100 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 18.1M citations received by 550K academic papers made by 128 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

England | Cambridge

For Electrical Engineering

#2 in Europe

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#3 in Europe

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Electrical Engineering

#6 in Europe

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Electrical Engineering

#9 in Europe

#54 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University College London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#12 in Europe

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Electrical Engineering

#13 in Europe

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Electrical Engineering

#22 in Europe

#105 in the World

Founded: 1905

8. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Electrical Engineering

#31 in Europe

#148 in the World

Founded: 1948

9. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#34 in Europe

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Electrical Engineering

#42 in Europe

#175 in the World

Founded: 1451

11. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Electrical Engineering

#44 in Europe

#177 in the World

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

12. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Electrical Engineering

#46 in Europe

#181 in the World

Founded: 1964

13. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Electrical Engineering

#55 in Europe

#218 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Electrical Engineering

#56 in Europe

#224 in the World

Founded: 1900

15. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Electrical Engineering

#58 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

16. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Electrical Engineering

#59 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

17. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Electrical Engineering

#68 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

18. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Electrical Engineering

#69 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

19. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Electrical Engineering

#75 in Europe

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

20. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Electrical Engineering

#76 in Europe

#273 in the World

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

21. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Electrical Engineering

#77 in Europe

#276 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#82 in Europe

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Electrical Engineering

#86 in Europe

#298 in the World

Founded: 1997

24. Durham University

England | Durham

For Electrical Engineering

#96 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

25. King's College London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#102 in Europe

#335 in the World

Founded: 1829

26. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#109 in Europe

#349 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Electrical Engineering

#128 in Europe

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

28. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Electrical Engineering

#129 in Europe

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

29. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Electrical Engineering

#139 in Europe

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

30. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Electrical Engineering

#154 in Europe

#446 in the World

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

31. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Electrical Engineering

#155 in Europe

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

32. University of York

England | York

For Electrical Engineering

#167 in Europe

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

33. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Electrical Engineering

#168 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

34. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Electrical Engineering

#187 in Europe

#545 in the World

Founded: 1920

35. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Electrical Engineering

#194 in Europe

#559 in the World

Founded: 1495

36. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Electrical Engineering

#195 in Europe

#560 in the World

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

37. University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#199 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

38. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Electrical Engineering

#201 in Europe

#579 in the World

Founded: 1965

39. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Electrical Engineering

#212 in Europe

#613 in the World

Founded: 1895

40. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Electrical Engineering

#216 in Europe

#622 in the World

Founded: 1964

41. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Electrical Engineering

#226 in Europe

#651 in the World

Founded: 1892

42. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Electrical Engineering

#228 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

43. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Electrical Engineering

#237 in Europe

#681 in the World

Founded: 1992

44. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Electrical Engineering

#254 in Europe

#741 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Electrical Engineering

#256 in Europe

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

46. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Electrical Engineering

#264 in Europe

#764 in the World

Founded: 1893

47. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Electrical Engineering

#278 in Europe

#791 in the World

Founded: 1967

48. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Electrical Engineering

#284 in Europe

#799 in the World

Founded: 1968

49. City, University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#302 in Europe

#867 in the World

Founded: 1966

50. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Electrical Engineering

#305 in Europe

#876 in the World

Founded: 1967

51. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Electrical Engineering

#323 in Europe

#941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

52. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Electrical Engineering

#324 in Europe

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

53. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Electrical Engineering

#334 in Europe

#973 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Electrical Engineering

#338 in Europe

#985 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

55. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Electrical Engineering

#362 in Europe

#1094 in the World

Founded: 1849

56. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Electrical Engineering

#388 in Europe

#1169 in the World

Founded: 1841

57. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Electrical Engineering

#391 in Europe

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

58. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#394 in Europe

#1194 in the World

Founded: 1890

59. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#400 in Europe

#1211 in the World

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

60. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Electrical Engineering

#405 in Europe

#1221 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

61. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Electrical Engineering

#407 in Europe

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

62. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Electrical Engineering

#413 in Europe

#1254 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Electrical Engineering

#417 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

64. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Electrical Engineering

#421 in Europe

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

65. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Electrical Engineering

#424 in Europe

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

66. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#429 in Europe

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

67. London South Bank University

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#445 in Europe

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

68. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Electrical Engineering

#446 in Europe

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

69. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Electrical Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1443 in the World

Founded: 1872

70. University of Westminster

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#462 in Europe

#1449 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

71. Keele University

England | Keele

For Electrical Engineering

#464 in Europe

#1459 in the World

Founded: 1962

72. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#473 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Founded: 1823

73. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Electrical Engineering

#480 in Europe

#1514 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

74. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Electrical Engineering

#488 in Europe

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

75. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Electrical Engineering

#504 in Europe

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

76. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Electrical Engineering

#515 in Europe

#1645 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

77. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Electrical Engineering

#524 in Europe

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

78. Middlesex University

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#531 in Europe

#1713 in the World

Founded: 1973

79. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Electrical Engineering

#537 in Europe

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

80. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Electrical Engineering

#539 in Europe

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

81. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#548 in Europe

#1820 in the World

Founded: 1848

82. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Electrical Engineering

#552 in Europe

#1856 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

83. London Business School

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#553 in Europe

#1857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

84. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Electrical Engineering

#554 in Europe

#1862 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

85. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Electrical Engineering

#563 in Europe

#1888 in the World

Founded: 1992

86. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Electrical Engineering

#579 in Europe

#1958 in the World

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

87. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Electrical Engineering

#587 in Europe

#2011 in the World

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

88. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#602 in Europe

#2085 in the World

Founded: 1733

89. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Electrical Engineering

#607 in Europe

#2099 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Electrical Engineering

#627 in Europe

#2202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

91. University of Bolton

England | Bolton

For Electrical Engineering

#644 in Europe

#2284 in the World

Founded: 2004

92. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Electrical Engineering

#655 in Europe

#2335 in the World

Founded: 1858

93. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Electrical Engineering

#669 in Europe

#2406 in the World

Founded: 1992

94. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Electrical Engineering

#681 in Europe

#2469 in the World

Founded: 1992

95. Wrexham Glyndwr University

Wales | Wrexham

For Electrical Engineering

#690 in Europe

#2507 in the World

Founded: 2008

96. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#712 in Europe

#2607 in the World

Founded: 1904

97. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#725 in Europe

#2654 in the World

Founded: 1791

98. University of East London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#740 in Europe

#2704 in the World

Founded: 1992

99. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Electrical Engineering

#744 in Europe

#2718 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

100. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Electrical Engineering

#760 in Europe

#2781 in the World

Founded: 1992

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