100 Best universities for Botany in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 17.3M citations received by 410K academic papers made by 131 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 Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Botany

#2 in Europe

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University College London

England | London

For Botany

#3 in Europe

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Botany

#4 in Europe

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Imperial College London

England | London

For Botany

#10 in Europe

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Botany

#16 in Europe

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

6. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Botany

#17 in Europe

#81 in the World

Founded: 1905

7. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Botany

#19 in Europe

#87 in the World

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

8. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Botany

#21 in Europe

#92 in the World

Founded: 1824

9. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Botany

#30 in Europe

#116 in the World

Founded: 1948

10. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Botany

#33 in Europe

#122 in the World

Founded: 1892

11. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Botany

#44 in Europe

#152 in the World

Founded: 1904

12. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Botany

#45 in Europe

#153 in the World

Founded: 1451

13. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Botany

#54 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

14. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Botany

#55 in Europe

#173 in the World

Founded: 1495

15. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Botany

#58 in Europe

#180 in the World

Founded: 1900

16. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Botany

#71 in Europe

#205 in the World

Founded: 1963

17. King's College London

England | London

For Botany

#73 in Europe

#212 in the World

Founded: 1829

18. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Botany

#80 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. University of York

For Botany

#81 in Europe

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

20. University of London

England | London

For Botany

#85 in Europe

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

21. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Botany

#89 in Europe

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

22. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Botany

#90 in Europe

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

23. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Botany

#94 in Europe

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

24. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Botany

#97 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

25. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Botany

#103 in Europe

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

26. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Botany

#113 in Europe

#317 in the World

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

27. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Botany

#125 in Europe

#340 in the World

Founded: 1872

28. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Botany

#126 in Europe

#343 in the World

Founded: 1967

29. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Botany

#131 in Europe

#354 in the World

Founded: 1997

30. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Botany

#135 in Europe

#366 in the World

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

31. Bangor University

For Botany

#137 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

32. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Botany

#139 in Europe

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

33. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Botany

#159 in Europe

#448 in the World

Founded: 1964

34. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Botany

#162 in Europe

#454 in the World

Founded: 1893

35. Durham University

England | Durham

For Botany

#172 in Europe

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Botany

#187 in Europe

#522 in the World

Founded: 1849

37. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Botany

#196 in Europe

#560 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Botany

#199 in Europe

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

39. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Botany

#200 in Europe

#568 in the World

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

40. University of Bath

For Botany

#202 in Europe

#585 in the World

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

41. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Botany

#205 in Europe

#596 in the World

Founded: 1920

42. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Botany

#222 in Europe

#635 in the World

Founded: 1968

43. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Botany

#231 in Europe

#664 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

44. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Botany

#245 in Europe

#705 in the World

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

45. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Botany

#251 in Europe

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

46. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Botany

#252 in Europe

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

47. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Botany

#285 in Europe

#827 in the World

Founded: 1965

48. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Botany

#286 in Europe

#831 in the World

Founded: 1954

49. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Botany

#288 in Europe

#834 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. Keele University

England | Keele

For Botany

#296 in Europe

#878 in the World

Founded: 1962

51. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Botany

#306 in Europe

#922 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

52. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Botany

#313 in Europe

#949 in the World

Founded: 1895

53. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Botany

#317 in Europe

#965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Botany

#325 in Europe

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

55. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Botany

#328 in Europe

#1004 in the World

Founded: 1823

56. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Botany

#332 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Founded: 1890

57. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Botany

#335 in Europe

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

58. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Botany

#349 in Europe

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1967

59. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Botany

#350 in Europe

#1107 in the World

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

60. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Botany

#353 in Europe

#1115 in the World

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

61. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Botany

#354 in Europe

#1124 in the World

Founded: 1791

62. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Botany

#362 in Europe

#1149 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Botany

#373 in Europe

#1192 in the World

Founded: 1904

64. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Botany

#378 in Europe

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

65. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Botany

#381 in Europe

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1733

66. City, University of London

England | London

For Botany

#385 in Europe

#1234 in the World

Founded: 1966

67. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Botany

#390 in Europe

#1261 in the World

Founded: 1966

68. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Botany

#402 in Europe

#1327 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Botany

#416 in Europe

#1388 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

70. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Botany

#419 in Europe

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

71. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Botany

#436 in Europe

#1551 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

72. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Botany

#447 in Europe

#1612 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

73. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Botany

#448 in Europe

#1614 in the World

Founded: 1992

74. Harper Adams University

Wales | Newport

For Botany

#450 in Europe

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2012

75. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Botany

#477 in Europe

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

76. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Botany

#478 in Europe

#1790 in the World

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

77. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Botany

#481 in Europe

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

78. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Botany

#482 in Europe

#1798 in the World

Founded: 1992

79. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Botany

#483 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

80. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Botany

#501 in Europe

#1904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

81. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Botany

#504 in Europe

#1908 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Botany

#511 in Europe

#1958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

83. University of Westminster

England | London

For Botany

#513 in Europe

#1961 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

84. University of East London

England | London

For Botany

#515 in Europe

#1979 in the World

Founded: 1992

85. University of Northampton

England | Northampton

For Botany

#518 in Europe

#1986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

86. Scotland's Rural College

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Botany

#537 in Europe

#2091 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2012

87. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Botany

#539 in Europe

#2115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

88. Middlesex University

England | London

For Botany

#544 in Europe

#2134 in the World

Founded: 1973

89. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Botany

#549 in Europe

#2172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

90. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Botany

#553 in Europe

#2185 in the World

Founded: 1841

91. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Botany

#564 in Europe

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

92. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Botany

#566 in Europe

#2247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

93. London South Bank University

England | London

For Botany

#571 in Europe

#2283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

94. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Botany

#572 in Europe

#2290 in the World

Founded: 1858

95. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Botany

#577 in Europe

#2318 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

96. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Botany

#588 in Europe

#2371 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

97. University of Worcester

England | Worcester

For Botany

#594 in Europe

#2394 in the World

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

98. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Botany

#602 in Europe

#2424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

99. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Botany

#603 in Europe

#2428 in the World

Founded: 1848

100. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Botany

#608 in Europe

#2456 in the World

Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Botany in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, London, Oxford, and Edinburgh.