39 Best universities for Bioethics/Medical Ethics in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Bioethics/Medical Ethics. A graph of 147K citations received by 6.9K academic papers made by 39 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 Oxford

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Manchester

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Founded: 1824

4. King's College London

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1829

5. University of Cambridge

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Bristol

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

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

7. Imperial College London

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Birmingham

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1900

9. University of Liverpool

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

10. University of London

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

11. University of Nottingham

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#13 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1948

12. University of Leicester

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

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

13. University of Leeds

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Founded: 1904

14. Keele University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Founded: 1962

15. University of Southampton

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

16. University of Sheffield

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Founded: 1905

17. Queen Mary University of London

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

18. Lancaster University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

19. Oxford Brookes University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#22 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

20. University of Sussex

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#23 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

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

21. University of York

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#24 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

22. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#25 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Founded: 1963

23. University of Central Lancashire

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#26 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

24. Durham University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#32 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

25. University of Exeter

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#33 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

26. University of Warwick

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#34 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

27. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#35 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

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

28. St George's, University of London

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#36 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Founded: 1733

29. University of Kent

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#39 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Founded: 1965

30. Liverpool John Moores University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#40 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Founded: 1992

31. University of East Anglia

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#41 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

32. University of Reading

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#42 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Founded: 1892

33. City, University of London

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#45 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Founded: 1966

34. University of Essex

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#46 in the United Kingdom

#125 in Europe

Founded: 1964

35. University of Surrey

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#47 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

36. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#48 in the United Kingdom

#128 in Europe

Founded: 1992

37. Birkbeck, University of London

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#49 in the United Kingdom

#129 in Europe

Founded: 1823

38. London South Bank University

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#50 in the United Kingdom

#131 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

39. University of Plymouth

For Bioethics/Medical Ethics

#51 in the United Kingdom

#133 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Bioethics/Medical Ethics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	11
Scotland	10	4

Medicine subfields in England

Anatomy and Physiology99

Anesthesiology84

Biomedical Engineering64

Clinical Psychology99

Critical Care Nursing82

Family medicine91

Forensic Science62

Gastroenterology and Hepatology60

Health Science103

Healthcare Management (MHA)95

Medical Physics49

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)83

Occupational Therapy69

Oncology and Cancer research86

Ophthalmology69

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine90

Physical Therapy99

Plastic Surgery34

Public Health104

Radiation Therapy50

Radiology and Nuclear medicine99

Respiratory Therapy44

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science76

Sports Medicine95