100 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 73.6M citations received by 2.53M academic papers made by 150 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 Engineering

#1 in Europe

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

England | London

For Engineering

#2 in Europe

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Engineering

#3 in Europe

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University College London

England | London

For Engineering

#5 in Europe

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Engineering

#8 in Europe

#45 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Engineering

#14 in Europe

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Engineering

#19 in Europe

#113 in the World

Founded: 1905

8. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Engineering

#20 in Europe

#117 in the World

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

9. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Engineering

#21 in Europe

#120 in the World

Founded: 1948

10. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Engineering

#22 in Europe

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

11. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Engineering

#23 in Europe

#122 in the World

Founded: 1904

12. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Engineering

#34 in Europe

#145 in the World

Founded: 1900

13. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Engineering

#48 in Europe

#174 in the World

Founded: 1451

14. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Engineering

#51 in Europe

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

15. King's College London

England | London

For Engineering

#63 in Europe

#219 in the World

Founded: 1829

16. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Engineering

#69 in Europe

#235 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Engineering

#74 in Europe

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

18. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Engineering

#81 in Europe

#259 in the World

Founded: 1964

19. Durham University

England | Durham

For Engineering

#90 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

20. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Engineering

#94 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

21. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#96 in Europe

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

22. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Engineering

#101 in Europe

#305 in the World

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

23. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Engineering

#103 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

24. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Engineering

#105 in Europe

#312 in the World

Founded: 1997

25. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Engineering

#107 in Europe

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

26. University of York

England | York

For Engineering

#120 in Europe

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Engineering

#122 in Europe

#352 in the World

Founded: 1892

28. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Engineering

#126 in Europe

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

29. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Engineering

#136 in Europe

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

30. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Engineering

#139 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

31. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Engineering

#140 in Europe

#391 in the World

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

32. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Engineering

#145 in Europe

#406 in the World

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

33. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Engineering

#162 in Europe

#430 in the World

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

34. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Engineering

#168 in Europe

#446 in the World

Founded: 1495

35. University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#172 in Europe

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

36. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Engineering

#180 in Europe

#481 in the World

Founded: 1893

37. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Engineering

#183 in Europe

#490 in the World

Founded: 1920

38. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Engineering

#185 in Europe

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

39. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Engineering

#187 in Europe

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

40. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Engineering

#190 in Europe

#518 in the World

Founded: 1966

41. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Engineering

#200 in Europe

#539 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Engineering

#215 in Europe

#579 in the World

Founded: 1968

43. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Engineering

#230 in Europe

#626 in the World

Founded: 1895

44. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Engineering

#234 in Europe

#653 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Engineering

#235 in Europe

#654 in the World

Founded: 1964

46. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Engineering

#239 in Europe

#662 in the World

Founded: 1965

47. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Engineering

#253 in Europe

#691 in the World

Founded: 1967

48. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Engineering

#260 in Europe

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

49. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Engineering

#267 in Europe

#730 in the World

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

50. City, University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#271 in Europe

#749 in the World

Founded: 1966

51. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Engineering

#275 in Europe

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

52. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Engineering

#280 in Europe

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

53. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Engineering

#307 in Europe

#856 in the World

Founded: 1849

54. Keele University

England | Keele

For Engineering

#318 in Europe

#882 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Engineering

#327 in Europe

#910 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Engineering

#328 in Europe

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

57. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Engineering

#336 in Europe

#941 in the World

Founded: 1992

58. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Engineering

#346 in Europe

#973 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#363 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Founded: 1823

60. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#372 in Europe

#1027 in the World

Founded: 1733

61. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Engineering

#377 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1872

62. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Engineering

#385 in Europe

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

63. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Engineering

#390 in Europe

#1085 in the World

Founded: 1992

64. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Engineering

#394 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

65. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Engineering

#395 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

66. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Engineering

#406 in Europe

#1142 in the World

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

67. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Engineering

#409 in Europe

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

68. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Engineering

#417 in Europe

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

69. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Engineering

#421 in Europe

#1218 in the World

Founded: 1890

70. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Engineering

#423 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

71. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Engineering

#444 in Europe

#1304 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

72. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Engineering

#452 in Europe

#1326 in the World

Founded: 1992

73. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Engineering

#454 in Europe

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

74. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Engineering

#461 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

75. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Engineering

#467 in Europe

#1377 in the World

Founded: 1841

76. London South Bank University

England | London

For Engineering

#476 in Europe

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

77. Middlesex University

England | London

For Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1470 in the World

Founded: 1973

78. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Engineering

#493 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

79. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Engineering

#501 in Europe

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

80. University of Westminster

England | London

For Engineering

#517 in Europe

#1584 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

81. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Engineering

#518 in Europe

#1585 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Engineering

#527 in Europe

#1627 in the World

Founded: 1992

83. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#530 in Europe

#1643 in the World

Founded: 1791

84. London Business School

England | London

For Engineering

#544 in Europe

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

85. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Engineering

#548 in Europe

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

86. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Engineering

#568 in Europe

#1805 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

87. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Engineering

#571 in Europe

#1819 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

88. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#572 in Europe

#1821 in the World

Founded: 1904

89. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Engineering

#580 in Europe

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

90. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Engineering

#587 in Europe

#1880 in the World

Founded: 1848

91. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Engineering

#603 in Europe

#1969 in the World

Founded: 1992

92. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Engineering

#609 in Europe

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

93. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Engineering

#613 in Europe

#2010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

94. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Engineering

#623 in Europe

#2059 in the World

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

95. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Engineering

#651 in Europe

#2208 in the World

Founded: 1858

96. University of Bolton

England | Bolton

For Engineering

#652 in Europe

#2222 in the World

Founded: 2004

97. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Engineering

#668 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

98. University of East London

England | London

For Engineering

#671 in Europe

#2303 in the World

Founded: 1992

99. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Engineering

#682 in Europe

#2362 in the World

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

100. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Engineering

#718 in Europe

#2560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

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