49 Best universities for Astrobiology in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 900K citations received by 30.3K academic papers made by 49 universities in England 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 College London

For Astrobiology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Cambridge

For Astrobiology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Oxford

For Astrobiology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Imperial College London

For Astrobiology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Manchester

For Astrobiology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Leeds

For Astrobiology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1904

7. University of Bristol

For Astrobiology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

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

8. Durham University

For Astrobiology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

9. Queen Mary University of London

For Astrobiology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

10. University of Sheffield

For Astrobiology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Founded: 1905

11. University of Leicester

For Astrobiology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

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

12. University of Birmingham

For Astrobiology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Founded: 1900

13. Lancaster University

For Astrobiology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

14. University of Warwick

For Astrobiology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

15. University of Sussex

For Astrobiology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

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

16. University of Nottingham

For Astrobiology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#83 in Europe

Founded: 1948

17. University of Southampton

For Astrobiology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

18. University of Liverpool

For Astrobiology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

19. University of Reading

For Astrobiology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Founded: 1892

20. University of Kent

For Astrobiology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#97 in Europe

Founded: 1965

21. University of Exeter

For Astrobiology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. University of Surrey

For Astrobiology

#27 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

23. King's College London

For Astrobiology

#28 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

Founded: 1829

24. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Astrobiology

#29 in the United Kingdom

#115 in Europe

Founded: 1963

25. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Astrobiology

#31 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Founded: 1954

26. University of Bath

For Astrobiology

#32 in the United Kingdom

#126 in Europe

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

27. Birkbeck, University of London

For Astrobiology

#34 in the United Kingdom

#144 in Europe

Founded: 1823

28. University of London

For Astrobiology

#36 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

29. University of East Anglia

For Astrobiology

#37 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

30. University of Hertfordshire

For Astrobiology

#38 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

31. University of Plymouth

For Astrobiology

#39 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

32. University of Bradford

For Astrobiology

#41 in the United Kingdom

#194 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

33. University of York

For Astrobiology

#43 in the United Kingdom

#203 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

34. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Astrobiology

#45 in the United Kingdom

#212 in Europe

Founded: 1849

35. University of Essex

For Astrobiology

#48 in the United Kingdom

#243 in Europe

Founded: 1964

36. Loughborough University

For Astrobiology

#49 in the United Kingdom

#244 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

37. Keele University

For Astrobiology

#50 in the United Kingdom

#250 in Europe

Founded: 1962

38. University of Portsmouth

For Astrobiology

#51 in the United Kingdom

#267 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

39. Cranfield University

For Astrobiology

#52 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

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

40. University of Central Lancashire

For Astrobiology

#53 in the United Kingdom

#279 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

41. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Astrobiology

#54 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. Aston University

For Astrobiology

#56 in the United Kingdom

#314 in Europe

Founded: 1895

43. University of Salford

For Astrobiology

#57 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Founded: 1967

44. Liverpool John Moores University

For Astrobiology

#58 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. St George's, University of London

For Astrobiology

#59 in the United Kingdom

#377 in Europe

Founded: 1733

46. Brunel University London

For Astrobiology

#60 in the United Kingdom

#388 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

47. University of the West of England

For Astrobiology

#62 in the United Kingdom

#422 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

48. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Astrobiology

#63 in the United Kingdom

#428 in Europe

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

49. University of Buckingham

For Astrobiology

#64 in the United Kingdom

#431 in Europe

Founded: 1973

Closest to England states to learn Astrobiology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	18
Scotland	8	7