50 Best universities for Biochemical Engineering in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Biochemical Engineering. A graph of 877K citations received by 14.7K academic papers made by 50 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 Cambridge

For Biochemical Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

For Biochemical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University College London

For Biochemical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Manchester

For Biochemical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University of Oxford

For Biochemical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. University of Birmingham

For Biochemical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Founded: 1900

7. University of Nottingham

For Biochemical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. University of Leeds

For Biochemical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. University of York

For Biochemical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

10. University of Southampton

For Biochemical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. University of Bath

For Biochemical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

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

12. University of Sheffield

For Biochemical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Founded: 1905

13. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biochemical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Founded: 1963

14. University of Bristol

For Biochemical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

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

15. Cranfield University

For Biochemical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

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

16. University of Sussex

For Biochemical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

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

17. Loughborough University

For Biochemical Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

18. University of Liverpool

For Biochemical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

19. University of Reading

For Biochemical Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Founded: 1892

20. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Biochemical Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#113 in Europe

Founded: 1954

21. King's College London

For Biochemical Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Founded: 1829

22. University of Warwick

For Biochemical Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

23. University of Surrey

For Biochemical Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

24. Durham University

For Biochemical Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#138 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

25. Aston University

For Biochemical Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Founded: 1895

26. Liverpool John Moores University

For Biochemical Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Founded: 1992

27. Queen Mary University of London

For Biochemical Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#180 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

28. University of London

For Biochemical Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

29. Brunel University London

For Biochemical Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#222 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

30. University of Exeter

For Biochemical Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

31. Lancaster University

For Biochemical Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#257 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

32. University of Leicester

For Biochemical Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

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

33. University of Hertfordshire

For Biochemical Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#267 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

34. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Biochemical Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Founded: 1992

35. University of Kent

For Biochemical Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Founded: 1965

36. University of Plymouth

For Biochemical Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#294 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

37. Keele University

For Biochemical Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

Founded: 1962

38. University of Greenwich

For Biochemical Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#312 in Europe

Founded: 1890

39. University of the West of England

For Biochemical Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#320 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

40. Teesside University

For Biochemical Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#329 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

41. University of Bradford

For Biochemical Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#331 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

42. University of Portsmouth

For Biochemical Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#336 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

43. University of East Anglia

For Biochemical Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#341 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

44. De Montfort University

For Biochemical Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#362 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

45. University of Huddersfield

For Biochemical Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#372 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Bedfordshire

For Biochemical Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#396 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

47. Coventry University

For Biochemical Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#398 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

48. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biochemical Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#400 in Europe

Founded: 1992

49. Nottingham Trent University

For Biochemical Engineering

#63 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Salford

For Biochemical Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#433 in Europe

Founded: 1967

Closest to England states to learn Biochemical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	11
Scotland	8	9

Chemistry subfields in England

Biochemistry107

Chemical Engineering90

Computational Chemistry56

Environmental Chemistry75

Inorganic Chemistry68

Materials Science106

Nanotechnology83

Nutrition and Food Science87

Organic Chemistry105

Petrology and Geochemistry80

Physical chemistry89

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Radiochemistry63