100 Best universities for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 6.46M citations received by 153K academic papers made by 117 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 Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Zoology

#1 in Europe

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Zoology

#2 in Europe

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

England | London

For Zoology

#4 in Europe

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

England | London

For Zoology

#6 in Europe

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Zoology

#8 in Europe

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

6. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Zoology

#10 in Europe

#43 in the World

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

7. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Zoology

#12 in Europe

#46 in the World

Founded: 1451

8. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Zoology

#17 in Europe

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

9. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Zoology

#22 in Europe

#78 in the World

Founded: 1905

10. University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#26 in Europe

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

11. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Zoology

#28 in Europe

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

12. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Zoology

#35 in Europe

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

13. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Zoology

#37 in Europe

#119 in the World

Founded: 1824

14. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#39 in Europe

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Zoology

#43 in Europe

#130 in the World

Founded: 1495

16. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Zoology

#44 in Europe

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

17. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Zoology

#47 in Europe

#138 in the World

Founded: 1948

18. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Zoology

#60 in Europe

#171 in the World

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

19. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Zoology

#62 in Europe

#176 in the World

Founded: 1904

20. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Zoology

#67 in Europe

#188 in the World

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

21. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Zoology

#68 in Europe

#189 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Zoology

#75 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Zoology

#76 in Europe

#204 in the World

Founded: 1900

24. Bangor University

For Zoology

#84 in Europe

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

25. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Zoology

#85 in Europe

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

26. University of York

For Zoology

#93 in Europe

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Zoology

#99 in Europe

#266 in the World

Founded: 1892

28. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Zoology

#108 in Europe

#292 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Zoology

#117 in Europe

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

30. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Zoology

#124 in Europe

#327 in the World

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

31. King's College London

England | London

For Zoology

#126 in Europe

#332 in the World

Founded: 1829

32. Durham University

England | Durham

For Zoology

#130 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

33. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Zoology

#131 in Europe

#350 in the World

Founded: 1920

34. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Zoology

#141 in Europe

#373 in the World

Founded: 1893

35. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Zoology

#174 in Europe

#477 in the World

Founded: 1872

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Zoology

#175 in Europe

#479 in the World

Founded: 1849

37. University of Bath

For Zoology

#176 in Europe

#481 in the World

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

38. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Zoology

#185 in Europe

#518 in the World

Founded: 1965

39. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Zoology

#187 in Europe

#523 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

40. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Zoology

#190 in Europe

#531 in the World

Founded: 1954

41. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Zoology

#197 in Europe

#544 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#198 in Europe

#550 in the World

Founded: 1791

43. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Zoology

#205 in Europe

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

44. Keele University

England | Keele

For Zoology

#209 in Europe

#581 in the World

Founded: 1962

45. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Zoology

#217 in Europe

#605 in the World

Founded: 1967

46. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Zoology

#228 in Europe

#633 in the World

Founded: 1964

47. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Zoology

#229 in Europe

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Zoology

#238 in Europe

#666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

49. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Zoology

#245 in Europe

#682 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#248 in Europe

#691 in the World

Founded: 1823

51. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Zoology

#271 in Europe

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

52. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Zoology

#291 in Europe

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

53. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Zoology

#301 in Europe

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

54. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Zoology

#309 in Europe

#895 in the World

Founded: 1968

55. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Zoology

#311 in Europe

#897 in the World

Founded: 1966

56. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Zoology

#313 in Europe

#911 in the World

Founded: 1890

57. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Zoology

#315 in Europe

#917 in the World

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

58. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Zoology

#320 in Europe

#932 in the World

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

59. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#339 in Europe

#1035 in the World

Founded: 1733

60. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Zoology

#346 in Europe

#1057 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Zoology

#354 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

62. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Zoology

#361 in Europe

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

63. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Zoology

#364 in Europe

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1964

64. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Zoology

#371 in Europe

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

65. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Zoology

#374 in Europe

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

66. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Zoology

#382 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

67. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Zoology

#391 in Europe

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

68. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Zoology

#397 in Europe

#1320 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. Middlesex University

England | London

For Zoology

#399 in Europe

#1328 in the World

Founded: 1973

70. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Zoology

#404 in Europe

#1364 in the World

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

71. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Zoology

#410 in Europe

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Zoology

#411 in Europe

#1404 in the World

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

73. City, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#422 in Europe

#1466 in the World

Founded: 1966

74. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Zoology

#424 in Europe

#1482 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

75. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Zoology

#431 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

76. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Zoology

#442 in Europe

#1570 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

77. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#452 in Europe

#1618 in the World

Founded: 1932

78. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Zoology

#457 in Europe

#1638 in the World

Founded: 1895

79. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Zoology

#466 in Europe

#1668 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

80. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Zoology

#467 in Europe

#1677 in the World

Founded: 1992

81. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Zoology

#468 in Europe

#1682 in the World

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

82. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Zoology

#470 in Europe

#1696 in the World

Founded: 1858

83. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Zoology

#477 in Europe

#1727 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

84. Scotland's Rural College

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Zoology

#480 in Europe

#1733 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2012

85. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Zoology

#507 in Europe

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

86. University of Chester

England | Chester

For Zoology

#511 in Europe

#1924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

87. University of Westminster

England | London

For Zoology

#524 in Europe

#1977 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

88. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Zoology

#534 in Europe

#2018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

89. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Zoology

#542 in Europe

#2074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

90. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Zoology

#546 in Europe

#2086 in the World

Founded: 1992

91. University of East London

England | London

For Zoology

#553 in Europe

#2114 in the World

Founded: 1992

92. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Zoology

#561 in Europe

#2146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

93. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#563 in Europe

#2150 in the World

Founded: 1904

94. University of Buckingham

England | Buckingham

For Zoology

#575 in Europe

#2200 in the World

Founded: 1973

95. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Zoology

#586 in Europe

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 2011

96. Harper Adams University

Wales | Newport

For Zoology

#588 in Europe

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2012

97. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Zoology

#592 in Europe

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

98. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Zoology

#602 in Europe

#2339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

99. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Zoology

#605 in Europe

#2347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

100. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Zoology

#606 in Europe

#2350 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

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