
Cranfield University
Overview for International Students
Unlike other UK universities, Cranfield University is a postgraduate public research institute with over 4000 students enrolled in degrees in science, engineering, technology and management disciplines. Over 50% of the students enrolled at Cranfield University are studying there on a part-time basis. More than half of the overall student population is over the age of 30.
According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency, most UK engineers holding a master’s in engineering degree are Cranfield graduates. The same agency also reports that the university is number one for aerospace, transport, and automotive engineering in the UK. (2018/19)
Cranfield University ranks at the fifth position in the UK for mechanical, aeronautical, and manufacturing fields – QS World Rankings 2020. Otherworld ranking institutes and university guides such as Times Higher Education, The Times, The Guardian, etc. don’t list Cranfield University as the educational institute that only offers postgraduate courses.
University Programmes
Postgraduate
- Advanced Chemical Engineering
- Advanced Digital Energy Systems
- Advanced Heat Engineering
- Advanced Lightweight and Composite Structures
- Advanced Materials
- Advanced Mechanical Engineering
- Advanced Motorsport Engineering
- Advanced Motorsport Mechatronics
- Advanced Process Engineering
- Aerospace Computational Engineering
- Aerospace Dynamics
- Aerospace Manufacturing
- Aerospace Materials
- Aerospace Vehicle Design
- Air Transport Management
- Aircraft Design option – MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design
- Aircraft Engineering
- Airport Planning and Management
- Airworthiness
- Applied Artificial Intelligence
- Applied Bioinformatics
- Astronautics and Space Engineering
- Automotive Engineering
- Automotive Mechatronics
- Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics and Control
- Communications Electronic Warfare
- Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Counterterrorism
- Counterterrorism, Risk Management and Resilience
- Cyberspace Operations
- Defence and Security (Engineering)
- Defence and Security Export
- Defence Simulation and Modelling
- Design Thinking
- Digital Forensics
- Disaster Response Science
- Engineering and Management of Manufacturing Systems
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Management for Business
- Executive MBA
- Explosives Ordnance Engineering
- Finance and Management
- Food Systems and Management
- Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology
- Forensic Ballistics
- Forensic Explosive and Explosion Investigation
- Forensic Investigation
- Forensic Investigation of Heritage Crime
- Future Food Sustainability
- Geographical Information Management
- Global Environmental Change
- Global Product Development and Management
- Guided Weapon Systems
- Gun Systems Design
- Information Capability Management
- Investigative Sciences
- Investment Management
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Maintenance Engineering and Asset Management
- Management
- Management and Corporate Sustainability
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Management and Human Resource Management
- Management and Information Systems
- Management and Leadership
- Manufacturing Technology and Management
- Marketing and Leadership
- MBA Full-Time
- Metal Additive Manufacturing
- Military Aerospace and Airworthiness
- Military Electronic Systems Engineering
- Military Electronic Systems Engineering Foundations
- Military Operational Research
- Military Vehicle Technology
- Offshore Engineering
- Operations Excellence
- Procurement and Supply Chain Management
- Renewable Energy
- Robotics
- Safety and Accident Investigation
- Safety and Human Factors in Aviation
- Sensors Electronic Warfare
- Strategic Marketing
- Systems Engineering
- Systems Thinking Practice
- Thermal Power
- Through-Life System Sustainment
- Water and Sanitation for Development
- Water and Wastewater Engineering
- Welding Engineering
University Rankings
Cranfield University, being a fully postgraduate institution, is not featured in regular league tables. However, its Cranfield School of Management has secured a place among the top 10 business schools in the UK and 34th in Europe in the 2021 Financial Times European Business School Rankings.
Furthermore, its full-time MBA programme has been ranked 5th in the UK and 60th globally in the full-time MBA ranking for 2021. Additionally, our business school’s triple accreditation and frequent recognition in global rankings position us in the top 1% of elite business schools across the world.
International Students Life
While the Cranfield campus has numerous facilities such as a bank, post office, shops, and bars, students can access more leisure facilities in Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Oxford. Besides a thriving social life on- and off-campus, Cranfield students have access to industrial and large-scale facilities such as cabin evacuation, flying, welding, sol dynamics, and biomechanics labs, off-road testing facility, equipment crash testing facilities, flight deck simulator, oil and gas engineering rigs, experimental farm, and more.
The university has also dedicated resources to its library and information services with three libraries, over 200 research databases, 22,000 e-journals, and an extensive collection of books, software applications, learning tools, computing facilities, and specialist support.
Accommodation For International Students
Students that choose to live on-campus in dorms can choose between a range of accommodations including self-catered and catered halls for different budgets. Students can also choose en suite rooms or flats with shared bathrooms. Since more than half of the population is over 30 years of age and already engaged in professional careers, family homes and apartments are also available on a short-term basis.
All accommodation types, from shared halls to flats, are fully-furnished and have internet connections.
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