Mechanical Engineering

SUBJECT LEAGUE TABLE 2025
Study Mechanical Engineering and you'll help to develop exciting technologies across different industries and learn many transferable skills along the way. Mechanical Engineering offers you the chance to explore different career options, from aerospace to robotics. Our rankings show the best Mechanical Engineering universities in the UK and include courses on Turbine Technology and Vibration. You can search for the top universities for Mechanical Engineering in the UK, using this Mechanical Engineering league table, and then filter the results by what factors you find most important. You can search by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more to help you find the most ideal university and course.
Study Mechanical Engineering and you'll help to develop exciting technologies across different industries and learn many transferable skills along the way. Mechanical Engineering offers you the chance to explore different career options, from aerospace to robotics. Our rankings show the best Mechanical Engineering universities in the UK and include courses on Turbine Technology and Vibration. You can search for the top universities for Mechanical Engineering in the UK, using this Mechanical Engineering league table, and then filter the results by what factors you find most important. You can search by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more to help you find the most ideal university and course.
Study Mechanical Engineering and you'll help to develop exciting technologies across different industries and learn many transferable skills along the way. Mechanical Engineering offers you the chance to explore different career options, from aerospace to robotics. Our rankings show the best Mechanical Engineering universities in the UK and include courses on Turbine Technology and Vibration. You can search for the top universities for Mechanical Engineering in the UK, using this Mechanical Engineering league table, and then filter the results by what factors you find most important. You can search by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more to help you find the most ideal university and course.
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Entry standards/ Max 228
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100.0 100%96.3 96%96.3 96%92.0 92%91.1 91%89.8 90%89.8 90%89.1 89%89.0 89%88.6 89%87.2 87%87.2 87%86.9 87%86.5 87%86.3 86%85.5 86%85.4 85%85.0 85%84.8 85%84.5 85%84.4 84%84.2 84%83.8 84%83.5 84%83.2 83%82.3 82%82.0 82%82.0 82%81.9 82%81.7 82%80.6 81%80.4 80%80.1 80%79.7 80%79.4 79%78.8 79%78.0 78%77.4 77%77.4 77%77.3 77%77.2 77%77.1 77%76.9 77%76.8 77%76.7 77%76.7 77%76.1 76%75.5 76%75.3 75%75.2 75%75.1 75%74.7 75%74.5 75%74.1 74%73.9 74%73.5 74%73.5 74%73.0 73%72.9 73%72.6 73%72.5 73%72.4 72%72.1 72%72.1 72%71.8 72%71.7 72%71.2 71%71.1 71%69.8 70%69.8 70%68.2 68%68.1 68%66.2 66%63.8 64%61.5 62%
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227 99%228 100%220 97%199 87%195 85%197 86%167 73%173 76%184 81%202 88%153 67%153 67%167 73%156 69%153 67%215 94%179 78%140 61%144 63%208 91%150 66%140 62%153 67%142 62%132 58%141 62%128 56%181 79%139 61%129 57%120 52%153 67%125 55%133 58%140 62%130 57%130 57%138 60%174 77%123 54%118 52%123 54%121 53%130 57%101 44%117 51%119 52%124 54%118 52%109 48%147 65%156 69%99 43%133 58%110 48%158 70%119 52%109 48%148 65%121 53%n/a99 43%128 56%110 48%110 48%129 57%115 50%117 51%n/a122 53%107 47%87 38%99 44%122 54%92 41%
