100 Best universities for Cyber Security in the United Kingdom

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 8.31M citations received by 243K academic papers made by 131 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 Cambridge

For Cyber Security

#1 in Europe
#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

2. University of Oxford

For Cyber Security

#2 in Europe
#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. University College London

For Cyber Security

#3 in Europe
#27 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

4. Imperial College London

For Cyber Security

#7 in Europe
#47 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

6. University of Edinburgh

For Cyber Security

#13 in Europe
#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

7. University of Bristol

For Cyber Security

#15 in Europe
#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

8. University of Southampton

For Cyber Security

#17 in Europe
#97 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

10. University of York

For Cyber Security

#29 in Europe
#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

12. University of Warwick

For Cyber Security

#37 in Europe
#152 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

19. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Cyber Security

#50 in Europe
#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

20. University of Surrey

For Cyber Security

#52 in Europe
#185 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

21. Lancaster University

For Cyber Security

#56 in Europe
#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Cyber Security

#67 in Europe
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

24. Queen's University Belfast

For Cyber Security

#79 in Europe
#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

25. Loughborough University

For Cyber Security

#82 in Europe
#268 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

26. University of Liverpool

For Cyber Security

#87 in Europe
#280 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

27. Durham University

For Cyber Security

#98 in Europe
#295 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

28. University of London

For Cyber Security

#103 in Europe
#303 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

29. University of Leicester

For Cyber Security

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

30. University of Sussex

For Cyber Security

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

33. University of Exeter

For Cyber Security

#128 in Europe
#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

34. Cranfield University

For Cyber Security

#129 in Europe
#384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

36. Brunel University London

For Cyber Security

#137 in Europe
#400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

39. University of East Anglia

For Cyber Security

#154 in Europe
#434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

41. University of Plymouth

For Cyber Security

#163 in Europe
#455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

43. University of St Andrews

For Cyber Security

#169 in Europe
#465 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

45. University of Bath

For Cyber Security

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

47. De Montfort University

For Cyber Security

#189 in Europe
#507 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

50. University of Bradford

For Cyber Security

#205 in Europe
#552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

51. University of Portsmouth

For Cyber Security

#211 in Europe
#564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

52. University of the West of England

For Cyber Security

#215 in Europe
#582 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

54. University of Hertfordshire

For Cyber Security

#233 in Europe
#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

55. Edinburgh Napier University

For Cyber Security

#244 in Europe
#663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

56. London Business School

For Cyber Security

#245 in Europe
#668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

58. Nottingham Trent University

For Cyber Security

#252 in Europe
#691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

60. Bournemouth University

For Cyber Security

#267 in Europe
#732 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

61. Coventry University

For Cyber Security

#268 in Europe
#736 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

66. University of Huddersfield

For Cyber Security

#294 in Europe
#816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

68. Sheffield Hallam University

For Cyber Security

#310 in Europe
#868 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

71. University of Stirling

For Cyber Security

#315 in Europe
#886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

72. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Cyber Security

#325 in Europe
#923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

74. University of Bedfordshire

For Cyber Security

#336 in Europe
#954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

76. University of Westminster

For Cyber Security

#367 in Europe
#1054 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

78. Teesside University

For Cyber Security

#376 in Europe
#1079 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

79. University of the West of Scotland

For Cyber Security

#381 in Europe
#1087 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

80. University of Derby

For Cyber Security

#387 in Europe
#1106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

83. Bangor University

For Cyber Security

#394 in Europe
#1140 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

85. University of Central Lancashire

For Cyber Security

#402 in Europe
#1168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

86. Oxford Brookes University

For Cyber Security

#404 in Europe
#1172 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

88. University of Lincoln

For Cyber Security

#427 in Europe
#1263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

91. London South Bank University

For Cyber Security

#435 in Europe
#1283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

93. Staffordshire University

For Cyber Security

#451 in Europe
#1323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

95. Robert Gordon University

For Cyber Security

#503 in Europe
#1543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

97. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Cyber Security

#527 in Europe
#1667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
2011

98. University of Sunderland

For Cyber Security

#536 in Europe
#1708 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

100. Abertay University

For Cyber Security

#558 in Europe
#1773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1994

The best cities to study Cyber Security in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Oxford, London, and Manchester.