Cranfield University

PROFILE CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

locationUnited Kingdom

Ranked #69 worldwide

Financial Times Masters in Management 2025 ranking for the Cranfield School of Management MSc in Management.

Ranked #5 in the United Kingdom

Ranked #5 in the United Kingdom in the 2025 Financial Times ranking for the Cranfield School of Management MSc in Management

Established in 1946

Year of Establishment

Cranfield University is a specialist postgraduate university in the United Kingdom, with a strong focus on industry-linked teaching and research across engineering, aerospace, defence and security, environment and sustainability, and management. It offers postgraduate taught degrees such as MSc and MBA, research degrees such as PhD, DBA and EngD, plus postgraduate awards such as PgDip and PgCert, alongside professional development short courses. For international students, Cranfield provides campus-based study options, dedicated international applicant guidance, and on-campus accommodation on its main Cranfield campus.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Cranfield is structured around postgraduate and professional education, and it publishes degree and course options spanning taught master’s programmes, research degrees, and professional development courses. It also states that international and European students starting full-time taught or research courses at Cranfield campus can access a free airport meeting service (with stated limitations), and its School of Management highlights international student experience recognition tied to the Financial Times Masters in Management ranking.

  1. Management MSc placed 69th globally and 5th in the United Kingdom in the 2025 Financial Times Masters in Management ranking (Cranfield School of Management).
  2. Free airport meeting service stated for international and European students commencing a full-time taught or research course at Cranfield campus, resident outside the United Kingdom and arriving for the first time (not available for Shrivenham).
  3. Course portfolio spans 100 plus degrees and 400 plus professional development courses, including MSc, MBA, MDes, PgDip, PgCert, PhD, DBA, EngD, and more.

FACILITIES

Cranfield campus is designed as a self-contained postgraduate environment with student and academic support facilities and extensive on-campus living. Facilities commonly referenced by Cranfield for student life include accommodation, libraries, information technology services, careers and employability support, and sports and wellbeing access for residents.

  1. Libraries, in Cranfield Campus
  2. IT services, in Cranfield Campus
  3. Careers and Employability Service, in Cranfield Campus
  4. Sports and wellbeing facilities access (for on-campus residents), in Cranfield Campus
  5. Halls of residence and other on-campus housing, in Cranfield Campus

LOCATION

Cranfield Campus

College Road, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom

Cranfield University at Shrivenham

Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8LA, United Kingdom

INTAKE & PROGRAMMED OFFERED

Intake

PRE UNIVERSITY

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: NA

UNDERGRADUATE

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: NA

POST GRADUATE

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: 7.0

Programmes

List of postgraduate programmes

  1. MSc Advanced Lightweight and Composite Structures
  2. MSc Advanced Materials: Engineering and Industrial Applications
  3. MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering
  4. MSc Advanced Motorsport Engineering
  5. MSc Advanced Motorsport Mechatronics
  6. MSc Aerospace Computational Engineering
  7. MSc Aerospace Dynamics
  8. MSc Aerospace Manufacturing
  9. MSc Aerospace Vehicle Design
  10. MSc Air Transport Management
  11. MSc Airport Planning and Management
  12. MSc Astronautics and Space Engineering
  13. MSc Automotive Engineering
  14. MSc Automotive Mechatronics
  15. MSc Autonomous Vehicle Dynamics and Control
  16. MSc Banking, Economics and Finance
  17. MSc Business Data Analytics
  18. MSc Computational Fluid Dynamics
  19. MSc Cyber Defence and Information Assurance
  20. MSc Cyberspace Operations
  21. MSc Environmental Engineering
  22. MSc Explosives Ordnance Engineering
  23. MSc Finance
  24. MSc Future Food Sustainability
  25. MSc Guided Weapons Systems
  26. MSc Information Capability Management
  27. MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  28. MSc Management
  29. MBA Master of Business Administration
  30. PgCert Military Electronic Systems Engineering Foundations
  31. MSc Military Electronic Systems Engineering
  32. MSc Procurement and Supply Chain Management
  33. MSc Renewable Energy
  34. MSc Robotics
  35. MSc Safety and Human Factors in Aviation
  36. MSc Strategic Marketing
  37. MSc Safety and Accident Investigation
  38. PgCert Sensors Electronic Warfare
  39. MSc Strategic Human Resource Management
  40. MSc Sustainability
  41. MSc Sustainable and Digital Banking (Retail)
  42. MSc Systems Engineering
  43. MSc Systems Thinking Practice
  44. MSc Thermal Power and Propulsion
  45. MSc Through-life System Sustainment
  46. MSc Virtual Prototyping for Vehicle Structures
  47. MSc Water and Wastewater Processes
  48. MSc Welding Engineering

List of other programmes

  1. PhD (Research degree level available at Cranfield)
  2. DBA (Research degree level available at Cranfield)
  3. EngD (Research degree level available at Cranfield)
  4. MSc by Research (award type available at Cranfield)
  5. Professional development and short courses (professional development provision stated at 400 plus courses)

TUITION FEE & LIVING COST

TUITION FEE

APPLICATION FEE

NA

PRE UNIVERSITY

UNDER GRADUATE

POSTGRADUATE

NA

NA

£18,000 to £47,335 per year

Living Cost

Approximately £1,209 to £2,285 per month including accommodation

ACCOMODATION

on-campus
Hall of residence, Chilver Hall

Chilver Hall is a modern hall of residence offering 106 ensuite rooms and is self-catered with shared kitchens. On-campus accommodation includes utilities, wi-fi, security, and parking as stated by Cranfield.

  1. Ensuite self-catered room price: £196.65 per week (2026 to 2027 session)
  2. Room type: single ensuite with shared kitchen facilities
on-campus
Hall of residence, Lanchester Hall

Lanchester Hall is described as a sociable residence with ensuite rooms and standard rooms, and it is self-catered with shared kitchens. Cranfield states on-campus accommodation includes utilities, wi-fi, security, and parking.

  1. Ensuite rooms price range: £164.50 to £175 per week (2026 to 2027 session, by room size)
  2. Standard rooms price: £154.94 per week (2026 to 2027 session)
on-campus
Hall of residence, Stringfellow Hall

Stringfellow Hall offers 196 single ensuite bedrooms and is available as self-catered or catered, with the catered option including a daily meal allowance. Cranfield states on-campus accommodation includes utilities, wi-fi, security, and parking.

  1. Ensuite self-catered room price: £219.45 per week (2026 to 2027 session)
  2. Ensuite catered room price: £257.84 per week including a daily meal allowance (2026 to 2027 session)
on-campus
Hall of residence, Baroness Young Hall

Baroness Young Hall is described as the newest hall, offering premier single ensuite rooms and studio apartments, with communal kitchens for ensuite room residents. Cranfield states on-campus accommodation includes utilities, wi-fi, security, and parking.

  1. Room types: premier single ensuite rooms and studio apartments (plus executive room variants listed)
  2. Price range shown (2026 to 2027 session): £203 per week to £321.41 per week depending on room type