Location
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK
Type
University
Population
5,370
Campuses
Description
An exclusively postgraduate university with state-of-the-art facilities and links with 1,500+ businesses around the world.
Ranking
Research Excellence Framework 2021
88% of research ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
4th in the UK for international student ratio
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2021–22
1:5 staff-to-student ratio
Best Rankings
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
5th in the UK for Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
23rd in the UK for Business and Management Studies
Times Higher Education Interpretation of the Research Excellence Framework
7th in the UK for Engineering research power
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
200 Top 200 in the world for Environmental Sciences
QS World Business Master’s Rankings 2025
2nd in the UK for Logistics and Supply Chain Management
QS World Business Master’s Rankings 2025
5th in the UK for Strategic Marketing
Graduate Program
Degrees
School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing
School of Management
School of Water, Energy and Environment
MSc Advanced Air Mobility Systems
MSc Advanced Lightweight and Composite Structures
MSc Advanced Materials: Engineering and Industrial Applications
MSc Aerospace Computational Engineering
MSc Aerospace Dynamics
MSc Aerospace Manufacturing
MSc Aerospace Materials
MSc Airport Planning and Management
MSc Astronautics and Space Engineering
MSc Automotive Engineering
MSc Automotive Mechatronics
MSc Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics and Control
MSc Aviation Digital Technology Management
MSc Computational Fluid Dynamics
MSc Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Computational Engineering Design
MSc Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Computational Intelligence for Data Analytics
MSc Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Computer and Machine Vision
MSc Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Software Engineering for Technical Computing
MSc Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems
MSc Global Product Development and Management
MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design - Aircraft Design
MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design - Avionic Systems Design
MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design - Structural Design
MSc in Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering (Automotive)
MSc in Thermal Power and Propulsion - Aerospace Propulsion
MSc in Thermal Power and Propulsion - Gas Turbine Technology
MSc in Thermal Power and Propulsion - Power, Propulsion and the Environment
MSc in Thermal Power and Propulsion - Rotating Machinery, Engineering and Management
MSc Maintenance Engineering and Asset Management
MSc Management and Information Systems
MSc Robotics
MSc Safety and Human Factors in Aviation
MSc Welding Engineering