51 Best universities for Evolutionary Biology in the United Kingdom

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Evolutionary Biology. A graph of 953K citations received by 14.5K academic papers made by 51 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 Evolutionary Biology

#1 in Europe

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Evolutionary Biology

#2 in Europe

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Evolutionary Biology

#3 in Europe

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University College London

England | London

For Evolutionary Biology

#4 in Europe

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. Imperial College London

England | London

For Evolutionary Biology

#6 in Europe

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Evolutionary Biology

#12 in Europe

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

7. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Evolutionary Biology

#20 in Europe

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

8. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Evolutionary Biology

#21 in Europe

#87 in the World

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

9. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Evolutionary Biology

#23 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

10. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Evolutionary Biology

#26 in Europe

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

11. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Evolutionary Biology

#27 in Europe

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

12. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Evolutionary Biology

#28 in Europe

#101 in the World

Founded: 1451

13. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Evolutionary Biology

#29 in Europe

#103 in the World

Founded: 1824

14. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Evolutionary Biology

#33 in Europe

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

15. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Evolutionary Biology

#34 in Europe

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

16. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Evolutionary Biology

#41 in Europe

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

17. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Evolutionary Biology

#46 in Europe

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

18. University of Bath

For Evolutionary Biology

#48 in Europe

#152 in the World

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

19. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Evolutionary Biology

#50 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1904

20. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Evolutionary Biology

#54 in Europe

#166 in the World

Founded: 1900

21. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Evolutionary Biology

#59 in Europe

#172 in the World

Founded: 1495

22. University of York

For Evolutionary Biology

#60 in Europe

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

23. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Evolutionary Biology

#61 in Europe

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

24. King's College London

England | London

For Evolutionary Biology

#62 in Europe

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

25. University of London

England | London

For Evolutionary Biology

#70 in Europe

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

26. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Evolutionary Biology

#76 in Europe

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Evolutionary Biology

#86 in Europe

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

28. Durham University

England | Durham

For Evolutionary Biology

#91 in Europe

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Evolutionary Biology

#95 in Europe

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

30. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Evolutionary Biology

#97 in Europe

#247 in the World

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

31. Bangor University

For Evolutionary Biology

#110 in Europe

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

32. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Evolutionary Biology

#115 in Europe

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

33. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Evolutionary Biology

#122 in Europe

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

34. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Evolutionary Biology

#123 in Europe

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1872

35. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Evolutionary Biology

#131 in Europe

#324 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Evolutionary Biology

#132 in Europe

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

37. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Evolutionary Biology

#146 in Europe

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

38. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Evolutionary Biology

#163 in Europe

#416 in the World

Founded: 1965

39. Keele University

England | Keele

For Evolutionary Biology

#168 in Europe

#430 in the World

Founded: 1962

40. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Evolutionary Biology

#189 in Europe

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

41. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Evolutionary Biology

#202 in Europe

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

42. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Evolutionary Biology

#216 in Europe

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

43. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Evolutionary Biology

#219 in Europe

#565 in the World

Founded: 1920

44. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Evolutionary Biology

#221 in Europe

#571 in the World

Founded: 1992

45. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Evolutionary Biology

#227 in Europe

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

46. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Evolutionary Biology

#228 in Europe

#588 in the World

Founded: 1791

47. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Evolutionary Biology

#240 in Europe

#624 in the World

Founded: 1893

48. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Evolutionary Biology

#247 in Europe

#642 in the World

Founded: 1964

49. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Evolutionary Biology

#255 in Europe

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Evolutionary Biology

#270 in Europe

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

51. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Evolutionary Biology

#274 in Europe

#724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

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