80 Best universities for Horticulture in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 2.97M citations received by 65K academic papers made by 80 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 of Reading

For Horticulture

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Founded: 1892

2. University of Nottingham

For Horticulture

#2 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1948

3. University of Cambridge

For Horticulture

#3 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Oxford

For Horticulture

#4 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. Imperial College London

For Horticulture

#5 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Bristol

For Horticulture

#6 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

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

7. University College London

For Horticulture

#8 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

8. University of Sheffield

For Horticulture

#9 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. University of York

For Horticulture

#10 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

10. University of Warwick

For Horticulture

#11 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

11. University of Leeds

For Horticulture

#13 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Founded: 1904

12. University of Manchester

For Horticulture

#14 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1824

13. University of Birmingham

For Horticulture

#16 in the United Kingdom

#75 in Europe

Founded: 1900

14. Lancaster University

For Horticulture

#17 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

15. University of London

For Horticulture

#18 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

16. University of Exeter

For Horticulture

#19 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

17. University of Southampton

For Horticulture

#22 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

18. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Horticulture

#23 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Founded: 1963

19. King's College London

For Horticulture

#24 in the United Kingdom

#125 in Europe

Founded: 1829

20. University of Liverpool

For Horticulture

#26 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

21. University of East Anglia

For Horticulture

#27 in the United Kingdom

#155 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Essex

For Horticulture

#29 in the United Kingdom

#177 in Europe

Founded: 1964

23. Cranfield University

For Horticulture

#30 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

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

24. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Horticulture

#31 in the United Kingdom

#180 in Europe

Founded: 1849

25. University of Sussex

For Horticulture

#32 in the United Kingdom

#181 in Europe

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

26. University of Leicester

For Horticulture

#33 in the United Kingdom

#186 in Europe

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

27. Durham University

For Horticulture

#34 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

28. University of Greenwich

For Horticulture

#39 in the United Kingdom

#231 in Europe

Founded: 1890

29. University of Bath

For Horticulture

#40 in the United Kingdom

#237 in Europe

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

30. Queen Mary University of London

For Horticulture

#41 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

31. Royal Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#42 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

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

32. Loughborough University

For Horticulture

#47 in the United Kingdom

#289 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

33. University of Surrey

For Horticulture

#48 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

34. University of Hertfordshire

For Horticulture

#49 in the United Kingdom

#313 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

35. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Horticulture

#50 in the United Kingdom

#314 in Europe

Founded: 1954

36. University of Plymouth

For Horticulture

#51 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

37. University of Kent

For Horticulture

#52 in the United Kingdom

#338 in Europe

Founded: 1965

38. Liverpool John Moores University

For Horticulture

#53 in the United Kingdom

#362 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. Birkbeck, University of London

For Horticulture

#55 in the United Kingdom

#389 in Europe

Founded: 1823

40. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Horticulture

#56 in the United Kingdom

#395 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. Oxford Brookes University

For Horticulture

#57 in the United Kingdom

#399 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

42. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Horticulture

#58 in the United Kingdom

#406 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. University of the West of England

For Horticulture

#59 in the United Kingdom

#407 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

44. Brunel University London

For Horticulture

#60 in the United Kingdom

#411 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

45. Keele University

For Horticulture

#61 in the United Kingdom

#420 in Europe

Founded: 1962

46. University of Portsmouth

For Horticulture

#62 in the United Kingdom

#430 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

47. University of Salford

For Horticulture

#63 in the United Kingdom

#436 in Europe

Founded: 1967

48. Nottingham Trent University

For Horticulture

#64 in the United Kingdom

#438 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

49. Aston University

For Horticulture

#65 in the United Kingdom

#446 in Europe

Founded: 1895

50. University of Wolverhampton

For Horticulture

#66 in the United Kingdom

#449 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. University of Lincoln

For Horticulture

#67 in the United Kingdom

#454 in Europe

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

52. University of Bradford

For Horticulture

#70 in the United Kingdom

#485 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

53. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Horticulture

#71 in the United Kingdom

#486 in Europe

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

54. De Montfort University

For Horticulture

#72 in the United Kingdom

#489 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

55. University of East London

For Horticulture

#73 in the United Kingdom

#491 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. Coventry University

For Horticulture

#74 in the United Kingdom

#513 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

57. London Metropolitan University

For Horticulture

#76 in the United Kingdom

#535 in Europe

Founded: 1848

58. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Horticulture

#77 in the United Kingdom

#541 in Europe

Founded: 1791

59. University of Huddersfield

For Horticulture

#78 in the United Kingdom

#547 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. University of Westminster

For Horticulture

#79 in the United Kingdom

#549 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

61. Sheffield Hallam University

For Horticulture

#80 in the United Kingdom

#550 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

62. St George's, University of London

For Horticulture

#81 in the United Kingdom

#553 in Europe

Founded: 1733

63. Anglia Ruskin University

For Horticulture

#82 in the United Kingdom

#563 in Europe

Founded: 1858

64. City, University of London

For Horticulture

#83 in the United Kingdom

#569 in Europe

Founded: 1966

65. Middlesex University

For Horticulture

#84 in the United Kingdom

#574 in Europe

Founded: 1973

66. Teesside University

For Horticulture

#85 in the United Kingdom

#584 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

67. University of Worcester

For Horticulture

#86 in the United Kingdom

#588 in Europe

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

68. University of Sunderland

For Horticulture

#87 in the United Kingdom

#595 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

69. University of Bedfordshire

For Horticulture

#89 in the United Kingdom

#599 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

70. London South Bank University

For Horticulture

#91 in the United Kingdom

#601 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

71. University of Brighton

For Horticulture

#92 in the United Kingdom

#606 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Horticulture

#94 in the United Kingdom

#615 in Europe

Founded: 1904

73. University of Central Lancashire

For Horticulture

#95 in the United Kingdom

#620 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

74. Bournemouth University

For Horticulture

#97 in the United Kingdom

#636 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

75. Staffordshire University

For Horticulture

#98 in the United Kingdom

#639 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

76. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Horticulture

#99 in the United Kingdom

#648 in Europe

Founded: 1992

77. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Horticulture

#100 in the United Kingdom

#651 in Europe

Founded: 2005

78. University of Cumbria

For Horticulture

#101 in the United Kingdom

#659 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

79. University of Derby

For Horticulture

#102 in the United Kingdom

#663 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

80. University of Roehampton

For Horticulture

#103 in the United Kingdom

#688 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

Closest to England states to learn Horticulture

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	15
Scotland	14	7