58 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 270K citations received by 12.3K academic papers made by 58 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 Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Europe

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Imperial College London

England | London

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Europe

#19 in the World

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

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Europe

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Europe

#28 in the World

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

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in Europe

#34 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Mechanical Engineering

#11 in Europe

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

7. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Mechanical Engineering

#17 in Europe

#50 in the World

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

8. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in Europe

#55 in the World

Founded: 1900

9. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in Europe

#59 in the World

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

10. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in Europe

#71 in the World

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

11. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Europe

#89 in the World

Founded: 1904

12. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Mechanical Engineering

#41 in Europe

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

13. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in Europe

#106 in the World

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

14. Durham University

England | Durham

For Mechanical Engineering

#45 in Europe

#112 in the World

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

15. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Mechanical Engineering

#51 in Europe

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

16. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Mechanical Engineering

#52 in Europe

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

17. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Mechanical Engineering

#57 in Europe

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

18. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#61 in Europe

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

19. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Mechanical Engineering

#68 in Europe

#179 in the World

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

20. University College London

England | London

For Mechanical Engineering

#71 in Europe

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

21. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Mechanical Engineering

#80 in Europe

#217 in the World

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

22. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Mechanical Engineering

#84 in Europe

#225 in the World

Founded: 1920

23. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Mechanical Engineering

#93 in Europe

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Mechanical Engineering

#101 in Europe

#301 in the World

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

25. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#103 in Europe

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

26. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Mechanical Engineering

#104 in Europe

#312 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Mechanical Engineering

#105 in Europe

#313 in the World

Founded: 1451

28. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Mechanical Engineering

#114 in Europe

#332 in the World

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

29. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Mechanical Engineering

#120 in Europe

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

30. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Mechanical Engineering

#123 in Europe

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

31. City, University of London

England | London

For Mechanical Engineering

#125 in Europe

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

32. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Mechanical Engineering

#130 in Europe

#373 in the World

Founded: 1890

33. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Mechanical Engineering

#134 in Europe

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

34. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Mechanical Engineering

#135 in Europe

#386 in the World

Founded: 1992

35. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Mechanical Engineering

#141 in Europe

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

36. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Mechanical Engineering

#145 in Europe

#425 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. London South Bank University

England | London

For Mechanical Engineering

#146 in Europe

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1892

38. King's College London

England | London

For Mechanical Engineering

#157 in Europe

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

39. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Mechanical Engineering

#163 in Europe

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

40. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Mechanical Engineering

#164 in Europe

#470 in the World

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

41. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Mechanical Engineering

#166 in Europe

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

42. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Mechanical Engineering

#170 in Europe

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

43. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Mechanical Engineering

#178 in Europe

#510 in the World

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

44. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Mechanical Engineering

#199 in Europe

#585 in the World

Founded: 1893

45. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Mechanical Engineering

#202 in Europe

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

46. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Mechanical Engineering

#205 in Europe

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

47. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Mechanical Engineering

#218 in Europe

#661 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Mechanical Engineering

#226 in Europe

#691 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Mechanical Engineering

#232 in Europe

#713 in the World

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

50. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Mechanical Engineering

#238 in Europe

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1992

51. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Mechanical Engineering

#240 in Europe

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

52. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Mechanical Engineering

#245 in Europe

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

53. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Mechanical Engineering

#246 in Europe

#751 in the World

Founded: 1495

54. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Mechanical Engineering

#247 in Europe

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

55. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Mechanical Engineering

#251 in Europe

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1993

56. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Mechanical Engineering

#257 in Europe

#791 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Mechanical Engineering

#258 in Europe

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

58. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Mechanical Engineering

#265 in Europe

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

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