79 Best universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 3.86M citations received by 99.9K 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 Oxford

For Microbiology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

For Microbiology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. Imperial College London

For Microbiology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Cambridge

For Microbiology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Liverpool

For Microbiology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

6. University of Birmingham

For Microbiology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Founded: 1900

7. University of Manchester

For Microbiology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Founded: 1824

8. University of Bristol

For Microbiology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

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

9. University of Nottingham

For Microbiology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1948

10. University of London

For Microbiology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

11. University of Leeds

For Microbiology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Founded: 1904

12. University of Sheffield

For Microbiology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Founded: 1905

13. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Microbiology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Founded: 1963

14. King's College London

For Microbiology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1829

15. University of Leicester

For Microbiology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#72 in Europe

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

16. Queen Mary University of London

For Microbiology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

17. University of Reading

For Microbiology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Founded: 1892

18. University of Warwick

For Microbiology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

19. St George's, University of London

For Microbiology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#107 in Europe

Founded: 1733

20. University of Exeter

For Microbiology

#28 in the United Kingdom

#129 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

21. University of Southampton

For Microbiology

#29 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

22. University of Bath

For Microbiology

#30 in the United Kingdom

#146 in Europe

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

23. University of East Anglia

For Microbiology

#31 in the United Kingdom

#151 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

24. University of York

For Microbiology

#32 in the United Kingdom

#156 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

25. University of Sussex

For Microbiology

#33 in the United Kingdom

#164 in Europe

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

26. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Microbiology

#34 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Founded: 1791

27. University of Surrey

For Microbiology

#36 in the United Kingdom

#203 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

28. Royal Agricultural University

For Microbiology

#37 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

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

29. Aston University

For Microbiology

#42 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Founded: 1895

30. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Microbiology

#44 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Founded: 1954

31. University of Kent

For Microbiology

#45 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

Founded: 1965

32. Birkbeck, University of London

For Microbiology

#47 in the United Kingdom

#298 in Europe

Founded: 1823

33. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Microbiology

#48 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

Founded: 1849

34. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Microbiology

#49 in the United Kingdom

#303 in Europe

Founded: 1992

35. University of Essex

For Microbiology

#50 in the United Kingdom

#309 in Europe

Founded: 1964

36. University of Salford

For Microbiology

#51 in the United Kingdom

#310 in Europe

Founded: 1967

37. University of the West of England

For Microbiology

#52 in the United Kingdom

#311 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

38. Cranfield University

For Microbiology

#53 in the United Kingdom

#314 in Europe

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

39. Lancaster University

For Microbiology

#55 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

40. Loughborough University

For Microbiology

#56 in the United Kingdom

#347 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

41. University of Plymouth

For Microbiology

#57 in the United Kingdom

#349 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

42. Nottingham Trent University

For Microbiology

#58 in the United Kingdom

#351 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

43. Durham University

For Microbiology

#59 in the United Kingdom

#358 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

44. University of Bradford

For Microbiology

#60 in the United Kingdom

#362 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

45. University of Central Lancashire

For Microbiology

#61 in the United Kingdom

#366 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Hertfordshire

For Microbiology

#63 in the United Kingdom

#377 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

47. University of Brighton

For Microbiology

#65 in the United Kingdom

#398 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. Middlesex University

For Microbiology

#66 in the United Kingdom

#407 in Europe

Founded: 1973

49. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Microbiology

#67 in the United Kingdom

#409 in Europe

Founded: 1992

50. Liverpool John Moores University

For Microbiology

#68 in the United Kingdom

#413 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Microbiology

#69 in the United Kingdom

#419 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. University of Portsmouth

For Microbiology

#70 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. Keele University

For Microbiology

#71 in the United Kingdom

#426 in Europe

Founded: 1962

54. London South Bank University

For Microbiology

#72 in the United Kingdom

#427 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

55. University of Westminster

For Microbiology

#73 in the United Kingdom

#430 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

56. University of East London

For Microbiology

#74 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Founded: 1992

57. University of Wolverhampton

For Microbiology

#75 in the United Kingdom

#444 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. Brunel University London

For Microbiology

#76 in the United Kingdom

#452 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

59. University of Greenwich

For Microbiology

#77 in the United Kingdom

#457 in Europe

Founded: 1890

60. University of Huddersfield

For Microbiology

#78 in the United Kingdom

#458 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

61. De Montfort University

For Microbiology

#79 in the United Kingdom

#464 in Europe

Founded: 1992

62. Sheffield Hallam University

For Microbiology

#81 in the United Kingdom

#476 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

63. University of Sunderland

For Microbiology

#82 in the United Kingdom

#477 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

64. University of Northampton

For Microbiology

#84 in the United Kingdom

#482 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

65. University of Bedfordshire

For Microbiology

#85 in the United Kingdom

#483 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

66. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Microbiology

#87 in the United Kingdom

#489 in Europe

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

67. Coventry University

For Microbiology

#88 in the United Kingdom

#492 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

68. City, University of London

For Microbiology

#89 in the United Kingdom

#496 in Europe

Founded: 1966

69. London Metropolitan University

For Microbiology

#92 in the United Kingdom

#526 in Europe

Founded: 1848

70. Oxford Brookes University

For Microbiology

#93 in the United Kingdom

#545 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

71. University of Lincoln

For Microbiology

#94 in the United Kingdom

#547 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

72. University of Roehampton

For Microbiology

#95 in the United Kingdom

#554 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

73. University of Worcester

For Microbiology

#96 in the United Kingdom

#563 in Europe

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

74. Anglia Ruskin University

For Microbiology

#97 in the United Kingdom

#565 in Europe

Founded: 1858

75. Bournemouth University

For Microbiology

#98 in the United Kingdom

#576 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

76. Teesside University

For Microbiology

#99 in the United Kingdom

#594 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

77. University of West London

For Microbiology

#101 in the United Kingdom

#648 in Europe

Founded: 1990

78. Leeds Beckett University

For Microbiology

#102 in the United Kingdom

#693 in Europe

Founded: 1992

79. Edge Hill University

For Microbiology

#103 in the United Kingdom

#713 in Europe

Founded: 2006

Closest to England states to learn Microbiology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	8	17
Scotland	14	4