99 Best Forestry schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 2.45M citations received by 54.1K academic papers made by 99 universities in the United Kingdom 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

England | Oxford

For Forestry

#8 in Europe

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Forestry

#10 in Europe

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Forestry

#12 in Europe

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

4. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Forestry

#17 in Europe

#71 in the World

Founded: 1892

5. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Forestry

#22 in Europe

#94 in the World

Founded: 1495

6. Imperial College London

England | London

For Forestry

#23 in Europe

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University College London

England | London

For Forestry

#25 in Europe

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

8. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Forestry

#27 in Europe

#109 in the World

Founded: 1904

9. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Forestry

#29 in Europe

#116 in the World

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

10. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Forestry

#32 in Europe

#119 in the World

Founded: 1948

11. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Forestry

#34 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

12. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Forestry

#46 in Europe

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

13. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Forestry

#47 in Europe

#171 in the World

Founded: 1905

14. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Forestry

#62 in Europe

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

15. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Forestry

#64 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

16. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Forestry

#70 in Europe

#231 in the World

Founded: 1872

17. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Forestry

#75 in Europe

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

18. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Forestry

#84 in Europe

#276 in the World

Founded: 1900

19. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Forestry

#86 in Europe

#278 in the World

Founded: 1451

20. University of York

England | York

For Forestry

#89 in Europe

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

21. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Forestry

#90 in Europe

#289 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Forestry

#97 in Europe

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Forestry

#99 in Europe

#314 in the World

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

24. University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#100 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

25. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Forestry

#102 in Europe

#322 in the World

Founded: 1824

26. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Forestry

#106 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

27. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Forestry

#109 in Europe

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

28. Durham University

England | Durham

For Forestry

#110 in Europe

#342 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. Scotland's Rural College

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Forestry

#131 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2012

30. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Forestry

#134 in Europe

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

31. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Forestry

#142 in Europe

#427 in the World

Founded: 1965

32. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#146 in Europe

#436 in the World

Founded: 1791

33. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Forestry

#153 in Europe

#450 in the World

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

34. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Forestry

#169 in Europe

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

35. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Forestry

#181 in Europe

#543 in the World

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

36. King's College London

England | London

For Forestry

#182 in Europe

#544 in the World

Founded: 1829

37. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Forestry

#183 in Europe

#548 in the World

Founded: 1890

38. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Forestry

#185 in Europe

#552 in the World

Founded: 1964

39. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Forestry

#189 in Europe

#567 in the World

Founded: 1920

40. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Forestry

#196 in Europe

#589 in the World

Founded: 1964

41. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Forestry

#198 in Europe

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

42. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Forestry

#209 in Europe

#638 in the World

Founded: 1997

43. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Forestry

#226 in Europe

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

44. Harper Adams University

Wales | Newport

For Forestry

#228 in Europe

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2012

45. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Forestry

#229 in Europe

#722 in the World

Founded: 1893

46. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Forestry

#239 in Europe

#755 in the World

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

47. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Forestry

#247 in Europe

#792 in the World

Founded: 1967

48. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Forestry

#250 in Europe

#800 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Forestry

#263 in Europe

#848 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Forestry

#264 in Europe

#849 in the World

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

51. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Forestry

#266 in Europe

#852 in the World

Founded: 1849

52. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#268 in Europe

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

53. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Forestry

#273 in Europe

#881 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

54. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Forestry

#286 in Europe

#944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

55. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Forestry

#287 in Europe

#952 in the World

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

56. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Forestry

#289 in Europe

#955 in the World

Founded: 1968

57. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Forestry

#290 in Europe

#956 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

58. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Forestry

#293 in Europe

#965 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Forestry

#296 in Europe

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

60. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Forestry

#304 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Founded: 1954

61. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Forestry

#326 in Europe

#1079 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Forestry

#341 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Founded: 1967

63. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Forestry

#360 in Europe

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

64. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Forestry

#364 in Europe

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

65. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Forestry

#365 in Europe

#1249 in the World

Founded: 1966

66. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Forestry

#376 in Europe

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

67. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Forestry

#377 in Europe

#1286 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

68. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Forestry

#378 in Europe

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

69. University of Westminster

England | London

For Forestry

#382 in Europe

#1301 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

70. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Forestry

#393 in Europe

#1346 in the World

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

71. Keele University

England | Keele

For Forestry

#396 in Europe

#1357 in the World

Founded: 1962

72. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Forestry

#407 in Europe

#1395 in the World

Founded: 1992

73. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Forestry

#425 in Europe

#1466 in the World

Founded: 1841

74. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Forestry

#428 in Europe

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

75. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Forestry

#430 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

76. University of Cumbria

England | Carlisle

For Forestry

#450 in Europe

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

77. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Forestry

#470 in Europe

#1708 in the World

Founded: 2005

78. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Forestry

#490 in Europe

#1791 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

79. City, University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#496 in Europe

#1808 in the World

Founded: 1966

80. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#497 in Europe

#1810 in the World

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

81. Buckinghamshire New University

England | High Wycombe

For Forestry

#498 in Europe

#1815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

82. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Forestry

#510 in Europe

#1870 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Forestry

#513 in Europe

#1880 in the World

Founded: 1895

84. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Forestry

#514 in Europe

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

85. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Forestry

#533 in Europe

#1976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

86. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Forestry

#534 in Europe

#1999 in the World

Founded: 1858

87. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#539 in Europe

#2025 in the World

Founded: 1733

88. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Forestry

#541 in Europe

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

89. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Forestry

#544 in Europe

#2064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

90. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Forestry

#558 in Europe

#2132 in the World

Founded: 1992

91. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Forestry

#559 in Europe

#2136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

92. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Forestry

#562 in Europe

#2146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

93. University of Worcester

England | Worcester

For Forestry

#566 in Europe

#2154 in the World

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

94. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Forestry

#578 in Europe

#2201 in the World

Founded: 1992

95. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#580 in Europe

#2206 in the World

Founded: 1823

96. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Forestry

#584 in Europe

#2235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

97. University of the Highlands and Islands

Scotland | Inverness

For Forestry

#603 in Europe

#2348 in the World

Founded: 2011

98. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Forestry

#642 in Europe

#2556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

99. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Forestry

#654 in Europe

#2634 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Forestry in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Reading.