100 Best universities for Biology in the United Kingdom

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 147 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

For Biology

#1 in Europe
#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Biology

#2 in Europe
#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. University College London

For Biology

#3 in Europe
#27 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

4. Imperial College London

For Biology

#5 in Europe
#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

6. University of Edinburgh

For Biology

#10 in Europe
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

7. King's College London

For Biology

#15 in Europe
#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

8. University of Bristol

For Biology

#18 in Europe
#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

11. University of Sheffield

For Biology

#34 in Europe
#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

12. University of Nottingham

For Biology

#35 in Europe
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

14. University of Liverpool

For Biology

#42 in Europe
#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

16. University of Southampton

For Biology

#50 in Europe
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

19. Cardiff University

For Biology

#81 in Europe
#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

20. University of London

For Biology

#83 in Europe
#242 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

21. Queen Mary University of London

For Biology

#88 in Europe
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

22. University of Leicester

For Biology

#89 in Europe
#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

23. University of York

For Biology

#106 in Europe
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

24. University of Reading

For Biology

#107 in Europe
#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

25. University of Warwick

For Biology

#109 in Europe
#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

28. University of Sussex

For Biology

#125 in Europe
#343 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

29. University of Exeter

For Biology

#131 in Europe
#354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

30. University of St Andrews

For Biology

#139 in Europe
#373 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

31. University of East Anglia

For Biology

#143 in Europe
#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

32. Durham University

For Biology

#148 in Europe
#395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

33. University of Bath

For Biology

#151 in Europe
#408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

35. University of Strathclyde

For Biology

#175 in Europe
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

36. University of Surrey

For Biology

#180 in Europe
#494 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

37. Lancaster University

For Biology

#183 in Europe
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

38. Loughborough University

For Biology

#197 in Europe
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

40. University of Hull

For Biology

#216 in Europe
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

41. Bangor University

For Biology

#222 in Europe
#619 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

42. University of Stirling

For Biology

#235 in Europe
#669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

43. Aberystwyth University

For Biology

#241 in Europe
#691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1872

45. Birkbeck, University of London

For Biology

#254 in Europe
#727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

49. University of Plymouth

For Biology

#266 in Europe
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

50. Aston University

For Biology

#273 in Europe
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

51. Brunel University London

For Biology

#278 in Europe
#810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

52. Ulster University

For Biology

#286 in Europe
#828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

54. Cranfield University

For Biology

#289 in Europe
#847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

55. University of Bradford

For Biology

#294 in Europe
#868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

57. University of Salford

For Biology

#303 in Europe
#903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

60. University of Hertfordshire

For Biology

#336 in Europe
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

62. University of Portsmouth

For Biology

#345 in Europe
#1028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

63. City, University of London

For Biology

#365 in Europe
#1112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

64. Nottingham Trent University

For Biology

#367 in Europe
#1119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

66. Oxford Brookes University

For Biology

#379 in Europe
#1147 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

68. Middlesex University

For Biology

#396 in Europe
#1232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

70. University of Brighton

For Biology

#425 in Europe
#1366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

71. Sheffield Hallam University

For Biology

#427 in Europe
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

72. University of Central Lancashire

For Biology

#431 in Europe
#1385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

74. Coventry University

For Biology

#442 in Europe
#1413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

75. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Biology

#460 in Europe
#1488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1904

76. Royal Agricultural University

For Biology

#461 in Europe
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

77. University of Huddersfield

For Biology

#462 in Europe
#1493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

78. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Biology

#463 in Europe
#1498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

79. Bournemouth University

For Biology

#471 in Europe
#1561 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

81. University of Westminster

For Biology

#492 in Europe
#1657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

82. Kingston University

For Biology

#495 in Europe
#1672 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

83. Robert Gordon University

For Biology

#497 in Europe
#1679 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

84. Edinburgh Napier University

For Biology

#504 in Europe
#1705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

85. University of South Wales

For Biology

#524 in Europe
#1805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1841

86. University of Lincoln

For Biology

#529 in Europe
#1830 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1992

87. London South Bank University

For Biology

#530 in Europe
#1831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

89. London Metropolitan University

For Biology

#550 in Europe
#1976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

90. Leeds Beckett University

For Biology

#552 in Europe
#1987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

91. Anglia Ruskin University

For Biology

#557 in Europe
#2009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1858

92. University of the West of Scotland

For Biology

#559 in Europe
#2021 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

93. University of Sunderland

For Biology

#568 in Europe
#2070 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

94. University of Bedfordshire

For Biology

#569 in Europe
#2075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

95. University of Roehampton

For Biology

#573 in Europe
#2094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
2004

96. Teesside University

For Biology

#576 in Europe
#2114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

97. Staffordshire University

For Biology

#581 in Europe
#2141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

98. Scotland's Rural College

For Biology

#583 in Europe
#2158 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2012

99. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Biology

#585 in Europe
#2166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
2011

100. London Business School

For Biology

#609 in Europe
#2319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1964

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