100 Best universities for Cyber Security in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 5.64M citations received by 215K academic papers made by 130 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

England | Cambridge

For Cyber Security

#1 in Europe

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Cyber Security

#2 in Europe

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#3 in Europe

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#7 in Europe

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Cyber Security

#10 in Europe

#78 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Cyber Security

#11 in Europe

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

7. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Cyber Security

#12 in Europe

#83 in the World

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

8. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Cyber Security

#18 in Europe

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

9. King's College London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#22 in Europe

#117 in the World

Founded: 1829

10. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Cyber Security

#29 in Europe

#135 in the World

Founded: 1905

11. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Cyber Security

#37 in Europe

#155 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Cyber Security

#38 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Cyber Security

#39 in Europe

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

14. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Cyber Security

#44 in Europe

#167 in the World

Founded: 1849

15. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Cyber Security

#46 in Europe

#172 in the World

Founded: 1900

16. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Cyber Security

#47 in Europe

#174 in the World

Founded: 1904

17. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Cyber Security

#48 in Europe

#178 in the World

Founded: 1451

18. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Cyber Security

#50 in Europe

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

19. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Cyber Security

#52 in Europe

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

20. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Cyber Security

#55 in Europe

#191 in the World

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

21. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#59 in Europe

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

22. University of York

For Cyber Security

#66 in Europe

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

23. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Cyber Security

#75 in Europe

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

24. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Cyber Security

#79 in Europe

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

25. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Cyber Security

#81 in Europe

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

26. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Cyber Security

#86 in Europe

#274 in the World

Founded: 1997

27. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Cyber Security

#90 in Europe

#278 in the World

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

28. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Cyber Security

#99 in Europe

#302 in the World

Founded: 1964

29. Durham University

England | Durham

For Cyber Security

#101 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

30. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Cyber Security

#105 in Europe

#317 in the World

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

31. University of London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#117 in Europe

#356 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

32. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Cyber Security

#120 in Europe

#364 in the World

Founded: 1964

33. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Cyber Security

#124 in Europe

#374 in the World

Founded: 1965

34. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Cyber Security

#125 in Europe

#376 in the World

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

35. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Cyber Security

#132 in Europe

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

36. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Cyber Security

#138 in Europe

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

37. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Cyber Security

#142 in Europe

#410 in the World

Founded: 1992

38. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Cyber Security

#145 in Europe

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

39. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Cyber Security

#154 in Europe

#431 in the World

Founded: 1892

40. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Cyber Security

#157 in Europe

#438 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

41. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Cyber Security

#158 in Europe

#439 in the World

Founded: 1968

42. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Cyber Security

#159 in Europe

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

43. City, University of London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#160 in Europe

#444 in the World

Founded: 1966

44. University of Bath

For Cyber Security

#169 in Europe

#460 in the World

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

45. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Cyber Security

#184 in Europe

#489 in the World

Founded: 1920

46. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Cyber Security

#185 in Europe

#494 in the World

Founded: 1495

47. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Cyber Security

#197 in Europe

#518 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Cyber Security

#201 in Europe

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

49. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Cyber Security

#206 in Europe

#546 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Cyber Security

#211 in Europe

#555 in the World

Founded: 1967

51. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Cyber Security

#213 in Europe

#559 in the World

Founded: 1893

52. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Cyber Security

#216 in Europe

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Cyber Security

#230 in Europe

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

54. London Business School

England | London

For Cyber Security

#233 in Europe

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

55. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Cyber Security

#236 in Europe

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

56. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Cyber Security

#238 in Europe

#640 in the World

Founded: 1966

57. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Cyber Security

#249 in Europe

#670 in the World

Founded: 1992

58. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Cyber Security

#254 in Europe

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

59. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Cyber Security

#262 in Europe

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

60. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Cyber Security

#263 in Europe

#709 in the World

Founded: 1967

61. Keele University

England | Keele

For Cyber Security

#267 in Europe

#716 in the World

Founded: 1962

62. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Cyber Security

#268 in Europe

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

63. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#277 in Europe

#737 in the World

Founded: 1823

64. Middlesex University

England | London

For Cyber Security

#279 in Europe

#745 in the World

Founded: 1973

65. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Cyber Security

#283 in Europe

#759 in the World

Founded: 1890

66. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Cyber Security

#289 in Europe

#786 in the World

Founded: 1895

67. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Cyber Security

#297 in Europe

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

68. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Cyber Security

#298 in Europe

#804 in the World

Founded: 1841

69. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Cyber Security

#304 in Europe

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

70. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Cyber Security

#305 in Europe

#820 in the World

Founded: 1954

71. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Cyber Security

#307 in Europe

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

72. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Cyber Security

#320 in Europe

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

73. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Cyber Security

#323 in Europe

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

74. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Cyber Security

#336 in Europe

#920 in the World

Founded: 1992

75. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Cyber Security

#356 in Europe

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

76. University of East London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#358 in Europe

#984 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. University of Westminster

England | London

For Cyber Security

#364 in Europe

#1000 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

78. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Cyber Security

#370 in Europe

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

79. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#378 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Founded: 1904

80. Bangor University

For Cyber Security

#381 in Europe

#1044 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

81. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Cyber Security

#382 in Europe

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

82. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Cyber Security

#384 in Europe

#1054 in the World

Founded: 1992

83. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Cyber Security

#387 in Europe

#1061 in the World

Founded: 1992

84. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Cyber Security

#391 in Europe

#1071 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

85. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Cyber Security

#398 in Europe

#1097 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

86. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Cyber Security

#414 in Europe

#1180 in the World

Founded: 1992

87. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Cyber Security

#416 in Europe

#1183 in the World

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

88. London South Bank University

England | London

For Cyber Security

#420 in Europe

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

89. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Cyber Security

#440 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

90. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Cyber Security

#441 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1872

91. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Cyber Security

#444 in Europe

#1251 in the World

Founded: 1992

92. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Cyber Security

#452 in Europe

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

93. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Cyber Security

#456 in Europe

#1312 in the World

Founded: 1858

94. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Cyber Security

#482 in Europe

#1411 in the World

Founded: 1733

95. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Cyber Security

#488 in Europe

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

96. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Cyber Security

#523 in Europe

#1602 in the World

Founded: 1848

97. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Cyber Security

#554 in Europe

#1716 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

98. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Cyber Security

#557 in Europe

#1726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

99. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Cyber Security

#565 in Europe

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

100. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Cyber Security

#584 in Europe

#1864 in the World

Founded: 2006

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.