According to the Times Good University Guide, Cambridge is ranked first for Chemical Engineering, followed by Imperial and Manchester.

Heriot-Watt is ranked in the Top 5 nationally. In the RAE 2008 results, its Chemical Engineering has also been ranked first in Scotland, while General Engineering is ranked 2nd equal in Scotland.

In the latest RAE league table Birmingham is placed in the top five Chemical Engineering Schools in the country; 20% of their outputs were in the highest 4* category (highest-international, world-leading) and 45% in the 3* (high international) ranking.

For Chemical Engineering, Surrey is ranked 7th in The Times, 14th in Guardian, and 17th in The Complete University Guide in 2009. Newcastle University has been ranked second in the U.K. by Guardian 2009.

League Table 2009:
1. Cambridge

2. Imperial College

3. Manchester

4. Loughborough

5. Heriot-Watt

6. Queen's Belfast

7. Surrey

8. Sheffield

8. Newcastle

10. Birmingham

11. Bath

12. University College London

13. Swansea

14. Nottingham

15. Edinburgh

16. Leeds

17. Strathclyde

18. Aston

19. London South Bank

Source: Times Online

** Other Subject League Tables:

Biosciences

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Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering

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