100 Best universities for Zoology in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 6.22M citations received by 149K 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

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

England | London

For Zoology

#3 in Europe

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

England | London

For Zoology

#6 in Europe

#30 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

#11 in Europe

#44 in the World

Founded: 1451

8. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Zoology

#15 in Europe

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

9. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Zoology

#20 in Europe

#75 in the World

Founded: 1905

10. University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#25 in Europe

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

11. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Zoology

#27 in Europe

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

12. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#35 in Europe

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

13. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Zoology

#36 in Europe

#118 in the World

Founded: 1824

14. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Zoology

#39 in Europe

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

15. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Zoology

#42 in Europe

#128 in the World

Founded: 1495

16. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Zoology

#43 in Europe

#134 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Zoology

#46 in Europe

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

18. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Zoology

#59 in Europe

#169 in the World

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

19. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Zoology

#60 in Europe

#172 in the World

Founded: 1904

20. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Zoology

#67 in Europe

#187 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

#73 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Zoology

#75 in Europe

#202 in the World

Founded: 1900

24. Bangor University

For Zoology

#80 in Europe

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

25. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Zoology

#83 in Europe

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

26. University of York

For Zoology

#89 in Europe

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Zoology

#98 in Europe

#259 in the World

Founded: 1892

28. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Zoology

#108 in Europe

#293 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Zoology

#115 in Europe

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

30. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Zoology

#120 in Europe

#319 in the World

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

31. King's College London

England | London

For Zoology

#124 in Europe

#327 in the World

Founded: 1829

32. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Zoology

#130 in Europe

#345 in the World

Founded: 1920

33. Durham University

England | Durham

For Zoology

#131 in Europe

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

34. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Zoology

#134 in Europe

#355 in the World

Founded: 1893

35. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Zoology

#170 in Europe

#460 in the World

Founded: 1872

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Zoology

#173 in Europe

#468 in the World

Founded: 1849

37. University of Bath

For Zoology

#177 in Europe

#477 in the World

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

38. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Zoology

#187 in Europe

#521 in the World

Founded: 1954

39. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Zoology

#188 in Europe

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

40. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Zoology

#192 in Europe

#531 in the World

Founded: 1965

41. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Zoology

#193 in Europe

#540 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#199 in Europe

#554 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

#208 in Europe

#576 in the World

Founded: 1962

45. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Zoology

#211 in Europe

#588 in the World

Founded: 1967

46. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Zoology

#223 in Europe

#623 in the World

Founded: 1964

47. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Zoology

#232 in Europe

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Zoology

#233 in Europe

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

49. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#240 in Europe

#664 in the World

Founded: 1823

50. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Zoology

#248 in Europe

#688 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Zoology

#268 in Europe

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

52. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Zoology

#292 in Europe

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

53. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Zoology

#302 in Europe

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

54. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Zoology

#307 in Europe

#870 in the World

Founded: 1968

55. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Zoology

#309 in Europe

#890 in the World

Founded: 1966

56. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Zoology

#311 in Europe

#901 in the World

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

57. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Zoology

#314 in Europe

#910 in the World

Founded: 1890

58. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Zoology

#320 in Europe

#949 in the World

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

59. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#331 in Europe

#1015 in the World

Founded: 1733

60. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Zoology

#345 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Zoology

#358 in Europe

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

62. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Zoology

#359 in Europe

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

63. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Zoology

#366 in Europe

#1160 in the World

Founded: 1964

64. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Zoology

#373 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

65. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Zoology

#375 in Europe

#1210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

66. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Zoology

#386 in Europe

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

67. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Zoology

#391 in Europe

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

68. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Zoology

#394 in Europe

#1305 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. Middlesex University

England | London

For Zoology

#395 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Founded: 1973

70. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Zoology

#403 in Europe

#1361 in the World

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

71. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Zoology

#409 in Europe

#1395 in the World

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

72. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Zoology

#415 in Europe

#1430 in the World

Founded: 1992

73. City, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#417 in Europe

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1966

74. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Zoology

#423 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

75. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Zoology

#430 in Europe

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

76. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#441 in Europe

#1562 in the World

Founded: 1932

77. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Zoology

#449 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

78. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Zoology

#456 in Europe

#1630 in the World

Founded: 1895

79. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Zoology

#458 in Europe

#1647 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

80. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Zoology

#467 in Europe

#1676 in the World

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

81. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Zoology

#473 in Europe

#1705 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. Scotland's Rural College

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Zoology

#483 in Europe

#1756 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2012

83. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Zoology

#485 in Europe

#1759 in the World

Founded: 1858

84. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Zoology

#488 in Europe

#1775 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

85. University of Chester

England | Chester

For Zoology

#500 in Europe

#1850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Zoology

#509 in Europe

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

87. University of Westminster

England | London

For Zoology

#533 in Europe

#2018 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

88. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Zoology

#534 in Europe

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

89. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Zoology

#537 in Europe

#2036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

90. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Zoology

#540 in Europe

#2059 in the World

Founded: 1992

91. University of East London

England | London

For Zoology

#541 in Europe

#2060 in the World

Founded: 1992

92. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Zoology

#549 in Europe

#2100 in the World

Founded: 1904

93. University of Buckingham

England | Buckingham

For Zoology

#553 in Europe

#2119 in the World

Founded: 1973

94. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Zoology

#563 in Europe

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

95. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Zoology

#586 in Europe

#2268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

96. Harper Adams University

Wales | Newport

For Zoology

#588 in Europe

#2276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2012

97. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Zoology

#590 in Europe

#2297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

98. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Zoology

#602 in Europe

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

99. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Zoology

#606 in Europe

#2366 in the World

Founded: 1848

100. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Zoology

#607 in Europe

#2367 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

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.