47 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 299K citations received by 13.4K academic papers made by 47 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

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University College London

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#10 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

#8 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. University of Southampton

For Petroleum Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

9. Aston University

For Petroleum Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Founded: 1895

10. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Petroleum Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Founded: 1963

11. University of Birmingham

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Founded: 1900

12. University of Bristol

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

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

13. Durham University

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

14. Cranfield University

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

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

15. University of Sheffield

For Petroleum Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Founded: 1905

16. University of East Anglia

For Petroleum Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

17. University of Liverpool

For Petroleum Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

18. Loughborough University

For Petroleum Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

19. University of Bath

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

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

20. Queen Mary University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#111 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

21. University of Warwick

For Petroleum Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

22. King's College London

For Petroleum Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#125 in Europe

Founded: 1829

23. University of Surrey

For Petroleum Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#128 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

24. City, University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#129 in Europe

Founded: 1966

25. University of Portsmouth

For Petroleum Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#140 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

26. Lancaster University

For Petroleum Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

27. University of Sussex

For Petroleum Engineering

#36 in the United Kingdom

#144 in Europe

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

28. University of Exeter

For Petroleum Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

29. University of Bradford

For Petroleum Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#146 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

30. University of Reading

For Petroleum Engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#155 in Europe

Founded: 1892

31. Birkbeck, University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Founded: 1823

32. University of Plymouth

For Petroleum Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

33. University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#199 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

34. Brunel University London

For Petroleum Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

35. University of Salford

For Petroleum Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#217 in Europe

Founded: 1967

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Petroleum Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#221 in Europe

Founded: 1849

37. University of Leicester

For Petroleum Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#226 in Europe

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

38. Coventry University

For Petroleum Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

39. Teesside University

For Petroleum Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

40. London South Bank University

For Petroleum Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#255 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

41. University of York

For Petroleum Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#262 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

42. University of Huddersfield

For Petroleum Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

43. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Petroleum Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#268 in Europe

Founded: 1954

44. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Petroleum Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

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

45. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Petroleum Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#334 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. Anglia Ruskin University

For Petroleum Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#358 in Europe

Founded: 1858

47. University of Kent

For Petroleum Engineering

#63 in the United Kingdom

#363 in Europe

Founded: 1965

Closest to England states to learn Petroleum Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	22
Scotland	9	2

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering110

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering28

Applied/Engineering Physics51

Architectural Engineering73

Automation and Control engineering58

Automotive Engineering67

Biochemical Engineering45

Biomedical Engineering60

Biotechnology79

Chemical Engineering88

Civil Engineering92

Computer Engineering68

Computer Networking96

Construction Management62

Electrical Engineering97

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management67

Environmental Engineering66

Firefighting and Fire Science43

Geotechnical Engineering85

Human-Computer Interaction91

Industrial Engineering55

Landscape Architecture60

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering105

Metallurgical Engineering93

Mining Engineering35

Nanotechnology81

Nuclear Engineering39

Operations Research73

Optical Engineering103

Polymer science and Plastics engineering46

Product and Industrial Design58

Reliability and Quality Engineering69

Remote Sensing63

Renewable Energy Engineering63

Structural Engineering92

Systems Engineering90

Technical Drawing45

Telecommunications97

Transportation Engineering67