83 Best universities for Transportation Engineering 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 597K citations received by 25.4K academic papers made by 83 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 College London

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in Europe

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in Europe

#18 in the World

Founded: 1904

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in Europe

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Imperial College London

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in Europe

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in Europe

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

6. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Transportation Engineering

#13 in Europe

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

7. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Transportation Engineering

#15 in Europe

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Transportation Engineering

#25 in Europe

#102 in the World

Founded: 1963

9. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Transportation Engineering

#30 in Europe

#113 in the World

Founded: 1900

10. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Transportation Engineering

#47 in Europe

#154 in the World

Founded: 1948

11. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Transportation Engineering

#64 in Europe

#197 in the World

Founded: 1905

12. University of Westminster

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#66 in Europe

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

13. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Transportation Engineering

#71 in Europe

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

14. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Transportation Engineering

#73 in Europe

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

15. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Transportation Engineering

#76 in Europe

#224 in the World

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

16. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Transportation Engineering

#83 in Europe

#247 in the World

Founded: 1824

17. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Transportation Engineering

#87 in Europe

#262 in the World

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

18. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Transportation Engineering

#88 in Europe

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

19. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Transportation Engineering

#96 in Europe

#280 in the World

Founded: 1997

20. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Transportation Engineering

#97 in Europe

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

21. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Transportation Engineering

#99 in Europe

#285 in the World

Founded: 1451

22. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Transportation Engineering

#100 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Transportation Engineering

#101 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

24. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#105 in Europe

#297 in the World

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

25. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Transportation Engineering

#108 in Europe

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

26. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Transportation Engineering

#112 in Europe

#315 in the World

Founded: 1495

27. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Transportation Engineering

#119 in Europe

#330 in the World

Founded: 1966

28. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Transportation Engineering

#120 in Europe

#331 in the World

Founded: 1968

29. King's College London

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#122 in Europe

#336 in the World

Founded: 1829

30. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#143 in Europe

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

31. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Transportation Engineering

#161 in Europe

#444 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Transportation Engineering

#162 in Europe

#448 in the World

Founded: 1964

33. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Transportation Engineering

#170 in Europe

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

34. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Transportation Engineering

#174 in Europe

#475 in the World

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

35. University of London

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#178 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

36. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Transportation Engineering

#180 in Europe

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

37. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Transportation Engineering

#183 in Europe

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

38. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Transportation Engineering

#184 in Europe

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

39. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Transportation Engineering

#185 in Europe

#498 in the World

Founded: 1965

40. University of York

England | York

For Transportation Engineering

#191 in Europe

#511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

41. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Transportation Engineering

#202 in Europe

#555 in the World

Founded: 1892

42. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Transportation Engineering

#211 in Europe

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

43. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Transportation Engineering

#212 in Europe

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

44. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Transportation Engineering

#213 in Europe

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

45. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Transportation Engineering

#215 in Europe

#577 in the World

Founded: 1893

46. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Transportation Engineering

#218 in Europe

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

47. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Transportation Engineering

#219 in Europe

#586 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Transportation Engineering

#220 in Europe

#587 in the World

Founded: 1964

49. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Transportation Engineering

#223 in Europe

#591 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Transportation Engineering

#231 in Europe

#602 in the World

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

51. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Transportation Engineering

#235 in Europe

#613 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Transportation Engineering

#239 in Europe

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

53. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Transportation Engineering

#245 in Europe

#640 in the World

Founded: 1895

54. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#246 in Europe

#641 in the World

Founded: 1890

55. Durham University

England | Durham

For Transportation Engineering

#247 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

56. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Transportation Engineering

#263 in Europe

#681 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Transportation Engineering

#269 in Europe

#698 in the World

Founded: 1920

58. City, University of London

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#280 in Europe

#714 in the World

Founded: 1966

59. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Transportation Engineering

#283 in Europe

#721 in the World

Founded: 1849

60. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Transportation Engineering

#285 in Europe

#724 in the World

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

61. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Transportation Engineering

#295 in Europe

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

62. Keele University

England | Keele

For Transportation Engineering

#314 in Europe

#806 in the World

Founded: 1962

63. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Transportation Engineering

#318 in Europe

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

64. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Transportation Engineering

#324 in Europe

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

65. London South Bank University

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#327 in Europe

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

66. Middlesex University

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#339 in Europe

#874 in the World

Founded: 1973

67. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Transportation Engineering

#346 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

68. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Transportation Engineering

#365 in Europe

#959 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

69. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Transportation Engineering

#374 in Europe

#989 in the World

Founded: 1967

70. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Transportation Engineering

#384 in Europe

#1034 in the World

Founded: 1992

71. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Transportation Engineering

#400 in Europe

#1087 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Transportation Engineering

#406 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1823

73. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Transportation Engineering

#416 in Europe

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

74. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Transportation Engineering

#436 in Europe

#1194 in the World

Founded: 1954

75. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Transportation Engineering

#445 in Europe

#1235 in the World

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

76. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Transportation Engineering

#447 in Europe

#1247 in the World

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

77. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Transportation Engineering

#452 in Europe

#1277 in the World

Founded: 1992

78. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Transportation Engineering

#459 in Europe

#1301 in the World

Founded: 1841

79. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Transportation Engineering

#464 in Europe

#1317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

80. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Transportation Engineering

#468 in Europe

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

81. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Transportation Engineering

#475 in Europe

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

82. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Transportation Engineering

#510 in Europe

#1532 in the World

Founded: 1992

83. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Transportation Engineering

#513 in Europe

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Transportation Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Leeds, Oxford, and Southampton.