90 Best universities for Data Science in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 4.29M citations received by 84.4K 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

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. King's College London

For Data Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Founded: 1829

10. University of Birmingham

For Data Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Founded: 1900

11. University of York

For Data Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

12. University of London

For Data Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

13. University of Liverpool

For Data Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

14. University of Nottingham

For Data Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Founded: 1948

15. University of Leeds

For Data Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Founded: 1904

16. University of Warwick

For Data Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#34 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

#21 in the United Kingdom

#44 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

#50 in Europe

Founded: 1733

20. Lancaster University

For Data Science

#23 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

21. University of Exeter

For Data Science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Data Science

#26 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Data Science

#28 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

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

24. University of Surrey

For Data Science

#30 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

25. University of Sussex

For Data Science

#31 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

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

26. University of Kent

For Data Science

#32 in the United Kingdom

#97 in Europe

Founded: 1965

27. Brunel University London

For Data Science

#33 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

28. University of Reading

For Data Science

#35 in the United Kingdom

#106 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

#130 in Europe

Founded: 1966

31. Loughborough University

For Data Science

#40 in the United Kingdom

#137 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 the West of England

For Data Science

#43 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

34. Keele University

For Data Science

#44 in the United Kingdom

#143 in Europe

Founded: 1962

35. University of East Anglia

For Data Science

#45 in the United Kingdom

#147 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

36. University of Hertfordshire

For Data Science

#47 in the United Kingdom

#189 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

37. University of Portsmouth

For Data Science

#48 in the United Kingdom

#190 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

38. University of Salford

For Data Science

#49 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Founded: 1967

39. University of Plymouth

For Data Science

#50 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

40. Cranfield University

For Data Science

#51 in the United Kingdom

#207 in Europe

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

41. Aston University

For Data Science

#52 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Founded: 1895

42. Liverpool John Moores University

For Data Science

#53 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. Coventry University

For Data Science

#54 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

44. University of Wolverhampton

For Data Science

#55 in the United Kingdom

#226 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Data Science

#57 in the United Kingdom

#234 in Europe

Founded: 1849

46. University of Essex

For Data Science

#58 in the United Kingdom

#241 in Europe

Founded: 1964

47. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Data Science

#59 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Data Science

#60 in the United Kingdom

#252 in Europe

Founded: 1992

49. Birkbeck, University of London

For Data Science

#61 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Founded: 1823

50. Bournemouth University

For Data Science

#62 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

51. University of Huddersfield

For Data Science

#64 in the United Kingdom

#274 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

52. Middlesex University

For Data Science

#65 in the United Kingdom

#276 in Europe

Founded: 1973

53. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Data Science

#66 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Founded: 1954

54. University of Bradford

For Data Science

#67 in the United Kingdom

#281 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

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

#70 in the United Kingdom

#298 in Europe

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

57. Nottingham Trent University

For Data Science

#71 in the United Kingdom

#300 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

58. Sheffield Hallam University

For Data Science

#72 in the United Kingdom

#320 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. University of Brighton

For Data Science

#74 in the United Kingdom

#325 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. University of Bedfordshire

For Data Science

#75 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

61. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Data Science

#77 in the United Kingdom

#337 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

#371 in Europe

Founded: 1890

64. Oxford Brookes University

For Data Science

#82 in the United Kingdom

#378 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

65. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Data Science

#83 in the United Kingdom

#381 in Europe

Founded: 1904

66. Teesside University

For Data Science

#85 in the United Kingdom

#393 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

67. University of Lincoln

For Data Science

#86 in the United Kingdom

#400 in Europe

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

68. Staffordshire University

For Data Science

#87 in the United Kingdom

#415 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

69. Anglia Ruskin University

For Data Science

#88 in the United Kingdom

#422 in Europe

Founded: 1858

70. University of Central Lancashire

For Data Science

#89 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

71. London South Bank University

For Data Science

#91 in the United Kingdom

#439 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

72. Birmingham City University

For Data Science

#92 in the United Kingdom

#445 in Europe

Founded: 1992

73. London Business School

For Data Science

#93 in the United Kingdom

#446 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

74. Leeds Beckett University

For Data Science

#94 in the United Kingdom

#456 in Europe

Founded: 1992

75. University of Sunderland

For Data Science

#95 in the United Kingdom

#460 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

76. London Metropolitan University

For Data Science

#96 in the United Kingdom

#464 in Europe

Founded: 1848

77. University of East London

For Data Science

#97 in the United Kingdom

#511 in Europe

Founded: 1992

78. Edge Hill University

For Data Science

#98 in the United Kingdom

#555 in Europe

Founded: 2006

79. University of the Arts London

For Data Science

#101 in the United Kingdom

#592 in Europe

Founded: 1986

80. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Data Science

#102 in the United Kingdom

#595 in Europe

Founded: 1791

81. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Data Science

#103 in the United Kingdom

#599 in Europe

Founded: 2005

82. University of West London

For Data Science

#104 in the United Kingdom

#627 in Europe

Founded: 1990

83. University of Roehampton

For Data Science

#105 in the United Kingdom

#631 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

84. Liverpool Hope University

For Data Science

#106 in the United Kingdom

#642 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Chester

For Data Science

#107 in the United Kingdom

#654 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. University of Northampton

For Data Science

#108 in the United Kingdom

#664 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

87. University of Gloucestershire

For Data Science

#109 in the United Kingdom

#689 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

88. University of Winchester

For Data Science

#110 in the United Kingdom

#740 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

89. Royal College of Art

For Data Science

#111 in the United Kingdom

#752 in Europe

Founded: 1896

90. University of Bolton

For Data Science

#112 in the United Kingdom

#761 in Europe

Founded: 2004

Closest to England states to learn Data Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	20
Scotland	14	7