Cranfield University has a vibrant international community and is historically a popular destination for students from Malawi.

Why Cranfield

As a specialist postgraduate university, our world-class programmes, unrivalled facilities, close links with business, industry and governments, all combine to attract students and teaching staff from all over the world.

Benefit from excellent teaching delivered by our world-renowned academics, state-of-the art facilities and real-life industry projects with leading global organisations.

Our staff-to-student ratio of 8:1 is one of the best of any university in the UK. Our students tell us that our 'hands-on' practical approach, specialist focus and the depth and excellence of our education, research and industry links are what attracts them to study with us.

Cranfield University is ranked within the top 30 for engineering, aeronautical and manufacturing programmes, based on QS Subject 2023, we are dedicated to providing academic excellence and fostering strong industrial connections.

Academic requirements

English language requirements

Country visits

Funding overview

Careers Service

Recognised by the Centre for World University Rankings 2023 as 8 in the UK for employability.

With 89.4% of our leavers within professional level employment within 15 months of graduating* we recognise the importance of identifying a clear career path when deciding to study for a postgraduate degree. Here you will receive full support in creating an effective career strategy from our dedicated Careers and Employability Service.

*Graduate outcomes, HESA 2020/21

Cranfield also has partnerships with the top public and private universities. These can be found on our international partnerships page.

Join a global network

Cranfield alumni are part of a global community of over 80,000 people who call more than 170 countries home.

Alumni from Cranfield often play crucial roles in various fields, including business, engineering, academia, government, and non-profit organisations. Their education and experiences can empower them to address the unique challenges and opportunities facing the global community.

For more information please visit our alumni section.

Forensic Engineering

I was attracted to Cranfield University because of the uniqueness of the course. MSc Computer Aided Engineering is one of the emerging courses which is only offered by a few universities and Cranfield University is one of the leading universities in computational engineering research. It has state of the art teaching, learning and research facilities that reflect the emerging advanced technologies in all areas, which are essential in finding optimised sustainable solutions towards human development.

Patrick Mussa, Current Student, Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering MSc