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Cranfield University
Cranfield University, Bedford United Kingdom
# =33QS WUR Ranking By Subject
125Undergrad. & Postgrad. Programmes
68 % International students
About Cranfield University
A world-leading specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s distinctive expertise is in our deep understanding of technology and management and how they work together to benefit the world.
Our learners from over 177 countries are offered a...
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A world-leading specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s distinctive expertise is in our deep understanding of technology and management and how they work together to benefit the world.
Our learners from over 177 countries are offered a global student experience with one of the best teaching ratios for any UK university - one member of academic staff to every five students.
Our courses are renowned for their relevance to business and industry. The research and consultancy we undertake for industry, government and business give students a real-world learning environment using unparalleled facilities. This allows them to develop as professionals and transfer their knowledge to the global economy.
We are the largest UK provider of master's-level graduates in engineering and offer a flagship MBA, extensive customised executive education and professional development programmes.
Sited on a former RAF base, Cranfield University continues to build on its aviation heritage, developing aerospace and aeronautics research and design and excelling in other areas including defence and security, energy and sustainability, environment and agrifood, management, manufacturing and materials, transport systems, and water.
Cranfield teaches over 5,000 postgraduate students each year and employs around 1,500 academic and support staff.
The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Business and Management are located at 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 Defence and Security is a secure military site in partnership with the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and the Ministry of Defence based in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. 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.
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Read lessAbout Cranfield University
A world-leading specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s distinctive expertise is in our deep understanding of technology and management and how they work together to benefit the world.
Our learners from over 177 countries are offered a...
Read more
A world-leading specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s distinctive expertise is in our deep understanding of technology and management and how they work together to benefit the world.
Our learners from over 177 countries are offered a global student experience with one of the best teaching ratios for any UK university - one member of academic staff to every five students.
Our courses are renowned for their relevance to business and industry. The research and consultancy we undertake for industry, government and business give students a real-world learning environment using unparalleled facilities. This allows them to develop as professionals and transfer their knowledge to the global economy.
We are the largest UK provider of master's-level graduates in engineering and offer a flagship MBA, extensive customised executive education and professional development programmes.
Sited on a former RAF base, Cranfield University continues to build on its aviation heritage, developing aerospace and aeronautics research and design and excelling in other areas including defence and security, energy and sustainability, environment and agrifood, management, manufacturing and materials, transport systems, and water.
Cranfield teaches over 5,000 postgraduate students each year and employs around 1,500 academic and support staff.
The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Business and Management are located at 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 Defence and Security is a secure military site in partnership with the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and the Ministry of Defence based in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. 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.
Find out more :
Click here to register for our next open day, or explore campus with our virtual tour.
Follow Cranfield University on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Read lessAvailable programmes
Aerospace Materials
Aerospace Materials
Automotive Mechatronics
Automotive Mechatronics
Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering (Automotive)
Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering (Automotive)
Cranfield School of Management (24)
Accounting and Finance MSc
Accounting and Finance MSc
Banking, Economics and Finance MSc
Banking, Economics and Finance MSc
Business Data Analytics MSc
Business Data Analytics MSc
Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc
Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc
Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc (Online)
Executive Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc (Online)
Finance MSc
Finance MSc
Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc
Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc
Management MSc
Management MSc
Management and Leadership MSc
Management and Leadership MSc
Marketing and Leadership MSc
Marketing and Leadership MSc
