100 Best universities for Engineering in the United Kingdom

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 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 146 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

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

England | London

For Engineering

#2 in Europe

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Engineering

#3 in Europe

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Engineering

#6 in Europe

#40 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University College London

England | London

For Engineering

#9 in Europe

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Engineering

#12 in Europe

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Engineering

#16 in Europe

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

8. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Engineering

#19 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

9. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Engineering

#20 in Europe

#117 in the World

Founded: 1904

10. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Engineering

#21 in Europe

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

11. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Engineering

#22 in Europe

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

12. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Engineering

#32 in Europe

#139 in the World

Founded: 1900

13. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Engineering

#39 in Europe

#160 in the World

Founded: 1451

14. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Engineering

#46 in Europe

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

15. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Engineering

#57 in Europe

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

16. King's College London

England | London

For Engineering

#59 in Europe

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

17. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Engineering

#69 in Europe

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

18. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Engineering

#75 in Europe

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

19. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Engineering

#79 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

20. Durham University

England | Durham

For Engineering

#85 in Europe

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

21. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Engineering

#90 in Europe

#287 in the World

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

22. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#92 in Europe

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

23. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Engineering

#95 in Europe

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

24. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Engineering

#96 in Europe

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

25. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Engineering

#97 in Europe

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

26. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Engineering

#110 in Europe

#340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

27. University of York

England | York

For Engineering

#111 in Europe

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Engineering

#120 in Europe

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

29. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Engineering

#121 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

30. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Engineering

#129 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

31. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Engineering

#136 in Europe

#386 in the World

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

32. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Engineering

#139 in Europe

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

33. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Engineering

#143 in Europe

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

34. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Engineering

#160 in Europe

#440 in the World

Founded: 1495

35. University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#161 in Europe

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

36. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Engineering

#166 in Europe

#456 in the World

Founded: 1893

37. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Engineering

#167 in Europe

#458 in the World

Founded: 1920

38. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Engineering

#178 in Europe

#485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

39. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Engineering

#179 in Europe

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

40. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Engineering

#182 in Europe

#499 in the World

Founded: 1967

41. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Engineering

#188 in Europe

#517 in the World

Founded: 1966

42. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Engineering

#216 in Europe

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

43. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Engineering

#222 in Europe

#624 in the World

Founded: 1964

44. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Engineering

#224 in Europe

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

45. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Engineering

#227 in Europe

#639 in the World

Founded: 1965

46. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Engineering

#235 in Europe

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

47. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Engineering

#242 in Europe

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

48. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Engineering

#262 in Europe

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

49. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Engineering

#265 in Europe

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

50. City, University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#266 in Europe

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

51. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Engineering

#274 in Europe

#763 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

52. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Engineering

#279 in Europe

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

53. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Engineering

#307 in Europe

#859 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. Keele University

England | Keele

For Engineering

#311 in Europe

#864 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Engineering

#313 in Europe

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

56. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Engineering

#329 in Europe

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

57. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Engineering

#336 in Europe

#958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1992

58. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Engineering

#339 in Europe

#968 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#348 in Europe

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

60. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#349 in Europe

#983 in the World

Founded: 1733

61. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Engineering

#364 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

62. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Engineering

#368 in Europe

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1872

63. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Engineering

#383 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

64. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Engineering

#384 in Europe

#1068 in the World

Founded: 1992

65. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Engineering

#390 in Europe

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

66. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Engineering

#392 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

67. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Engineering

#395 in Europe

#1110 in the World

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

68. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Engineering

#408 in Europe

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1890

69. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Engineering

#410 in Europe

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

70. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Engineering

#412 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1992

71. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Engineering

#426 in Europe

#1243 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

72. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Engineering

#433 in Europe

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

73. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Engineering

#440 in Europe

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1993

74. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Engineering

#445 in Europe

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1992

75. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Engineering

#450 in Europe

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1841

76. London South Bank University

England | London

For Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1892

77. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Engineering

#480 in Europe

#1456 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

78. Middlesex University

England | London

For Engineering

#482 in Europe

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1973

79. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Engineering

#487 in Europe

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1992

80. University of Westminster

England | London

For Engineering

#488 in Europe

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

81. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Engineering

#506 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Engineering

#512 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1992

83. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#517 in Europe

#1579 in the World

Founded: 1791

84. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Engineering

#528 in Europe

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

85. London Business School

England | London

For Engineering

#529 in Europe

#1662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1964

86. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Engineering

#552 in Europe

#1732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1904

87. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Engineering

#562 in Europe

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

88. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Engineering

#563 in Europe

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

89. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Engineering

#571 in Europe

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1848

90. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Engineering

#577 in Europe

#1874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1992

91. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Engineering

#582 in Europe

#1887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1992

92. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Engineering

#593 in Europe

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

93. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Engineering

#600 in Europe

#1974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1992

94. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Engineering

#610 in Europe

#2015 in the World

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

95. University of Bolton

England | Bolton

For Engineering

#635 in Europe

#2150 in the World

Founded: 2004

96. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Engineering

#640 in Europe

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1858

97. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Engineering

#654 in Europe

#2266 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

98. University of East London

England | London

For Engineering

#661 in Europe

#2298 in the World

Founded: 1992

99. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Engineering

#679 in Europe

#2391 in the World

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

100. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Engineering

#704 in Europe

#2519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
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.