97 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 10.4M citations received by 397K academic papers made by 97 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

Cambridge

For Electrical Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

Oxford

For Electrical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Electrical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University College London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Southampton

Southampton

For Electrical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Electrical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Founded: 1905

8. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Electrical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1948

9. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Electrical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

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

10. University of Leeds

Leeds

For Electrical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Founded: 1904

11. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Electrical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

12. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Electrical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Founded: 1900

13. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Electrical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

14. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Electrical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

15. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Electrical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#70 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

16. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Electrical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1963

17. University of Bath

Bath

For Electrical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

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

18. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#83 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

19. King's College London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#86 in Europe

Founded: 1829

20. Durham University

Durham

For Electrical Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

21. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Electrical Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

22. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Electrical Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#144 in Europe

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

23. University of Exeter

Exeter

For Electrical Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#153 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

24. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Electrical Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#157 in Europe

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

25. University of York

York

For Electrical Engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

26. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Electrical Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

27. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Electrical Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#190 in Europe

Founded: 1965

28. University of London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#203 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

29. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Electrical Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#205 in Europe

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

30. University of Essex

Colchester

For Electrical Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Founded: 1964

31. Aston University

Birmingham

For Electrical Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Founded: 1895

32. University of Reading

Reading

For Electrical Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Founded: 1892

33. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Electrical Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#250 in Europe

Founded: 1954

34. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Electrical Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

35. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Electrical Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#257 in Europe

Founded: 1992

36. City, University of London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#298 in Europe

Founded: 1966

37. University of Salford

Salford

For Electrical Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#308 in Europe

Founded: 1967

38. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Electrical Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#327 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

39. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Electrical Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#330 in Europe

Founded: 1992

40. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Electrical Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#332 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

41. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Electrical Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Electrical Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#368 in Europe

Founded: 1849

43. University of Greenwich

London

For Electrical Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#387 in Europe

Founded: 1890

44. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Electrical Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#396 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

45. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Electrical Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#409 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Electrical Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#417 in Europe

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

47. Coventry University

Coventry

For Electrical Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#418 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

48. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Electrical Engineering

#63 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

49. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Electrical Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#427 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

