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Top universities for engineering in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
63 UK universities and colleges ranked for engineering on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in engineering to appear in the table. Student experience is the average share of final-year students giving positive answers across the seven National Student Survey themes. Earnings are medians five years after graduating, compared with the UK average for engineering.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of WarwickWarwick and Leamington Spa, England | 100.0 | 83.0% | 93.2% | 87.4% | £50,10014% above the UK average for this subject |
| 2 | Queen's University BelfastBelfast, Northern Ireland | 97.5 | 85.0% | 91.4% | 87.4% | Not in LEO data |
| 3 | University of ExeterExeter, England | 94.7 | 83.2% | 95.0% | 86.6% | £45,7004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | University of SouthamptonSouthampton, England | 94.5 | 85.0% | 93.7% | 81.2% | £46,8006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 5 | UCL (University College London)London, England | 93.4 | 80.3% | 93.4% | 75.7% | £55,30025% above the UK average for this subject |
| 6 | Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, England | 93.0 | 83.8% | 93.7% | 82.5% | £46,8006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 7 | University of BathBath, England | 92.5 | 79.1% | 96.2% | 83.3% | £50,50015% above the UK average for this subject |
| 8 | University of SheffieldSheffield, England | 92.3 | 88.3% | 90.9% | 80.4% | £43,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 9 | University of NottinghamNottingham, England | 89.6 | 83.6% | 91.9% | 78.4% | £48,40010% above the UK average for this subject |
| 10 | University of SurreyGuildford, England | 88.7 | 85.3% | 88.1% | 80.9% | £47,2007% above the UK average for this subject |
| 11 | Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 82.4 | 84.8% | 88.0% | 81.9% | £43,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 12 | University of BristolBristol, England | 80.0 | 81.0% | 88.7% | 75.5% | £49,80013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 13 | University of BirminghamBirmingham, England | 79.5 | 82.9% | 85.6% | 82.5% | £45,8004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 14 | University of LeedsLeeds, England | 78.3 | 83.6% | 87.6% | 82.8% | £42,5004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 15 | University of LiverpoolLiverpool, England | 77.2 | 83.2% | 94.9% | 73.9% | £41,4006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 16 | University of LeicesterLeicester, England | 74.7 | 80.5% | 87.7% | 79.9% | £45,8004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 17 | University of StrathclydeGlasgow, Scotland | 74.3 | 84.3% | 85.6% | 76.8% | £43,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | Cardiff UniversityCardiff, Wales | 73.0 | 84.0% | 85.9% | 80.0% | £41,4006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 19 | Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 71.1 | 85.7% | 86.8% | 69.9% | £42,3004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 20 | University of PortsmouthPortsmouth, England | 70.7 | 83.9% | 85.4% | 70.9% | £45,0002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 21 | University of ManchesterManchester, England | 70.5 | 80.1% | 87.6% | 71.7% | £47,9009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 22 | University of KentCanterbury, England | 69.6 | 85.3% | 83.6% | 69.1% | £44,7001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 23 | London South Bank UniversityLondon, England | 68.3 | 88.1% | 82.6% | 64.9% | £43,0002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 24 | Ulster UniversityBelfast, Northern Ireland | 67.8 | 83.4% | 84.2% | 73.2% | Not in LEO data |
| 25 | Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham, England | 67.1 | 87.2% | 80.4% | 73.3% | £41,0007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 26 | Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh, Scotland | 65.9 | 80.7% | 82.1% | 82.9% | £42,8003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 27 | Aston UniversityBirmingham, England | 65.6 | 80.7% | 86.7% | 76.7% | £42,3004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 28 | Queen Mary University of LondonLondon, England | 64.3 | 82.8% | 85.5% | 63.8% | £46,0004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 29 | University of EssexColchester, England | 62.2 | 85.3% | 80.5% | 68.2% | Not published |
| 30 | Swansea UniversitySwansea, Wales | 61.8 | 84.6% | 81.3% | 73.8% | £40,3009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 30 | University of PlymouthPlymouth, England | 61.8 | 79.7% | 86.2% | 79.5% | £40,3009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 32 | Anglia Ruskin UniversityCambridge, England | 61.3 | 77.8% | 85.7% | 78.0% | £43,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 32 | University of BradfordBradford, England | 61.3 | 91.2% | 77.8% | 69.5% | £35,90019% below the UK average for this subject |
| 34 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, England | 59.1 | 87.6% | 78.5% | 66.0% | £40,6008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 35 | University of GreenwichLondon, England | 58.6 | 84.5% | 74.2% | 68.9% | £46,1005% above the UK average for this subject |
| 36 | UWE BristolBristol, England | 58.2 | 74.9% | 90.9% | 77.2% | £42,1005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 37 | Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow, Scotland | 56.9 | 78.8% | 84.4% | 77.9% | £40,6008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 38 | University of HullHull, England | 56.6 | 78.9% | 85.4% | 69.8% | £43,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 39 | University of SussexBrighton, England | 55.4 | 76.4% | 91.2% | 68.9% | £42,3004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 40 | University of DerbyDerby, England | 54.5 | 85.0% | 75.3% | 70.8% | £41,2006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 41 | Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, England | 54.2 | 90.4% | 77.4% | 60.8% | £37,30015% below the UK average for this subject |
| 42 | King's College LondonLondon, England | 53.4 | 86.3% | 83.1% | 52.9% | Not published |
