8 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Scotland

Below is the list of best universities in Scotland ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 19K citations received by 1.09K academic papers made by 8 universities in Scotland 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 Strathclyde

For Mechanical Engineering

#93 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1964

2. Heriot-Watt University

For Mechanical Engineering

#104 in Europe
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1966

3. University of Glasgow

For Mechanical Engineering

#105 in Europe
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1451

4. University of Stirling

For Mechanical Engineering

#114 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

5. University of Edinburgh

For Mechanical Engineering

#120 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1583

6. University of Dundee

For Mechanical Engineering

#145 in Europe
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1967

7. University of Aberdeen

For Mechanical Engineering

#246 in Europe
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1495

8. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Mechanical Engineering

#251 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1993

Closest to Scotland states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United Kingdom Flag rank
England 47 1
Wales 3 16