100 Best universities for Cardiology in the United Kingdom

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Cardiology. A graph of 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 102 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. Imperial College London

England | London

For Cardiology

#2 in Europe

#24 in the World

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

2. University College London

England | London

For Cardiology

#5 in Europe

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Cardiology

#6 in Europe

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Cardiology

#14 in Europe

#52 in the World

Founded: 1451

5. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Cardiology

#15 in Europe

#53 in the World

Founded: 1733

6. King's College London

England | London

For Cardiology

#21 in Europe

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

7. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Cardiology

#22 in Europe

#85 in the World

Founded: 1900

8. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Cardiology

#27 in Europe

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

9. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Cardiology

#30 in Europe

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Cardiology

#38 in Europe

#128 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Cardiology

#50 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

12. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Cardiology

#52 in Europe

#165 in the World

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

13. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Cardiology

#55 in Europe

#169 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Cardiology

#74 in Europe

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

15. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Cardiology

#77 in Europe

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

16. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Cardiology

#80 in Europe

#225 in the World

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

17. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Cardiology

#83 in Europe

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

18. University of London

England | London

For Cardiology

#103 in Europe

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

19. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Cardiology

#114 in Europe

#288 in the World

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

20. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Cardiology

#115 in Europe

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

21. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Cardiology

#127 in Europe

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

22. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Cardiology

#128 in Europe

#317 in the World

Founded: 1893

23. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Cardiology

#136 in Europe

#344 in the World

Founded: 1967

24. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Cardiology

#138 in Europe

#347 in the World

Founded: 1495

25. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Cardiology

#177 in Europe

#463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

26. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Cardiology

#181 in Europe

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

27. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Cardiology

#189 in Europe

#493 in the World

Founded: 1992

28. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Cardiology

#192 in Europe

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

29. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Cardiology

#193 in Europe

#508 in the World

Founded: 1791

30. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Cardiology

#210 in Europe

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

31. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Cardiology

#219 in Europe

#586 in the World

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

32. Keele University

England | Keele

For Cardiology

#221 in Europe

#600 in the World

Founded: 1962

33. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Cardiology

#229 in Europe

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

34. University of York

England | York

For Cardiology

#237 in Europe

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

35. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Cardiology

#251 in Europe

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

36. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Cardiology

#256 in Europe

#703 in the World

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

37. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Cardiology

#257 in Europe

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1992

38. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Cardiology

#260 in Europe

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

39. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Cardiology

#270 in Europe

#748 in the World

Founded: 1920

40. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Cardiology

#275 in Europe

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

41. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Cardiology

#283 in Europe

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Founded: 2011

42. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Cardiology

#287 in Europe

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

43. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Cardiology

#295 in Europe

#862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

44. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Cardiology

#296 in Europe

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

45. Middlesex University

England | London

For Cardiology

#302 in Europe

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1973

46. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Cardiology

#303 in Europe

#893 in the World

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

47. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Cardiology

#304 in Europe

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

48. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Cardiology

#310 in Europe

#912 in the World

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

49. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Cardiology

#317 in Europe

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

50. City, University of London

England | London

For Cardiology

#322 in Europe

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

51. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Cardiology

#332 in Europe

#1021 in the World

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

52. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Cardiology

#336 in Europe

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

53. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Cardiology

#338 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

54. Durham University

England | Durham

For Cardiology

#347 in Europe

#1087 in the World

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

55. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Cardiology

#350 in Europe

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1841

56. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Cardiology

#351 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

57. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Cardiology

#357 in Europe

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1965

58. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Cardiology

#364 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Cardiology

#365 in Europe

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Cardiology

#369 in Europe

#1176 in the World

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

61. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Cardiology

#373 in Europe

#1189 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Cardiology

#385 in Europe

#1253 in the World

Founded: 1966

63. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Cardiology

#395 in Europe

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1992

64. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Cardiology

#397 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

65. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Cardiology

#398 in Europe

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1992

66. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Cardiology

#400 in Europe

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

67. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Cardiology

#401 in Europe

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1858

68. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Cardiology

#404 in Europe

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1993

69. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Cardiology

#407 in Europe

#1329 in the World

Founded: 2005

70. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Cardiology

#423 in Europe

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1992

71. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Cardiology

#424 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Founded: 1964

72. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Cardiology

#425 in Europe

#1411 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

73. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Cardiology

#436 in Europe

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

74. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Cardiology

#439 in Europe

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

75. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Cardiology

#442 in Europe

#1465 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

76. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Cardiology

#450 in Europe

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

77. London South Bank University

England | London

For Cardiology

#456 in Europe

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1892

78. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Cardiology

#464 in Europe

#1533 in the World

Founded: 1992

79. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Cardiology

#466 in Europe

#1537 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

80. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Cardiology

#467 in Europe

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1992

81. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Cardiology

#489 in Europe

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1992

82. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Cardiology

#492 in Europe

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

83. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Cardiology

#494 in Europe

#1626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1872

84. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Cardiology

#505 in Europe

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

85. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Cardiology

#511 in Europe

#1690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

86. University of Westminster

England | London

For Cardiology

#516 in Europe

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

87. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Cardiology

#519 in Europe

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1992

88. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Cardiology

#528 in Europe

#1728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

89. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Cardiology

#532 in Europe

#1755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

90. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Cardiology

#534 in Europe

#1761 in the World

Founded: 1890

91. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Cardiology

#542 in Europe

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 2006

92. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Cardiology

#548 in Europe

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

93. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Cardiology

#565 in Europe

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1992

94. University of Chester

England | Chester

For Cardiology

#571 in Europe

#1929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

95. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Cardiology

#587 in Europe

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

96. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Cardiology

#594 in Europe

#2009 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

97. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Cardiology

#597 in Europe

#2025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

98. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Cardiology

#617 in Europe

#2144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

99. Liverpool Hope University

England | Liverpool

For Cardiology

#634 in Europe

#2239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2005

100. University of the Highlands and Islands

Scotland | Inverness

For Cardiology

#645 in Europe

#2271 in the World

Founded: 2011

The best cities to study Cardiology in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Oxford, Glasgow, and Birmingham.