58 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in the United Kingdom

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 901K citations received by 18.7K academic papers made by 58 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 Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Europe

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

England | London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Europe

#17 in the World

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

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Europe

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Europe

#27 in the World

Founded: 1904

5. Durham University

England | Durham

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Europe

#32 in the World

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

6. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Europe

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

7. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Europe

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

8. University College London

England | London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Europe

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Europe

#51 in the World

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

10. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Europe

#52 in the World

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

11. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Europe

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

12. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Earth science and Geophysics

#37 in Europe

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

13. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#39 in Europe

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1872

14. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#42 in Europe

#117 in the World

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

15. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in Europe

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

16. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#54 in Europe

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Earth science and Geophysics

#55 in Europe

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

18. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Earth science and Geophysics

#56 in Europe

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

19. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#57 in Europe

#158 in the World

Founded: 1495

20. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Earth science and Geophysics

#59 in Europe

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

21. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Earth science and Geophysics

#61 in Europe

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Earth science and Geophysics

#62 in Europe

#171 in the World

Founded: 1824

23. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Earth science and Geophysics

#63 in Europe

#175 in the World

Founded: 1900

24. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Earth science and Geophysics

#79 in Europe

#208 in the World

Founded: 1451

25. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#81 in Europe

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

26. Keele University

England | Keele

For Earth science and Geophysics

#84 in Europe

#213 in the World

Founded: 1962

27. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Earth science and Geophysics

#85 in Europe

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

28. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Earth science and Geophysics

#102 in Europe

#260 in the World

Founded: 1920

29. University of London

England | London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#105 in Europe

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

30. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Earth science and Geophysics

#110 in Europe

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

31. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#112 in Europe

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

32. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#132 in Europe

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

33. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#135 in Europe

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

34. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Earth science and Geophysics

#137 in Europe

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

35. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Earth science and Geophysics

#150 in Europe

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

36. University of York

England | York

For Earth science and Geophysics

#153 in Europe

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

37. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Earth science and Geophysics

#157 in Europe

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

38. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Earth science and Geophysics

#159 in Europe

#396 in the World

Founded: 1893

39. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Earth science and Geophysics

#161 in Europe

#400 in the World

Founded: 1967

40. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#165 in Europe

#407 in the World

Founded: 1966

41. King's College London

England | London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#166 in Europe

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

42. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Earth science and Geophysics

#183 in Europe

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

43. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Earth science and Geophysics

#186 in Europe

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1992

44. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#207 in Europe

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

45. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#212 in Europe

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

46. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Earth science and Geophysics

#213 in Europe

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

47. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Earth science and Geophysics

#216 in Europe

#577 in the World

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

48. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Earth science and Geophysics

#220 in Europe

#586 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Earth science and Geophysics

#223 in Europe

#596 in the World

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

50. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Earth science and Geophysics

#228 in Europe

#606 in the World

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

51. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Earth science and Geophysics

#229 in Europe

#607 in the World

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

52. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Earth science and Geophysics

#242 in Europe

#667 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Earth science and Geophysics

#252 in Europe

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

54. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Earth science and Geophysics

#259 in Europe

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1992

55. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Earth science and Geophysics

#264 in Europe

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

56. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Earth science and Geophysics

#266 in Europe

#747 in the World

Founded: 1890

57. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Earth science and Geophysics

#285 in Europe

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

58. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Earth science and Geophysics

#286 in Europe

#832 in the World

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

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, London, Oxford, and Leeds.