56 Best universities for Computational Chemistry 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 Computational Chemistry. A graph of 2.3M citations received by 53.2K academic papers made by 56 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 Computational Chemistry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

For Computational Chemistry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

For Computational Chemistry

#3 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

For Computational Chemistry

#4 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Bristol

For Computational Chemistry

#5 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

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

6. University of Manchester

For Computational Chemistry

#6 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Founded: 1824

7. University of Warwick

For Computational Chemistry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

8. Durham University

For Computational Chemistry

#8 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

9. University of Sheffield

For Computational Chemistry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Founded: 1905

10. University of York

For Computational Chemistry

#11 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

11. University of Sussex

For Computational Chemistry

#12 in the United Kingdom

#75 in Europe

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

12. University of Nottingham

For Computational Chemistry

#14 in the United Kingdom

#88 in Europe

Founded: 1948

13. University of Southampton

For Computational Chemistry

#15 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

14. University of Liverpool

For Computational Chemistry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

15. University of Leeds

For Computational Chemistry

#17 in the United Kingdom

#109 in Europe

Founded: 1904

16. King's College London

For Computational Chemistry

#19 in the United Kingdom

#120 in Europe

Founded: 1829

17. University of Bath

For Computational Chemistry

#20 in the United Kingdom

#132 in Europe

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

18. University of Birmingham

For Computational Chemistry

#22 in the United Kingdom

#147 in Europe

Founded: 1900

19. University of Surrey

For Computational Chemistry

#25 in the United Kingdom

#157 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

20. University of Exeter

For Computational Chemistry

#26 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

21. University of Reading

For Computational Chemistry

#27 in the United Kingdom

#183 in Europe

Founded: 1892

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Computational Chemistry

#28 in the United Kingdom

#194 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. Lancaster University

For Computational Chemistry

#29 in the United Kingdom

#215 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

24. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Computational Chemistry

#30 in the United Kingdom

#217 in Europe

Founded: 1963

25. University of Kent

For Computational Chemistry

#32 in the United Kingdom

#244 in Europe

Founded: 1965

26. University of Leicester

For Computational Chemistry

#33 in the United Kingdom

#250 in Europe

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

27. Loughborough University

For Computational Chemistry

#34 in the United Kingdom

#251 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

28. University of East Anglia

For Computational Chemistry

#35 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

29. Keele University

For Computational Chemistry

#37 in the United Kingdom

#262 in Europe

Founded: 1962

30. Birkbeck, University of London

For Computational Chemistry

#38 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Founded: 1823

31. Aston University

For Computational Chemistry

#39 in the United Kingdom

#273 in Europe

Founded: 1895

32. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Computational Chemistry

#40 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Founded: 1849

33. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Computational Chemistry

#43 in the United Kingdom

#304 in Europe

Founded: 1954

34. Cranfield University

For Computational Chemistry

#44 in the United Kingdom

#308 in Europe

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

35. University of Essex

For Computational Chemistry

#46 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Founded: 1964

36. University of Bradford

For Computational Chemistry

#47 in the United Kingdom

#332 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

37. University of London

For Computational Chemistry

#48 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

38. University of Portsmouth

For Computational Chemistry

#49 in the United Kingdom

#342 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

39. Brunel University London

For Computational Chemistry

#50 in the United Kingdom

#365 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

40. University of Salford

For Computational Chemistry

#52 in the United Kingdom

#381 in Europe

Founded: 1967

41. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Computational Chemistry

#53 in the United Kingdom

#388 in Europe

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

42. Liverpool John Moores University

For Computational Chemistry

#54 in the United Kingdom

#389 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. University of Hertfordshire

For Computational Chemistry

#55 in the United Kingdom

#403 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

44. Nottingham Trent University

For Computational Chemistry

#57 in the United Kingdom

#431 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

45. City, University of London

For Computational Chemistry

#58 in the United Kingdom

#443 in Europe

Founded: 1966

46. University of Huddersfield

For Computational Chemistry

#59 in the United Kingdom

#447 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

47. Coventry University

For Computational Chemistry

#60 in the United Kingdom

#448 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

48. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Computational Chemistry

#61 in the United Kingdom

#449 in Europe

Founded: 1992

49. University of Greenwich

For Computational Chemistry

#62 in the United Kingdom

#454 in Europe

Founded: 1890

50. Sheffield Hallam University

For Computational Chemistry

#64 in the United Kingdom

#507 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

51. University of Lincoln

For Computational Chemistry

#65 in the United Kingdom

#520 in Europe

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

52. University of Brighton

For Computational Chemistry

#68 in the United Kingdom

#574 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. University of Central Lancashire

For Computational Chemistry

#69 in the United Kingdom

#582 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

54. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Computational Chemistry

#70 in the United Kingdom

#586 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. De Montfort University

For Computational Chemistry

#71 in the United Kingdom

#588 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

56. London South Bank University

For Computational Chemistry

#72 in the United Kingdom

#606 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

Closest to England states to learn Computational Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	21
Scotland	9	9

Chemistry subfields in England

Biochemical Engineering50

Biochemistry107

Chemical Engineering90

Environmental Chemistry75

Inorganic Chemistry68

Materials Science106

Nanotechnology83

Nutrition and Food Science87

Organic Chemistry105

Petrology and Geochemistry80

Physical chemistry89

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Radiochemistry63