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Our courses are designed with a strong focus on employability, ensuring graduates are industry-ready with practical skills and real-world experience. With access to cutting-edge facilities, including robotics labs, wind tunnels and collaborative workspaces, you’ll gain hands-on expertise in the latest technologies.

Rankings

Top 20

In the UK for mechanical engineering in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

100%

Of our civil and environmental engineering graduates are in employment or further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes 2025, HESA)

6th in the UK

Mechanical engineering is ranked 6th in the UK for overall student satisfaction* in the National Student Survey 2025

*Measured by % positivity across all questions for all providers listed in the Guardian University Guide league tables.

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Why study engineering at Surrey

Discover why our students love studying engineering at Surrey.

Mechanical engineering students

What our students say

Tommy Richards

Aerospace Engineering MEng

Engineering has a great range of facilities all over the campus, from the Engineering Design Centre to the Workshops. This allows us to compete in extracurricular competitions, like the ones I take part in with Peryton Space.

Ramsha S.

Civil Engineering MEng

I particularly valued the course’s emphasis on experiential learning. From the very first year, we were encouraged to engage with the practical side of engineering. The Design, Assemble and Dismantle project stands out as a highlight—it was a unique opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge in a tangible, collaborative setting.

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Societies

Team SURTES with Jenson Button

Formula Student

A group of motorsport enthusiasts who compete as SURTES at the IMechE Formula Student competition at the world-famous Silverstone racetrack. The team is organised as a proper race team with engineering, creative and managerial roles, allowing any student, from any course, to get involved.

Rubix takeover

Women in Engineering Society

Surrey's Women in Engineering Society provide social, educational and networking opportunities for everyone who wants to see more women involved with engineering and STEM subjects.

Peryton Space students

Peryton Space

Peryton Space is an award-winning student-led rocketry and space society. Passionate about space exploration and education, the team are committed to developing projects and inspiring the next generation of aerospace engineers or space engineers who will work in the space sector.

CivSoc Annual Dinner

Civil Engineering Society

CivSoc is a thriving society offering a busy schedule of social and careers-related events throughout the year.

Undergraduate aerospace students in workshop

Team Peryton

The team design and build aircrafts created to score as many points in competition as possible. They compete in the IMechE UAS challenge and the BMFA Design, Build, Fly challenge.

Head of Education

Dr Alex Hagen-Zanker

Associate Head of Education

Alex Hagen-Zanker's research focuses on the quantitative analysis and simulation modelling of land use, transport and activities. Understanding the patterns of human activities, and the associated demand for infrastructure and the use of scarce resources such as land, energy and water, is crucial for efficient planning and investment. The processes of urban growth are of great i...
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