45 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in England

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 241K citations received by 10.7K academic papers made by 45 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 Nottingham

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1948

2. Imperial College London

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

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

3. University of Cambridge

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1209

4. Loughborough University

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1966

5. University of Manchester

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1824

6. University of Sheffield

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1905

7. University of Southampton

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

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

8. University of Birmingham

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1900

9. University of Warwick

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

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

10. Cranfield University

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 1993

11. University of Leeds

For Mechanical Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1904

12. University of Oxford

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1096

13. University of Bath

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

14. Durham University

For Mechanical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

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

15. Brunel University London

For Mechanical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1966

16. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Mechanical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1963

17. University of Huddersfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1992

18. University of Liverpool

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

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

19. University College London

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

20. University of Bristol

For Mechanical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 23,590
Founded: 1909

21. University of Leicester

For Mechanical Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

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

22. University of Hertfordshire

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1992

23. City, University of London

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#125 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1966

24. University of Greenwich

For Mechanical Engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1890

25. Queen Mary University of London

For Mechanical Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1989

26. Liverpool John Moores University

For Mechanical Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#135 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1992

27. University of Salford

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#141 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1967

28. London South Bank University

For Mechanical Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#146 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1892

29. King's College London

For Mechanical Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#157 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1829

30. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Mechanical Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1954

31. University of Surrey

For Mechanical Engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#164 in Europe

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

32. University of Exeter

For Mechanical Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#166 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1955

33. University of Bradford

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1966

34. University of Sussex

For Mechanical Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#178 in Europe

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

35. Nottingham Trent University

For Mechanical Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1992

36. De Montfort University

For Mechanical Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1992

37. University of Wolverhampton

For Mechanical Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#226 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1992

38. Coventry University

For Mechanical Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

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

39. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Mechanical Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#238 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1992

40. University of the West of England

For Mechanical Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

41. Aston University

For Mechanical Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#245 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1895

42. Lancaster University

For Mechanical Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#247 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1964

43. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Mechanical Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#257 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1992

44. University of Reading

For Mechanical Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#258 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1892

45. University of Brighton

For Mechanical Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	3	16
Scotland	8	23

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering45

Aerospace Engineering58

Agricultural Engineering32

Applied/Engineering Physics53

Architectural Engineering63

Automation and Control engineering60

Automotive Engineering40

Biochemical Engineering53

Biomedical Engineering43

Biotechnology41

Chemical Engineering54

Civil Engineering51

Computer Engineering37

Computer Networking52

Construction Management68

Electrical Engineering45

Electronic Engineering54

Engineering Management61

Environmental Engineering40

Firefighting and Fire Science47

Geotechnical Engineering40

Human-Computer Interaction73

Industrial Engineering55

Landscape Architecture68

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science78

Metallurgical Engineering43

Mining Engineering42

Nanotechnology54

Nuclear Engineering40

Operations Research57

Optical Engineering57

Petroleum Engineering43

Polymer science and Plastics engineering59

Product and Industrial Design64

Reliability and Quality Engineering44

Remote Sensing43

Renewable Energy Engineering38

Structural Engineering50

Systems Engineering56

Technical Drawing51

Telecommunications56

Transportation Engineering49