90 Best universities for Data Science in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Data Science. A graph of 3.73M citations received by 81.2K academic papers made by 90 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 Oxford

For Data Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

For Data Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

For Data Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Manchester

For Data Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University of Bristol

For Data Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

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

6. Imperial College London

For Data Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Southampton

For Data Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

8. University of Sheffield

For Data Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. King's College London

For Data Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1829

10. University of York

For Data Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

11. University of Birmingham

For Data Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Founded: 1900

12. University of London

For Data Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

13. University of Liverpool

For Data Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

14. University of Nottingham

For Data Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Founded: 1948

15. University of Leeds

For Data Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1904

16. University of Warwick

For Data Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

17. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Data Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Founded: 1963

18. University of Leicester

For Data Science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

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

19. St George's, University of London

For Data Science

#22 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

Founded: 1733

20. Lancaster University

For Data Science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

21. University of Exeter

For Data Science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Data Science

#26 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Data Science

#29 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

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

24. University of Sussex

For Data Science

#30 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

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

25. University of Kent

For Data Science

#31 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Founded: 1965

26. University of Surrey

For Data Science

#32 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

27. Brunel University London

For Data Science

#33 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

28. University of Reading

For Data Science

#34 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Founded: 1892

29. Durham University

For Data Science

#36 in the United Kingdom

#111 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

30. City, University of London

For Data Science

#39 in the United Kingdom

#125 in Europe

Founded: 1966

31. Loughborough University

For Data Science

#40 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

32. University of Bath

For Data Science

#41 in the United Kingdom

#138 in Europe

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

33. University of East Anglia

For Data Science

#42 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

34. Keele University

For Data Science

#43 in the United Kingdom

#140 in Europe

Founded: 1962

35. University of the West of England

For Data Science

#46 in the United Kingdom

#149 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

36. University of Portsmouth

For Data Science

#47 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

37. University of Salford

For Data Science

#48 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

Founded: 1967

38. University of Hertfordshire

For Data Science

#49 in the United Kingdom

#190 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

39. University of Plymouth

For Data Science

#50 in the United Kingdom

#201 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

40. Cranfield University

For Data Science

#51 in the United Kingdom

#205 in Europe

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

41. Liverpool John Moores University

For Data Science

#52 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. University of Wolverhampton

For Data Science

#53 in the United Kingdom

#220 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. Coventry University

For Data Science

#54 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

44. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Data Science

#55 in the United Kingdom

#226 in Europe

Founded: 1849

45. Aston University

For Data Science

#56 in the United Kingdom

#229 in Europe

Founded: 1895

46. University of Essex

For Data Science

#58 in the United Kingdom

#236 in Europe

Founded: 1964

47. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Data Science

#59 in the United Kingdom

#238 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. Birkbeck, University of London

For Data Science

#60 in the United Kingdom

#251 in Europe

Founded: 1823

49. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Data Science

#61 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Founded: 1992

50. Bournemouth University

For Data Science

#62 in the United Kingdom

#262 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

51. Middlesex University

For Data Science

#64 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Founded: 1973

52. University of Bradford

For Data Science

#65 in the United Kingdom

#275 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

53. University of Huddersfield

For Data Science

#66 in the United Kingdom

#276 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Data Science

#67 in the United Kingdom

#277 in Europe

Founded: 1954

55. De Montfort University

For Data Science

#68 in the United Kingdom

#288 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

56. University of Derby

For Data Science

#69 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

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

57. Nottingham Trent University

For Data Science

#71 in the United Kingdom

#308 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

58. University of Brighton

For Data Science

#72 in the United Kingdom

#315 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. Sheffield Hallam University

For Data Science

#73 in the United Kingdom

#316 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. University of Bedfordshire

For Data Science

#76 in the United Kingdom

#332 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

61. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Data Science

#77 in the United Kingdom

#334 in Europe

Founded: 1992

62. University of Westminster

For Data Science

#78 in the United Kingdom

#342 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

63. University of Greenwich

For Data Science

#80 in the United Kingdom

#368 in Europe

Founded: 1890

64. Oxford Brookes University

For Data Science

#81 in the United Kingdom

#376 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

65. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Data Science

#82 in the United Kingdom

#381 in Europe

Founded: 1904

66. Teesside University

For Data Science

#84 in the United Kingdom

#384 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

67. Staffordshire University

For Data Science

#86 in the United Kingdom

#401 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

68. University of Lincoln

For Data Science

#87 in the United Kingdom

#410 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

69. London South Bank University

For Data Science

#88 in the United Kingdom

#431 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

70. University of Central Lancashire

For Data Science

#89 in the United Kingdom

#434 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

71. Anglia Ruskin University

For Data Science

#90 in the United Kingdom

#441 in Europe

Founded: 1858

72. London Business School

For Data Science

#91 in the United Kingdom

#446 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

73. University of Sunderland

For Data Science

#93 in the United Kingdom

#453 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

74. Leeds Beckett University

For Data Science

#94 in the United Kingdom

#461 in Europe

Founded: 1992

75. Birmingham City University

For Data Science

#95 in the United Kingdom

#464 in Europe

Founded: 1992

76. London Metropolitan University

For Data Science

#96 in the United Kingdom

#469 in Europe

Founded: 1848

77. University of East London

For Data Science

#97 in the United Kingdom

#506 in Europe

Founded: 1992

78. Edge Hill University

For Data Science

#100 in the United Kingdom

#570 in Europe

Founded: 2006

79. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Data Science

#101 in the United Kingdom

#582 in Europe

Founded: 1791

80. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Data Science

#102 in the United Kingdom

#585 in Europe

Founded: 2005

81. University of the Arts London

For Data Science

#103 in the United Kingdom

#619 in Europe

Founded: 1986

82. University of West London

For Data Science

#104 in the United Kingdom

#622 in Europe

Founded: 1990

83. University of Roehampton

For Data Science

#105 in the United Kingdom

#628 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

84. Liverpool Hope University

For Data Science

#106 in the United Kingdom

#633 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Chester

For Data Science

#107 in the United Kingdom

#641 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. University of Northampton

For Data Science

#108 in the United Kingdom

#660 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

87. University of Gloucestershire

For Data Science

#109 in the United Kingdom

#706 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

88. University of Winchester

For Data Science

#110 in the United Kingdom

#736 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

89. Royal College of Art

For Data Science

#111 in the United Kingdom

#742 in Europe

Founded: 1896

90. University of Bolton

For Data Science

#112 in the United Kingdom

#756 in Europe

Founded: 2004

Closest to England states to learn Data Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	21
Scotland	14	7