100 Best universities for Systems Engineering in the United Kingdom

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Systems Engineering. A graph of 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 110 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. University of Cambridge

For Systems Engineering

#2 in Europe
#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

2. Imperial College London

For Systems Engineering

#3 in Europe
#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

3. University College London

For Systems Engineering

#4 in Europe
#19 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

4. University of Oxford

For Systems Engineering

#8 in Europe
#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

6. University of Edinburgh

For Systems Engineering

#13 in Europe
#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

7. University of Nottingham

For Systems Engineering

#17 in Europe
#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

8. Loughborough University

For Systems Engineering

#24 in Europe
#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

9. University of Sheffield

For Systems Engineering

#26 in Europe
#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

10. University of Southampton

For Systems Engineering

#28 in Europe
#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

12. University of Leeds

For Systems Engineering

#32 in Europe
#101 in the World
Founded
1904

13. Cranfield University

For Systems Engineering

#37 in Europe
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

14. University of Warwick

For Systems Engineering

#41 in Europe
#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

15. University of Strathclyde

For Systems Engineering

#45 in Europe
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

16. Brunel University London

For Systems Engineering

#46 in Europe
#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

17. Newcastle University

For Systems Engineering

#52 in Europe
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

18. University of York

For Systems Engineering

#53 in Europe
#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

19. Lancaster University

For Systems Engineering

#57 in Europe
#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

20. University of Bristol

For Systems Engineering

#61 in Europe
#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

22. Cardiff University

For Systems Engineering

#75 in Europe
#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

23. University of Bath

For Systems Engineering

#80 in Europe
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

24. University of Liverpool

For Systems Engineering

#81 in Europe
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

25. University of Sussex

For Systems Engineering

#85 in Europe
#249 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

26. University of Surrey

For Systems Engineering

#89 in Europe
#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

27. King's College London

For Systems Engineering

#90 in Europe
#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

28. City, University of London

For Systems Engineering

#94 in Europe
#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

29. University of Wales

For Systems Engineering

#95 in Europe
#274 in the World
Founded
1893

30. University of Exeter

For Systems Engineering

#102 in Europe
#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

31. University of Reading

For Systems Engineering

#104 in Europe
#292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

32. Aston University

For Systems Engineering

#114 in Europe
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

33. University of Hull

For Systems Engineering

#115 in Europe
#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

35. University of St Andrews

For Systems Engineering

#119 in Europe
#318 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

36. Durham University

For Systems Engineering

#123 in Europe
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

37. University of Salford

For Systems Engineering

#124 in Europe
#328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

39. Queen Mary University of London

For Systems Engineering

#142 in Europe
#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

40. Queen's University Belfast

For Systems Engineering

#149 in Europe
#383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

41. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Systems Engineering

#159 in Europe
#408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1895

42. Swansea University

For Systems Engineering

#164 in Europe
#422 in the World
Founded
1920

43. University of Kent

For Systems Engineering

#171 in Europe
#440 in the World
Founded
1965

45. Birkbeck, University of London

For Systems Engineering

#191 in Europe
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

46. University of Bradford

For Systems Engineering

#192 in Europe
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

47. Ulster University

For Systems Engineering

#199 in Europe
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

48. University of Leicester

For Systems Engineering

#201 in Europe
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

50. University of Hertfordshire

For Systems Engineering

#219 in Europe
#556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

51. University of London

For Systems Engineering

#221 in Europe
#560 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

52. University of Dundee

For Systems Engineering

#223 in Europe
#562 in the World
Founded
1967

53. University of Plymouth

For Systems Engineering

#231 in Europe
#579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

54. Coventry University

For Systems Engineering

#232 in Europe
#580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

55. Keele University

For Systems Engineering

#237 in Europe
#594 in the World
Founded
1962

56. Bangor University

For Systems Engineering

#238 in Europe
#596 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

57. University of the West of England

For Systems Engineering

#242 in Europe
#607 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

58. University of Stirling

For Systems Engineering

#248 in Europe
#616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

59. Bournemouth University

For Systems Engineering

#249 in Europe
#621 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

61. University of East Anglia

For Systems Engineering

#269 in Europe
#672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

63. University of Brighton

For Systems Engineering

#274 in Europe
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

66. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Systems Engineering

#302 in Europe
#756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

67. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Systems Engineering

#320 in Europe
#794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1992

68. University of Portsmouth

For Systems Engineering

#322 in Europe
#796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

69. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Systems Engineering

#324 in Europe
#803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1849

70. University of Huddersfield

For Systems Engineering

#331 in Europe
#819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

71. Teesside University

For Systems Engineering

#341 in Europe
#839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

72. London South Bank University

For Systems Engineering

#344 in Europe
#844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

73. Sheffield Hallam University

For Systems Engineering

#353 in Europe
#868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

74. Nottingham Trent University

For Systems Engineering

#354 in Europe
#873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

75. Middlesex University

For Systems Engineering

#367 in Europe
#905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

76. University of South Wales

For Systems Engineering

#372 in Europe
#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1841

77. London Business School

For Systems Engineering

#393 in Europe
#982 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1964

78. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Systems Engineering

#396 in Europe
#989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1904

79. Oxford Brookes University

For Systems Engineering

#411 in Europe
#1025 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

80. Aberystwyth University

For Systems Engineering

#429 in Europe
#1072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1872

81. Robert Gordon University

For Systems Engineering

#439 in Europe
#1099 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

82. University of Central Lancashire

For Systems Engineering

#440 in Europe
#1100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

83. Kingston University

For Systems Engineering

#448 in Europe
#1136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

84. University of Sunderland

For Systems Engineering

#474 in Europe
#1200 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

85. Leeds Beckett University

For Systems Engineering

#479 in Europe
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

86. Edinburgh Napier University

For Systems Engineering

#482 in Europe
#1233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

87. Staffordshire University

For Systems Engineering

#488 in Europe
#1260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

90. University of the West of Scotland

For Systems Engineering

#500 in Europe
#1316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

91. University of Lincoln

For Systems Engineering

#508 in Europe
#1336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1992

92. University of Derby

For Systems Engineering

#509 in Europe
#1337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

93. University of Westminster

For Systems Engineering

#527 in Europe
#1423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

94. London Metropolitan University

For Systems Engineering

#530 in Europe
#1430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

95. Birmingham City University

For Systems Engineering

#534 in Europe
#1461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1992

96. Anglia Ruskin University

For Systems Engineering

#565 in Europe
#1584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1858

98. University of Bolton

For Systems Engineering

#613 in Europe
#1782 in the World
Founded
2004

99. Abertay University

For Systems Engineering

#618 in Europe
#1793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1994

100. University of Bedfordshire

For Systems Engineering

#626 in Europe
#1829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

The best cities to study Systems Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, London, Oxford, and Manchester.