31 Best universities for Engineering in London, ENG

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in London ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 14.7M citations received by 470K academic papers made by 31 universities in London 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

For Engineering

#2 in England

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. University College London

For Engineering

#4 in England

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. King's College London

For Engineering

#13 in England

#15 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

4. Queen Mary University of London

For Engineering

#18 in England

#21 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

5. University of London

For Engineering

#28 in England

#35 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

6. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Engineering

#37 in England

#49 in the United Kingdom

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

7. City, University of London

For Engineering

#38 in England

#50 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1966

8. Birkbeck, University of London

For Engineering

#46 in England

#59 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1823

9. St George's, University of London

For Engineering

#47 in England

#60 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1733

10. University of Greenwich

For Engineering

#54 in England

#69 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1890

11. London South Bank University

For Engineering

#58 in England

#76 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

12. Middlesex University

For Engineering

#59 in England

#77 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1973

13. University of Westminster

For Engineering

#62 in England

#80 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

14. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Engineering

#65 in England

#83 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1791

15. London Business School

For Engineering

#66 in England

#84 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

16. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Engineering

#68 in England

#88 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

17. London Metropolitan University

For Engineering

#70 in England

#90 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1848

18. University of East London

For Engineering

#78 in England

#98 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1992

19. SOAS, University of London

For Engineering

#81 in England

#102 in the United Kingdom

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

20. University of Roehampton

For Engineering

#82 in England

#103 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

21. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Engineering

#90 in England

#116 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1932

22. Royal College of Art

For Engineering

#93 in England

#119 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1896

23. University of the Arts London

For Engineering

#97 in England

#124 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1986

24. School of Advanced Study, University of London

For Engineering

#102 in England

#131 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1994

25. Regent's University London

For Engineering

#105 in England

#134 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

26. Royal College of Music

For Engineering

#106 in England

#135 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1882

27. Richmond, The American International University in London

For Engineering

#111 in England

#141 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

28. Royal Academy of Music, University of London

For Engineering

#113 in England

#144 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1822

29. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

For Engineering

#114 in England

#145 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1906

30. Heythrop College

For Engineering

#116 in England

#147 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1614

31. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

For Engineering

#119 in England

#150 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 2005

Universities for Engineering near London

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
12	University of West London	106	Ealing
17	Kingston University	81	Kingston upon Thames
24	Brunel University London	39	Uxbridge
29	University of Hertfordshire	62	Hatfield, England
32	Royal Holloway, University of London	53	Egham
43	University of Surrey	23	Guildford
46	University of Bedfordshire	92	Luton
57	University of Reading	27	Reading, England
71	University of Sussex	31	Brighton, England
72	Cranfield University	32	Cranfield