70 Best universities for Robotics in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Robotics. A graph of 407K citations received by 22.2K academic papers made by 70 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

England | London

For Robotics

#5 in Europe

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Robotics

#6 in Europe

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Robotics

#28 in Europe

#98 in the World

Founded: 1905

4. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Robotics

#31 in Europe

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

5. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Robotics

#35 in Europe

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University College London

England | London

For Robotics

#40 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. King's College London

England | London

For Robotics

#41 in Europe

#138 in the World

Founded: 1829

8. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Robotics

#45 in Europe

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

9. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Robotics

#51 in Europe

#160 in the World

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

10. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Robotics

#53 in Europe

#169 in the World

Founded: 1948

11. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Robotics

#56 in Europe

#178 in the World

Founded: 1964

12. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Robotics

#57 in Europe

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

13. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Robotics

#66 in Europe

#214 in the World

Founded: 1966

14. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Robotics

#67 in Europe

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

15. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Robotics

#71 in Europe

#227 in the World

Founded: 1824

16. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Robotics

#73 in Europe

#231 in the World

Founded: 1451

17. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Robotics

#74 in Europe

#232 in the World

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

18. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Robotics

#91 in Europe

#295 in the World

Founded: 1900

19. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Robotics

#98 in Europe

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

20. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Robotics

#103 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

21. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Robotics

#104 in Europe

#332 in the World

Founded: 1904

22. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Robotics

#110 in Europe

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

23. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Robotics

#115 in Europe

#354 in the World

Founded: 1872

24. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Robotics

#116 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

25. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Robotics

#120 in Europe

#372 in the World

Founded: 1892

26. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Robotics

#130 in Europe

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

27. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Robotics

#134 in Europe

#403 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Robotics

#138 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

29. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Robotics

#139 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

30. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Robotics

#155 in Europe

#451 in the World

Founded: 1893

31. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Robotics

#157 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

32. University of York

England | York

For Robotics

#160 in Europe

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

33. University of London

England | London

For Robotics

#162 in Europe

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

34. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Robotics

#180 in Europe

#516 in the World

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

35. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Robotics

#191 in Europe

#540 in the World

Founded: 1964

36. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Robotics

#202 in Europe

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

37. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Robotics

#204 in Europe

#575 in the World

Founded: 1963

38. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Robotics

#206 in Europe

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

39. London South Bank University

England | London

For Robotics

#219 in Europe

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

40. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Robotics

#228 in Europe

#643 in the World

Founded: 1968

41. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Robotics

#236 in Europe

#684 in the World

Founded: 1954

42. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Robotics

#237 in Europe

#692 in the World

Founded: 1992

43. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Robotics

#238 in Europe

#693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

44. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Robotics

#239 in Europe

#697 in the World

Founded: 1920

45. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Robotics

#243 in Europe

#704 in the World

Founded: 1997

46. Durham University

England | Durham

For Robotics

#272 in Europe

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

47. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Robotics

#286 in Europe

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

48. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Robotics

#289 in Europe

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

49. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Robotics

#295 in Europe

#860 in the World

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

50. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Robotics

#304 in Europe

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

51. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Robotics

#319 in Europe

#936 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

52. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Robotics

#321 in Europe

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

53. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Robotics

#322 in Europe

#956 in the World

Founded: 1965

54. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Robotics

#325 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

55. Middlesex University

England | London

For Robotics

#330 in Europe

#977 in the World

Founded: 1973

56. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Robotics

#336 in Europe

#999 in the World

Founded: 1967

57. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Robotics

#341 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

58. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Robotics

#350 in Europe

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

59. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Robotics

#351 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Robotics

#354 in Europe

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

61. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Robotics

#366 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

62. City, University of London

England | London

For Robotics

#371 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1966

63. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Robotics

#378 in Europe

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

64. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Robotics

#396 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Founded: 1495

65. Liverpool Hope University

England | Liverpool

For Robotics

#403 in Europe

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

66. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Robotics

#404 in Europe

#1225 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Robotics

#406 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Founded: 1895

68. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Robotics

#452 in Europe

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

69. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Robotics

#456 in Europe

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

70. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Robotics

#457 in Europe

#1433 in the World

Founded: 1890

The best cities to study Robotics in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Oxford, Sheffield, and Hatfield.