67 Best universities for Transportation Engineering 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 509K citations received by 21.6K 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

#7 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

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

6. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

7. University of Cambridge

Cambridge

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Founded: 1963

9. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1900

10. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Transportation Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#64 in Europe

Founded: 1905

12. University of Westminster

London

For Transportation Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

13. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Transportation Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

14. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

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

15. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Transportation Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#83 in Europe

Founded: 1824

16. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Transportation Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

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

17. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Transportation Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#97 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

18. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Transportation Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

19. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Transportation Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

20. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Transportation Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

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

21. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Transportation Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#108 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

22. King's College London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Founded: 1829

23. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#143 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

24. University of Salford

Salford

For Transportation Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#161 in Europe

Founded: 1967

25. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Transportation Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Transportation Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#174 in Europe

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

27. University of London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#178 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. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Transportation Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#184 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

30. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Transportation Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Founded: 1965

31. University of York

York

For Transportation Engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

32. University of Reading

Reading

For Transportation Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Founded: 1892

33. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Transportation Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

34. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Transportation Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#212 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

35. Coventry University

Coventry

For Transportation Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

36. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Transportation Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

37. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Transportation Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. University of Essex

Colchester

For Transportation Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#220 in Europe

Founded: 1964

39. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Transportation Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

Founded: 1992

40. University of Bath

Bath

For Transportation Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#231 in Europe

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

41. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Transportation Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. Aston University

Birmingham

For Transportation Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#245 in Europe

Founded: 1895

43. University of Greenwich

London

For Transportation Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Founded: 1890

44. Durham University

Durham

For Transportation Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#247 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

45. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Transportation Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. City, University of London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Founded: 1966

47. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Transportation Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Founded: 1849

48. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Transportation Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#285 in Europe

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

49. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Transportation Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#295 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

50. Keele University

Keele

For Transportation Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#314 in Europe

Founded: 1962

51. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Transportation Engineering

#63 in the United Kingdom

#318 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Transportation Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#324 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. London South Bank University

London

For Transportation Engineering

#65 in the United Kingdom

#327 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

54. Middlesex University

London

For Transportation Engineering

#66 in the United Kingdom

#339 in Europe

Founded: 1973

55. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Transportation Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

56. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Transportation Engineering

#68 in the United Kingdom

#365 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

57. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Transportation Engineering

#70 in the United Kingdom

#384 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Transportation Engineering

#71 in the United Kingdom

#400 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Transportation Engineering

#72 in the United Kingdom

#406 in Europe

Founded: 1823

60. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Transportation Engineering

#73 in the United Kingdom

#416 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

61. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Transportation Engineering

#74 in the United Kingdom

#436 in Europe

Founded: 1954

62. University of Derby

Derby

For Transportation Engineering

#75 in the United Kingdom

#445 in Europe

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

63. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Transportation Engineering

#77 in the United Kingdom

#452 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Transportation Engineering

#79 in the United Kingdom

#464 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

65. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Transportation Engineering

#80 in the United Kingdom

#468 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

66. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Transportation Engineering

#82 in the United Kingdom

#510 in Europe

Founded: 1992

67. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Transportation Engineering

#83 in the United Kingdom

#513 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Transportation Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	19
Scotland	10	13

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering110

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering28

Applied/Engineering Physics51

Architectural Engineering73

Architecture69

Automation and Control engineering58

Automotive Engineering67

Aviation64

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

Robotics56

Structural Engineering92

Systems Engineering90

Technical Drawing45

Telecommunications97