67 Best universities for Transportation Engineering in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Transportation Engineering. A graph of 722K citations received by 24.2K academic papers made by 67 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. University College London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Leeds

Leeds

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Founded: 1904

3. University of Oxford

Oxford

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Imperial College London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Southampton

Southampton

For Transportation Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

6. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

7. University of Cambridge

Cambridge

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Founded: 1963

9. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Founded: 1900

10. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Transportation Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Founded: 1905

12. University of Westminster

London

For Transportation Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

13. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Transportation Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Founded: 1824

14. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

15. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Transportation Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

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

16. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Transportation Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

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

17. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Transportation Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

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

18. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Transportation Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

19. University of Salford

Salford

For Transportation Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

Founded: 1967

20. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Transportation Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

21. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Transportation Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#107 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

22. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Transportation Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#111 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. King's College London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#113 in Europe

Founded: 1829

24. University of York

York

For Transportation Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#148 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

25. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#152 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

26. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Transportation Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#174 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

27. University of London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

28. University of Exeter

Exeter

For Transportation Engineering

#36 in the United Kingdom

#180 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

29. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Transportation Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

30. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Transportation Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Founded: 1965

31. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Transportation Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

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

32. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Transportation Engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

33. Coventry University

Coventry

For Transportation Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#199 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

34. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Transportation Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

35. University of Essex

Colchester

For Transportation Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#205 in Europe

Founded: 1964

36. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Transportation Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#207 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

37. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Transportation Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#216 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. University of Bath

Bath

For Transportation Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

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

39. University of Reading

Reading

For Transportation Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

Founded: 1892

40. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Transportation Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#233 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Transportation Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#234 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

42. University of Greenwich

London

For Transportation Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Founded: 1890

43. Durham University

Durham

For Transportation Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#248 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

44. Aston University

Birmingham

For Transportation Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Founded: 1895

45. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Transportation Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#285 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. City, University of London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Founded: 1966

47. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Transportation Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

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

48. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Transportation Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#309 in Europe

Founded: 1849

49. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Transportation Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#310 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

50. Keele University

Keele

For Transportation Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#326 in Europe

Founded: 1962

51. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Transportation Engineering

#63 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Transportation Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. London South Bank University

London

For Transportation Engineering

#65 in the United Kingdom

#353 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

54. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Transportation Engineering

#66 in the United Kingdom

#354 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

55. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Transportation Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#359 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

56. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Transportation Engineering

#68 in the United Kingdom

#392 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

57. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Transportation Engineering

#70 in the United Kingdom

#421 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#71 in the United Kingdom

#425 in Europe

Founded: 1823

59. Middlesex University

London

For Transportation Engineering

#72 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Founded: 1973

60. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Transportation Engineering

#73 in the United Kingdom

#443 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. University of Derby

Derby

For Transportation Engineering

#74 in the United Kingdom

#457 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

62. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Transportation Engineering

#75 in the United Kingdom

#459 in Europe

Founded: 1954

63. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Transportation Engineering

#77 in the United Kingdom

#482 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

64. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Transportation Engineering

#79 in the United Kingdom

#488 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Transportation Engineering

#81 in the United Kingdom

#497 in Europe

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

66. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Transportation Engineering

#82 in the United Kingdom

#534 in Europe

Founded: 1992

67. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Transportation Engineering

#83 in the United Kingdom

#551 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Transportation Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	18
Scotland	10	15

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering112

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering27

Applied/Engineering Physics52

Architectural Engineering76

Architecture71

Automation and Control engineering59

Automotive Engineering69

Aviation59

Biochemical Engineering49

Biomedical Engineering64

Biotechnology81

Chemical Engineering90

Civil Engineering95

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking96

Construction Management62

Electrical Engineering98

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management70

Environmental Engineering72

Firefighting and Fire Science38

Geotechnical Engineering87

Human-Computer Interaction93

Industrial Engineering51

Landscape Architecture54

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering106

Metallurgical Engineering94

Mining Engineering32

Nanotechnology83

Nuclear Engineering42

Operations Research73

Optical Engineering103

Petroleum Engineering51

Polymer science and Plastics engineering44

Product and Industrial Design56

Reliability and Quality Engineering71

Remote Sensing65

Renewable Energy Engineering65

Robotics58

Structural Engineering96

Systems Engineering91

Technical Drawing46

Telecommunications98