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Top UK Universities in Engineering Studies offer two types of engineering programs for foreign students:
- B.Eng (Bachelor of Engineering)
- M.Eng (Master of Engineering).
The UK has some of the top rated engineering schools in the world. An engineering education opens up employment prospects in areas such as research, development, design, manufacturing, product and service operations.
Engineers belong to one of the greatest professions in the world: they are responsible for almost everything we use, consume and need every day, often occupying key positions in industry and commerce.
The demand for good engineers is high: there is a shortage of certified engineers in the financial, mechanical, information, and electronic sectors in the world, and unemployment among professional engineers is lower than in any other profession.
In the UK alone, the engineering industry accounts for about 40% of the gross domestic product and is a key part of the national economy.
Directions for studying engineering in the UK:
- Chemical engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Computer engineering
- Mechatronic engineering (convergence of electrical and mechanical systems).
Check out our ranking of the UK best universities to study engineering.
Best mechanical engineering universities in Britain 2026 | Complete University Guide
| Rank | Institution |
|---|---|
| 1 | Imperial College London |
| 2 | University of Cambridge |
| 3 | University of Oxford |
| 4 | University of Bristol |
| 5 | University of Bath |
| 6 | University of Sheffield |
| 7 | University of Leeds |
| 8 | University of Southampton |
| 9 | University of Birmingham |
| 10 | Loughborough University |
| 11 | University of Nottingham |
| 12 | University of Liverpool |
| 13 | University of Manchester |
| 14 | University of Strathclyde |
| 15 | University of Glasgow |
| 16 | Queen's University Belfast |
| 17 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 18 | UCL (University College London) |
| 19 | University of Surrey |
| 20 | University of Exeter |
| 21 | Cardiff University |
| 22 | Lancaster University |
| 23 | Heriot-Watt University |
| 24 | Swansea University |
| 25 | Queen Mary University of London |
| 26 | University of Aberdeen |
| 27 | University of Leicester |
| 28 | University of Sussex |
| 29 | Newcastle University |
| 30 | Ulster University |
| 31 | Nottingham Trent University |
| 32 | Aston University, Birmingham |
| 33 | University of Dundee |
| 34 | University of Brighton |
| 35 | Bristol, UWE |
| 36 | Northumbria University, Newcastle |
| 37 | University of Staffordshire |
| 38 | Robert Gordon University |
| 39 | Liverpool John Moores University |
| 40 | Brunel University of London |
| 41 | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 42 | University of Plymouth |
| 43 | University of Hull |
| 44 | University of Hertfordshire |
| 45 | London South Bank University |
| 46 | University of Salford |
| 47 | University of Bradford |
| 48 | University of Portsmouth |
| 49 | University of Huddersfield |
| 50 | Bournemouth University |
