40 Best universities for Polymer science and Plastics 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 Polymer science and Plastics engineering. A graph of 216K citations received by 8.31K academic papers made by 40 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

#1 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 Leeds

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Founded: 1904

4. University of Birmingham

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Founded: 1900

5. Imperial College London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Bristol

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

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

7. University of Oxford

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. University of Sheffield

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. University of Nottingham

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Founded: 1948

10. University of Liverpool

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

11. University of Reading

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1892

12. University of Sussex

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

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

13. University of Warwick

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

14. Durham University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

15. University College London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

16. University of Southampton

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

17. University of York

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

18. King's College London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Founded: 1829

19. University of Surrey

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

20. Loughborough University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

21. Queen Mary University of London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#75 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

22. University of London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

23. Aston University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Founded: 1895

24. University of Exeter

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#120 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

25. London Metropolitan University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Founded: 1848

26. University of Bath

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

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

27. University of Kent

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Founded: 1965

28. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Founded: 1963

29. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#153 in Europe

Founded: 1954

30. University of Bradford

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#36 in the United Kingdom

#155 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

31. Cranfield University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#169 in Europe

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

32. University of Salford

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#186 in Europe

Founded: 1967

33. University of Bolton

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Founded: 2004

34. Nottingham Trent University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

35. Lancaster University

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

36. University of East Anglia

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#231 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

37. Brunel University London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#238 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

38. University of Portsmouth

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#267 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

39. University of Leicester

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

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

40. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#298 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	5	26
Scotland	9	19

Chemistry subfields in England

Biochemical Engineering45

Biochemistry104

Chemical Engineering88

Computational Chemistry55

Environmental Chemistry74

Inorganic Chemistry68

Materials Science106

Nanotechnology81

Nutrition and Food Science83

Organic Chemistry104

Petrology and Geochemistry79

Physical chemistry87

Radiochemistry61