56 Best universities for Robotics 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 Robotics. A graph of 346K citations received by 18.5K academic papers made by 56 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

#28 in Europe

Founded: 1905

4. University of Hertfordshire

For Robotics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

5. University of Cambridge

For Robotics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University College London

For Robotics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. King's College London

For Robotics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Founded: 1829

8. University of Bristol

For Robotics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

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

9. University of Nottingham

For Robotics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Founded: 1948

10. University of Essex

For Robotics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Founded: 1964

11. University of the West of England

For Robotics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

12. University of Plymouth

For Robotics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

13. University of Manchester

For Robotics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1824

14. University of Sussex

For Robotics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

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

15. University of Birmingham

For Robotics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

Founded: 1900

16. Loughborough University

For Robotics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

17. Cranfield University

For Robotics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

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

18. University of Leeds

For Robotics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

Founded: 1904

19. University of Lincoln

For Robotics

#22 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

20. University of Liverpool

For Robotics

#24 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

21. University of Reading

For Robotics

#25 in the United Kingdom

#120 in Europe

Founded: 1892

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Robotics

#26 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. University of Salford

For Robotics

#27 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Founded: 1967

24. University of Southampton

For Robotics

#28 in the United Kingdom

#138 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

25. University of Surrey

For Robotics

#29 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

26. University of Warwick

For Robotics

#31 in the United Kingdom

#157 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

27. University of York

For Robotics

#32 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

28. University of London

For Robotics

#33 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

29. University of Bath

For Robotics

#34 in the United Kingdom

#180 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

#202 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

31. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Robotics

#37 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Founded: 1963

32. London South Bank University

For Robotics

#39 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

33. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Robotics

#41 in the United Kingdom

#236 in Europe

Founded: 1954

34. De Montfort University

For Robotics

#42 in the United Kingdom

#237 in Europe

Founded: 1992

35. Lancaster University

For Robotics

#43 in the United Kingdom

#238 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

36. Durham University

For Robotics

#46 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

37. Brunel University London

For Robotics

#47 in the United Kingdom

#286 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

38. Sheffield Hallam University

For Robotics

#48 in the United Kingdom

#289 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

39. University of Leicester

For Robotics

#49 in the United Kingdom

#295 in Europe

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

40. University of Sunderland

For Robotics

#51 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

41. University of Kent

For Robotics

#53 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Founded: 1965

42. Coventry University

For Robotics

#54 in the United Kingdom

#325 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

43. Middlesex University

For Robotics

#55 in the United Kingdom

#330 in Europe

Founded: 1973

44. University of Bradford

For Robotics

#57 in the United Kingdom

#341 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

45. Nottingham Trent University

For Robotics

#58 in the United Kingdom

#350 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

46. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Robotics

#59 in the United Kingdom

#351 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. Bournemouth University

For Robotics

#60 in the United Kingdom

#354 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

48. University of Exeter

For Robotics

#61 in the United Kingdom

#366 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

49. City, University of London

For Robotics

#62 in the United Kingdom

#371 in Europe

Founded: 1966

50. Staffordshire University

For Robotics

#63 in the United Kingdom

#378 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

51. Liverpool Hope University

For Robotics

#65 in the United Kingdom

#403 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

52. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Robotics

#66 in the United Kingdom

#404 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. Aston University

For Robotics

#67 in the United Kingdom

#406 in Europe

Founded: 1895

54. University of Huddersfield

For Robotics

#68 in the United Kingdom

#452 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

55. University of Bedfordshire

For Robotics

#69 in the United Kingdom

#456 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

56. University of Greenwich

For Robotics

#70 in the United Kingdom

#457 in Europe

Founded: 1890

Closest to England states to learn Robotics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	23
Scotland	8	8

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

Petroleum Engineering47

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