49 Best universities for Biochemical Engineering in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 809K citations received by 14.2K academic papers made by 49 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

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. University of Birmingham

For Biochemical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#16 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

#28 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. University of York

For Biochemical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

10. University of Southampton

For Biochemical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. University of Bath

For Biochemical Engineering

#14 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

#64 in Europe

Founded: 1905

13. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biochemical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#68 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

#84 in Europe

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

17. Loughborough University

For Biochemical Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

18. University of Liverpool

For Biochemical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

19. University of Reading

For Biochemical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Founded: 1892

20. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Biochemical Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

Founded: 1954

21. King's College London

For Biochemical Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#112 in Europe

Founded: 1829

22. University of Surrey

For Biochemical Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

23. University of Warwick

For Biochemical Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

24. Durham University

For Biochemical Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

25. Aston University

For Biochemical Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#141 in Europe

Founded: 1895

26. Liverpool John Moores University

For Biochemical Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Founded: 1992

27. University of London

For Biochemical Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#175 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

28. Queen Mary University of London

For Biochemical Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#181 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

29. University of Exeter

For Biochemical Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

30. Brunel University London

For Biochemical Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

31. Lancaster University

For Biochemical Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#250 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

32. University of Leicester

For Biochemical Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

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

33. University of Hertfordshire

For Biochemical Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

34. University of Kent

For Biochemical Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#278 in Europe

Founded: 1965

35. University of Plymouth

For Biochemical Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#284 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

36. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Biochemical Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

Founded: 1992

37. Keele University

For Biochemical Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

Founded: 1962

38. University of Greenwich

For Biochemical Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#314 in Europe

Founded: 1890

39. University of the West of England

For Biochemical Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

40. Teesside University

For Biochemical Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#325 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

41. University of Bradford

For Biochemical Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#330 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

42. University of East Anglia

For Biochemical Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#331 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

43. University of Portsmouth

For Biochemical Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#338 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

44. De Montfort University

For Biochemical Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#354 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

45. University of Huddersfield

For Biochemical Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#375 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

46. Coventry University

For Biochemical Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#389 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

47. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biochemical Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#405 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. University of Salford

For Biochemical Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#416 in Europe

Founded: 1967

49. Nottingham Trent University

For Biochemical Engineering

#63 in the United Kingdom

#422 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

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

Biochemistry106

Chemical Engineering90

Computational Chemistry56

Environmental Chemistry75

Inorganic Chemistry68

Materials Science106

Nanotechnology83

Nutrition and Food Science87

Organic Chemistry104

Petrology and Geochemistry79

Physical chemistry89

Polymer science and Plastics engineering44

Radiochemistry62