100 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 21.9M citations received by 804K academic papers made by 140 universities in the United Kingdom 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in Europe
#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

2. University College London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#2 in Europe
#12 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

3. University of Cambridge

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Europe
#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

4. Imperial College London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#4 in Europe
#30 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

5. University of Manchester

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#10 in Europe
#50 in the World
Founded
1824

6. University of Edinburgh

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#11 in Europe
#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

7. University of Sheffield

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#14 in Europe
#81 in the World
Founded
1905

8. University of Bristol

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#18 in Europe
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

9. University of Southampton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#24 in Europe
#121 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

10. University of Nottingham

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#27 in Europe
#131 in the World
Founded
1948

11. King's College London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#38 in Europe
#161 in the World
Founded
1829

12. University of Warwick

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#41 in Europe
#168 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

13. University of Glasgow

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#44 in Europe
#173 in the World
Founded
1451

14. University of Birmingham

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#45 in Europe
#174 in the World
Founded
1900

15. University of York

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#46 in Europe
#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

16. University of Leeds

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#48 in Europe
#180 in the World
Founded
1904

17. Queen Mary University of London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#59 in Europe
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

18. University of Sussex

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#64 in Europe
#219 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

19. University of Surrey

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#66 in Europe
#221 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

20. University of Liverpool

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#71 in Europe
#232 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

21. Lancaster University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#73 in Europe
#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

22. Newcastle University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#77 in Europe
#245 in the World
Founded
1963

23. Cardiff University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#95 in Europe
#275 in the World
Founded
1997

24. University of Essex

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#98 in Europe
#285 in the World
Founded
1964

25. University of Strathclyde

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#103 in Europe
#297 in the World
Founded
1964

26. Loughborough University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#107 in Europe
#305 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

27. Durham University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#118 in Europe
#344 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

28. University of Exeter

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#120 in Europe
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

29. University of Reading

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#122 in Europe
#352 in the World
Founded
1892

30. University of Bath

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#126 in Europe
#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

31. University of Kent

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#127 in Europe
#360 in the World
Founded
1965

32. Brunel University London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#129 in Europe
#366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

33. University of Leicester

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#132 in Europe
#373 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

34. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#135 in Europe
#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

35. Queen's University Belfast

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#137 in Europe
#385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

36. University of Aberdeen

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#146 in Europe
#404 in the World
Founded
1495

37. University of London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#147 in Europe
#405 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

38. University of Wales

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#156 in Europe
#432 in the World
Founded
1893

39. University of St Andrews

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#162 in Europe
#446 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

40. Ulster University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#180 in Europe
#476 in the World
Founded
1968

41. University of East Anglia

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#182 in Europe
#481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

42. Cranfield University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#193 in Europe
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

43. Birkbeck, University of London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#195 in Europe
#521 in the World
Founded
1823

44. City, University of London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#196 in Europe
#522 in the World
Founded
1966

45. Swansea University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#199 in Europe
#526 in the World
Founded
1920

46. Aston University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#200 in Europe
#528 in the World
Founded
1895

47. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#202 in Europe
#534 in the World
Founded
1849

48. Heriot-Watt University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#226 in Europe
#586 in the World
Founded
1966

49. University of Dundee

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#238 in Europe
#622 in the World
Founded
1967

50. University of the West of England

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#251 in Europe
#661 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

51. University of Plymouth

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#259 in Europe
#676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

52. De Montfort University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#260 in Europe
#677 in the World
Founded
1992

53. University of Bradford

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#268 in Europe
#696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

54. Bangor University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#269 in Europe
#699 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

55. University of Portsmouth

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#272 in Europe
#703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

56. Liverpool John Moores University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#277 in Europe
#714 in the World
Founded
1992

57. University of Salford

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#282 in Europe
#724 in the World
Founded
1967

59. University of Hertfordshire

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#290 in Europe
#747 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

60. University of Hull

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#294 in Europe
#759 in the World
Founded
1954

61. University of Stirling

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#302 in Europe
#772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

62. Coventry University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#310 in Europe
#800 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

63. Aberystwyth University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#316 in Europe
#811 in the World
Founded
1872

64. Northumbria University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#319 in Europe
#819 in the World
Founded
1992

65. Nottingham Trent University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#324 in Europe
#840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

66. Keele University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#345 in Europe
#893 in the World
Founded
1962

67. University of South Wales

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#348 in Europe
#904 in the World
Founded
1841

68. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#350 in Europe
#910 in the World
Founded
1904

69. Bournemouth University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#357 in Europe
#929 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

70. University of Huddersfield

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#373 in Europe
#989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

71. Oxford Brookes University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#379 in Europe
#1002 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

72. Middlesex University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#386 in Europe
#1033 in the World
Founded
1973

73. Sheffield Hallam University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#411 in Europe
#1118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

74. London Business School

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#420 in Europe
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

75. University of Wolverhampton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#421 in Europe
#1159 in the World
Founded
1992

76. University of Brighton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#423 in Europe
#1170 in the World
Founded
1992

77. Edinburgh Napier University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#430 in Europe
#1184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

78. Kingston University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#433 in Europe
#1200 in the World
Founded
1992

79. University of Lincoln

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#437 in Europe
#1209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

80. St George's, University of London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#438 in Europe
#1212 in the World
Founded
1733

81. University of Westminster

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#447 in Europe
#1248 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

82. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#452 in Europe
#1261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

83. London South Bank University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#470 in Europe
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

84. Robert Gordon University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#474 in Europe
#1352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

85. University of the West of Scotland

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#475 in Europe
#1354 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

86. University of Derby

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#478 in Europe
#1360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

87. Teesside University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#487 in Europe
#1392 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

88. University of Greenwich

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#491 in Europe
#1406 in the World
Founded
1890

89. University of Central Lancashire

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#507 in Europe
#1474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

90. London Metropolitan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#547 in Europe
#1638 in the World
Founded
1848

91. University of Sunderland

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#555 in Europe
#1661 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

92. Anglia Ruskin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#556 in Europe
#1668 in the World
Founded
1858

93. Staffordshire University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#558 in Europe
#1674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

94. University of East London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#565 in Europe
#1689 in the World
Founded
1992

95. Leeds Beckett University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#566 in Europe
#1694 in the World
Founded
1992

96. University of Bedfordshire

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#581 in Europe
#1754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

97. Birmingham City University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#623 in Europe
#2015 in the World
Founded
1992

98. University of Roehampton

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#626 in Europe
#2028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

99. SOAS, University of London

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#648 in Europe
#2185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

100. Edge Hill University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#667 in Europe
#2292 in the World
Founded
2006

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