53 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 421K citations received by 15.8K academic papers made by 53 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. Imperial College London

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. University of Cambridge

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Oxford

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Manchester

For Petroleum Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University College London

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Leeds

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1904

7. University of Nottingham

For Petroleum Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. University of Southampton

For Petroleum Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

9. University of Birmingham

For Petroleum Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1900

10. Durham University

For Petroleum Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

11. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Founded: 1963

12. Aston University

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Founded: 1895

13. University of Sheffield

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Founded: 1905

14. University of Bristol

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

15. Cranfield University

For Petroleum Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

16. University of Liverpool

For Petroleum Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

17. University of East Anglia

For Petroleum Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

18. Loughborough University

For Petroleum Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

19. University of Warwick

For Petroleum Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

20. University of Bath

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

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

21. Queen Mary University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#124 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

22. King's College London

For Petroleum Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Founded: 1829

23. University of Exeter

For Petroleum Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#133 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

24. City, University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Founded: 1966

25. University of Bradford

For Petroleum Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

26. University of Portsmouth

For Petroleum Engineering

#36 in the United Kingdom

#151 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

27. University of Surrey

For Petroleum Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#157 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

28. Lancaster University

For Petroleum Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

29. University of Sussex

For Petroleum Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#171 in Europe

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

30. Birkbeck, University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#181 in Europe

Founded: 1823

31. University of Reading

For Petroleum Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#182 in Europe

Founded: 1892

32. Brunel University London

For Petroleum Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

33. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Founded: 1849

34. University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

35. University of Leicester

For Petroleum Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#214 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

36. University of Plymouth

For Petroleum Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#222 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

37. University of Salford

For Petroleum Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Founded: 1967

38. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Petroleum Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#238 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. Coventry University

For Petroleum Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#248 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

40. University of York

For Petroleum Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

41. University of Huddersfield

For Petroleum Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#256 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

42. De Montfort University

For Petroleum Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

43. London South Bank University

For Petroleum Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

44. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Petroleum Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

45. Teesside University

For Petroleum Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#267 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

46. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Petroleum Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Founded: 1954

47. University of Essex

For Petroleum Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#320 in Europe

Founded: 1964

48. University of the West of England

For Petroleum Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#331 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

49. Keele University

For Petroleum Engineering

#65 in the United Kingdom

#341 in Europe

Founded: 1962

50. University of Kent

For Petroleum Engineering

#66 in the United Kingdom

#379 in Europe

Founded: 1965

51. Anglia Ruskin University

For Petroleum Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#392 in Europe

Founded: 1858

52. Liverpool John Moores University

For Petroleum Engineering

#68 in the United Kingdom

#397 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. University of Hertfordshire

For Petroleum Engineering

#69 in the United Kingdom

#419 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Petroleum Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	23
Scotland	9	2

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering112

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering27

Applied/Engineering Physics53

Architectural Engineering76

Automation and Control engineering59

Automotive Engineering72

Biochemical Engineering50

Biomedical Engineering65

Biotechnology82

Chemical Engineering90

Civil Engineering95

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking96

Construction Management64

Electrical Engineering99

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management72

Environmental Engineering73

Firefighting and Fire Science39

Geotechnical Engineering87

Human-Computer Interaction92

Industrial Engineering51

Landscape Architecture56

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering106

Metallurgical Engineering96

Mining Engineering33

Nanotechnology83

Nuclear Engineering42

Operations Research74

Optical Engineering103

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Product and Industrial Design56

Reliability and Quality Engineering71

Remote Sensing65

Renewable Energy Engineering68

Structural Engineering96

Systems Engineering91

Technical Drawing46

Telecommunications98

Transportation Engineering67