50. London South Bank University

London

For Electrical Engineering

#66 in the United Kingdom

#440 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

51. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#442 in Europe

Founded: 1823

52. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Electrical Engineering

#68 in the United Kingdom

#443 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

53. University of Westminster

London

For Electrical Engineering

#70 in the United Kingdom

#450 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

54. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Electrical Engineering

#71 in the United Kingdom

#456 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

55. Keele University

Keele

For Electrical Engineering

#72 in the United Kingdom

#478 in Europe

Founded: 1962

56. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Electrical Engineering

#73 in the United Kingdom

#479 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

57. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Electrical Engineering

#74 in the United Kingdom

#490 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

58. Middlesex University

London

For Electrical Engineering

#78 in the United Kingdom

#526 in Europe

Founded: 1973

59. London Business School

London

For Electrical Engineering

#79 in the United Kingdom

#532 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

60. University of Bedfordshire

Luton

For Electrical Engineering

#80 in the United Kingdom

#536 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

61. Staffordshire University

Stoke-on-Trent

For Electrical Engineering

#81 in the United Kingdom

#544 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

62. London Metropolitan University

London

For Electrical Engineering

#82 in the United Kingdom

#550 in Europe

Founded: 1848

63. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Electrical Engineering

#83 in the United Kingdom

#552 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

64. Teesside University

Middlesbrough

For Electrical Engineering

#84 in the United Kingdom

#563 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

65. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Electrical Engineering

#85 in the United Kingdom

#570 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. University of Derby

Derby

For Electrical Engineering

#86 in the United Kingdom

#572 in Europe

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

67. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Electrical Engineering

#87 in the United Kingdom

#582 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

68. St George's, University of London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#88 in the United Kingdom

#586 in Europe

Founded: 1733

69. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Electrical Engineering

#89 in the United Kingdom

#618 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Electrical Engineering

#90 in the United Kingdom

#621 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

71. University of Bolton

Bolton

For Electrical Engineering

#91 in the United Kingdom

#627 in Europe

Founded: 2004

72. Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridge

For Electrical Engineering

#92 in the United Kingdom

#675 in Europe

Founded: 1858

73. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Electrical Engineering

#93 in the United Kingdom

#677 in Europe

Founded: 1992

74. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Electrical Engineering

#94 in the United Kingdom

#694 in Europe

Founded: 1992

75. Goldsmiths, University of London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#95 in the United Kingdom

#696 in Europe

Founded: 1904

76. Royal Veterinary College University of London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#97 in the United Kingdom

#710 in Europe

Founded: 1791

77. University of Sunderland

Sunderland

For Electrical Engineering

#99 in the United Kingdom

#725 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

78. University of East London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#100 in the United Kingdom

#744 in Europe

Founded: 1992

79. University of West London

Ealing

For Electrical Engineering

#101 in the United Kingdom

#765 in Europe

Founded: 1990

80. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Electrical Engineering

#102 in the United Kingdom

#769 in Europe

Founded: 1992

81. University of Northampton

Northampton

For Electrical Engineering

#103 in the United Kingdom

#838 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

82. University of Chester

Chester

For Electrical Engineering

#104 in the United Kingdom

#850 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

83. SOAS, University of London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#105 in the United Kingdom

#854 in Europe

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

84. Royal Agricultural University

Cirencester

For Electrical Engineering

#106 in the United Kingdom

#883 in Europe

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

85. University of Roehampton

London

For Electrical Engineering

#108 in the United Kingdom

#922 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

86. Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury

For Electrical Engineering

#109 in the United Kingdom

#927 in Europe

Founded: 2005

87. Edge Hill University

Ormskirk

For Electrical Engineering

#110 in the United Kingdom

#950 in Europe

Founded: 2006

88. University of Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

For Electrical Engineering

#111 in the United Kingdom

#989 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

89. University of Cumbria

Carlisle

For Electrical Engineering

#112 in the United Kingdom

#993 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

90. University of Worcester

Worcester

For Electrical Engineering

#115 in the United Kingdom

#1017 in Europe

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

91. University of Buckingham

Buckingham

For Electrical Engineering

#116 in the United Kingdom

#1023 in Europe

Founded: 1973

92. Solent University

Southampton

For Electrical Engineering

#117 in the United Kingdom

#1050 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 11,340
Founded: 2004

93. Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool

For Electrical Engineering

#118 in the United Kingdom

#1061 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

94. Royal College of Art

London

For Electrical Engineering

#122 in the United Kingdom

#1107 in Europe

Founded: 1896

95. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

London

For Electrical Engineering

#123 in the United Kingdom

#1108 in Europe

Founded: 1932

96. Bath Spa University

Bath

For Electrical Engineering

#125 in the United Kingdom

#1148 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

97. University of Winchester

Winchester

For Electrical Engineering

#126 in the United Kingdom

#1159 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

Closest to England states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	24
Scotland	17	9

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering110

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering28

Applied/Engineering Physics51

Architectural Engineering73

Architecture69

Automation and Control engineering58

Automotive Engineering67

Aviation64

Biochemical Engineering45

Biomedical Engineering60

Biotechnology79

Chemical Engineering88

Civil Engineering92

Computer Engineering68

Computer Networking96

Construction Management62

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management67

Environmental Engineering66

Firefighting and Fire Science43

Geotechnical Engineering85

Human-Computer Interaction91

Industrial Engineering55

Landscape Architecture60

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering105

Metallurgical Engineering93

Mining Engineering35

Nanotechnology81

Nuclear Engineering39

Operations Research73

Optical Engineering103

Petroleum Engineering47

Polymer science and Plastics engineering46

Product and Industrial Design58

Reliability and Quality Engineering69

Remote Sensing63

Renewable Energy Engineering63

Robotics56

Structural Engineering92

Systems Engineering90

Technical Drawing45

Telecommunications97

Transportation Engineering67