42 Best universities for Polymer science and Plastics engineering 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 Polymer science and Plastics engineering. A graph of 347K citations received by 10.4K academic papers made by 42 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 Manchester

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Founded: 1824

2. University of Cambridge

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Birmingham

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Founded: 1900

4. University of Leeds

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1904

5. University of Bristol

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

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

6. Imperial College London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Oxford

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. University of Sheffield

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. University of Reading

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1892

10. University of Nottingham

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. University of Sussex

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

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

12. University of Liverpool

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

13. Loughborough University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

14. University of Warwick

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

15. Durham University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

16. University College London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

17. University of York

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

18. University of Southampton

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. King's College London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Founded: 1829

20. University of Surrey

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

21. Aston University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Founded: 1895

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. University of Bradford

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

24. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

Founded: 1954

25. University of London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#109 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

26. University of Bath

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#126 in Europe

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

27. University of Exeter

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

28. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#153 in Europe

Founded: 1963

29. University of Kent

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#158 in Europe

Founded: 1965

30. Lancaster University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#36 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

31. London Metropolitan University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Founded: 1848

32. Cranfield University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

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

33. Brunel University London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#177 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

34. University of Salford

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#197 in Europe

Founded: 1967

35. University of Bolton

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Founded: 2004

36. University of East Anglia

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

37. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. Nottingham Trent University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#275 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

39. University of Leicester

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#278 in Europe

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

40. Keele University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Founded: 1962

41. University of Portsmouth

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#309 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

42. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#333 in Europe

Founded: 1932

Closest to England states to learn Polymer science and Plastics engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	30
Scotland	8	16

Chemistry subfields in England

Biochemical Engineering50

Biochemistry107

Chemical Engineering90

Computational Chemistry56

Environmental Chemistry75

Inorganic Chemistry68

Materials Science106

Nanotechnology83

Nutrition and Food Science87

Organic Chemistry105

Petrology and Geochemistry80

Physical chemistry89

Radiochemistry63