Procurement and Supply Chain Management MSc
Procurement and Supply Chain Management MSc
Senior Investment and Commercial Banking Professional Apprenticeship
Senior Investment and Commercial Banking Professional Apprenticeship
Senior Leader Apprenticeship + Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Executive) Sc
Senior Leader Apprenticeship + Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Executive) Sc
Senior Leader Apprenticeship + Management and Leadership PgDip
Senior Leader Apprenticeship + Management and Leadership PgDip
Senior Leader Apprenticeship + Marketing and Leadership MSc
Senior Leader Apprenticeship + Marketing and Leadership MSc
Senior Leader Apprenticeship: Management and Leadership PgDip + MSc
Senior Leader Apprenticeship: Management and Leadership PgDip + MSc
Senior People Professional Apprenticeship
Senior People Professional Apprenticeship
Senior People Professional Apprenticeship
Senior People Professional Apprenticeship
Strategic Human Resource Management MSc
Strategic Human Resource Management MSc
Strategic Human Resource Management MSc
Strategic Human Resource Management MSc
Strategic Marketing MSc
Strategic Marketing MSc
Sustainability Business Specialist Apprenticeship
Sustainability Business Specialist Apprenticeship
Sustainability MSc
Sustainability MSc
Sustainable and Digital Banking (Retail) MSc
Sustainable and Digital Banking (Retail) MSc
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences (53)
Advanced Air Mobility Systems
Advanced Air Mobility Systems
Advanced Lightweight and Composite Structures
Advanced Lightweight and Composite Structures
Advanced Materials: Engineering and Industrial Applications
Advanced Materials: Engineering and Industrial Applications
Advanced Motorsport Engineering
Advanced Motorsport Engineering
Advanced Motorsport Mechatronics
Advanced Motorsport Mechatronics
Aerospace Computational Engineering
Aerospace Computational Engineering
Aerospace Dynamics
Aerospace Dynamics
Aerospace Manufacturing
Aerospace Manufacturing
Aerospace Materials
Aerospace Materials
Aerospace Vehicle Design
Aerospace Vehicle Design
Air Transport Management
Air Transport Management
Air Transport Management (Executive)
Air Transport Management (Executive)
Aircraft Design option - MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design
Aircraft Design option - MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design
Aircraft Engineering
Aircraft Engineering
Airport Planning and Management
Airport Planning and Management
Airworthiness
Airworthiness
Applied Artificial Intelligence
Applied Artificial Intelligence
Astronautics and Space Engineering
Astronautics and Space Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Automotive Mechatronics
Automotive Mechatronics
Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics and Control
Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics and Control
Aviation Digital Technology Management
Aviation Digital Technology Management
Avionic Systems Design option - MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design
Avionic Systems Design option - MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Option in Computational Intelligence for Data Analytics
Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Option in Computational Intelligence for Data Analytics
Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Option in Computer and Machine Vision
Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Option in Computer and Machine Vision
Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Option in Digital Engineering Design
Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Option in Digital Engineering Design
Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Option in Software Engineering for Technical Computing
Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering - Option in Software Engineering for Technical Computing
Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering (Automotive)
Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering (Automotive)
Cyber-secure Manufacturing
Cyber-secure Manufacturing
Digital and Technology Solutions
Digital and Technology Solutions
Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship
Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship
Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems
Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems
Global Product Development and Management
Global Product Development and Management
Maintenance Engineering and Asset Management
Maintenance Engineering and Asset Management
Management and Information Systems
Management and Information Systems
Manufacturing Technology and Management
Manufacturing Technology and Management
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Pre-master's in Engineering
Pre-master's in Engineering
Robotics
Robotics
Safety and Accident Investigation
Safety and Accident Investigation
Safety and Human Factors in Aviation
Safety and Human Factors in Aviation
Software Engineering for Technical Computing option - MSc in Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering
Software Engineering for Technical Computing option - MSc in Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering
Structural Design option - MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design
Structural Design option - MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design
Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Aerospace Propulsion
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Aerospace Propulsion
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Gas Turbine Technology
