44 Best universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 244K citations received by 7.59K academic papers made by 44 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Europe

#16 in the World

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

2. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Europe

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Europe

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

4. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Europe

#75 in the World

Founded: 1904

5. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#24 in Europe

#129 in the World

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

6. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in Europe

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

7. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Geotechnical Engineering

#26 in Europe

#134 in the World

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

8. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#27 in Europe

#135 in the World

Founded: 1966

9. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in Europe

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

10. Durham University

England | Durham

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in Europe

#150 in the World

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

11. University College London

England | London

For Geotechnical Engineering

#32 in Europe

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

12. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Geotechnical Engineering

#35 in Europe

#172 in the World

Founded: 1967

13. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Geotechnical Engineering

#37 in Europe

#178 in the World

Founded: 1824

14. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#38 in Europe

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

15. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Geotechnical Engineering

#40 in Europe

#184 in the World

Founded: 1900

16. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Geotechnical Engineering

#48 in Europe

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

17. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#50 in Europe

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

18. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#55 in Europe

#230 in the World

Founded: 1495

19. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Geotechnical Engineering

#66 in Europe

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

20. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Geotechnical Engineering

#67 in Europe

#273 in the World

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

21. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Geotechnical Engineering

#73 in Europe

#301 in the World

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

22. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Geotechnical Engineering

#82 in Europe

#320 in the World

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

23. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#85 in Europe

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#86 in Europe

#332 in the World

Founded: 1451

25. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Geotechnical Engineering

#95 in Europe

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

26. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Geotechnical Engineering

#107 in Europe

#392 in the World

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

27. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Geotechnical Engineering

#111 in Europe

#410 in the World

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

28. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Geotechnical Engineering

#115 in Europe

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

29. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Geotechnical Engineering

#124 in Europe

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

30. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Geotechnical Engineering

#133 in Europe

#482 in the World

Founded: 1920

31. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Geotechnical Engineering

#137 in Europe

#497 in the World

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

32. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Geotechnical Engineering

#141 in Europe

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

33. City, University of London

England | London

For Geotechnical Engineering

#148 in Europe

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

34. University of London

England | London

For Geotechnical Engineering

#151 in Europe

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

35. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#157 in Europe

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

36. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Geotechnical Engineering

#158 in Europe

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

37. Keele University

England | Keele

For Geotechnical Engineering

#163 in Europe

#574 in the World

Founded: 1962

38. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Geotechnical Engineering

#166 in Europe

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

39. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Geotechnical Engineering

#177 in Europe

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

40. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Geotechnical Engineering

#188 in Europe

#692 in the World

Founded: 1893

41. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Geotechnical Engineering

#189 in Europe

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

42. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Geotechnical Engineering

#191 in Europe

#696 in the World

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

43. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Geotechnical Engineering

#192 in Europe

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

44. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Geotechnical Engineering

#207 in Europe

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

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