

#616 in Europe
#1978 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

99. Abertay University

For Civil Engineering

#621 in Europe
#2015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

100. University of Gloucestershire

For Civil Engineering

#626 in Europe
#2038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
2001

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