94 Best universities for Environmental Engineering in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Engineering. A graph of 1.84M citations received by 48.4K academic papers made by 94 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. Imperial College London

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Europe

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Environmental Engineering

#7 in Europe

#40 in the World

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

3. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Environmental Engineering

#12 in Europe

#65 in the World

Founded: 1900

4. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Environmental Engineering

#13 in Europe

#66 in the World

Founded: 1904

5. University College London

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#18 in Europe

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Environmental Engineering

#19 in Europe

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Environmental Engineering

#25 in Europe

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Environmental Engineering

#26 in Europe

#103 in the World

Founded: 1824

9. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Environmental Engineering

#36 in Europe

#145 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Environmental Engineering

#48 in Europe

#190 in the World

Founded: 1905

11. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Environmental Engineering

#49 in Europe

#194 in the World

Founded: 1948

12. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Environmental Engineering

#52 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Environmental Engineering

#59 in Europe

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Environmental Engineering

#64 in Europe

#242 in the World

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

15. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Environmental Engineering

#67 in Europe

#247 in the World

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

16. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Environmental Engineering

#71 in Europe

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

17. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Environmental Engineering

#75 in Europe

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

18. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Environmental Engineering

#81 in Europe

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

19. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Environmental Engineering

#85 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

20. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Environmental Engineering

#89 in Europe

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

21. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Environmental Engineering

#99 in Europe

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

22. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Environmental Engineering

#100 in Europe

#322 in the World

Founded: 1968

23. University of London

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#127 in Europe

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

24. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Environmental Engineering

#136 in Europe

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

25. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Environmental Engineering

#137 in Europe

#418 in the World

Founded: 1997

26. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Environmental Engineering

#144 in Europe

#429 in the World

Founded: 1495

27. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Environmental Engineering

#145 in Europe

#430 in the World

Founded: 1892

28. University of York

England | York

For Environmental Engineering

#148 in Europe

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

29. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Environmental Engineering

#152 in Europe

#448 in the World

Founded: 1964

30. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Environmental Engineering

#165 in Europe

#477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

31. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Environmental Engineering

#170 in Europe

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

32. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Environmental Engineering

#171 in Europe

#492 in the World

Founded: 1966

33. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Environmental Engineering

#175 in Europe

#506 in the World

Founded: 1451

34. Durham University

England | Durham

For Environmental Engineering

#193 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

35. King's College London

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#203 in Europe

#602 in the World

Founded: 1829

36. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#204 in Europe

#603 in the World

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

37. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Environmental Engineering

#205 in Europe

#606 in the World

Founded: 1920

38. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Environmental Engineering

#208 in Europe

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

39. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Environmental Engineering

#213 in Europe

#635 in the World

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

40. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Environmental Engineering

#216 in Europe

#662 in the World

Founded: 1841

41. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Environmental Engineering

#218 in Europe

#667 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Environmental Engineering

#222 in Europe

#678 in the World

Founded: 1967

43. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Environmental Engineering

#225 in Europe

#682 in the World

Founded: 1954

44. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Environmental Engineering

#226 in Europe

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

45. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Environmental Engineering

#239 in Europe

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

46. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Environmental Engineering

#256 in Europe

#768 in the World

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

47. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Environmental Engineering

#257 in Europe

#770 in the World

Founded: 1893

48. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#264 in Europe

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

49. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Environmental Engineering

#274 in Europe

#818 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Environmental Engineering

#282 in Europe

#853 in the World

Founded: 1895

51. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Environmental Engineering

#291 in Europe

#875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

52. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Environmental Engineering

#293 in Europe

#881 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

53. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Environmental Engineering

#298 in Europe

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. Middlesex University

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#302 in Europe

#919 in the World

Founded: 1973

55. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Environmental Engineering

#312 in Europe

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

56. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Environmental Engineering

#316 in Europe

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

57. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Environmental Engineering

#321 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

58. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#327 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Founded: 1890

59. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Environmental Engineering

#337 in Europe

#1060 in the World

Founded: 1872

60. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Environmental Engineering

#338 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

61. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Environmental Engineering

#345 in Europe

#1094 in the World

Founded: 1964

62. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Environmental Engineering

#398 in Europe

#1295 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

63. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Environmental Engineering

#403 in Europe

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

64. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Environmental Engineering

#404 in Europe

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

65. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Environmental Engineering

#410 in Europe

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

66. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Environmental Engineering

#412 in Europe

#1364 in the World

Founded: 1965

67. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Environmental Engineering

#420 in Europe

#1399 in the World

Founded: 1992

68. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Environmental Engineering

#431 in Europe

#1452 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Environmental Engineering

#434 in Europe

#1464 in the World

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

70. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Environmental Engineering

#437 in Europe

#1479 in the World

Founded: 1992

71. Keele University

England | Keele

For Environmental Engineering

#449 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Founded: 1962

72. London South Bank University

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#456 in Europe

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

73. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Environmental Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1595 in the World

Founded: 1992

74. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Environmental Engineering

#467 in Europe

#1635 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

75. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Environmental Engineering

#470 in Europe

#1658 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Environmental Engineering

#478 in Europe

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

77. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Environmental Engineering

#482 in Europe

#1717 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

78. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Environmental Engineering

#497 in Europe

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

79. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Environmental Engineering

#514 in Europe

#1823 in the World

Founded: 1849

80. City, University of London

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#518 in Europe

#1843 in the World

Founded: 1966

81. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#520 in Europe

#1847 in the World

Founded: 1823

82. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Environmental Engineering

#523 in Europe

#1865 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

83. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Environmental Engineering

#543 in Europe

#1969 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

84. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Environmental Engineering

#544 in Europe

#1971 in the World

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

85. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#570 in Europe

#2134 in the World

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

86. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Environmental Engineering

#578 in Europe

#2173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

87. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Environmental Engineering

#586 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

88. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Environmental Engineering

#604 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Founded: 1992

89. University of Westminster

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#623 in Europe

#2495 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

90. University of East London

England | London

For Environmental Engineering

#635 in Europe

#2545 in the World

Founded: 1992

91. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Environmental Engineering

#643 in Europe

#2585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

92. Scotland's Rural College

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Environmental Engineering

#670 in Europe

#2753 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2012

93. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Environmental Engineering

#681 in Europe

#2784 in the World

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

94. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Environmental Engineering

#686 in Europe

#2810 in the World

Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Environmental Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Cranfield, Birmingham, and Leeds.