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Electrical and electronic engineering — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Electrical and electronic engineering in UK universities. The University of Edinburgh leads this subject in 2026.

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

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1The University of Edinburgh 100.0
TEF S · #2University of Exeter 98.6
TEF B · #3University of Southampton 94.8
#4UCL (University College London) 93.9
#5Robert Gordon University 92.6
#6University of Derby 92.4
#7Imperial College London 90.4
#8University of Leeds 88.5
#9University of Greenwich 88.0
#10University of Bristol 87.4
#11University of Manchester 86.3
#12University of Strathclyde 85.2
#13Cardiff University 83.6
#14Bristol, UWE 82.7
#15Ulster University 82.5
#16Queen's University Belfast 82.4
#17University of Nottingham 80.8
#18University of Plymouth 80.4
#19University of Sheffield 80.3
#20University of Surrey 79.8
#21Loughborough University 78.9
#21Royal Holloway, University of London 78.9
#23University of Glasgow 77.5
#24University of Salford 76.9
#25Coventry University 76.3
#25Heriot-Watt University 76.3
#27Birmingham City University 75.8
#28University of Bradford 75.5
#29University of Liverpool 74.7
#30Lancaster University 74.3
#31Queen Mary University of London 74.1
#32University of Essex 73.8
#33University of York 72.0
#34Swansea University 70.4
#35London South Bank University 70.0
#36University of Portsmouth 69.5
#37University of Aberdeen 69.4
#38Newcastle University 69.0
#39University of Bath 68.8
#40Glasgow Caledonian University 67.4
#41Manchester Metropolitan University 67.2
#42University of Birmingham 66.2
#43Teesside University 65.1
#44King's College London, University of London 63.5
#45Liverpool John Moores University 62.1
#45University of Westminster, London 62.1
#47University of Brighton 61.8
#48Aston University, Birmingham 60.6
#49Northumbria University, Newcastle 60.4
#50University of South Wales 58.2
#51University of Kent 57.5
#52London Metropolitan University 56.1
#53University of Hull 54.9
#54Nottingham Trent University 54.5
#55Sheffield Hallam University 54.0
#56De Montfort University 47.0
#57City (City St George's, University of London) 45.3
#58Brunel University of London 37.2

Other subjects in the The Guardian UK University Guide

Accounting and finance 100Aerospace engineering 32Anatomy and physiology 26Animal science and agriculture 20Animation and game design 58Anthropology and archaeology 28Architecture 56Biology 83Biomedical science 68Business and management 118Chemical engineering 29Chemistry 49Children's nursing 55Civil engineering 53Classics and ancient history 23Computer science and information systems 110Construction, surveying and planning 41Creative writing 28Criminology 87Dentistry 16Drama and dance 80Earth and marine sciences 38Economics 71Education 91English 84Fashion and textiles 46Film production and photography 70Fine art 57Forensic science 25General engineering 27General nursing 76Geography 62Graphic design 64Health professions 71History 81History of art 19Hospitality, event management and tourism 45Interior design 35International relations 46Journalism 40Languages and linguistics 49Law 110Marketing and public relations 76Mathematics 55Mechanical engineering 69Media and film studies 75Medicine 36Mental health nursing 67Midwifery 54Music 79Nutrition and food science 30Paramedic science 41Pharmacy and pharmacology 40Philosophy 42Physics 44Physiotherapy 47Politics 60Product design 41Psychology 115Social work 78Sociology and social policy 91Sports science 85Theology and religious studies 15Veterinary science 8Zoology 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.