The Cranfield Advantage

You are choosing a wholly postgraduate university with an international community and a truly global reputation...

Excellent employment prospects: Cranfield is currently ranked 5th in the UK for our students gaining employment within three months following graduation. This is due to our strong industrial links and connections with private, public and charitable organisations.*
Excellent staff:student ratio - we are are top in the UK and ranked 6th in the world (Times Higher World University Rankings 2007).
Research focus: our research income, measured as a percentage of our turnover, puts us as one of the top five research intensive universities in the UK alongside Oxford, Cambridge, and Imperial College and UCL.
Information resources: our library facilities are ranked 4th best out of all UK University libraries.
Teaching relevance: lectures from industrial practitioners as well as our internationally respected academics.
Teaching quality: teaching at Cranfield is rated 'excellent' by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Research informs teaching: our teaching benefits from the applied research which we undertake and as a result has currency and relevance.
Regular reviews: our programmes are set-up and reviewed by members of industry and other organisations to ensure they are relevant and provide the skills and knowledge organisations require.
Student interaction with external organisations: team participation in group projects and the undertaking of individual research projects for the thesis, ensure our students obtain experience of addressing real-life problems with solutions.
Professional standing: studying at Cranfield can lead to your gaining chartered status.***
Facilities and equipment: you get practical experience using industrial scale or near industrial scale facilities where appropriate.
Community: our close-knit, learning-focused, exclusively postgraduate environment allows ambitious individuals to prosper.
On-campus accommodation: we have a high level of university based accommodation with access to all teaching, social, sporting and other recreational facilities.
Networking: studying at Cranfield means entry into an exclusive network of influential graduates who are well connected.