53 Best universities for Nuclear Engineering in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 278K citations received by 13.7K academic papers made by 53 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. Imperial College London

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Europe
#18 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

2. University of Cambridge

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Europe
#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

6. University of Oxford

For Nuclear Engineering

#28 in Europe
#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

7. University College London

For Nuclear Engineering

#37 in Europe
#112 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

8. University of Bristol

For Nuclear Engineering

#41 in Europe
#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

9. Loughborough University

For Nuclear Engineering

#49 in Europe
#139 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

10. University of Warwick

For Nuclear Engineering

#51 in Europe
#145 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

12. University of Southampton

For Nuclear Engineering

#55 in Europe
#160 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

13. Brunel University London

For Nuclear Engineering

#56 in Europe
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

14. University of Leeds

For Nuclear Engineering

#58 in Europe
#165 in the World
Founded
1904

15. Cranfield University

For Nuclear Engineering

#63 in Europe
#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

16. Queen Mary University of London

For Nuclear Engineering

#65 in Europe
#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

17. Cardiff University

For Nuclear Engineering

#70 in Europe
#216 in the World
Founded
1997

18. University of London

For Nuclear Engineering

#73 in Europe
#219 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

20. University of Liverpool

For Nuclear Engineering

#92 in Europe
#269 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

22. University of Surrey

For Nuclear Engineering

#103 in Europe
#303 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

23. Lancaster University

For Nuclear Engineering

#121 in Europe
#364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

26. University of Edinburgh

For Nuclear Engineering

#128 in Europe
#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

28. University of Bath

For Nuclear Engineering

#144 in Europe
#446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

29. Swansea University

For Nuclear Engineering

#149 in Europe
#460 in the World
Founded
1920

30. University of Reading

For Nuclear Engineering

#150 in Europe
#466 in the World
Founded
1892

31. London South Bank University

For Nuclear Engineering

#160 in Europe
#500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

32. Durham University

For Nuclear Engineering

#163 in Europe
#503 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

33. Coventry University

For Nuclear Engineering

#166 in Europe
#506 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

34. Aston University

For Nuclear Engineering

#167 in Europe
#509 in the World
Founded
1895

36. Queen's University Belfast

For Nuclear Engineering

#172 in Europe
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

37. University of Salford

For Nuclear Engineering

#180 in Europe
#547 in the World
Founded
1967

38. University of Exeter

For Nuclear Engineering

#182 in Europe
#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

39. University of Leicester

For Nuclear Engineering

#188 in Europe
#565 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

41. University of York

For Nuclear Engineering

#195 in Europe
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

42. University of Sussex

For Nuclear Engineering

#200 in Europe
#596 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

43. University of Wales

For Nuclear Engineering

#208 in Europe
#617 in the World
Founded
1893

44. University of Huddersfield

For Nuclear Engineering

#241 in Europe
#705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

45. King's College London

For Nuclear Engineering

#244 in Europe
#717 in the World
Founded
1829

46. University of Kent

For Nuclear Engineering

#259 in Europe
#752 in the World
Founded
1965

50. University of Hertfordshire

For Nuclear Engineering

#340 in Europe
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

51. Bangor University

For Nuclear Engineering

#346 in Europe
#1037 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

52. University of Bradford

For Nuclear Engineering

#352 in Europe
#1061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

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