Organic Chemistry in England: 100+ Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Organic Chemistry. A graph of 32.5M citations received by 914K academic papers made by 104 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

Cambridge

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

Oxford

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Imperial College London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University College London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Leeds

Leeds

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1904

7. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

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

8. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Organic Chemistry

#9 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Founded: 1900

10. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Organic Chemistry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. University of Southampton

Southampton

For Organic Chemistry

#11 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

12. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Organic Chemistry

#13 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

13. King's College London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#14 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Founded: 1829

14. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Organic Chemistry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Founded: 1963

15. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Organic Chemistry

#18 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

16. University of Bath

Bath

For Organic Chemistry

#19 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

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

17. University of Reading

Reading

For Organic Chemistry

#21 in the United Kingdom

#113 in Europe

Founded: 1892

18. University of York

York

For Organic Chemistry

#23 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

19. Durham University

Durham

For Organic Chemistry

#26 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

20. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#28 in the United Kingdom

#141 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

21. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Organic Chemistry

#29 in the United Kingdom

#147 in Europe

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

22. University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#30 in the United Kingdom

#152 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

23. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Organic Chemistry

#31 in the United Kingdom

#156 in Europe

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

24. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Organic Chemistry

#32 in the United Kingdom

#159 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

25. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Organic Chemistry

#33 in the United Kingdom

#164 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

26. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Organic Chemistry

#34 in the United Kingdom

#181 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Exeter

Exeter

For Organic Chemistry

#35 in the United Kingdom

#192 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

28. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Organic Chemistry

#38 in the United Kingdom

#234 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

29. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Organic Chemistry

#40 in the United Kingdom

#239 in Europe

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

30. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Organic Chemistry

#41 in the United Kingdom

#243 in Europe

Founded: 1954

31. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Organic Chemistry

#43 in the United Kingdom

#261 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

32. Aston University

Birmingham

For Organic Chemistry

#44 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Founded: 1895

33. University of Essex

Colchester

For Organic Chemistry

#45 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

Founded: 1964

34. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Organic Chemistry

#47 in the United Kingdom

#306 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

35. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#48 in the United Kingdom

#311 in Europe

Founded: 1823

36. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Organic Chemistry

#49 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Founded: 1965

37. University of Salford

Salford

For Organic Chemistry

#50 in the United Kingdom

#323 in Europe

Founded: 1967

38. St George's, University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#51 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Founded: 1733

39. Keele University

Keele

For Organic Chemistry

#53 in the United Kingdom

#347 in Europe

Founded: 1962

40. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Organic Chemistry

#54 in the United Kingdom

#369 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

41. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Organic Chemistry

#55 in the United Kingdom

#372 in Europe

Founded: 1849

42. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Organic Chemistry

#57 in the United Kingdom

#403 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

43. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Organic Chemistry

#58 in the United Kingdom

#409 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Organic Chemistry

#59 in the United Kingdom

#426 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

45. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Organic Chemistry

#60 in the United Kingdom

#430 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Organic Chemistry

#61 in the United Kingdom

#440 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

47. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Organic Chemistry

#62 in the United Kingdom

#453 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Organic Chemistry

#63 in the United Kingdom

#460 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

49. University of Greenwich

London

For Organic Chemistry

#64 in the United Kingdom

#461 in Europe

Founded: 1890

50. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Organic Chemistry

#65 in the United Kingdom

#465 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

51. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Organic Chemistry

#66 in the United Kingdom

#469 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Organic Chemistry

#67 in the United Kingdom

#487 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. Royal Agricultural University

Cirencester

For Organic Chemistry

#68 in the United Kingdom

#490 in Europe

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

54. Coventry University

Coventry

For Organic Chemistry

#69 in the United Kingdom

#491 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

55. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Organic Chemistry

#70 in the United Kingdom

#495 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. City, University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#72 in the United Kingdom

