79 Best universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 2.3M citations received by 58.7K academic papers made by 79 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

#11 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. University of Bristol

For Horticulture

#5 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

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

6. Imperial College London

For Horticulture

#6 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Sheffield

For Horticulture

#8 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Founded: 1905

8. University College London

For Horticulture

#9 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of York

For Horticulture

#12 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

10. University of Leeds

For Horticulture

#13 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Founded: 1904

11. University of Birmingham

For Horticulture

#14 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1900

12. Lancaster University

For Horticulture

#15 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

13. University of Manchester

For Horticulture

#16 in the United Kingdom

#70 in Europe

Founded: 1824

14. University of London

For Horticulture

#17 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

15. University of Exeter

For Horticulture

#19 in the United Kingdom

#97 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

16. University of Warwick

For Horticulture

#21 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

17. University of Southampton

For Horticulture

#22 in the United Kingdom

#108 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

18. King's College London

For Horticulture

#23 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Founded: 1829

19. University of Liverpool

For Horticulture

#24 in the United Kingdom

#124 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Horticulture

#26 in the United Kingdom

#140 in Europe

Founded: 1963

21. University of East Anglia

For Horticulture

#27 in the United Kingdom

#148 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Essex

For Horticulture

#29 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Founded: 1964

23. University of Sussex

For Horticulture

#30 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

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

24. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Horticulture

#31 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

Founded: 1849

25. University of Leicester

For Horticulture

#32 in the United Kingdom

#174 in Europe

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

26. Durham University

For Horticulture

#34 in the United Kingdom

#182 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

27. Cranfield University

For Horticulture

#35 in the United Kingdom

#184 in Europe

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

28. University of Bath

For Horticulture

#39 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

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

29. Queen Mary University of London

For Horticulture

#40 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

30. University of Greenwich

For Horticulture

#41 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Founded: 1890

31. Royal Agricultural University

For Horticulture

#43 in the United Kingdom

#260 in Europe

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

32. Loughborough University

For Horticulture

#45 in the United Kingdom

#266 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

33. University of Surrey

For Horticulture

#46 in the United Kingdom

#270 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

34. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Horticulture

#49 in the United Kingdom

#296 in Europe

Founded: 1954

35. University of Kent

For Horticulture

#50 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Founded: 1965

36. University of Plymouth

For Horticulture

#51 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

37. Liverpool John Moores University

For Horticulture

#52 in the United Kingdom

#349 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. Birkbeck, University of London

For Horticulture

#53 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

Founded: 1823

39. Brunel University London

For Horticulture

#54 in the United Kingdom

#370 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

40. University of Hertfordshire

For Horticulture

#56 in the United Kingdom

#373 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

41. University of the West of England

For Horticulture

#57 in the United Kingdom

#387 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

42. Oxford Brookes University

For Horticulture

#58 in the United Kingdom

#390 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

43. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Horticulture

#59 in the United Kingdom

#402 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. University of Portsmouth

For Horticulture

#60 in the United Kingdom

#403 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

45. Aston University

For Horticulture

#61 in the United Kingdom

#409 in Europe

Founded: 1895

46. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Horticulture

#62 in the United Kingdom

#410 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. University of Salford

For Horticulture

#63 in the United Kingdom

#411 in Europe

Founded: 1967

48. Nottingham Trent University

For Horticulture

#64 in the United Kingdom

#415 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

49. Keele University

For Horticulture

#65 in the United Kingdom

#427 in Europe

Founded: 1962

50. University of Wolverhampton

For Horticulture

#66 in the United Kingdom

#428 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. University of Lincoln

For Horticulture

#67 in the United Kingdom

#453 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Bradford

For Horticulture

#69 in the United Kingdom

#466 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

53. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Horticulture

#71 in the United Kingdom

#474 in Europe

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

54. De Montfort University

For Horticulture

#72 in the United Kingdom

#478 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. University of East London

For Horticulture

#73 in the United Kingdom

#485 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Horticulture

#75 in the United Kingdom

#493 in Europe

Founded: 1791

57. Coventry University

For Horticulture

#76 in the United Kingdom

#501 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

58. St George's, University of London

For Horticulture

#77 in the United Kingdom

#504 in Europe

Founded: 1733

59. University of Huddersfield

For Horticulture

#78 in the United Kingdom

#522 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. City, University of London

For Horticulture

#79 in the United Kingdom

#528 in Europe

Founded: 1966

61. University of Westminster

For Horticulture

#80 in the United Kingdom

#529 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

62. London Metropolitan University

For Horticulture

#81 in the United Kingdom

#531 in Europe

Founded: 1848

63. Sheffield Hallam University

For Horticulture

#82 in the United Kingdom

#541 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

64. Anglia Ruskin University

For Horticulture

#83 in the United Kingdom

#543 in Europe

Founded: 1858

65. Middlesex University

For Horticulture

#84 in the United Kingdom

#551 in Europe

Founded: 1973

66. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Horticulture

#85 in the United Kingdom

#559 in Europe

Founded: 1904

67. London South Bank University

For Horticulture

#86 in the United Kingdom

#564 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

68. University of Sunderland

For Horticulture

#88 in the United Kingdom

#579 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

69. University of Worcester

For Horticulture

#89 in the United Kingdom

#587 in Europe

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

70. University of Brighton

For Horticulture

#90 in the United Kingdom

#588 in Europe

Founded: 1992

71. University of Central Lancashire

For Horticulture

#91 in the United Kingdom

#595 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

72. Teesside University

For Horticulture

#92 in the United Kingdom

#596 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

73. Bournemouth University

For Horticulture

#96 in the United Kingdom

#609 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

74. University of Bedfordshire

For Horticulture

#97 in the United Kingdom

#617 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

75. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Horticulture

#98 in the United Kingdom

#618 in Europe

Founded: 1992

76. University of Cumbria

For Horticulture

#99 in the United Kingdom

#626 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

77. University of Derby

For Horticulture

#100 in the United Kingdom

#630 in Europe

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

78. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Horticulture

#101 in the United Kingdom

#634 in Europe

Founded: 2005

79. University of Roehampton

For Horticulture

#102 in the United Kingdom

#653 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	10
Scotland	14	7