| 42 | University of South WalesPontypridd, Wales | 53.4 | 84.1% | 80.6% | 57.7% | £44,300In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 44 | University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield, England | 53.2 | 78.4% | 89.5% | 70.5% | £38,80012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 45 | Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham, England | 46.6 | 87.1% | 83.7% | 57.4% | £34,00023% below the UK average for this subject |
| 46 | Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford, England | 46.2 | 73.7% | 87.3% | 67.7% | £43,7001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 47 | University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton, England | 44.9 | 85.9% | 69.4% | 59.5% | £44,100In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 48 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, England | 44.3 | 83.4% | 80.8% | 63.6% | £36,60017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 49 | University of GlasgowGlasgow, Scotland | 43.5 | 65.7% | 89.0% | 80.5% | £42,8003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 50 | Coventry UniversityCoventry, England | 41.4 | 80.2% | 69.6% | 73.5% | £42,5004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 51 | University of BrightonBrighton, England | 38.5 | 81.6% | 71.5% | 69.4% | £39,50010% below the UK average for this subject |
| 52 | Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield, England | 37.5 | 75.7% | 79.2% | 64.9% | £43,2002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 53 | City St George's, University of LondonLondon, England | 37.2 | 76.5% | 76.9% | 66.6% | £42,8003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 54 | University of HertfordshireHatfield, England | 35.9 | 81.0% | 84.3% | 54.4% | £36,60017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 55 | Brunel University LondonLondon, England | 33.6 | 73.1% | 79.1% | 64.1% | £44,7001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 56 | University of West LondonLondon, England | 32.3 | 87.2% | 72.4% | 29.8% | £42,8003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 57 | Kingston UniversityLondon, England | 31.3 | 77.5% | 77.2% | 60.7% | £40,6008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 58 | University of LancashirePreston, England | 30.8 | 75.3% | 81.9% | 69.2% | £35,50019% below the UK average for this subject |
| 59 | University of StaffordshireStoke-on-Trent, England | 30.1 | 75.6% | 74.0% | 61.2% | £44,5001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 60 | University of East LondonLondon, England | 26.1 | 83.2% | 78.7% | 46.6% | £35,70019% below the UK average for this subject |
| 61 | University of SalfordSalford, England | 23.5 | 72.4% | 85.5% | 62.1% | £35,70019% below the UK average for this subject |
| 62 | University of Greater ManchesterBolton, England | 11.6 | 73.3% | 74.5% | 58.9% | £37,00016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 63 | De Montfort UniversityLeicester, England | 0.0 | 79.0% | 60.8% | 51.9% | £34,80021% below the UK average for this subject |
Sources: National Student Survey 2026, Office for Students (Open Government Licence v3.0), first degree, full-time, by teaching provider; LEO graduate outcomes, tax year 2023-24, Department for Education (Open Government Licence v3.0), median earnings five years after graduating; Discover Uni dataset, 8 September 2026 edition, HESA (CC BY 4.0), continuation and graduate prospects. All sources and licences.
Not enough data (54)
These providers teach engineering but have fewer than 50 survey responses in the subject or too few published measures to include fairly. This says nothing about their quality. Discover Uni has their course-level data.
ASU London Centre for Advanced Learning; Abertay University; Aberystwyth University; Bangor University; Blackpool and the Fylde College; Bournemouth University; Buckinghamshire New University; Canterbury Christ Church University; Cardiff Metropolitan University; City College Norwich; Durham University; Edge Hill University; Edinburgh Napier University; Harper Adams University; Imperial College London; L3Harris CTS Airline and Academy Training; Lancaster University; Leeds Beckett University; London Metropolitan University; Middlesex University; Myerscough College; NCG; RTC Education; Ravensbourne University London; Robert Gordon University; Royal Engineers Vocational Education and Training Trust; Royal Holloway, University of London; Skyborne Aviation Training; Solihull College and University Centre; Southampton Solent University; The Glasgow School of Art; The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts; UCK; University of Aberdeen; University of Bedfordshire; University of Cambridge; University of Chester; University of Cumbria; University of Dundee; University of East Anglia; University of Edinburgh; University of Lincoln; University of Northampton; University of Oxford; University of Reading; University of Suffolk; University of Sunderland; University of Wales Trinity Saint David; University of Westminster; University of York; University of the Highlands and Islands; University of the West of Scotland; Warwickshire College; Wrexham University
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Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for engineering?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for engineering among providers with at least 50 responses were University of Bradford (91.2%), Teesside University (90.4%), University of Sheffield (88.3%), London South Bank University (88.1%), Liverpool John Moores University (87.6%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
How much do engineering graduates earn?
Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of engineering graduates five years after graduating were £44,100 in the 2023-24 tax year, according to the Department for Education's LEO data. Earnings vary a lot by university, region and job.
How is this engineering table put together?
It uses only official data: the National Student Survey 2026, Discover Uni and LEO earnings. We do not copy commercial league tables. Universities with too little data are listed as not enough data rather than guessed.