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Gas Turbine Technology
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Marine Propulsion Technology
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Marine Propulsion Technology
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Propulsion and the Environment
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Propulsion and the Environment
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Rotating Machinery, Engineering and Management
Thermal Power and Propulsion - Option in Rotating Machinery, Engineering and Management
Through-life System Sustainment
Through-life System Sustainment
Virtual Prototyping for Vehicle Structures
Virtual Prototyping for Vehicle Structures
Welding Engineering
Welding Engineering
Others (38)
Advanced Chemical Engineering
Advanced Chemical Engineering
Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing
Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing
Advanced Mechanical Engineering
Advanced Mechanical Engineering
Applied Bioinformatics
Applied Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics Master's-level Apprenticeships
Bioinformatics Master's-level Apprenticeships
Communications Electronic Warfare PgCert
Communications Electronic Warfare PgCert
Counterterrorism
Counterterrorism
Counterterrorism, Risk Management and Resilience
Counterterrorism, Risk Management and Resilience
Cyber Defence and Information Assurance
Cyber Defence and Information Assurance
Cyberspace Operations
Cyberspace Operations
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability
Defence Simulation and Modelling
Defence Simulation and Modelling
Digital Forensics
Digital Forensics
Digital Forensics
Digital Forensics
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Management for Business
Environmental Management for Business
Explosives Ordnance Engineering
Explosives Ordnance Engineering
Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology
Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology
Forensic Biology
Forensic Biology
Forensic Investigation
Forensic Investigation
Future Food Sustainability
Future Food Sustainability
Guided Weapon Systems
Guided Weapon Systems
Gun Systems Design
Gun Systems Design
Information Capability Management
Information Capability Management
MSc by Research in Design Engineering
MSc by Research in Design Engineering
MSc by Research in Environmental Science / Agrifood
MSc by Research in Environmental Science / Agrifood
MSc by Research in Water
MSc by Research in Water
Military Aerospace and Airworthiness
Military Aerospace and Airworthiness
Military Electronic Systems Engineering
Military Electronic Systems Engineering
Military Operational Research
Military Operational Research
Military Vehicle Technology
Military Vehicle Technology
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Sensors Electronic Warfare (PgCert)
Sensors Electronic Warfare (PgCert)
Soil Science
Soil Science
Soil Scientist Apprenticeship with MSc in Soil Science
Soil Scientist Apprenticeship with MSc in Soil Science
Systems Engineering MSc
Systems Engineering MSc
Systems Thinking Practice
Systems Thinking Practice
Water and Wastewater Processes
Water and Wastewater Processes
Executive MBA (4)
Executive MBA
Executive MBA
Executive MBA
Executive MBA
Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Executive MBA
Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Executive MBA
Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Executive MBA
Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Executive MBA
Full-Time MBA (4)
Cranfield MBA Double Degree
Cranfield MBA Double Degree
Cranfield MBA Dual-Degree
Cranfield MBA Dual-Degree
The Transformation MBA
The Transformation MBA
The Transformation MBA
The Transformation MBA
Cranfield School of Management (2)
Executive DBA
Executive DBA
PhD Programme
PhD Programme
University information
Cranfield University welcomes applications from students from all over the world.
There is strong competition for places on our courses so we recommend you apply as early as possible to secure your place. This is important if you also want to apply for on-campus accommodation or need a visa to study in the UK. These processes will take additional time after your course offer has been made....
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Cranfield University welcomes applications from students from all over the world.
There is strong competition for places on our courses so we recommend you apply as early as possible to secure your place. This is important if you also want to apply for on-campus accommodation or need a visa to study in the UK. These processes will take additional time after your course offer has been made.
Cranfield School of Management operates its own application deadlines, these can be found on each course page.
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Our unique facilities and large-scale test environments are used by our staff, students and clients for exceptional research.
Cranfield is unique in the world as we have our own runway, our own airport, our own aircraft and pilots, our own fuel farm and our own air navigation service provider.
The Aerospace Integration Research Centre (AIRC), a £35 million innovative centre built in...
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Our unique facilities and large-scale test environments are used by our staff, students and clients for exceptional research.
Cranfield is unique in the world as we have our own runway, our own airport, our own aircraft and pilots, our own fuel farm and our own air navigation service provider.
