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Cranfield University

Location

Cranfield University, Bedford United Kingdom

Ranking

# 28QS WUR Ranking By Subject

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122Postgraduate programs

Tuitionfee

$26580Average tuition fee

International

2052International students

About Cranfield University

A specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s distinctive expertise is in our deep understanding of technology and management and how these work together to benefit the world.

We work in partnership with business, academia, governments and other organisations to develop and deliver applied research and innovative education in science, technology, engineering, and management.

Our education portfolio is renowned for its relevance to business and industry. We are the largest UK provider of master's-level graduates in engineering and offer a flagship MBA, extensive world-class customised executive education and professional development programmes.

The research and consultancy we carry out for industry, government and business provides our students with a real-world learning environment using unparalleled facilities, allowing them to develop as professionals and then transfer their knowledge to the global economy.

Now in its 76th year Cranfield University continues to build on its aviation heritage, developing aerospace and aeronautics research and design, and excelling in other areas including manufacturing, agriculture and environmental technology, and management. Today, 88% of our research is classed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

 

With learners from over 177 countries, Cranfield offers a truly global student experience and has one of the best teaching ratios for any UK university, with one member of academic staff to every five students.

 

The School of Aerospace, Transport Systems and Manufacturing and Materials, Cranfield School of Management and the School of Water, Energy and Sustainability and Environment and Agrifood are located on the Cranfield campus. 


Cranfield School of Management is a world leader in management education and research and one of an elite group of schools worldwide to hold the triple accreditation of: AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), AMBA (the Association of MBAs) and EQUIS (EFMD Quality Improvement System).


Cranfield University at Shrivenham is home to Cranfield Defence and Security. It is a secure military site in partnership with the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and Ministry of Defence. The staff and secure facilities are at the forefront of their fields, offering diverse capabilities across defence and security science, forensics, engineering and technology.

 

Cranfield is a six-time winner of the prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize, the only national honour given to educational institutions for work carried out in the public interest.

 



About Cranfield University

A specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s distinctive expertise is in our deep understanding of technology and management and how these work together to benefit the world.

We work in partnership with business, academia, governments and other organisations to develop and deliver applied research and innovative education in science, technology, engineering, and management.

Our education portfolio is renowned for its relevance to business and industry. We are the largest UK provider of master's-level graduates in engineering and offer a flagship MBA, extensive world-class customised executive education and professional development programmes.

The research and consultancy we carry out for industry, government and business provides our students with a real-world learning environment using unparalleled facilities, allowing them to develop as professionals and then transfer their knowledge to the global economy.

Now in its 76th year Cranfield University continues to build on its aviation heritage, developing aerospace and aeronautics research and design, and excelling in other areas including manufacturing, agriculture and environmental technology, and management. Today, 88% of our research is classed as world-leading or internationally excellent.

 

With learners from over 177 countries, Cranfield offers a truly global student experience and has one of the best teaching ratios for any UK university, with one member of academic staff to every five students.

 

The School of Aerospace, Transport Systems and Manufacturing and Materials, Cranfield School of Management and the School of Water, Energy and Sustainability and Environment and Agrifood are located on the Cranfield campus. 


Cranfield School of Management is a world leader in management education and research and one of an elite group of schools worldwide to hold the triple accreditation of: AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business), AMBA (the Association of MBAs) and EQUIS (EFMD Quality Improvement System).


Cranfield University at Shrivenham is home to Cranfield Defence and Security. It is a secure military site in partnership with the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and Ministry of Defence. The staff and secure facilities are at the forefront of their fields, offering diverse capabilities across defence and security science, forensics, engineering and technology.

 

Cranfield is a six-time winner of the prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize, the only national honour given to educational institutions for work carried out in the public interest.

 



University information

General

180+
600+
6.5+
65+
92+

Master

6.5+
92+
180+
65+
30+
600+
321+
3+
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2,052
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623
51%
49%

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

11,910 GBP
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International Students

26,580 GBP
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Rankings & ratings

Cranfield University is one of the top public universities in Bedford, United Kingdom. It is ranked #28 in QS WUR Ranking By Subject 2023.

QS WUR Ranking By Subject

  • 2013
    #51-100
  • 2013
    #151-200
  • 2013
    #101-150
  • 2014
    #39
  • 2014
    #151-200
  • 2014
    #101-150
  • 2015
    #27
  • 2015
    #151-200
  • 2015
    #301-400
  • 2015
    #151-200
  • 2015
    #51-100
  • 2016
    #351-400
  • 2016
    #51-100
  • 2016
    #151-200
  • 2016
    #301-400
  • 2016
    #151-200
  • 2016
    #36
  • 2017
    #201-250
  • 2017
    #=243
  • 2017
    #=159
  • 2017
    #51-100
  • 2017
    #301-350
  • 2017
    #401-450
  • 2017
    #251-300
  • 2017
    #351-400
  • 2017
    #151-200
  • 2017
    #45
  • 2017
    #351-400
  • 2018
    #251-300
  • 2018
    #=287
  • 2018
    #=206
  • 2018
    #451-500
  • 2018
    #201-250
  • 2018
    #45
  • 2018
    #301-350
  • 2018
    #351-400
  • 2018
    #451-500
  • 2018
    #51-100
  • 2018
    #151-200
  • 2019
    #251-300
  • 2019
    #=295
  • 2019
    #=207
  • 2019
    #551-600
  • 2019
    #251-300
  • 2019
    #39
  • 2019
    #451-500
  • 2019
    #501-550
  • 2019
    #51-100
  • 2019
    #151-200
  • 2019
    #251-300
  • 2019
    #351-400
  • 2020
    #451-500
  • 2020
    #313
  • 2020
    #202
  • 2020
    #251-300
  • 2020
    #201-250
  • 2020
    #43
  • 2020
    #351-400
  • 2020
    #551-600
  • 2020
    #51-100
  • 2020
    #151-200
  • 2020
    #251-300
  • 2020
    #51-75
  • 2021
    #=45
  • 2021
    #51-100
  • 2021
    #301-350
  • 2021
    #=398
  • 2021
    #=206
  • 2021
    #501-550
  • 2021
    #=145
  • 2021
    #251-300
  • 2021
    #201-250
  • 2022
    #=167
  • 2022
    #302
  • 2022
    #151-200
  • 2022
    #51-100
  • 2022
    #201-250
  • 2022
    #=27
  • 2022
    #401-450
  • 2022
    #451-500
  • 2022
    #=110
  • 2022
    #201-250
  • 2022
    #251-300
  • 2023
    #251-300
  • 2023
    #=132
  • 2023
    #=185
  • 2023
    #=341
  • 2023
    #401-450
  • 2023
    #451-500
  • 2023
    #28
  • 2023
    #151-200
  • 2023
    #201-250
  • 2023
    #51-100

Available programs

As the UK’s only exclusively postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships is creating leaders in technology and management globally.

Our specialist areas of focus, or Cranfield themes, are where we bring a range of academic disciplines together in order to tackle the grand challenges facing the world within a range of industrial and commercial sectors. These are Water, Environment and Agrifood, Energy and Sustainability, Aerospace, Manufacturing and Materials, Transport Systems, Defence and Security and Management.

Our Cranfield themes are built upon our expertise in a range of academic disciplines:

Aerospace

Energy and Sustainability

Manufacturing and Materials

Transport Systems

Defence and Security

Environment and Agrifood

Cranfield School of Management

Water


Our research is world leading in its contribution to global innovation. With our emphasis on specialist sectors and collaboration with industry and government we help change the way society thinks, works and learns.

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