The Best UK Universities for Engineering

Studying engineering in the United Kingdom is an exciting opportunity to experience a new academic environment, culture and way of life. The U.K.'s higher education funding councils strictly monitor university education standards, and \"The Times\" and \"The Guardian\" rank universities based on parameters such as career prospects, student to staff ratios, student satisfaction, admission requirements and research quality. According to these sources, the performance of ten engineering departments, as of May 2010, distinguishes them as the best engineering universities in the U.K.
  1. University of Oxford

    • Oxford was rated five stars for engineering in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, the highest rating possible on a scale of one to five. 85 percent of Oxford's research in engineering was rated either three or four stars in the 2008 R.A.E, with four stars indicating the highest quality of research. \"The Guardian\" ranked Oxford number one in the country for engineering, while \"The Times Good University Guide\" ranked it number two. \"The Times Higher Education Supplement\" ranked Oxford number eleven in the world for engineering.

      University of Oxford
      Wellington Square
      Oxford OX1 2JD
      United Kingdom
      011-44-0-1865-288000
      ox.ac.uk

    University of Cambridge

    • In the 2001 R.A.E., Cambridge was given an overall rating of five stars for engineering; its chemical department was also rated a five. \"The Guardian\" ranked the engineering department as number three; the chemical department by itself was ranked number one in the country. \"The Times Good University Guide\" ranked all the engineering departments as number one in the country. \"The Times Higher Education Supplement\" ranked Cambridge number four in the world for engineering in 2009.

      University of Cambridge
      Fitzwilliam House
      32 Trumpington Street
      Cambridge CB2 1QY
      United Kingdom
      011-44-0-1223-333308
      cam.ac.uk

    Imperial College, London

    • In the 2001 R.A.E., the chemical, civil and mechanical departments were awarded a 5-star rating. The electrical and electronics department was awarded a 5. In the 2008 R.A.E., 95 percent of the research by the civil, 85 percent by the chemical, 80 percent by the mechanical, and 75 percent by the electrical and electronics departments was assessed as either 3-star or 4-star. \"The Guardian\" ranked the civil engineering department number 1 in the country. \"The Times Good University Guide\" ranked the civil and chemical departments number 2 in the U.K. \"The Times Higher Education Supplement\" ranked Imperial sixth in the world for engineering.

      Imperial College
      South Kensington Campus
      London SW7 2AZ
      United Kingdom
      011-44-0-2075-895111
      imperial.ac.uk

    University of Manchester

    • In the 2001 R.A.E, all the engineering departments at Manchester were rated five stars. \"The Guardian\" ranked the chemical department number four in the country, while the \"Good University Guide\" ranked it number three in the country.

      University of Manchester
      Oxford Road
      Manchester M13 9PL
      United Kingdom
      011-44-0-1619-075555
      manchester.ac.uk

    University of Birmingham

    • Birmingham was rated five stars for its electrical engineering department in the 2001 R.A.E. \"The Guardian\" ranked its chemical department number six in the country, while the \"Good University Guide\" ranked it number ten.

      University of Birmingham
      Edgbaston
      Birmingham B15 2TT
      United Kingdom
      bham.ac.uk

    University of Leeds

    • In the 2001 R.A.E., the electrical, electronics and mechanical departments at Leeds were rated five stars, while the civil was rated five. In the 2008 R.A.E., 80 percent of its electrical and electronics departments' research was assessed as either three or four stars. The \"Good University Guide\" ranked its chemical department as number five in the country.

      University of Leeds
      Leeds LS2 9JT
      United Kingdom
      leeds.ac.uk

    Newcastle University

    • All of Newcastle University's engineering departments were awarded a rating of five--except for the mechanical department, which was rated four--in the 2001 R.A.E. In the 2008 R.A.E., 90 percent of its civil, 65 percent of its mechanical and 60 percent of its electrical research was rated either three or four stars. \"The Guardian\" ranked it number two in the country for chemical engineering and number eight for mechanical engineering, while the \"Good University Guide\" ranked the same departments number six and number ten, respectively.

      Newcastle University
      6 Kensington Terrace
      Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
      United Kingdom
      ncl.ac.uk

    University of Southampton

    • The electrical and electronics, civil and mechanical departments at Southampton were rated 5 stars in the 2001 R.A.E. \"The Guardian\" ranked the mechanical department number 1 in the country, while the \"Good University Guide\" ranked the same department number 5.

      University of Southampton
      University Road
      Southampton SO17 1BJ
      United Kingdom
      soton.ac.uk

    University of Bristol

    • Bristol was rated 5 stars for civil engineering in the 2001 R.A.E. \"The Guardian\" ranked it number 4 for civil, 5 for mechanical, and 10 for electrical and electronics, while the \"Good University Guide\" ranked the same departments, number 4, 2 and 8, respectively.

      University of Bristol
      Senate House
      Tyndall Avenue
      Bristol BS8 1TH
      United Kingdom
      bristol.ac.uk

    University of Sheffield

    • In the 2001 R.A.E., the electrical and electronics department was rated 5 stars, while the mechanical and civil were rated 5. The chemical department was rated 4. \"The Guardian\" ranked its civil, mechanical and chemical departments numbers 2,4 and 8, while the \"Good University Guide\" ranked the same departments, numbers 3, 8 and 8. Additionally, the electrical and electronics department was ranked number 7 in the country.

      University of Sheffield
      Western Bank
      Sheffield S10 2TN
      United Kingdom
      sheffield.ac.uk

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