Civil engineering — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Civil engineering in UK universities. Imperial College London leads this subject in 2026.

53 UK universities ranked · See the overall The Guardian UK University Guide table →

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	Imperial College London	100.0
TEF S · #2	University of Southampton	99.1
TEF B · #3	University of Bristol	96.8
#4	The University of Edinburgh	96.1
#5	University of Derby	90.3
#6	University of Sheffield	88.4
#7	UCL (University College London)	87.7
#8	Loughborough University	87.4
#9	University of Bath	85.6
#10	Ulster University	85.3
#11	University of Nottingham	84.7
#12	University of Glasgow	82.8
#13	University of Manchester	82.7
#14	Queen's University Belfast	82.6
#15	Teesside University	82.0
#16	University of Leeds	81.7
#17	University of Liverpool	79.6
#18	University of Exeter	79.4
#19	University of the West of Scotland	78.8
#20	Newcastle University	76.8
#21	Bristol, UWE	76.4
#22	Kingston University	75.9
#23	University of South Wales	75.4
#24	University of Surrey	75.2
#25	Heriot-Watt University	74.2
#26	Edinburgh Napier University	74.0
#27	University of Birmingham	72.4
#28	Brunel University of London	71.3
#28	University of Dundee	71.3
#30	University of Strathclyde	71.1
#31	University of Plymouth	70.0
#32	University of Greenwich	69.6
#33	University of West London	68.4
#34	Northumbria University, Newcastle	68.0
#35	Swansea University	67.9
#36	Birmingham City University	67.7
#37	University of East London	67.2
#38	University of Brighton	64.3
#39	Nottingham Trent University	63.3
#40	University of Portsmouth	62.8
#41	Aston University, Birmingham	58.8
#41	Coventry University	58.8
#43	University of Salford	58.2
#44	Liverpool John Moores University	58.1
#45	University of Aberdeen	58.0
#46	University of Bradford	56.5
#47	Cardiff University	53.7
#48	Glasgow Caledonian University	50.6
#49	London South Bank University	48.0
#50	Leeds Beckett University	47.1
#51	Anglia Ruskin University	44.2
#52	City (City St George's, University of London)	41.5
#53	University of Wolverhampton	36.8

Other subjects in the The Guardian UK University Guide

Accounting and finance 100 Aerospace engineering 32 Anatomy and physiology 26 Animal science and agriculture 20 Animation and game design 58 Anthropology and archaeology 28 Architecture 56 Biology 83 Biomedical science 68 Business and management 118 Chemical engineering 29 Chemistry 49 Children's nursing 55 Classics and ancient history 23 Computer science and information systems 110 Construction, surveying and planning 41 Creative writing 28 Criminology 87 Dentistry 16 Drama and dance 80 Earth and marine sciences 38 Economics 71 Education 91 Electrical and electronic engineering 58 English 84 Fashion and textiles 46 Film production and photography 70 Fine art 57 Forensic science 25 General engineering 27 General nursing 76 Geography 62 Graphic design 64 Health professions 71 History 81 History of art 19 Hospitality, event management and tourism 45 Interior design 35 International relations 46 Journalism 40 Languages and linguistics 49 Law 110 Marketing and public relations 76 Mathematics 55 Mechanical engineering 69 Media and film studies 75 Medicine 36 Mental health nursing 67 Midwifery 54 Music 79 Nutrition and food science 30 Paramedic science 41 Pharmacy and pharmacology 40 Philosophy 42 Physics 44 Physiotherapy 47 Politics 60 Product design 41 Psychology 115 Social work 78 Sociology and social policy 91 Sports science 85 Theology and religious studies 15 Veterinary science 8 Zoology 29

How subject rankings work

Uses NSS teaching, NSS feedback, NSS overall satisfaction, student/staff ratio, expenditure per student, average entry tariff, value-added score, and career prospects 15 months after graduation.

Subject rankings apply the same methodology to courses within a single discipline. They tend to reorder the overall table — a top-10 overall university may rank lower in a specific subject, and vice versa.