68 Best universities for Inorganic Chemistry 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 Inorganic Chemistry. A graph of 2.79M citations received by 76.1K academic papers made by 68 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 Oxford

For Inorganic Chemistry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Inorganic Chemistry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. Imperial College London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#3 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University College London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#4 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Manchester

For Inorganic Chemistry

#5 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Southampton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#6 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Leeds

For Inorganic Chemistry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Founded: 1904

8. University of Liverpool

For Inorganic Chemistry

#8 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

9. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1963

10. University of Bristol

For Inorganic Chemistry

#13 in the United Kingdom

#72 in Europe

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

11. University of Bath

For Inorganic Chemistry

#15 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

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

12. University of Nottingham

For Inorganic Chemistry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

Founded: 1948

13. University of Sheffield

For Inorganic Chemistry

#17 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

Founded: 1905

14. University of Birmingham

For Inorganic Chemistry

#18 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Founded: 1900

15. University of Reading

For Inorganic Chemistry

#19 in the United Kingdom

#107 in Europe

Founded: 1892

16. University of Warwick

For Inorganic Chemistry

#21 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

17. King's College London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#22 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Founded: 1829

18. University of Sussex

For Inorganic Chemistry

#23 in the United Kingdom

#148 in Europe

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

19. University of East Anglia

For Inorganic Chemistry

#25 in the United Kingdom

#159 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

20. Durham University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#27 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

21. University of Leicester

For Inorganic Chemistry

#28 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

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

22. University of York

For Inorganic Chemistry

#29 in the United Kingdom

#166 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

23. University of Surrey

For Inorganic Chemistry

#30 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

24. Loughborough University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#31 in the United Kingdom

#181 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

25. Queen Mary University of London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#32 in the United Kingdom

#182 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

26. University of Exeter

For Inorganic Chemistry

#33 in the United Kingdom

#216 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

27. University of London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#36 in the United Kingdom

#249 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

28. University of Salford

For Inorganic Chemistry

#37 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Founded: 1967

29. Brunel University London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#40 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

30. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Inorganic Chemistry

#43 in the United Kingdom

#286 in Europe

Founded: 1954

31. Lancaster University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#44 in the United Kingdom

#310 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

32. University of Essex

For Inorganic Chemistry

#45 in the United Kingdom

#313 in Europe

Founded: 1964

33. Aston University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#46 in the United Kingdom

#326 in Europe

Founded: 1895

34. University of Kent

For Inorganic Chemistry

#47 in the United Kingdom

#329 in Europe

Founded: 1965

35. Keele University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#48 in the United Kingdom

#332 in Europe

Founded: 1962

36. Cranfield University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#49 in the United Kingdom

#339 in Europe

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

37. University of Bradford

For Inorganic Chemistry

#50 in the United Kingdom

#356 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

38. Birkbeck, University of London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#51 in the United Kingdom

#366 in Europe

Founded: 1823

39. University of Huddersfield

For Inorganic Chemistry

#52 in the United Kingdom

#400 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

40. University of Plymouth

For Inorganic Chemistry

#53 in the United Kingdom

#406 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

41. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#54 in the United Kingdom

#415 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. Nottingham Trent University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#55 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

43. St George's, University of London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#57 in the United Kingdom

#445 in Europe

Founded: 1733

44. Sheffield Hallam University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#58 in the United Kingdom

#450 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

45. University of Greenwich

For Inorganic Chemistry

#59 in the United Kingdom

#464 in Europe

Founded: 1890

46. Coventry University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#60 in the United Kingdom

#467 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

47. University of the West of England

For Inorganic Chemistry

#61 in the United Kingdom

#469 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

48. De Montfort University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#62 in the United Kingdom

#478 in Europe

Founded: 1992

49. City, University of London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#63 in the United Kingdom

#482 in Europe

Founded: 1966

50. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Inorganic Chemistry

#64 in the United Kingdom

#484 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. Middlesex University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#66 in the United Kingdom

#486 in Europe

Founded: 1973

52. Royal Agricultural University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#67 in the United Kingdom

#507 in Europe

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

53. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#68 in the United Kingdom

#513 in Europe

Founded: 1849

54. University of Hertfordshire

For Inorganic Chemistry

#69 in the United Kingdom

#515 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

55. University of Brighton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#70 in the United Kingdom

#532 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. London Metropolitan University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#71 in the United Kingdom

#534 in Europe

Founded: 1848

57. London South Bank University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#72 in the United Kingdom

#549 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

58. Teesside University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#73 in the United Kingdom

#551 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

59. University of Central Lancashire

For Inorganic Chemistry

#75 in the United Kingdom

#561 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

60. University of Portsmouth

For Inorganic Chemistry

#77 in the United Kingdom

#577 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

61. University of Lincoln

For Inorganic Chemistry

#79 in the United Kingdom

#604 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

62. Liverpool John Moores University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#80 in the United Kingdom

#607 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. University of Wolverhampton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#82 in the United Kingdom

#613 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. Oxford Brookes University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#83 in the United Kingdom

#614 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

65. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Inorganic Chemistry

#85 in the United Kingdom

#641 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. Staffordshire University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#87 in the United Kingdom

#651 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

67. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Inorganic Chemistry

#89 in the United Kingdom

#682 in Europe

Founded: 1791

68. University of Bolton

For Inorganic Chemistry

#90 in the United Kingdom

#687 in Europe

Founded: 2004

Closest to England states to learn Inorganic Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	11
Scotland	13	9

Chemistry subfields in England

Biochemical Engineering45

Biochemistry104

Chemical Engineering88

Computational Chemistry55

Environmental Chemistry74

Materials Science106

Nanotechnology81

Nutrition and Food Science83

Organic Chemistry104

Petrology and Geochemistry79

Physical chemistry87

Polymer science and Plastics engineering46

Radiochemistry61