100 Best universities for Horticulture in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 3.8M citations received by 84.4K academic papers made by 103 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 Reading

England | Reading

For Horticulture

#8 in Europe

#69 in the World

Founded: 1892

2. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Horticulture

#9 in Europe

#75 in the World

Founded: 1948

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Horticulture

#10 in Europe

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Horticulture

#12 in Europe

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. Imperial College London

England | London

For Horticulture

#23 in Europe

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Horticulture

#24 in Europe

#124 in the World

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

7. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Horticulture

#32 in Europe

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

8. University College London

England | London

For Horticulture

#35 in Europe

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Horticulture

#37 in Europe

#168 in the World

Founded: 1905

10. University of York

For Horticulture

#53 in Europe

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

11. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Horticulture

#54 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

12. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Horticulture

#58 in Europe

#222 in the World

Founded: 1495

13. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Horticulture

#60 in Europe

#225 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Horticulture

#61 in Europe

#226 in the World

Founded: 1824

15. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Horticulture

#67 in Europe

#240 in the World

Founded: 1872

16. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Horticulture

#75 in Europe

#261 in the World

Founded: 1900

17. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Horticulture

#78 in Europe

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

18. University of London

England | London

For Horticulture

#85 in Europe

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

19. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Horticulture

#103 in Europe

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

20. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Horticulture

#105 in Europe

#342 in the World

Founded: 1451

21. Bangor University

For Horticulture

#115 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

22. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Horticulture

#116 in Europe

#373 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Horticulture

#123 in Europe

#389 in the World

Founded: 1963

24. King's College London

England | London

For Horticulture

#125 in Europe

#396 in the World

Founded: 1829

25. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Horticulture

#138 in Europe

#446 in the World

Founded: 1967

26. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Horticulture

#139 in Europe

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

27. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Horticulture

#155 in Europe

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

28. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Horticulture

#160 in Europe

#516 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Horticulture

#177 in Europe

#558 in the World

Founded: 1964

30. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Horticulture

#179 in Europe

#565 in the World

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

31. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Horticulture

#180 in Europe

#568 in the World

Founded: 1849

32. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Horticulture

#181 in Europe

#578 in the World

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

33. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Horticulture

#186 in Europe

#605 in the World

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

34. Durham University

England | Durham

For Horticulture

#188 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

35. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Horticulture

#190 in Europe

#618 in the World

Founded: 1893

36. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Horticulture

#206 in Europe

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

37. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Horticulture

#207 in Europe

#677 in the World

Founded: 1968

38. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Horticulture

#224 in Europe

#725 in the World

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

39. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Horticulture

#231 in Europe

#754 in the World

Founded: 1890

40. University of Bath

For Horticulture

#237 in Europe

#769 in the World

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

41. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Horticulture

#254 in Europe

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

42. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Horticulture

#263 in Europe

#881 in the World

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

43. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Horticulture

#276 in Europe

#939 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

44. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Horticulture

#277 in Europe

#955 in the World

Founded: 1964

45. Harper Adams University

Wales | Newport

For Horticulture

#278 in Europe

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2012

46. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Horticulture

#285 in Europe

#995 in the World

Founded: 1920

47. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Horticulture

#289 in Europe

#1006 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

48. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Horticulture

#290 in Europe

#1007 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

49. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Horticulture

#313 in Europe

#1172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Horticulture

#314 in Europe

#1175 in the World

Founded: 1954

51. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Horticulture

#335 in Europe

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Horticulture

#338 in Europe

#1291 in the World

Founded: 1965

53. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Horticulture

#362 in Europe

#1400 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Horticulture

#387 in Europe

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1966

55. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Horticulture

#389 in Europe

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1823

56. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Horticulture

#395 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Horticulture

#399 in Europe

#1554 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

58. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Horticulture

#406 in Europe

#1588 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Horticulture

#407 in Europe

#1589 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

60. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Horticulture

#411 in Europe

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

61. Keele University

England | Keele

For Horticulture

#420 in Europe

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1962

62. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Horticulture

#430 in Europe

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

63. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Horticulture

#436 in Europe

#1755 in the World

Founded: 1967

64. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Horticulture

#438 in Europe

#1770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

65. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Horticulture

#446 in Europe

#1825 in the World

Founded: 1895

66. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Horticulture

#449 in Europe

#1847 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Horticulture

#454 in Europe

#1875 in the World

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

68. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Horticulture

#467 in Europe

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

69. Scotland's Rural College

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Horticulture

#474 in Europe

#1976 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2012

70. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Horticulture

#485 in Europe

#2063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

71. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Horticulture

#486 in Europe

#2064 in the World

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

72. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Horticulture

#489 in Europe

#2073 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

73. University of East London

England | London

For Horticulture

#491 in Europe

#2094 in the World

Founded: 1992

74. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Horticulture

#513 in Europe

#2220 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

75. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Horticulture

#527 in Europe

#2303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

76. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Horticulture

#535 in Europe

#2347 in the World

Founded: 1848

77. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Horticulture

#541 in Europe

#2381 in the World

Founded: 1791

78. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Horticulture

#547 in Europe

#2428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

79. University of Westminster

England | London

For Horticulture

#549 in Europe

#2452 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

80. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Horticulture

#550 in Europe

#2454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

81. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Horticulture

#553 in Europe

#2461 in the World

Founded: 1733

82. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Horticulture

#563 in Europe

#2495 in the World

Founded: 1858

83. City, University of London

England | London

For Horticulture

#569 in Europe

#2525 in the World

Founded: 1966

84. Middlesex University

England | London

For Horticulture

#574 in Europe

#2535 in the World

Founded: 1973

85. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Horticulture

#584 in Europe

#2604 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

86. University of Worcester

England | Worcester

For Horticulture

#588 in Europe

#2616 in the World

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

87. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Horticulture

#595 in Europe

#2670 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

88. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Horticulture

#596 in Europe

#2675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

89. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Horticulture

#599 in Europe

#2686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

90. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Horticulture

#600 in Europe

#2700 in the World

Founded: 1841

91. London South Bank University

England | London

For Horticulture

#601 in Europe

#2706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

92. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Horticulture

#606 in Europe

#2723 in the World

Founded: 1992

93. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Horticulture

#612 in Europe

#2752 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

94. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Horticulture

#615 in Europe

#2765 in the World

Founded: 1904

95. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Horticulture

#620 in Europe

#2792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

96. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Horticulture

#634 in Europe

#2870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

97. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Horticulture

#636 in Europe

#2884 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

98. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Horticulture

#639 in Europe

#2897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

99. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Horticulture

#648 in Europe

#2963 in the World

Founded: 1992

100. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Horticulture

#651 in Europe

#2976 in the World

Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Horticulture in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Reading, Nottingham, Cambridge, and Oxford.