100 Best universities for Paleontology in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 28.1M citations received by 830K academic papers made by 140 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

England | Oxford

For Paleontology

#1 in Europe

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Paleontology

#2 in Europe

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University College London

England | London

For Paleontology

#3 in Europe

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

England | London

For Paleontology

#4 in Europe

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Paleontology

#10 in Europe

#46 in the World

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

6. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Paleontology

#13 in Europe

#53 in the World

Founded: 1824

7. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Paleontology

#14 in Europe

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

8. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Paleontology

#17 in Europe

#78 in the World

Founded: 1904

9. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Paleontology

#18 in Europe

#79 in the World

Founded: 1905

10. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Paleontology

#24 in Europe

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

11. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Paleontology

#26 in Europe

#99 in the World

Founded: 1900

12. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Paleontology

#32 in Europe

#111 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Paleontology

#35 in Europe

#117 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Paleontology

#37 in Europe

#121 in the World

Founded: 1451

15. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Paleontology

#43 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

16. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Paleontology

#53 in Europe

#158 in the World

Founded: 1495

17. King's College London

England | London

For Paleontology

#54 in Europe

#160 in the World

Founded: 1829

18. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Paleontology

#64 in Europe

#199 in the World

Founded: 1997

19. Durham University

England | Durham

For Paleontology

#69 in Europe

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

20. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Paleontology

#70 in Europe

#213 in the World

Founded: 1892

21. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Paleontology

#74 in Europe

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Paleontology

#86 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

23. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Paleontology

#87 in Europe

#244 in the World

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

24. University of York

For Paleontology

#92 in Europe

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

25. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Paleontology

#93 in Europe

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

26. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Paleontology

#94 in Europe

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

27. University of London

England | London

For Paleontology

#104 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

28. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Paleontology

#107 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

29. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Paleontology

#112 in Europe

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

30. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Paleontology

#116 in Europe

#310 in the World

Founded: 1893

31. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Paleontology

#117 in Europe

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

32. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Paleontology

#126 in Europe

#330 in the World

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

33. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Paleontology

#127 in Europe

#331 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Paleontology

#129 in Europe

#338 in the World

Founded: 1849

35. University of Bath

For Paleontology

#132 in Europe

#351 in the World

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

36. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Paleontology

#141 in Europe

#383 in the World

Founded: 1964

37. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Paleontology

#154 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

38. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Paleontology

#164 in Europe

#433 in the World

Founded: 1920

39. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Paleontology

#170 in Europe

#445 in the World

Founded: 1968

40. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Paleontology

#181 in Europe

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

41. Bangor University

For Paleontology

#183 in Europe

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

42. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Paleontology

#195 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

43. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Paleontology

#200 in Europe

#505 in the World

Founded: 1872

44. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Paleontology

#204 in Europe

#525 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Paleontology

#212 in Europe

#544 in the World

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

46. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Paleontology

#221 in Europe

#570 in the World

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

47. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Paleontology

#224 in Europe

#582 in the World

Founded: 1965

48. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Paleontology

#225 in Europe

#583 in the World

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

49. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Paleontology

#228 in Europe

#596 in the World

Founded: 1823

50. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Paleontology

#244 in Europe

#652 in the World

Founded: 1966

51. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Paleontology

#253 in Europe

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

52. Keele University

England | Keele

For Paleontology

#255 in Europe

#680 in the World

Founded: 1962

53. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Paleontology

#259 in Europe

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Paleontology

#264 in Europe

#724 in the World

Founded: 1964

55. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Paleontology

#275 in Europe

#750 in the World

Founded: 1733

56. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Paleontology

#279 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

57. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Paleontology

#283 in Europe

#777 in the World

Founded: 1791

58. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Paleontology

#285 in Europe

#783 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Paleontology

#294 in Europe

#809 in the World

Founded: 1895

60. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Paleontology

#296 in Europe

#824 in the World

Founded: 1967

61. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Paleontology

#312 in Europe

#858 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Paleontology

#317 in Europe

#883 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Paleontology

#337 in Europe

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

64. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Paleontology

#343 in Europe

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

65. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Paleontology

#344 in Europe

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

66. City, University of London

England | London

For Paleontology

#347 in Europe

#973 in the World

Founded: 1966

67. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Paleontology

#377 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

68. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Paleontology

#378 in Europe

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

69. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Paleontology

#386 in Europe

#1098 in the World

Founded: 1890

70. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Paleontology

#392 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Founded: 1992

71. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Paleontology

#395 in Europe

#1129 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Paleontology

#400 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Founded: 1992

73. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Paleontology

#402 in Europe

#1162 in the World

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

74. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Paleontology

#403 in Europe

#1168 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

75. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Paleontology

#410 in Europe

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

76. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Paleontology

#421 in Europe

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

77. Middlesex University

England | London

For Paleontology

#428 in Europe

#1261 in the World

Founded: 1973

78. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Paleontology

#430 in Europe

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

79. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Paleontology

#431 in Europe

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

80. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Paleontology

#434 in Europe

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

81. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Paleontology

#452 in Europe

#1344 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Paleontology

#469 in Europe

#1414 in the World

Founded: 1904

83. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Paleontology

#472 in Europe

#1425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

84. University of Westminster

England | London

For Paleontology

#477 in Europe

#1446 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

85. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Paleontology

#490 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Founded: 1841

86. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Paleontology

#492 in Europe

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

87. London South Bank University

England | London

For Paleontology

#493 in Europe

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

88. University of East London

England | London

For Paleontology

#494 in Europe

#1527 in the World

Founded: 1992

89. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Paleontology

#507 in Europe

#1592 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. London Business School

England | London

For Paleontology

#508 in Europe

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

91. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Paleontology

#528 in Europe

#1682 in the World

Founded: 1858

92. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Paleontology

#530 in Europe

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

93. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Paleontology

#535 in Europe

#1723 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

94. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Paleontology

#538 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

95. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Paleontology

#547 in Europe

#1778 in the World

Founded: 1848

96. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Paleontology

#548 in Europe

#1782 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

97. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Paleontology

#555 in Europe

#1800 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

98. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Paleontology

#561 in Europe

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

99. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Paleontology

#565 in Europe

#1870 in the World

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

100. University of Northampton

England | Northampton

For Paleontology

#566 in Europe

#1875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

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