#499 in Europe

Founded: 1966

57. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Organic Chemistry

#73 in the United Kingdom

#512 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

58. Royal Veterinary College University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#74 in the United Kingdom

#513 in Europe

Founded: 1791

59. London South Bank University

London

For Organic Chemistry

#75 in the United Kingdom

#531 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

60. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Organic Chemistry

#77 in the United Kingdom

#549 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

61. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Organic Chemistry

#79 in the United Kingdom

#564 in Europe

Founded: 1992

62. Middlesex University

London

For Organic Chemistry

#80 in the United Kingdom

#572 in Europe

Founded: 1973

63. London Metropolitan University

London

For Organic Chemistry

#81 in the United Kingdom

#580 in Europe

Founded: 1848

64. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Organic Chemistry

#82 in the United Kingdom

#584 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. University of Sunderland

Sunderland

For Organic Chemistry

#85 in the United Kingdom

#627 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

66. University of Bolton

Bolton

For Organic Chemistry

#86 in the United Kingdom

#633 in Europe

Founded: 2004

67. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Organic Chemistry

#87 in the United Kingdom

#638 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

68. University of Westminster

London

For Organic Chemistry

#88 in the United Kingdom

#640 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

69. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Organic Chemistry

#90 in the United Kingdom

#671 in Europe

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

70. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#91 in the United Kingdom

#674 in Europe

Founded: 1932

71. University of Bedfordshire

Luton

For Organic Chemistry

#93 in the United Kingdom

#698 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

72. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Organic Chemistry

#94 in the United Kingdom

#704 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

73. Teesside University

Middlesbrough

For Organic Chemistry

#95 in the United Kingdom

#706 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

74. Staffordshire University

Stoke-on-Trent

For Organic Chemistry

#98 in the United Kingdom

#743 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

75. University of East London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#99 in the United Kingdom

#755 in Europe

Founded: 1992

76. Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridge

For Organic Chemistry

#100 in the United Kingdom

#776 in Europe

Founded: 1858

77. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Organic Chemistry

#102 in the United Kingdom

#787 in Europe

Founded: 1992

78. University of Cumbria

Carlisle

For Organic Chemistry

#104 in the United Kingdom

#833 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

79. University of Derby

Derby

For Organic Chemistry

#105 in the United Kingdom

#839 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

80. University of Roehampton

London

For Organic Chemistry

#106 in the United Kingdom

#843 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

81. University of Chester

Chester

For Organic Chemistry

#107 in the United Kingdom

#848 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

82. University of Northampton

Northampton

For Organic Chemistry

#108 in the United Kingdom

#855 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

83. Goldsmiths, University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#109 in the United Kingdom

#857 in Europe

Founded: 1904

84. University of West London

Ealing

For Organic Chemistry

#110 in the United Kingdom

#893 in Europe

Founded: 1990

85. University of Worcester

Worcester

For Organic Chemistry

#111 in the United Kingdom

#908 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

86. University of Buckingham

Buckingham

For Organic Chemistry

#112 in the United Kingdom

#923 in Europe

Founded: 1973

87. London Business School

London

For Organic Chemistry

#113 in the United Kingdom

#929 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

88. Edge Hill University

Ormskirk

For Organic Chemistry

#115 in the United Kingdom

#950 in Europe

Founded: 2006

89. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Organic Chemistry

#116 in the United Kingdom

#978 in Europe

Founded: 1992

90. Buckinghamshire New University

High Wycombe

For Organic Chemistry

#117 in the United Kingdom

#1050 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

91. Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury

For Organic Chemistry

#118 in the United Kingdom

#1055 in Europe

Founded: 2005

92. University of Chichester

Chichester

For Organic Chemistry

#119 in the United Kingdom

#1090 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

93. Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool

For Organic Chemistry

#120 in the United Kingdom

#1110 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

94. SOAS, University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#121 in the United Kingdom

#1113 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

95. School of Advanced Study, University of London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#123 in the United Kingdom

#1138 in Europe

Founded: 1994

96. University of Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

For Organic Chemistry

#125 in the United Kingdom

#1149 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

97. Royal College of Art

London

For Organic Chemistry

#126 in the United Kingdom

#1151 in Europe

Founded: 1896

98. University of Winchester

Winchester

For Organic Chemistry

#127 in the United Kingdom

#1156 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

99. Bath Spa University

Bath

For Organic Chemistry

#128 in the United Kingdom

#1174 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

100. University of the Arts London

London

For Organic Chemistry

#129 in the United Kingdom

#1191 in Europe

Founded: 1986

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	24
Scotland	16	12

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