17 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Scotland

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Below is a list of best universities in Scotland ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.31M citations received by 51.4K academic papers made by 17 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 Edinburgh

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

2. University of Glasgow

For Mechanical Engineering

#30 in Europe
Founded
1451

5. University of Aberdeen

For Mechanical Engineering

#164 in Europe
Founded
1495

6. University of Dundee

For Mechanical Engineering

#185 in Europe
Founded
1967

7. University of St Andrews

For Mechanical Engineering

#204 in Europe
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

8. University of Stirling

For Mechanical Engineering

#276 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

9. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Mechanical Engineering

#395 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

10. Edinburgh Napier University

For Mechanical Engineering

#399 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

11. Robert Gordon University

For Mechanical Engineering

#473 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

12. University of the West of Scotland

For Mechanical Engineering

#578 in Europe
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

13. Abertay University

For Mechanical Engineering

#751 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

14. Queen Margaret University

For Mechanical Engineering

#807 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007

15. Scotland's Rural College

For Mechanical Engineering

#971 in Europe
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2012

16. Glasgow School of Art

For Mechanical Engineering

#1011 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1845

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Wales 10 25