100+ Best Agricultural Science schools in UK [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Science. A graph of 7.72M citations received by 175K academic papers made by 121 universities in the United Kingdom was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Agricultural Science

#10 in Europe

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Agricultural Science

#11 in Europe

#64 in the World

Founded: 1892

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Agricultural Science

#13 in Europe

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Imperial College London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#14 in Europe

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Agricultural Science

#19 in Europe

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

6. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Agricultural Science

#20 in Europe

#103 in the World

Founded: 1948

7. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Agricultural Science

#22 in Europe

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

8. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Agricultural Science

#24 in Europe

#119 in the World

Founded: 1905

9. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Agricultural Science

#29 in Europe

#135 in the World

Founded: 1904

10. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Agricultural Science

#32 in Europe

#143 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Agricultural Science

#33 in Europe

#145 in the World

Founded: 1495

12. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Agricultural Science

#38 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1872

13. University College London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#40 in Europe

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

14. University of York

England | York

For Agricultural Science

#47 in Europe

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

15. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Agricultural Science

#49 in Europe

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

16. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Agricultural Science

#53 in Europe

#193 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Agricultural Science

#56 in Europe

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

18. University of London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#57 in Europe

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

19. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Agricultural Science

#62 in Europe

#215 in the World

Founded: 1900

20. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Agricultural Science

#70 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

21. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Agricultural Science

#71 in Europe

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Agricultural Science

#74 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

23. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Agricultural Science

#79 in Europe

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

24. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Agricultural Science

#83 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

25. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Agricultural Science

#98 in Europe

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

26. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Agricultural Science

#105 in Europe

#322 in the World

Founded: 1451

27. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Agricultural Science

#106 in Europe

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

28. King's College London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#114 in Europe

#346 in the World

Founded: 1829

29. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Agricultural Science

#129 in Europe

#418 in the World

Founded: 1997

30. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Agricultural Science

#134 in Europe

#427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

31. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Agricultural Science

#139 in Europe

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

32. Durham University

England | Durham

For Agricultural Science

#142 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

33. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Agricultural Science

#159 in Europe

#508 in the World

Founded: 1964

34. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Agricultural Science

#161 in Europe

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

35. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Agricultural Science

#162 in Europe

#522 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#166 in Europe

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

37. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Agricultural Science

#168 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

38. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Agricultural Science

#187 in Europe

#614 in the World

Founded: 1893

39. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Agricultural Science

#196 in Europe

#639 in the World

Founded: 1849

40. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Agricultural Science

#206 in Europe

#659 in the World

Founded: 1964

41. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Agricultural Science

#208 in Europe

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

42. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Agricultural Science

#216 in Europe

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

43. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#222 in Europe

#693 in the World

Founded: 1890

44. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#224 in Europe

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

45. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Agricultural Science

#236 in Europe

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

46. Harper Adams University

Wales | Newport

For Agricultural Science

#245 in Europe

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2012

47. Scotland's Rural College

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Agricultural Science

#246 in Europe

#771 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2012

48. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Agricultural Science

#249 in Europe

#788 in the World

Founded: 1895

49. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Agricultural Science

#258 in Europe

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

50. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Agricultural Science

#259 in Europe

#830 in the World

Founded: 1920

51. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Agricultural Science

#281 in Europe

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 2013

52. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Agricultural Science

#289 in Europe

#949 in the World

Founded: 1968

53. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Agricultural Science

#295 in Europe

#969 in the World

Founded: 1954

54. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Agricultural Science

#297 in Europe

#979 in the World

Founded: 1965

55. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Agricultural Science

#311 in Europe

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

56. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Agricultural Science

#332 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

57. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#341 in Europe

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

58. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Agricultural Science

#346 in Europe

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

59. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Agricultural Science

#355 in Europe

#1200 in the World

Founded: 1841

60. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#358 in Europe

#1220 in the World

Founded: 1791

61. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Agricultural Science

#367 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

62. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Agricultural Science

#371 in Europe

#1270 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

63. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Agricultural Science

#374 in Europe

#1280 in the World

Founded: 1992

64. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Agricultural Science

#379 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

65. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Agricultural Science

#383 in Europe

#1318 in the World

Founded: 1992

66. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Agricultural Science

#388 in Europe

#1338 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Agricultural Science

#398 in Europe

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1966

68. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Agricultural Science

#399 in Europe

#1388 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Agricultural Science

#415 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Founded: 1967

70. City, University of London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#427 in Europe

#1490 in the World

Founded: 1966

71. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#430 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Founded: 1823

72. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Agricultural Science

#434 in Europe

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

73. Keele University

England | Keele

For Agricultural Science

#436 in Europe

#1519 in the World

Founded: 1962

74. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Agricultural Science

#437 in Europe

#1523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

75. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Agricultural Science

#439 in Europe

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

76. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Agricultural Science

#470 in Europe

#1768 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

77. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Agricultural Science

#477 in Europe

#1809 in the World

Founded: 1858

78. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Agricultural Science

#483 in Europe

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

79. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Agricultural Science

#496 in Europe

#1882 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

80. University of East London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#509 in Europe

#1945 in the World

Founded: 1992

81. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Agricultural Science

#512 in Europe

#1959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

82. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Agricultural Science

#514 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

83. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#525 in Europe

#2038 in the World

Founded: 1733

84. Middlesex University

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#530 in Europe

#2066 in the World

Founded: 1973

85. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Agricultural Science

#533 in Europe

#2080 in the World

Founded: 1992

86. University of Cumbria

England | Carlisle

For Agricultural Science

#534 in Europe

#2089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

87. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Agricultural Science

#540 in Europe

#2147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

88. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Agricultural Science

#560 in Europe

#2274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

89. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Agricultural Science

#564 in Europe

#2316 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Agricultural Science

#571 in Europe

#2337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

91. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Agricultural Science

#583 in Europe

#2398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

92. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Agricultural Science

#597 in Europe

#2442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

93. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Agricultural Science

#618 in Europe

#2526 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

94. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Agricultural Science

#620 in Europe

#2529 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

95. London South Bank University

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#621 in Europe

#2534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

96. University of Worcester

England | Worcester

For Agricultural Science

#627 in Europe

#2564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

97. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Agricultural Science

#628 in Europe

#2565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

98. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#632 in Europe

#2582 in the World

Founded: 1904

99. University of Westminster

England | London

For Agricultural Science

#651 in Europe

#2707 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

100. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Agricultural Science

#654 in Europe

#2719 in the World

Founded: 1992

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