90 Best Dental schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Dentistry. A graph of 2.19M citations received by 64.5K academic papers made by 90 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 College London

England | London

For Dentistry

#3 in Europe

#9 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. King's College London

England | London

For Dentistry

#6 in Europe

#24 in the World

Founded: 1829

3. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Dentistry

#11 in Europe

#39 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Dentistry

#19 in Europe

#67 in the World

Founded: 1900

5. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Dentistry

#24 in Europe

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#26 in Europe

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

7. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Dentistry

#27 in Europe

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

8. Imperial College London

England | London

For Dentistry

#30 in Europe

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Dentistry

#32 in Europe

#96 in the World

Founded: 1905

10. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Dentistry

#33 in Europe

#97 in the World

Founded: 1963

11. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Dentistry

#34 in Europe

#99 in the World

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

12. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Dentistry

#36 in Europe

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

13. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Dentistry

#38 in Europe

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Dentistry

#40 in Europe

#109 in the World

Founded: 1904

15. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Dentistry

#46 in Europe

#136 in the World

Founded: 1451

16. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Dentistry

#50 in Europe

#149 in the World

Founded: 1893

17. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Dentistry

#54 in Europe

#155 in the World

Founded: 1997

18. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Dentistry

#68 in Europe

#190 in the World

Founded: 1967

19. University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#77 in Europe

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

20. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Dentistry

#88 in Europe

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

21. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Dentistry

#115 in Europe

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

22. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Dentistry

#128 in Europe

#384 in the World

Founded: 1948

23. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Dentistry

#140 in Europe

#419 in the World

Founded: 1495

24. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Dentistry

#150 in Europe

#446 in the World

Founded: 1920

25. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Dentistry

#167 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

26. University of York

England | York

For Dentistry

#187 in Europe

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

27. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Dentistry

#190 in Europe

#535 in the World

Founded: 1968

28. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Dentistry

#205 in Europe

#581 in the World

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

29. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Dentistry

#217 in Europe

#614 in the World

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

30. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Dentistry

#234 in Europe

#650 in the World

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

31. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Dentistry

#235 in Europe

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

32. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Dentistry

#247 in Europe

#693 in the World

Founded: 1992

33. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Dentistry

#252 in Europe

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

34. Keele University

England | Keele

For Dentistry

#255 in Europe

#718 in the World

Founded: 1962

35. Durham University

England | Durham

For Dentistry

#266 in Europe

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

36. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Dentistry

#277 in Europe

#785 in the World

Founded: 1964

37. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Dentistry

#278 in Europe

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

38. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Dentistry

#280 in Europe

#790 in the World

Founded: 1965

39. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Dentistry

#283 in Europe

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

40. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Dentistry

#287 in Europe

#837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

41. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Dentistry

#290 in Europe

#844 in the World

Founded: 1892

42. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Dentistry

#295 in Europe

#869 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

43. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Dentistry

#301 in Europe

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

44. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Dentistry

#304 in Europe

#924 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Dentistry

#312 in Europe

#965 in the World

Founded: 1895

46. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Dentistry

#314 in Europe

#970 in the World

Founded: 1967

47. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Dentistry

#318 in Europe

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

48. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Dentistry

#322 in Europe

#1002 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

49. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#327 in Europe

#1021 in the World

Founded: 1791

50. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Dentistry

#339 in Europe

#1052 in the World

Founded: 1964

51. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Dentistry

#354 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

52. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#359 in Europe

#1121 in the World

Founded: 1733

53. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Dentistry

#362 in Europe

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

54. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Dentistry

#372 in Europe

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1890

55. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Dentistry

#381 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Founded: 1849

56. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Dentistry

#395 in Europe

#1236 in the World

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

57. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Dentistry

#396 in Europe

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

58. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Dentistry

#397 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

59. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Dentistry

#409 in Europe

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

60. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Dentistry

#413 in Europe

#1312 in the World

Founded: 1966

61. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Dentistry

#415 in Europe

#1318 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

62. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Dentistry

#426 in Europe

#1345 in the World

Founded: 1841

63. City, University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#434 in Europe

#1376 in the World

Founded: 1966

64. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Dentistry

#436 in Europe

#1381 in the World

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

65. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Dentistry

#453 in Europe

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

66. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Dentistry

#464 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Founded: 2006

67. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Dentistry

#467 in Europe

#1526 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

68. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Dentistry

#480 in Europe

#1563 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

69. Middlesex University

England | London

For Dentistry

#483 in Europe

#1568 in the World

Founded: 1973

70. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Dentistry

#492 in Europe

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

71. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Dentistry

#493 in Europe

#1600 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Dentistry

#506 in Europe

#1645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 2011

73. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#521 in Europe

#1694 in the World

Founded: 1823

74. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Dentistry

#526 in Europe

#1703 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

75. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Dentistry

#548 in Europe

#1790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

76. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Dentistry

#549 in Europe

#1791 in the World

Founded: 1872

77. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Dentistry

#552 in Europe

#1797 in the World

Founded: 1992

78. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Dentistry

#554 in Europe

#1804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

79. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Dentistry

#581 in Europe

#1913 in the World

Founded: 1858

80. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Dentistry

#588 in Europe

#1951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

81. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Dentistry

#597 in Europe

#1972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

82. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Dentistry

#599 in Europe

#1976 in the World

Founded: 1992

83. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Dentistry

#603 in Europe

#2009 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

84. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Dentistry

#604 in Europe

#2012 in the World

Founded: 1992

85. University of Westminster

England | London

For Dentistry

#611 in Europe

#2097 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

86. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Dentistry

#624 in Europe

#2144 in the World

Founded: 1992

87. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Dentistry

#637 in Europe

#2209 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

88. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Dentistry

#638 in Europe

#2212 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

89. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Dentistry

#645 in Europe

#2277 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Dentistry

#669 in Europe

#2469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

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