100 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 12.5M citations received by 489K academic papers made by 126 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

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#3 in Europe

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Electrical Engineering

#6 in Europe

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Electrical Engineering

#8 in Europe

#53 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University College London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#12 in Europe

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Electrical Engineering

#13 in Europe

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Electrical Engineering

#22 in Europe

#101 in the World

Founded: 1905

8. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Electrical Engineering

#34 in Europe

#150 in the World

Founded: 1948

9. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#36 in Europe

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Electrical Engineering

#43 in Europe

#169 in the World

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

11. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Electrical Engineering

#46 in Europe

#177 in the World

Founded: 1964

12. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Electrical Engineering

#48 in Europe

#183 in the World

Founded: 1451

13. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Electrical Engineering

#52 in Europe

#208 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Electrical Engineering

#55 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

15. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Electrical Engineering

#66 in Europe

#243 in the World

Founded: 1900

16. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Electrical Engineering

#67 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

17. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Electrical Engineering

#69 in Europe

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

18. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Electrical Engineering

#70 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

19. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Electrical Engineering

#71 in Europe

#262 in the World

Founded: 1963

20. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Electrical Engineering

#72 in Europe

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

21. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Electrical Engineering

#74 in Europe

#268 in the World

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

22. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#83 in Europe

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. King's College London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#86 in Europe

#297 in the World

Founded: 1829

24. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Electrical Engineering

#96 in Europe

#314 in the World

Founded: 1997

25. Durham University

England | Durham

For Electrical Engineering

#102 in Europe

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

26. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#110 in Europe

#341 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Electrical Engineering

#124 in Europe

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

28. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Electrical Engineering

#130 in Europe

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

29. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Electrical Engineering

#144 in Europe

#423 in the World

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

30. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Electrical Engineering

#153 in Europe

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

31. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Electrical Engineering

#157 in Europe

#448 in the World

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

32. University of York

England | York

For Electrical Engineering

#163 in Europe

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

33. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Electrical Engineering

#167 in Europe

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

34. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Electrical Engineering

#190 in Europe

#537 in the World

Founded: 1965

35. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Electrical Engineering

#194 in Europe

#550 in the World

Founded: 1920

36. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Electrical Engineering

#196 in Europe

#558 in the World

Founded: 1495

37. University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#203 in Europe

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

38. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Electrical Engineering

#205 in Europe

#581 in the World

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

39. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Electrical Engineering

#209 in Europe

#589 in the World

Founded: 1964

40. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Electrical Engineering

#212 in Europe

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

41. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Electrical Engineering

#213 in Europe

#597 in the World

Founded: 1895

42. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Electrical Engineering

#227 in Europe

#639 in the World

Founded: 1893

43. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Electrical Engineering

#230 in Europe

#647 in the World

Founded: 1892

44. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Electrical Engineering

#250 in Europe

#696 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Electrical Engineering

#253 in Europe

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

46. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Electrical Engineering

#257 in Europe

#713 in the World

Founded: 1992

47. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Electrical Engineering

#264 in Europe

#733 in the World

Founded: 1968

48. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Electrical Engineering

#275 in Europe

#765 in the World

Founded: 1967

49. City, University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#298 in Europe

#824 in the World

Founded: 1966

50. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Electrical Engineering

#308 in Europe

#852 in the World

Founded: 1967

51. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Electrical Engineering

#327 in Europe

#917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

52. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Electrical Engineering

#330 in Europe

#925 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Electrical Engineering

#332 in Europe

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

54. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Electrical Engineering

#335 in Europe

#937 in the World

Founded: 1992

55. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Electrical Engineering

#358 in Europe

#1055 in the World

Founded: 1841

56. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Electrical Engineering

#368 in Europe

#1089 in the World

Founded: 1849

57. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#387 in Europe

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1890

58. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Electrical Engineering

#396 in Europe

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Electrical Engineering

#404 in Europe

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

60. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Electrical Engineering

#409 in Europe

#1215 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#417 in Europe

#1232 in the World

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

62. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Electrical Engineering

#418 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

63. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Electrical Engineering

#423 in Europe

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

64. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Electrical Engineering

#427 in Europe

#1265 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

65. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Electrical Engineering

#431 in Europe

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

66. London South Bank University

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#440 in Europe

#1310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

67. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#442 in Europe

#1313 in the World

Founded: 1823

68. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Electrical Engineering

#443 in Europe

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

69. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Electrical Engineering

#448 in Europe

#1351 in the World

Founded: 1872

70. University of Westminster

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#450 in Europe

#1357 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

71. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Electrical Engineering

#456 in Europe

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

72. Keele University

England | Keele

For Electrical Engineering

#478 in Europe

#1446 in the World

Founded: 1962

73. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Electrical Engineering

#479 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

74. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Electrical Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

75. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Electrical Engineering

#501 in Europe

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

76. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Electrical Engineering

#518 in Europe

#1598 in the World

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

77. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Electrical Engineering

#523 in Europe

#1618 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

78. Middlesex University

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#526 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Founded: 1973

79. London Business School

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#532 in Europe

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

80. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Electrical Engineering

#536 in Europe

#1690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

81. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Electrical Engineering

#544 in Europe

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

82. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#550 in Europe

#1795 in the World

Founded: 1848

83. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Electrical Engineering

#552 in Europe

#1797 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

84. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Electrical Engineering

#563 in Europe

#1836 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

85. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Electrical Engineering

#570 in Europe

#1881 in the World

Founded: 1992

86. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Electrical Engineering

#572 in Europe

#1894 in the World

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

87. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Electrical Engineering

#582 in Europe

#1974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

88. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#586 in Europe

#1997 in the World

Founded: 1733

89. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Electrical Engineering

#618 in Europe

#2121 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Electrical Engineering

#621 in Europe

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

91. University of Bolton

England | Bolton

For Electrical Engineering

#627 in Europe

#2179 in the World

Founded: 2004

92. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Electrical Engineering

#675 in Europe

#2371 in the World

Founded: 1858

93. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Electrical Engineering

#677 in Europe

#2387 in the World

Founded: 1992

94. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Electrical Engineering

#694 in Europe

#2455 in the World

Founded: 1992

95. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#696 in Europe

#2463 in the World

Founded: 1904

96. Wrexham Glyndwr University

Wales | Wrexham

For Electrical Engineering

#700 in Europe

#2498 in the World

Founded: 2008

97. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#710 in Europe

#2541 in the World

Founded: 1791

98. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Electrical Engineering

#715 in Europe

#2568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

99. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Electrical Engineering

#725 in Europe

#2611 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

100. University of East London

England | London

For Electrical Engineering

#744 in Europe

#2690 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.