91 Best Forestry schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.74M citations received by 46.5K academic papers made by 91 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

#5 in Europe

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Forestry

#9 in Europe

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Forestry

#10 in Europe

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

4. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Forestry

#13 in Europe

#58 in the World

Founded: 1892

5. Imperial College London

England | London

For Forestry

#23 in Europe

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Forestry

#24 in Europe

#94 in the World

Founded: 1495

7. University College London

England | London

For Forestry

#25 in Europe

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

8. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Forestry

#26 in Europe

#102 in the World

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

9. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Forestry

#28 in Europe

#107 in the World

Founded: 1904

10. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Forestry

#32 in Europe

#117 in the World

Founded: 1948

11. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Forestry

#33 in Europe

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

12. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Forestry

#39 in Europe

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

13. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Forestry

#46 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1905

14. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Forestry

#50 in Europe

#166 in the World

Founded: 1872

15. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Forestry

#61 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

16. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Forestry

#63 in Europe

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

17. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Forestry

#77 in Europe

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

18. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Forestry

#78 in Europe

#238 in the World

Founded: 1451

19. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Forestry

#80 in Europe

#243 in the World

Founded: 1963

20. University of York

England | York

For Forestry

#82 in Europe

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

21. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Forestry

#84 in Europe

#251 in the World

Founded: 1900

22. University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#88 in Europe

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

23. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Forestry

#90 in Europe

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

24. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Forestry

#101 in Europe

#292 in the World

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

25. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Forestry

#102 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

26. Durham University

England | Durham

For Forestry

#104 in Europe

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

27. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Forestry

#113 in Europe

#318 in the World

Founded: 1824

28. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#137 in Europe

#382 in the World

Founded: 1791

29. Scotland's Rural College

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Forestry

#138 in Europe

#383 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2012

30. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Forestry

#142 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

31. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Forestry

#144 in Europe

#394 in the World

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

32. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Forestry

#147 in Europe

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

33. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Forestry

#152 in Europe

#414 in the World

Founded: 1965

34. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Forestry

#159 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

35. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Forestry

#172 in Europe

#469 in the World

Founded: 1964

36. King's College London

England | London

For Forestry

#175 in Europe

#475 in the World

Founded: 1829

37. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Forestry

#179 in Europe

#490 in the World

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

38. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Forestry

#184 in Europe

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

39. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Forestry

#186 in Europe

#530 in the World

Founded: 1964

40. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Forestry

#187 in Europe

#532 in the World

Founded: 1920

41. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Forestry

#188 in Europe

#533 in the World

Founded: 1890

42. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Forestry

#191 in Europe

#541 in the World

Founded: 1893

43. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Forestry

#206 in Europe

#595 in the World

Founded: 1997

44. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Forestry

#213 in Europe

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

45. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Forestry

#214 in Europe

#624 in the World

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

46. Harper Adams University

Wales | Newport

For Forestry

#218 in Europe

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2012

47. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Forestry

#242 in Europe

#722 in the World

Founded: 1967

48. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Forestry

#245 in Europe

#735 in the World

Founded: 1849

49. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#246 in Europe

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

50. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Forestry

#248 in Europe

#742 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Forestry

#256 in Europe

#758 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Forestry

#257 in Europe

#759 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Forestry

#262 in Europe

#773 in the World

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

54. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Forestry

#267 in Europe

#800 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

55. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Forestry

#284 in Europe

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

56. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Forestry

#285 in Europe

#882 in the World

Founded: 1968

57. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Forestry

#287 in Europe

#891 in the World

Founded: 1954

58. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Forestry

#291 in Europe

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

59. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Forestry

#296 in Europe

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

60. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Forestry

#298 in Europe

#929 in the World

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

61. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Forestry

#321 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Forestry

#330 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

63. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Forestry

#336 in Europe

#1082 in the World

Founded: 1966

64. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Forestry

#341 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1967

65. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Forestry

#357 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

66. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Forestry

#358 in Europe

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

67. University of Westminster

England | London

For Forestry

#383 in Europe

#1246 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

68. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Forestry

#385 in Europe

#1249 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Forestry

#388 in Europe

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

70. Keele University

England | Keele

For Forestry

#389 in Europe

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1962

71. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Forestry

#396 in Europe

#1300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

72. University of Cumbria

England | Carlisle

For Forestry

#408 in Europe

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

73. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Forestry

#410 in Europe

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

74. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Forestry

#429 in Europe

#1449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

75. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Forestry

#436 in Europe

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

76. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#451 in Europe

#1568 in the World

Founded: 1733

77. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Forestry

#454 in Europe

#1578 in the World

Founded: 1992

78. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#463 in Europe

#1633 in the World

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

79. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Forestry

#466 in Europe

#1644 in the World

Founded: 1895

80. City, University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#468 in Europe

#1648 in the World

Founded: 1966

81. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Forestry

#471 in Europe

#1670 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Forestry

#477 in Europe

#1688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

83. Buckinghamshire New University

England | High Wycombe

For Forestry

#479 in Europe

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

84. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Forestry

#496 in Europe

#1759 in the World

Founded: 1841

85. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Forestry

#509 in Europe

#1837 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Forestry

#515 in Europe

#1889 in the World

Founded: 1858

87. University of Worcester

England | Worcester

For Forestry

#524 in Europe

#1938 in the World

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

88. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Forestry

#528 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

89. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Forestry

#541 in Europe

#2018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

90. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Forestry

#547 in Europe

#2058 in the World

Founded: 1823

91. University of the Highlands and Islands

Scotland | Inverness

For Forestry

#566 in Europe

#2175 in the World

Founded: 2011

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.