90 Best universities for Data Science in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2.43M citations received by 73K 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 College London

For Data Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

For Data Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Imperial College London

For Data Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Bristol

For Data Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

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

5. University of Manchester

For Data Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Cambridge

For Data Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. University of Southampton

For Data Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

8. University of Birmingham

For Data Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1900

9. King's College London

For Data Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1829

10. St George's, University of London

For Data Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Founded: 1733

11. University of Sheffield

For Data Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Founded: 1905

12. University of York

For Data Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

13. University of Liverpool

For Data Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

14. University of London

For Data Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

15. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Data Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Founded: 1963

16. University of Nottingham

For Data Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1948

17. University of Leeds

For Data Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1904

18. University of Warwick

For Data Science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

19. University of Leicester

For Data Science

#21 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

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

20. Queen Mary University of London

For Data Science

#23 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

21. University of Exeter

For Data Science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. Lancaster University

For Data Science

#26 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

23. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Data Science

#27 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

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

24. Keele University

For Data Science

#32 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Founded: 1962

25. Durham University

For Data Science

#33 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

26. City, University of London

For Data Science

#34 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Founded: 1966

27. University of Surrey

For Data Science

#36 in the United Kingdom

#88 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

28. University of Sussex

For Data Science

#37 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

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

29. University of Reading

For Data Science

#38 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Founded: 1892

30. Brunel University London

For Data Science

#39 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

31. University of East Anglia

For Data Science

#40 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

32. University of Kent

For Data Science

#42 in the United Kingdom

#112 in Europe

Founded: 1965

33. University of Bath

For Data Science

#43 in the United Kingdom

#115 in Europe

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

34. Loughborough University

For Data Science

#45 in the United Kingdom

#132 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

35. University of the West of England

For Data Science

#46 in the United Kingdom

#147 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

36. University of Salford

For Data Science

#47 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Founded: 1967

37. University of Wolverhampton

For Data Science

#48 in the United Kingdom

#183 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. Aston University

For Data Science

#49 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Founded: 1895

39. Cranfield University

For Data Science

#50 in the United Kingdom

#195 in Europe

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

40. University of Plymouth

For Data Science

#51 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

41. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Data Science

#52 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Founded: 1849

42. Liverpool John Moores University

For Data Science

#53 in the United Kingdom

#206 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. University of Portsmouth

For Data Science

#54 in the United Kingdom

#210 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

44. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Data Science

#55 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. University of Essex

For Data Science

#56 in the United Kingdom

#221 in Europe

Founded: 1964

46. Coventry University

For Data Science

#58 in the United Kingdom

#243 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

47. Birkbeck, University of London

For Data Science

#59 in the United Kingdom

#248 in Europe

Founded: 1823

48. Bournemouth University

For Data Science

#60 in the United Kingdom

#256 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

49. University of Bradford

For Data Science

#61 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

50. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Data Science

#62 in the United Kingdom

#262 in Europe

Founded: 1954

51. Middlesex University

For Data Science

#63 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Founded: 1973

52. University of Hertfordshire

For Data Science

#64 in the United Kingdom

#266 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

53. De Montfort University

For Data Science

#65 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Founded: 1992

54. University of Westminster

For Data Science

#68 in the United Kingdom

#281 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

55. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Data Science

#69 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. Nottingham Trent University

For Data Science

#70 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

57. University of Brighton

For Data Science

#71 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Data Science

#72 in the United Kingdom

#293 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. University of Huddersfield

For Data Science

#73 in the United Kingdom

#294 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. Sheffield Hallam University

For Data Science

#75 in the United Kingdom

#312 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

61. University of Bedfordshire

For Data Science

#76 in the United Kingdom

#313 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

62. University of Derby

For Data Science

#77 in the United Kingdom

#314 in Europe

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

63. University of Greenwich

For Data Science

#79 in the United Kingdom

#321 in Europe

Founded: 1890

64. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Data Science

#82 in the United Kingdom

#341 in Europe

Founded: 1904

65. Oxford Brookes University

For Data Science

#83 in the United Kingdom

#361 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

66. Staffordshire University

For Data Science

#84 in the United Kingdom

#378 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

67. University of Central Lancashire

For Data Science

#86 in the United Kingdom

#387 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

68. Teesside University

For Data Science

#87 in the United Kingdom

#393 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

69. Anglia Ruskin University

For Data Science

#88 in the United Kingdom

#394 in Europe

Founded: 1858

70. University of Lincoln

For Data Science

#89 in the United Kingdom

#398 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

71. London South Bank University

For Data Science

#90 in the United Kingdom

#401 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

72. London Business School

For Data Science

#91 in the United Kingdom

#408 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

73. Leeds Beckett University

For Data Science

#92 in the United Kingdom

#416 in Europe

Founded: 1992

74. University of Sunderland

For Data Science

#94 in the United Kingdom

#424 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

75. Birmingham City University

For Data Science

#95 in the United Kingdom

#448 in Europe

Founded: 1992

76. University of East London

For Data Science

#96 in the United Kingdom

#458 in Europe

Founded: 1992

77. London Metropolitan University

For Data Science

#97 in the United Kingdom

#479 in Europe

Founded: 1848

78. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Data Science

#98 in the United Kingdom

#497 in Europe

Founded: 2005

79. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Data Science

#100 in the United Kingdom

#549 in Europe

Founded: 1791

80. Edge Hill University

For Data Science

#101 in the United Kingdom

#556 in Europe

Founded: 2006

81. University of Roehampton

For Data Science

#102 in the United Kingdom

#566 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

82. University of West London

For Data Science

#104 in the United Kingdom

#582 in Europe

Founded: 1990

83. University of the Arts London

For Data Science

#105 in the United Kingdom

#612 in Europe

Founded: 1986

84. University of Chester

For Data Science

#106 in the United Kingdom

#617 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

85. Liverpool Hope University

For Data Science

#107 in the United Kingdom

#632 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

86. University of Northampton

For Data Science

#108 in the United Kingdom

#650 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

87. University of Gloucestershire

For Data Science

#109 in the United Kingdom

#669 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

88. University of Winchester

For Data Science

#110 in the United Kingdom

#675 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

89. Royal College of Art

For Data Science

#111 in the United Kingdom

#703 in Europe

Founded: 1896

90. University of Bolton

For Data Science

#112 in the United Kingdom

#705 in Europe

Founded: 2004

Closest to England states to learn Data Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	22
Scotland	13	7