75 Best Forestry schools in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 1.78M citations received by 39.3K academic papers made by 75 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 Forestry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Forestry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Reading

For Forestry

#4 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1892

4. Imperial College London

For Forestry

#6 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University College London

For Forestry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Leeds

For Forestry

#8 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Founded: 1904

7. University of Bristol

For Forestry

#9 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

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

8. University of Nottingham

For Forestry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1948

9. University of East Anglia

For Forestry

#12 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

10. University of Sheffield

For Forestry

#13 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Founded: 1905

11. Lancaster University

For Forestry

#14 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

12. University of Liverpool

For Forestry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

13. University of Exeter

For Forestry

#17 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

14. University of Birmingham

For Forestry

#19 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Founded: 1900

15. University of York

For Forestry

#20 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

16. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Forestry

#21 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Founded: 1963

17. University of Southampton

For Forestry

#22 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

18. University of London

For Forestry

#23 in the United Kingdom

#97 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

19. University of Sussex

For Forestry

#24 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

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

20. Durham University

For Forestry

#25 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

21. University of Manchester

For Forestry

#26 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Founded: 1824

22. University of Warwick

For Forestry

#27 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

23. University of Kent

For Forestry

#31 in the United Kingdom

#143 in Europe

Founded: 1965

24. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Forestry

#32 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Founded: 1791

25. Cranfield University

For Forestry

#33 in the United Kingdom

#148 in Europe

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

26. King's College London

For Forestry

#36 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

Founded: 1829

27. University of Leicester

For Forestry

#37 in the United Kingdom

#181 in Europe

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

28. University of Greenwich

For Forestry

#38 in the United Kingdom

#183 in Europe

Founded: 1890

29. Loughborough University

For Forestry

#40 in the United Kingdom

#195 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

30. University of Essex

For Forestry

#41 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Founded: 1964

31. Oxford Brookes University

For Forestry

#44 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

32. University of Bath

For Forestry

#46 in the United Kingdom

#233 in Europe

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

33. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Forestry

#48 in the United Kingdom

#248 in Europe

Founded: 1992

34. Royal Agricultural University

For Forestry

#49 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 2013

35. Queen Mary University of London

For Forestry

#50 in the United Kingdom

#260 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Forestry

#51 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Founded: 1849

37. Liverpool John Moores University

For Forestry

#52 in the United Kingdom

#266 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. Coventry University

For Forestry

#53 in the United Kingdom

#277 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

39. University of Plymouth

For Forestry

#55 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

40. University of Wolverhampton

For Forestry

#56 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. Bournemouth University

For Forestry

#57 in the United Kingdom

#285 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

42. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Forestry

#58 in the United Kingdom

#286 in Europe

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

43. University of Surrey

For Forestry

#59 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

44. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Forestry

#60 in the United Kingdom

#302 in Europe

Founded: 1954

45. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Forestry

#61 in the United Kingdom

#330 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. University of Salford

For Forestry

#62 in the United Kingdom

#340 in Europe

Founded: 1967

47. University of Bradford

For Forestry

#63 in the United Kingdom

#353 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

48. University of Portsmouth

For Forestry

#65 in the United Kingdom

#361 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

49. Brunel University London

For Forestry

#66 in the United Kingdom

#374 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

50. University of the West of England

For Forestry

#67 in the United Kingdom

#378 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

51. Nottingham Trent University

For Forestry

#68 in the United Kingdom

#384 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

52. Keele University

For Forestry

#69 in the United Kingdom

#395 in Europe

Founded: 1962

53. University of Westminster

For Forestry

#70 in the United Kingdom

#398 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

54. University of Lincoln

For Forestry

#71 in the United Kingdom

#402 in Europe

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

55. University of Brighton

For Forestry

#72 in the United Kingdom

#405 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. University of Hertfordshire

For Forestry

#73 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

57. University of Cumbria

For Forestry

#75 in the United Kingdom

#436 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

58. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Forestry

#77 in the United Kingdom

#468 in Europe

Founded: 2005

59. De Montfort University

For Forestry

#78 in the United Kingdom

#483 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

60. SOAS, University of London

For Forestry

#79 in the United Kingdom

#489 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

61. Buckinghamshire New University

For Forestry

#80 in the United Kingdom

#490 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

62. City, University of London

For Forestry

#81 in the United Kingdom

#495 in Europe

Founded: 1966

63. Aston University

For Forestry

#82 in the United Kingdom

#499 in Europe

Founded: 1895

64. University of Central Lancashire

For Forestry

#83 in the United Kingdom

#511 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

65. Edge Hill University

For Forestry

#84 in the United Kingdom

#516 in Europe

Founded: 2006

66. University of Roehampton

For Forestry

#85 in the United Kingdom

#526 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

67. University of Bedfordshire

For Forestry

#86 in the United Kingdom

#534 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

68. Anglia Ruskin University

For Forestry

#87 in the United Kingdom

#537 in Europe

Founded: 1858

69. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Forestry

#89 in the United Kingdom

#544 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. Birkbeck, University of London

For Forestry

#90 in the United Kingdom

#554 in Europe

Founded: 1823

71. Sheffield Hallam University

For Forestry

#91 in the United Kingdom

#558 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

72. University of Huddersfield

For Forestry

#92 in the United Kingdom

#563 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

73. University of Worcester

For Forestry

#93 in the United Kingdom

#565 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

74. Leeds Beckett University

For Forestry

#94 in the United Kingdom

#582 in Europe

Founded: 1992

75. University of Gloucestershire

For Forestry

#95 in the United Kingdom

#584 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

Closest to England states to learn Forestry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	11
Scotland	13	3

Environmental Science subfields in England

Agricultural Science92

Earth science and Geophysics92

Environmental Chemistry75

Environmental Engineering72

Environmental Management99

Geography and Cartography116

Geotechnical Engineering87

Hydrology and Water resources management30

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science100

Mining Engineering32

Paleontology110

Petrology and Geochemistry79

Urban and Regional planning72

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation87