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Imperial College London leads the 13 Public Civil Engineering universities in the United Kingdom at #2 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Manchester (QS World #35) and Swansea University (QS World #307). The universities on this list offer 20 matching courses between them.
13 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 4 courses in Civil Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Civil Engineering
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7 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #2 (Imperial College London) to #561 (University of Plymouth); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Imperial College London is cited most (46,777,975 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
13 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, England (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Manchester, founded in 1824. University of Manchester is the largest, with 46,000 students.
By level: 13 bachelor's and 7 master's. The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (94% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (76% of courses with a stated intake). University of Plymouth offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. University of Manchester is the least expensive at USD 34,000 a year and Imperial College London the most at USD 47,000; the middle of the range is about USD 47,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Imperial College London (QS World #2), University of Manchester (QS World #35) and Swansea University (QS World #307) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Manchester is the least expensive at about USD 34,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
13 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 94% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
University of Plymouth, with 4, ahead of University of Wales, Swansea (2).
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