60 Best universities for Biomedical Engineering 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 903K citations received by 29.4K academic papers made by 60 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 Biomedical Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Imperial College London

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

For Biomedical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Manchester

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University of Cambridge

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Nottingham

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1948

7. University of Sheffield

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Founded: 1905

8. King's College London

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Founded: 1829

9. University of Leeds

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1904

10. University of Southampton

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. University of Birmingham

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Founded: 1900

12. University of Bristol

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

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

13. University of Liverpool

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

14. Queen Mary University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

15. University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

16. Keele University

For Biomedical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Founded: 1962

17. Loughborough University

For Biomedical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

18. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biomedical Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Founded: 1963

19. University of Bath

For Biomedical Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#131 in Europe

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

20. St George's, University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#183 in Europe

Founded: 1733

21. University of Warwick

For Biomedical Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

22. University of York

For Biomedical Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#186 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

23. University of Reading

For Biomedical Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Founded: 1892

24. Cranfield University

For Biomedical Engineering

#34 in the United Kingdom

#203 in Europe

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

25. University of Brighton

For Biomedical Engineering

#36 in the United Kingdom

#207 in Europe

Founded: 1992

26. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#217 in Europe

Founded: 1791

27. University of Bradford

For Biomedical Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#221 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

28. Aston University

For Biomedical Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#222 in Europe

Founded: 1895

29. University of Leicester

For Biomedical Engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

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

30. University of Surrey

For Biomedical Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

31. University of Exeter

For Biomedical Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#236 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

32. Durham University

For Biomedical Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#241 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

33. University of Sussex

For Biomedical Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

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

34. University of Portsmouth

For Biomedical Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#247 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

35. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Biomedical Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#251 in Europe

Founded: 1992

36. University of Central Lancashire

For Biomedical Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

37. Liverpool John Moores University

For Biomedical Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#273 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. Nottingham Trent University

For Biomedical Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#276 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

39. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Biomedical Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#284 in Europe

Founded: 1954

40. City, University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#289 in Europe

Founded: 1966

41. Brunel University London

For Biomedical Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

42. University of Kent

For Biomedical Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#318 in Europe

Founded: 1965

43. University of Salford

For Biomedical Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#321 in Europe

Founded: 1967

44. De Montfort University

For Biomedical Engineering

#56 in the United Kingdom

#325 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. University of Hertfordshire

For Biomedical Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Wolverhampton

For Biomedical Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. University of Greenwich

For Biomedical Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#357 in Europe

Founded: 1890

48. Lancaster University

For Biomedical Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#359 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

49. University of Westminster

For Biomedical Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

50. Sheffield Hallam University

For Biomedical Engineering

#63 in the United Kingdom

#371 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

51. Coventry University

For Biomedical Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#403 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

52. University of East Anglia

For Biomedical Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#428 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

53. Staffordshire University

For Biomedical Engineering

#68 in the United Kingdom

#437 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Huddersfield

For Biomedical Engineering

#69 in the United Kingdom

#448 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

55. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Biomedical Engineering

#70 in the United Kingdom

#450 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. London South Bank University

For Biomedical Engineering

#71 in the United Kingdom

#451 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

57. Middlesex University

For Biomedical Engineering

#72 in the United Kingdom

#453 in Europe

Founded: 1973

58. University of the West of England

For Biomedical Engineering

#73 in the United Kingdom

#483 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

59. Anglia Ruskin University

For Biomedical Engineering

#74 in the United Kingdom

#484 in Europe

Founded: 1858

60. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biomedical Engineering

#75 in the United Kingdom

#512 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Biomedical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	20
Scotland	8	12

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering110

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering28

Applied/Engineering Physics51

Architectural Engineering73

Automation and Control engineering58

Automotive Engineering67

Biochemical Engineering45

Biotechnology79

Chemical Engineering88

Civil Engineering92

Computer Engineering68

Computer Networking96

Construction Management62

Electrical Engineering97

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management67

Environmental Engineering66

Firefighting and Fire Science43

Geotechnical Engineering85

Human-Computer Interaction91

Industrial Engineering55

Landscape Architecture60

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering105

Metallurgical Engineering93

Mining Engineering35

Nanotechnology81

Nuclear Engineering39

Operations Research73

Optical Engineering103

Petroleum Engineering47

Polymer science and Plastics engineering46

Product and Industrial Design58

Reliability and Quality Engineering69

Remote Sensing63

Renewable Energy Engineering63

Structural Engineering92

Systems Engineering90

Technical Drawing45

Telecommunications97

Transportation Engineering67