43 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in England

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 787K citations received by 15.7K academic papers made by 43 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 Cambridge

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1096

4. University of Leeds

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1904

5. Durham University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

6. University of Bristol

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 23,590
Founded: 1909

7. University College London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

8. University of Leicester

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

9. University of Liverpool

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

10. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1849

11. University of Sheffield

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1905

12. University of Southampton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. Lancaster University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1964

14. University of Plymouth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1992

15. University of Reading

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1892

16. University of East Anglia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1963

17. University of Manchester

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1824

18. University of Birmingham

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1900

19. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#25 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1963

20. Keele University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1962

21. University of Exeter

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1955

22. University of London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1836

23. Birkbeck, University of London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in the United Kingdom

#132 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1823

24. Queen Mary University of London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in the United Kingdom

#135 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1989

25. Loughborough University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#34 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1966

26. University of Nottingham

For Earth science and Geophysics

#35 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1948

27. University of York

For Earth science and Geophysics

#36 in the United Kingdom

#153 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1963

28. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Earth science and Geophysics

#37 in the United Kingdom

#157 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1954

29. King's College London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#41 in the United Kingdom

#166 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1829

30. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Earth science and Geophysics

#43 in the United Kingdom

#186 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1992

31. University of Portsmouth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#44 in the United Kingdom

#207 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1992

32. University of Brighton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#45 in the United Kingdom

#212 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1992

33. Brunel University London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#46 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1966

34. University of Sussex

For Earth science and Geophysics

#47 in the United Kingdom

#216 in Europe

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

35. Liverpool John Moores University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in the United Kingdom

#220 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1992

36. University of Bath

For Earth science and Geophysics

#50 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

37. Coventry University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#51 in the United Kingdom

#229 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

38. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#52 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1992

39. Staffordshire University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#54 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1992

40. University of Bradford

For Earth science and Geophysics

#55 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1966

41. University of Greenwich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#56 in the United Kingdom

#266 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1890

42. Oxford Brookes University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#57 in the United Kingdom

#285 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1865

43. University of Warwick

For Earth science and Geophysics

#58 in the United Kingdom

#286 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

Closest to England states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	13
Scotland	8	7

Environmental Science subfields in England

Agricultural Science56

Environmental Chemistry44

Environmental Engineering40

Environmental Management75

Geography and Cartography81

Geotechnical Engineering40

Hydrology and Water resources management42

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science45

Mining Engineering42

Petrology and Geochemistry36

Urban and Regional planning62

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation49