45 Best universities for Biochemical Engineering in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 604K citations received by 12.6K academic papers made by 45 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

#9 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

#20 in Europe

Founded: 1900

7. University of Nottingham

For Biochemical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. University of Leeds

For Biochemical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. University of York

For Biochemical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

10. Cranfield University

For Biochemical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

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

11. University of Bath

For Biochemical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

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

12. University of Southampton

For Biochemical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biochemical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1963

14. University of Bristol

For Biochemical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

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

15. University of Sheffield

For Biochemical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Founded: 1905

16. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Biochemical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Founded: 1954

17. Loughborough University

For Biochemical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

18. University of Surrey

For Biochemical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

19. University of Reading

For Biochemical Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#111 in Europe

Founded: 1892

20. King's College London

For Biochemical Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#113 in Europe

Founded: 1829

21. University of Warwick

For Biochemical Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

22. University of Liverpool

For Biochemical Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#119 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. Aston University

For Biochemical Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Founded: 1895

24. Liverpool John Moores University

For Biochemical Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Founded: 1992

25. Durham University

For Biochemical Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#143 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

26. University of London

For Biochemical Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

27. Queen Mary University of London

For Biochemical Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#197 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

28. University of Exeter

For Biochemical Engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#221 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

29. Brunel University London

For Biochemical Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

30. University of Kent

For Biochemical Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#258 in Europe

Founded: 1965

31. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Biochemical Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#260 in Europe

Founded: 1992

32. University of Hertfordshire

For Biochemical Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#277 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

33. Lancaster University

For Biochemical Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

34. University of Plymouth

For Biochemical Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

35. University of Bradford

For Biochemical Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#304 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

36. Keele University

For Biochemical Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#312 in Europe

Founded: 1962

37. University of Greenwich

For Biochemical Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#314 in Europe

Founded: 1890

38. University of Sussex

For Biochemical Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#315 in Europe

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

39. University of the West of England

For Biochemical Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#317 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

40. University of East Anglia

For Biochemical Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

41. University of Portsmouth

For Biochemical Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#330 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

42. University of Leicester

For Biochemical Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

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

43. De Montfort University

For Biochemical Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#352 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. Nottingham Trent University

For Biochemical Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#363 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

45. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biochemical Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#387 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Biochemical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	13
Scotland	8	10

Chemistry subfields in England

Biochemistry104

Chemical Engineering88

Computational Chemistry55

Environmental Chemistry74

Inorganic Chemistry68

Materials Science106

Nanotechnology81

Nutrition and Food Science83

Organic Chemistry104

Petrology and Geochemistry79

Physical chemistry87

Polymer science and Plastics engineering46

Radiochemistry61