Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bath, Southampton, etc. I would say London universities, excluding Imperial, do not have strong engineering courses like Bristol or Manchester in general. But UCL has some good engineering courses.

I’ve heard Bristol is really good

Depends on the exact type of engineering but UCL, KCL, Edinburgh, Bristol, etc.

I wouldn’t worry about it too much, apply to 3 universities you’re sure you’ll get into and 2 top 5 universities that are a reach. The UK market is pretty good for engineers so university ranking doesn’t matter as much as it does in North America.

By reputation alone I’d say Imperial College.

Just finished my first year MechE at Bristol. Happy to answer any questions about the city/uni/course :)

Consider which universities show off and promote their placement teams. A good department / team dedicated to helping you get a placement is something I didn't consider myself when looking for uni's, but in hindsight is really invaluable. (Assuming you plan to do a placement year)

I enjoyed studying in Edinburgh uni, great city but if you're someone who struggles to work independently and needs extra support from lecturers etc. you will rarely get it. Great entrepreneurship at that uni though

University of Southampton has a great motorsports aerodynamics master program.

College is the first step, but make sure you get good grades and are wel involved too next.

Imperial College London would be the best in the UK and top 3 in Europe I'd say.

They are all basically equal in terms of prestige for engineering

Other people can talk about course content (idk much about engineering)

Also consider if you like collegiate vs london experience

From visiting both for chemistry, imperial is much more practical focussed than cambridge, so if thats your forte, imperial should be more your style!

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keep in mind that at oxbridge you study general engineering for 2 years and you can only specialise in your chosen field in your third year, this is great for some people but if you want to specialise early then imperial is your best bet in the UK by far

The UK has the highest tuition costs in Europe. Look elsewhere if you can tbh.

Not sure if that helps but here what I think as international student who just finished his degree in the UK

• The UK education system is great as long as you go into normal uni or Russell group uni (avoid the unis with no names or with very low rank that just want your money).

• If you don’t have rich parents to support you financially or a scholarship don’t take huge loans just to study here. For example I studied in Birmingham where the fees were 32K per year. Just the uni fees not to mention other expenses.

• This is a student visa so you are coming to study, chances to get a job aren’t great at the moment and if you are coming because you are planning to get a job here then I would recommend you to look to other countries.

Good luck :)

UWE, Westminster, Trent aren’t worthwhile universities for anyone at any price.

Exeter, York, Cardiff are good.

The economy and rental market has bombed since COVID and looks like it will be a long and painful recovery with the UK never looking the same again.

Engineering median graduate salary is around £29,000 pre-tax and you’d probably be able to save £2k per year, if you don’t own a car, house share with multiple strangers, cook all your own meals etc.

The Graduate Visa is facing significant overhaul and tightening again (previously entirely cancelled in 2012).

Skilled Worker Visa is £41,700 and rises every year. Very few companies sponsor these visas and pay the costs. Engineers tend not to make this much unless they’ve got 4-7 years industry experience.

The same state school that is where you plan to work and live your life. There aren't prestigious universities in civil. The only boost is being an alumni of the same school the hiring manager interviewing you went to.

Any school that is ABET accredited

ABET accredited is all that matters. Everything else is personal preference.

For civil engineering your college only matters a tiny bit in getting your first job, and that’s only if there’s a tight job market.

After that, it boils down to your portfolio and ability to interview for a new job.

The real secret is that you should go to a state school for in-state tuition, and then work in that state to start.

Going to a foreign school and coming back will make getting PE certification that much more tedious as they make you jump through more hoops to prove that your foreign school teaches the same curriculum.

Big state schools are your best bet. I would recommend somewhere near where you may want to live after graduating, as employers in the area are more familiar with your school's program.

Warwick or Coventry what should I do 😱😱😱

Counter argument: it's in Coventry

someone got an offer from coventry

I heard the green is cheap there

In a few years, Oxford will be Coventry’s experimental research division, Cambridge will be a Coventry dormitory, and Imperial will simply cease to exist from irrelevance.

Royal Holloway's Founders Building is stunning (studied there), and Uni of Birmingham has the Aston Webb Building and Old Joe Clock Tower

Edinburgh 🤌🏻

Universities in order

1. University of Cambridge
2. University of Oxford
3. University College London
4. Royal Holloway, University of London
5. King's College London (KCL)
6. University of Glasgow
7. University of Warwick
8. Durham University
9. University of Edinburgh
10. University of Manchester

I live in Newcastle and the older parts of the University are scenic. We use to ride our BMX's through there as kids and eat our meal deals or Mcdonalds as we took a break from the local skate park.

birmingham

The league tables can often be deceiving as there are several ways uni's can inflate their rankings, that being said it is always worth looking at the tables - sorting usually by student satisfaction as a physics degree is hard enough without you hating your uni.

Another good metric to filter by is student-to-staff ratio, many big-name unis have massive intake but don't have the staff numbers to support the volume of students. Sometimes smaller is better (within reason).

I've heard good things about Manchester, St. Andrews, Heriot Watt, Bath, etc though also do look yourself as it will depend on what area of physics you're interested in since different unis have different specialities.

If you attend either Royal Holloway or KCL then they share a inter-collegiate msci/masters course (which used to include UCL and Queen Mary's too but I don't think so for the current year) that allows you to take a wide range of high-level modules from across both unis, opening up a really strong selection for you to choose from.

Above all this I recommend visiting the unis and getting a feel for them, their facilities, and the location as this can often tell you more than the marketing that they put out.

Outside of Oxbridge and London, I think Manchester would be the best. I'd also consider Durham as it's a generally well regarded uni, and I think Edinburgh is quite good for Physics. I think Southampton has a decent program as well.

A channel I like, Alice Does Physics, is made by someone who went to Lancaster for BSc and went on to do an MSci at Oxford.

I applied for physics with theoretical physics at manchester (45 predicted) and my offer was 39 (7766 with the 7s in maths and phys and the 6s in chemistry and english) so the barrier to entry is quite high

What area of physics are you looking to go into? For space science / planetary physics Leicester is actually one of the best in the country - very active research and the department has very high student satisfaction. It is highly specialised though, so if you don't want that then its probably not for you.

Warwick, Durham, Southampton and St Andrews