65 Best universities for Biomedical Engineering 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 1.18M citations received by 32.9K academic papers made by 65 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

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Manchester

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University of Cambridge

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Nottingham

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1948

7. University of Sheffield

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Founded: 1905

8. University of Leeds

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. King's College London

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Founded: 1829

10. University of Southampton

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. University of Bristol

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

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

12. University of Liverpool

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

13. University of Birmingham

For Biomedical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Founded: 1900

14. Queen Mary University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#64 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

15. University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#97 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

16. Keele University

For Biomedical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#99 in Europe

Founded: 1962

17. Loughborough University

For Biomedical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

18. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biomedical Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Founded: 1963

19. University of Bath

For Biomedical Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

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

20. University of York

For Biomedical Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

21. University of Salford

For Biomedical Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#195 in Europe

Founded: 1967

22. University of Warwick

For Biomedical Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#201 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

23. University of Brighton

For Biomedical Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#212 in Europe

Founded: 1992

24. Aston University

For Biomedical Engineering

#35 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Founded: 1895

25. St George's, University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#36 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

Founded: 1733

26. University of Leicester

For Biomedical Engineering

#37 in the United Kingdom

#222 in Europe

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

27. Durham University

For Biomedical Engineering

#38 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

28. Cranfield University

For Biomedical Engineering

#39 in the United Kingdom

#226 in Europe

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

29. University of Bradford

For Biomedical Engineering

#40 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

30. University of Surrey

For Biomedical Engineering

#41 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

31. University of Exeter

For Biomedical Engineering

#42 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

32. University of Reading

For Biomedical Engineering

#43 in the United Kingdom

#248 in Europe

Founded: 1892

33. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#44 in the United Kingdom

#249 in Europe

Founded: 1791

34. University of Sussex

For Biomedical Engineering

#45 in the United Kingdom

#250 in Europe

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

35. University of Portsmouth

For Biomedical Engineering

#46 in the United Kingdom

#251 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

36. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Biomedical Engineering

#47 in the United Kingdom

#262 in Europe

Founded: 1992

37. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Biomedical Engineering

#48 in the United Kingdom

#266 in Europe

Founded: 1954

38. University of Central Lancashire

For Biomedical Engineering

#49 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

39. Nottingham Trent University

For Biomedical Engineering

#50 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

40. City, University of London

For Biomedical Engineering

#51 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Founded: 1966

41. De Montfort University

For Biomedical Engineering

#52 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

42. Brunel University London

For Biomedical Engineering

#53 in the United Kingdom

#305 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

43. Liverpool John Moores University

For Biomedical Engineering

#54 in the United Kingdom

#310 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. University of Hertfordshire

For Biomedical Engineering

#55 in the United Kingdom

#330 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

45. University of Kent

For Biomedical Engineering

#57 in the United Kingdom

#339 in Europe

Founded: 1965

46. University of Wolverhampton

For Biomedical Engineering

#58 in the United Kingdom

#347 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. University of Greenwich

For Biomedical Engineering

#59 in the United Kingdom

#348 in Europe

Founded: 1890

48. Sheffield Hallam University

For Biomedical Engineering

#60 in the United Kingdom

#365 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

49. University of Westminster

For Biomedical Engineering

#61 in the United Kingdom

#368 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

50. Lancaster University

For Biomedical Engineering

#62 in the United Kingdom

#379 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

51. Coventry University

For Biomedical Engineering

#64 in the United Kingdom

#406 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

52. University of Huddersfield

For Biomedical Engineering

#65 in the United Kingdom

#424 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. University of East Anglia

For Biomedical Engineering

#67 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

54. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Biomedical Engineering

#68 in the United Kingdom

#445 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. Staffordshire University

For Biomedical Engineering

#69 in the United Kingdom

#462 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

56. London South Bank University

For Biomedical Engineering

#70 in the United Kingdom

#466 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

57. University of Plymouth

For Biomedical Engineering

#71 in the United Kingdom

#469 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

58. Middlesex University

For Biomedical Engineering

#72 in the United Kingdom

#477 in Europe

Founded: 1973

59. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Biomedical Engineering

#74 in the United Kingdom

#494 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. University of the West of England

For Biomedical Engineering

#75 in the United Kingdom

#500 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

61. Teesside University

For Biomedical Engineering

#76 in the United Kingdom

#507 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

62. Bournemouth University

For Biomedical Engineering

#77 in the United Kingdom

#516 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

63. Anglia Ruskin University

For Biomedical Engineering

#78 in the United Kingdom

#521 in Europe

Founded: 1858

64. University of Bedfordshire

For Biomedical Engineering

#79 in the United Kingdom

#527 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

65. University of Lincoln

For Biomedical Engineering

#80 in the United Kingdom

#544 in Europe

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

Closest to England states to learn Biomedical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	19
Scotland	8	10

Engineering subfields in England

Acoustical Engineering112

Aerospace Engineering97

Agricultural Engineering27

Applied/Engineering Physics53

Architectural Engineering76

Automation and Control engineering59

Automotive Engineering72

Biochemical Engineering50

Biotechnology82

Chemical Engineering90

Civil Engineering95

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking96

Construction Management64

Electrical Engineering99

Electronic Engineering81

Engineering Management72

Environmental Engineering73

Firefighting and Fire Science39

Geotechnical Engineering87

Human-Computer Interaction92

Industrial Engineering51

Landscape Architecture56

Marine Engineering48

Materials Science106

Mechanical Engineering106

Metallurgical Engineering96

Mining Engineering33

Nanotechnology83

Nuclear Engineering42

Operations Research74

Optical Engineering103

Petroleum Engineering53

Polymer science and Plastics engineering43

Product and Industrial Design56

Reliability and Quality Engineering71

Remote Sensing65

Renewable Energy Engineering68

Structural Engineering96

Systems Engineering91

Technical Drawing46

Telecommunications98

Transportation Engineering67