100 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 61.4M citations received by 2.08M academic papers made by 119 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 Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

For Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

For Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University College London

For Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Manchester

For Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Southampton

For Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Sheffield

For Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1905

8. University of Bristol

For Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

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

9. University of Nottingham

For Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Founded: 1948

10. University of Leeds

For Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1904

11. University of Birmingham

For Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1900

12. University of Liverpool

For Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

13. King's College London

For Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1829

14. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Founded: 1963

15. University of Warwick

For Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

16. Durham University

For Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

17. Loughborough University

For Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

18. Queen Mary University of London

For Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

19. University of Bath

For Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

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

20. University of Surrey

For Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

21. University of York

For Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#120 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Reading

For Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Founded: 1892

23. University of Exeter

For Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#126 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

24. Lancaster University

For Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#136 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

25. University of Sussex

For Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#140 in Europe

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

26. Cranfield University

For Engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

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

27. University of Leicester

For Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

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

28. University of London

For Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

29. University of East Anglia

For Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

30. Brunel University London

For Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

31. Aston University

For Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Founded: 1895

32. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#234 in Europe

Founded: 1954

33. University of Essex

For Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Founded: 1964

34. University of Kent

For Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#239 in Europe

Founded: 1965

35. University of Salford

For Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Founded: 1967

36. University of Bradford

For Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#260 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

37. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#267 in Europe

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

38. City, University of London

For Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Founded: 1966

39. University of Plymouth

For Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

40. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#307 in Europe

Founded: 1849

41. Keele University

For Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#318 in Europe

Founded: 1962

42. Liverpool John Moores University

For Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#327 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. University of Portsmouth

For Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

44. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#336 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. Birkbeck, University of London

For Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#363 in Europe

Founded: 1823

47. St George's, University of London

For Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#372 in Europe

Founded: 1733

48. University of Hertfordshire

For Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#385 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

49. De Montfort University

For Engineering

#63 in the United Kingdom

#390 in Europe

Founded: 1992

50. Coventry University

For Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#394 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

51. Nottingham Trent University

For Engineering

#65 in the United Kingdom

#395 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

52. University of the West of England

For Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#409 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

53. University of Huddersfield

For Engineering

#68 in the United Kingdom

#417 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Greenwich

For Engineering

#69 in the United Kingdom

#421 in Europe

Founded: 1890

55. Sheffield Hallam University

For Engineering

#70 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

56. Oxford Brookes University

For Engineering

#71 in the United Kingdom

#444 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

57. University of Brighton

For Engineering

#72 in the United Kingdom

#452 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. London South Bank University

For Engineering

#76 in the United Kingdom

#476 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

59. Middlesex University

For Engineering

#77 in the United Kingdom

#491 in Europe

Founded: 1973

60. Bournemouth University

For Engineering

#78 in the United Kingdom

#493 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

61. University of Central Lancashire

For Engineering

#79 in the United Kingdom

#501 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

62. University of Westminster

For Engineering

#80 in the United Kingdom

#517 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

63. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Engineering

#81 in the United Kingdom

#518 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. University of Wolverhampton

For Engineering

#82 in the United Kingdom

#527 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Engineering

#83 in the United Kingdom

#530 in Europe

Founded: 1791

66. London Business School

For Engineering

#84 in the United Kingdom

#544 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

67. Teesside University

For Engineering

#86 in the United Kingdom

#568 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

68. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Engineering

#88 in the United Kingdom

#572 in Europe

Founded: 1904

69. University of Lincoln

For Engineering

#89 in the United Kingdom

#580 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

70. London Metropolitan University

For Engineering

#90 in the United Kingdom

#587 in Europe

Founded: 1848

71. Leeds Beckett University

For Engineering

#91 in the United Kingdom

#603 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. University of Bedfordshire

For Engineering

#92 in the United Kingdom

#609 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

73. Staffordshire University

For Engineering

#93 in the United Kingdom

#613 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

74. University of Derby

For Engineering

#94 in the United Kingdom

#623 in Europe

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

75. Anglia Ruskin University

For Engineering

#95 in the United Kingdom

#651 in Europe

Founded: 1858

76. University of Bolton

For Engineering

#96 in the United Kingdom

#652 in Europe

Founded: 2004

77. University of Sunderland

For Engineering

#97 in the United Kingdom

#668 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

78. University of East London

For Engineering

#98 in the United Kingdom

#671 in Europe

Founded: 1992

79. Royal Agricultural University

For Engineering

#99 in the United Kingdom

#682 in Europe

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

80. Birmingham City University

For Engineering

#101 in the United Kingdom

#722 in Europe

Founded: 1992

81. SOAS, University of London

For Engineering

#102 in the United Kingdom

#732 in Europe

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

82. University of Roehampton

For Engineering

#103 in the United Kingdom

#737 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

83. University of Northampton

For Engineering

#104 in the United Kingdom

#747 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

84. University of West London

For Engineering

#106 in the United Kingdom

#774 in Europe

Founded: 1990

85. University of Chester

For Engineering

#108 in the United Kingdom

#821 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Engineering

#109 in the United Kingdom

#824 in Europe

Founded: 2005

87. Edge Hill University

For Engineering

#110 in the United Kingdom

#832 in Europe

Founded: 2006

88. University of Gloucestershire

For Engineering

#111 in the United Kingdom

#861 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

89. University of Worcester

For Engineering

#113 in the United Kingdom

#887 in Europe

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

90. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Engineering

#116 in the United Kingdom

#924 in Europe

Founded: 1932

91. University of Buckingham

For Engineering

#117 in the United Kingdom

#925 in Europe

Founded: 1973

92. Liverpool Hope University

For Engineering

#118 in the United Kingdom

#935 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

93. Royal College of Art

For Engineering

#119 in the United Kingdom

#937 in Europe

Founded: 1896

94. University of Cumbria

For Engineering

#121 in the United Kingdom

#986 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

95. University of Winchester

For Engineering

#122 in the United Kingdom

#1019 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

96. York St John University

For Engineering

#123 in the United Kingdom

#1021 in Europe

Founded: 1841

97. University of the Arts London

For Engineering

#124 in the United Kingdom

#1039 in Europe

Founded: 1986

98. Buckinghamshire New University

For Engineering

#125 in the United Kingdom

#1047 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

99. Bath Spa University

For Engineering

#127 in the United Kingdom

#1059 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

100. Solent University

For Engineering

#128 in the United Kingdom

#1074 in Europe

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

Closest to England states to learn Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	24
Scotland	18	10

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering110

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering28

Applied/Engineering Physics51

Architectural Engineering73

Automation and Control engineering58

Automotive Engineering67

Biochemical Engineering45

Biomedical Engineering60

Biotechnology79

Chemical Engineering88

Civil Engineering92

Computer Engineering68

Computer Networking96

Construction Management62

Electrical Engineering97

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

Structural Engineering92

Systems Engineering90

Technical Drawing45

Telecommunications97

Transportation Engineering67