100 Best universities for Mathematics in the United Kingdom

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 139 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

For Mathematics

#1 in Europe
#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Mathematics

#2 in Europe
#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. University College London

For Mathematics

#3 in Europe
#28 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

4. Imperial College London

For Mathematics

#4 in Europe
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

6. University of Edinburgh

For Mathematics

#8 in Europe
#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

7. University of Bristol

For Mathematics

#9 in Europe
#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

8. University of Southampton

For Mathematics

#16 in Europe
#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

9. King's College London

For Mathematics

#19 in Europe
#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

10. University of Sheffield

For Mathematics

#21 in Europe
#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

11. University of Nottingham

For Mathematics

#24 in Europe
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

15. University of Warwick

For Mathematics

#36 in Europe
#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

16. University of York

For Mathematics

#37 in Europe
#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

17. Newcastle University

For Mathematics

#45 in Europe
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

19. University of Liverpool

For Mathematics

#53 in Europe
#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

20. Queen Mary University of London

For Mathematics

#63 in Europe
#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

21. Lancaster University

For Mathematics

#64 in Europe
#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

22. University of London

For Mathematics

#75 in Europe
#236 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

23. University of Leicester

For Mathematics

#81 in Europe
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

24. Cardiff University

For Mathematics

#85 in Europe
#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

25. University of Exeter

For Mathematics

#97 in Europe
#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

27. Loughborough University

For Mathematics

#99 in Europe
#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

28. University of Strathclyde

For Mathematics

#100 in Europe
#300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

29. University of Reading

For Mathematics

#103 in Europe
#304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

30. University of Surrey

For Mathematics

#106 in Europe
#309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

31. University of Sussex

For Mathematics

#113 in Europe
#324 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

32. University of Bath

For Mathematics

#114 in Europe
#325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

33. Durham University

For Mathematics

#119 in Europe
#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

35. Queen's University Belfast

For Mathematics

#124 in Europe
#349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

36. University of East Anglia

For Mathematics

#136 in Europe
#380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

39. Brunel University London

For Mathematics

#154 in Europe
#415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

43. University of St Andrews

For Mathematics

#196 in Europe
#533 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

44. City, University of London

For Mathematics

#199 in Europe
#541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

45. Cranfield University

For Mathematics

#204 in Europe
#555 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

47. Birkbeck, University of London

For Mathematics

#222 in Europe
#591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

48. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Mathematics

#232 in Europe
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1849

49. Aston University

For Mathematics

#234 in Europe
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

50. University of Hull

For Mathematics

#240 in Europe
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

51. University of Bradford

For Mathematics

#243 in Europe
#633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

52. University of Plymouth

For Mathematics

#245 in Europe
#640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

54. Ulster University

For Mathematics

#259 in Europe
#680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

55. University of Stirling

For Mathematics

#261 in Europe
#684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

56. London Business School

For Mathematics

#262 in Europe
#686 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1964

57. Bangor University

For Mathematics

#266 in Europe
#699 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

58. University of Portsmouth

For Mathematics

#272 in Europe
#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

60. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Mathematics

#276 in Europe
#734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1992

61. University of Salford

For Mathematics

#286 in Europe
#752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

62. University of the West of England

For Mathematics

#308 in Europe
#810 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

64. Coventry University

For Mathematics

#332 in Europe
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

65. Nottingham Trent University

For Mathematics

#335 in Europe
#895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

66. University of Hertfordshire

For Mathematics

#338 in Europe
#906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

69. Oxford Brookes University

For Mathematics

#348 in Europe
#936 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

70. Sheffield Hallam University

For Mathematics

#360 in Europe
#977 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

71. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Mathematics

#371 in Europe
#1001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

72. Middlesex University

For Mathematics

#376 in Europe
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

73. University of Westminster

For Mathematics

#378 in Europe
#1019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

74. Bournemouth University

For Mathematics

#381 in Europe
#1035 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

75. University of Huddersfield

For Mathematics

#391 in Europe
#1062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

76. Aberystwyth University

For Mathematics

#398 in Europe
#1091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1872

77. University of Brighton

For Mathematics

#399 in Europe
#1093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

79. Edinburgh Napier University

For Mathematics

#413 in Europe
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

80. University of South Wales

For Mathematics

#419 in Europe
#1181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1841

81. University of Central Lancashire

For Mathematics

#423 in Europe
#1186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

82. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Mathematics

#427 in Europe
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1904

83. Teesside University

For Mathematics

#431 in Europe
#1206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

84. Leeds Beckett University

For Mathematics

#433 in Europe
#1211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

85. London Metropolitan University

For Mathematics

#436 in Europe
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

86. London South Bank University

For Mathematics

#447 in Europe
#1280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

87. Kingston University

For Mathematics

#450 in Europe
#1285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

88. University of the West of Scotland

For Mathematics

#454 in Europe
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

89. University of Bedfordshire

For Mathematics

#480 in Europe
#1412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

90. University of Roehampton

For Mathematics

#490 in Europe
#1446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
2004

91. University of Derby

For Mathematics

#497 in Europe
#1474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

92. Staffordshire University

For Mathematics

#498 in Europe
#1475 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

93. Anglia Ruskin University

For Mathematics

#506 in Europe
#1512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1858

94. University of Lincoln

For Mathematics

#529 in Europe
#1627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1992

95. Robert Gordon University

For Mathematics

#532 in Europe
#1632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

98. University of Sunderland

For Mathematics

#563 in Europe
#1745 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

100. Edge Hill University

For Mathematics

#598 in Europe
#1910 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
2006

The best cities to study Mathematics in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, Cambridge, London, and Manchester.