The Aerospace Integration Research Centre (AIRC), a £35 million innovative centre built in partnership with Airbus and Rolls-Royce, fosters collaboration between industry and academia. Cranfield’s £65 million Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) is spearheading the UK’s research into digital aviation technology.
Cranfield Impact Centre, based at the Cranfield campus, is one of just two FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile) approved test centres in the world, crash-testing Formula One cars.
A £7 million investment in the latest forensic science technology created a new forensic science teaching and research facility at our Cranfield campus. Our Digital Investigation Unit, previously known as the Digital Forensics Unit and originally the Centre for Forensic Computing is one of the longest-established digital investigation units in the world.
We have the Plant Phenotyping and Soil Health Facility – the world's first glasshouse to study plant-soil-water systems at a pilot scale under a multi-sensor gantry.
Visit our website to find out more.
Read lessStudent life
Our Cranfield campus is set in a scenic rural location with amenities including bars, shops, and a sports hall. Excellent leisure and shopping facilities can be found in Milton Keynes and the historic town of Bedford, just a short drive away. Cranfield campus is just 40 minutes from central London by train.
Some of the Defence and Security courses are located at the Defence...
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Student life
Our Cranfield campus is set in a scenic rural location with amenities including bars, shops, and a sports hall. Excellent leisure and shopping facilities can be found in Milton Keynes and the historic town of Bedford, just a short drive away. Cranfield campus is just 40 minutes from central London by train.
Some of the Defence and Security courses are located at the Defence Academy at Shrivenham in Oxfordshire.
Cranfield campus has:
Explore the campus and browse our industrial-scale facilities and purpose-built resources via our virtual experience.
Cranfield Student’s Association has many active clubs and societies run by students with new ones being launched each year.
Read more about life on campus in our student blog posts.
Read lessEven before your course begins, as an offer holder from Cranfield, you can engage with the Careers and Employability Service in order to prepare for those early employment application deadlines. During your course, you will receive support and guidance to help you plan an effective strategy for your personal and professional development, whether you are looking to secure your first role,...
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Even before your course begins, as an offer holder from Cranfield, you can engage with the Careers and Employability Service in order to prepare for those early employment application deadlines. During your course, you will receive support and guidance to help you plan an effective strategy for your personal and professional development, whether you are looking to secure your first role, or are looking to take your career to the next level.
The Careers and Employability Service is an important part of the Student Experience support function. Our team has significant real-world experience in the areas of coaching, recruitment, human resources, and business development. We help students develop their personal career journey, so they can find meaningful employment that uses their Cranfield qualification. The ‘Career Continuation Service’ offers lifelong support to alumni, meaning we are fully committed to assisting your career journey at Cranfield and beyond. The team is comprised of three distinct departments – coaching, employability, and employer engagement – which combined provide the following resources:
Support for success:
· One-to-one career coaching with trained advisors,
· CV writing, cover letter development and application form advice,
· psychometric, assessment centre and interview skills training,
· negotiation, public speaking and confidence coaching,
· external industry expert workshops on specialist topics,
· digital resources including learning packs, factsheets, tutorials, and podcasts,
· networking opportunities, employer speaker sessions, recruitment fairs,
· advertising vacancies, employment opportunities and internships.
Software:
· Symplicity online career management portal,
· Mock CV critiquing software,
· Subscription resources to research organisations.
Read lessTuition fees
Domestic Students
International Students
Whether you are a UK-based or an international student, we provide information, advice, and a range of online tools to help you put together the funding package you need. Take a look at our funding finder which provides a searchable database of sources of financial support. We also offer bursaries for exceptional applicants.
Find out more at https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/study/taught-degrees/fees-and-funding
Rankings & Ratings
Cranfield University is one of the top public universities in Bedford, United Kingdom. It is ranked #=33 in QS WUR Ranking By Subject 2025.
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Campus locations
Main Campus
Cranfield University Campus
College Road
Cranfield
Bedford
GB
MK43 0AL
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