21 Best universities for Data Science in London, ENG

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in London ranked based on their research performance in Data Science. A graph of 596K citations received by 19.7K academic papers made by 21 universities in London 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 England

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Imperial College London

For Data Science

#3 in England

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. King's College London

For Data Science

#9 in England

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

4. St George's, University of London

For Data Science

#10 in England

#11 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1733

5. University of London

For Data Science

#14 in England

#16 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

6. Queen Mary University of London

For Data Science

#20 in England

#23 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

7. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Data Science

#23 in England

#27 in the United Kingdom

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

8. City, University of London

For Data Science

#26 in England

#34 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1966

9. Birkbeck, University of London

For Data Science

#47 in England

#59 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1823

10. Middlesex University

For Data Science

#51 in England

#63 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1973

11. University of Westminster

For Data Science

#54 in England

#68 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

12. University of Greenwich

For Data Science

#63 in England

#79 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1890

13. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Data Science

#64 in England

#82 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

14. London South Bank University

For Data Science

#71 in England

#90 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

15. London Business School

For Data Science

#72 in England

#91 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

16. University of East London

For Data Science

#76 in England

#96 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1992

17. London Metropolitan University

For Data Science

#77 in England

#97 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1848

18. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Data Science

#79 in England

#100 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1791

19. University of Roehampton

For Data Science

#81 in England

#102 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

20. University of the Arts London

For Data Science

#83 in England

#105 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1986

21. Royal College of Art

For Data Science

#89 in England

#111 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1896

Universities for Data Science near London

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
17	Kingston University	72	Kingston upon Thames
24	Brunel University London	39	Uxbridge
29	University of Hertfordshire	64	Hatfield, England
32	Royal Holloway, University of London	52	Egham
43	University of Surrey	36	Guildford
46	University of Bedfordshire	76	Luton
57	University of Reading	38	Reading, England
71	University of Sussex	37	Brighton, England
72	Cranfield University	50	Cranfield
76	University of Brighton	71	Brighton, England

Universities for Data Science near London

Computer Science subfields in London