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n/a3.35 84%3.23 81%2.98 74%3.23 81%2.93 73%3.32 83%3.03 76%2.96 74%2.89 72%3.02 76%2.84 71%3.21 80%2.96 74%3.07 77%2.89 72%2.92 73%3.07 77%3.13 78%2.68 67%2.99 75%3.01 75%2.89 72%2.70 68%3.06 76%3.09 77%3.03 76%2.78 70%2.91 73%3.02 75%2.89 72%3.09 77%2.88 72%2.88 72%2.78 70%3.10 78%3.21 80%2.84 71%2.58 65%2.76 69%3.13 78%3.09 77%3.28 82%3.07 77%2.85 71%3.03 76%3.24 81%3.08 77%2.90 72%3.17 79%3.44 86%2.87 72%3.41 85%2.69 67%3.17 79%2.97 74%2.79 70%2.79 70%3.10 77%2.68 67%3.09 77%3.16 79%2.97 74%2.97 74%2.92 73%2.86 72%3.09 77%3.39 85%3.25 81%2.93 73%3.01 75%3.00 75%3.29 82%2.42 61%2.89 72%
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3.69 92%3.74 94%3.67 92%3.56 89%3.30 83%3.58 90%3.53 88%3.58 90%3.51 88%3.38 85%3.42 86%3.49 87%3.26 82%3.24 81%3.32 83%3.30 83%3.48 87%3.40 85%3.25 81%3.46 87%3.23 81%3.35 84%3.54 89%3.42 86%3.33 83%3.03 76%3.43 86%3.38 85%2.94 74%3.29 82%3.04 76%2.92 73%2.97 74%2.92 73%3.09 77%3.22 81%2.90 73%2.91 73%3.26 82%2.73 68%2.84 71%2.69 67%2.80 70%3.17 79%3.02 76%2.96 74%2.56 64%2.74 69%2.99 75%2.38 60%2.60 65%2.58 65%2.81 70%2.90 73%n/a2.33 58%2.89 72%2.94 74%n/a2.89 72%2.46 62%2.50 63%n/a2.72 68%2.61 65%2.78 70%2.58 65%n/a2.64 66%2.38 60%n/a2.49 62%2.56 64%2.27 57%2.31 58%
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98.5 99%97.3 97%97.9 98%97.4 97%98.1 98%96.4 96%97.4 97%97.2 97%98.4 98%97.3 97%97.4 97%97.2 97%93.9 94%99.3 99%98.1 98%94.9 95%96.7 97%97.1 97%96.3 96%94.1 94%98.6 99%99 99%95.3 95%95.8 96%96.7 97%92.2 92%95.2 95%91.8 92%100 100%92.8 93%98.1 98%97.5 98%97.2 97%95.6 96%89.4 89%88 88%94 94%94 94%91.8 92%91.5 92%90.5 91%93.7 94%91.7 92%90.9 91%92.9 93%96.2 96%89.1 89%84.7 85%90.2 90%95.7 96%78.4 78%89 89%96.8 97%89.7 90%98 98%93.2 93%95.5 96%89.2 89%91.1 91%86.2 86%87 87%80.5 81%95 95%87.6 88%90.9 91%87.5 88%87.4 87%89.5 90%77.4 77%87 87%90 90%91.4 91%81.4 81%73.7 74%67.9 68%
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99.0 99%92.0 92%96.0 96%95.0 95%92.0 92%89.0 89%88.0 88%91.0 91%85.0 85%90.0 90%93.0 93%93.0 93%92.0 92%88.0 88%90.0 90%88.0 88%79.0 79%83.0 83%87.0 87%83.0 83%80.0 80%84.0 84%77.0 77%88.0 88%85.0 85%84.0 84%n/a88.0 88%79.0 79%83.0 83%86.0 86%82.0 82%76.0 76%76.0 76%85.0 85%84.0 84%74.0 74%75.0 75%77.0 77%82.0 82%n/a78.0 78%69.0 69%72.0 72%84.0 84%69.0 69%81.0 81%80.0 80%73.0 73%67.0 67%77.0 77%81.0 81%65.0 65%70.0 70%74.0 74%74.0 74%65.0 65%70.0 70%84.0 84%71.0 71%75.0 75%89.0 89%n/a69.0 69%62.0 62%61.0 61%68.0 68%n/a70.0 70%70.0 70%69.0 69%53.0 53%41.0 41%n/a67.0 67%
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86.0 86%87.0 87%87.0 87%84.0 84%82.0 82%78.0 78%86.0 86%81.0 81%82.0 82%87.0 87%81.0 81%86.0 86%78.0 78%83.0 83%77.0 77%79.0 79%68.0 68%85.0 85%80.0 80%79.0 79%81.0 81%74.0 74%79.0 79%79.0 79%75.0 75%84.0 84%n/a73.0 73%80.0 80%81.0 81%72.0 72%72.0 72%84.0 84%81.0 81%75.0 75%69.0 69%67.0 67%73.0 73%64.0 64%80.0 80%n/a76.0 76%73.0 73%63.0 63%77.0 77%74.0 74%71.0 71%82.0 82%67.0 67%81.0 81%71.0 71%81.0 81%55.0 55%69.0 69%84.0 84%68.0 68%54.0 54%67.0 67%80.0 80%76.0 76%58.0 58%67.0 67%n/a69.0 69%76.0 76%68.0 68%62.0 62%n/a70.0 70%60.0 60%n/a69.0 69%77.0 77%n/an/a
This table was first published on 14 May 2024.
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All measures used to compile the tables are available on the full table view. Maximum scores for the measures:
Overall score: maximum score of 1000
Entry standards: no maximum score
Student satisfaction: maximum score of 4
Research quality: maximum score of 4
Continuation: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – outcomes: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – on track: maximum score of 100
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