58 Best universities for Robotics 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 Robotics. A graph of 539K citations received by 21.6K academic papers made by 58 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 Robotics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. University of Oxford

For Robotics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Sheffield

For Robotics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Founded: 1905

4. University of Cambridge

For Robotics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Hertfordshire

For Robotics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

6. King's College London

For Robotics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Founded: 1829

7. University College London

For Robotics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

8. University of Bristol

For Robotics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

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

9. University of the West of England

For Robotics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

10. University of Nottingham

For Robotics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. University of Essex

For Robotics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1964

12. University of Manchester

For Robotics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Founded: 1824

13. University of Plymouth

For Robotics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

14. University of Sussex

For Robotics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

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

15. University of Birmingham

For Robotics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Founded: 1900

16. University of Leeds

For Robotics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Founded: 1904

17. Cranfield University

For Robotics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

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

18. Loughborough University

For Robotics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#99 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

19. University of Liverpool

For Robotics

#22 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. University of Lincoln

For Robotics

#23 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

21. University of Southampton

For Robotics

#24 in the United Kingdom

#118 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Robotics

#25 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. University of Surrey

For Robotics

#26 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

24. University of Salford

For Robotics

#27 in the United Kingdom

#132 in Europe

Founded: 1967

25. University of York

For Robotics

#28 in the United Kingdom

#135 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Reading

For Robotics

#29 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Founded: 1892

27. University of Warwick

For Robotics

#31 in the United Kingdom

#159 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

28. London South Bank University

For Robotics

#32 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

29. University of Bath

For Robotics

#33 in the United Kingdom

#175 in Europe

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

30. University of Portsmouth

For Robotics

#36 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

31. University of London

For Robotics

#37 in the United Kingdom

#200 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

32. Lancaster University

For Robotics

#38 in the United Kingdom

#205 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

33. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Robotics

#41 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Founded: 1963

34. Durham University

For Robotics

#42 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

35. De Montfort University

For Robotics

#45 in the United Kingdom

#245 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

36. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Robotics

#46 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Founded: 1954

37. Brunel University London

For Robotics

#47 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

38. Sheffield Hallam University

For Robotics

#48 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

39. Coventry University

For Robotics

#49 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

40. University of Leicester

For Robotics

#50 in the United Kingdom

#305 in Europe

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

41. University of Kent

For Robotics

#51 in the United Kingdom

#309 in Europe

Founded: 1965

42. Nottingham Trent University

For Robotics

#53 in the United Kingdom

#336 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

43. Middlesex University

For Robotics

#55 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

Founded: 1973

44. University of Sunderland

For Robotics

#56 in the United Kingdom

#347 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

45. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Robotics

#57 in the United Kingdom

#348 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. City, University of London

For Robotics

#58 in the United Kingdom

#353 in Europe

Founded: 1966

47. University of Exeter

For Robotics

#59 in the United Kingdom

#355 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

48. Bournemouth University

For Robotics

#60 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

49. University of Bradford

For Robotics

#62 in the United Kingdom

#382 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

50. Staffordshire University

For Robotics

#64 in the United Kingdom

#393 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

51. Aston University

For Robotics

#65 in the United Kingdom

#395 in Europe

Founded: 1895

52. Liverpool Hope University

For Robotics

#66 in the United Kingdom

#406 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

53. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Robotics

#67 in the United Kingdom

#418 in Europe

Founded: 1992

54. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Robotics

#68 in the United Kingdom

#442 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. University of Huddersfield

For Robotics

#69 in the United Kingdom

#444 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

56. Liverpool John Moores University

For Robotics

#70 in the United Kingdom

#455 in Europe

Founded: 1992

57. University of Bedfordshire

For Robotics

#72 in the United Kingdom

#472 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

58. University of Greenwich

For Robotics

#73 in the United Kingdom

#481 in Europe

Founded: 1890

Closest to England states to learn Robotics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	6	30
Scotland	8	9

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

Petroleum Engineering53

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