Electronics and Electrical Engineering at Southampton has retained its third place position in the Complete University Guide league table. The ranking, based on a wide range of criteria that included student satisfaction, graduate job prospects, research, and entry standards, sees Southampton share the top three places with Cambridge and Imperial College London and emerge as joint leader for graduate prospects.
Engineering at Southampton did well across the board, with Aeronautical, Civil and Mechanical Engineering all achieving top five places. Overall, the University of Southampton has moved up to 14th place from last year’s 16th.
Prof Bashir M Al'Hashimi, Dean of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering commented:
“We are very pleased to see these excellent results which reflect the high quality education our students receive within the context of world-class research activity. Our commitment to building strong partnerships with employers – as well as providing state-of-the-art, industry-relevant facilities – helps ensure that students are very much in demand by leading high-tech companies for the breadth of their technical understanding.”
The Complete University Guide – one of three principal UK-based rankings for UK universities – is compiled by the independent Mayflower Consultants.