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.