48 Best universities for Marine Engineering in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Marine Engineering. A graph of 377K citations received by 15.5K academic papers made by 48 universities in England 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 Southampton

For Marine Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

2. University of Cambridge

For Marine Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Marine Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Founded: 1954

4. University of Oxford

For Marine Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. Imperial College London

For Marine Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University College London

For Marine Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marine Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1963

8. Cranfield University

For Marine Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

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

9. University of Manchester

For Marine Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1824

10. University of Bristol

For Marine Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

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

11. University of Plymouth

For Marine Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

12. University of Reading

For Marine Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Founded: 1892

13. University of Sheffield

For Marine Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Founded: 1905

14. University of Nottingham

For Marine Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

Founded: 1948

15. University of Liverpool

For Marine Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

16. University of East Anglia

For Marine Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

17. University of Exeter

For Marine Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

18. Durham University

For Marine Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

19. University of Leeds

For Marine Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Founded: 1904

20. University of Birmingham

For Marine Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#72 in Europe

Founded: 1900

21. Loughborough University

For Marine Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#75 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

22. University of Bath

For Marine Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

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

23. Lancaster University

For Marine Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#88 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Surrey

For Marine Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

25. Liverpool John Moores University

For Marine Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Founded: 1992

26. University of Warwick

For Marine Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#125 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

27. City, University of London

For Marine Engineering

#36 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Founded: 1966

28. Brunel University London

For Marine Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

29. University of Leicester

For Marine Engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

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

30. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Marine Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

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

31. University of the West of England

For Marine Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#184 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

32. Queen Mary University of London

For Marine Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

33. University of Salford

For Marine Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#194 in Europe

Founded: 1967

34. University of London

For Marine Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#200 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

35. University of Sussex

For Marine Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

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

36. Coventry University

For Marine Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#215 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

37. University of Portsmouth

For Marine Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

38. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marine Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. University of Greenwich

For Marine Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Founded: 1890

40. University of York

For Marine Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#251 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

41. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Marine Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. London South Bank University

For Marine Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

43. University of Hertfordshire

For Marine Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#275 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

44. Sheffield Hallam University

For Marine Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

45. University of Bradford

For Marine Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#286 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

46. University of Huddersfield

For Marine Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

47. King's College London

For Marine Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#302 in Europe

Founded: 1829

48. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Marine Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Founded: 1849

Closest to England states to learn Marine Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	11
Scotland	8	2

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering112

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering27

Applied/Engineering Physics53

Architectural Engineering76

Automation and Control engineering59

Automotive Engineering72

Biochemical Engineering50

Biomedical Engineering65

Biotechnology82

Chemical Engineering90

Civil Engineering95

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking96

Construction Management64

Electrical Engineering99

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management72

Environmental Engineering73

Firefighting and Fire Science39

Geotechnical Engineering87

Human-Computer Interaction92

Industrial Engineering51

Landscape Architecture56

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering106

Metallurgical Engineering96

Mining Engineering33

Nanotechnology83

Nuclear Engineering42

Operations Research74

Optical Engineering103

Petroleum Engineering53

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Product and Industrial Design56

Reliability and Quality Engineering71

Remote Sensing65

Renewable Energy Engineering68

Structural Engineering96

Systems Engineering91

Technical Drawing46

Telecommunications98

Transportation Engineering67