88 Best Dental schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 2.08M citations received by 62.8K academic papers made by 88 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

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. King's College London

England | London

For Dentistry

#7 in Europe

#25 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

#20 in Europe

#70 in the World

Founded: 1900

5. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Dentistry

#23 in Europe

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Dentistry

#25 in Europe

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

7. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#27 in Europe

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

8. Imperial College London

England | London

For Dentistry

#29 in Europe

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Dentistry

#31 in Europe

#93 in the World

Founded: 1905

10. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Dentistry

#32 in Europe

#95 in the World

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

11. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Dentistry

#33 in Europe

#96 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Dentistry

#35 in Europe

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

13. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Dentistry

#36 in Europe

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Dentistry

#41 in Europe

#111 in the World

Founded: 1904

15. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Dentistry

#46 in Europe

#134 in the World

Founded: 1451

16. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Dentistry

#47 in Europe

#142 in the World

Founded: 1893

17. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Dentistry

#55 in Europe

#160 in the World

Founded: 1997

18. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Dentistry

#67 in Europe

#191 in the World

Founded: 1967

19. University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#74 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

20. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Dentistry

#88 in Europe

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

21. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Dentistry

#112 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

22. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Dentistry

#125 in Europe

#376 in the World

Founded: 1948

23. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Dentistry

#136 in Europe

#410 in the World

Founded: 1495

24. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Dentistry

#142 in Europe

#422 in the World

Founded: 1920

25. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Dentistry

#161 in Europe

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

26. University of York

England | York

For Dentistry

#183 in Europe

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

27. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Dentistry

#185 in Europe

#526 in the World

Founded: 1968

28. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Dentistry

#202 in Europe

#572 in the World

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

29. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Dentistry

#213 in Europe

#599 in the World

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

30. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Dentistry

#226 in Europe

#629 in the World

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

31. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Dentistry

#240 in Europe

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

32. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Dentistry

#244 in Europe

#683 in the World

Founded: 1992

33. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Dentistry

#248 in Europe

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

34. Keele University

England | Keele

For Dentistry

#256 in Europe

#715 in the World

Founded: 1962

35. Durham University

England | Durham

For Dentistry

#263 in Europe

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

36. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Dentistry

#269 in Europe

#763 in the World

Founded: 1964

37. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Dentistry

#273 in Europe

#776 in the World

Founded: 1965

38. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Dentistry

#274 in Europe

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

39. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Dentistry

#284 in Europe

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

40. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Dentistry

#285 in Europe

#823 in the World

Founded: 1892

41. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Dentistry

#286 in Europe

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

42. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Dentistry

#292 in Europe

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

43. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Dentistry

#301 in Europe

#899 in the World

Founded: 1954

44. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Dentistry

#303 in Europe

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

45. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Dentistry

#310 in Europe

#954 in the World

Founded: 1895

46. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Dentistry

#311 in Europe

#956 in the World

Founded: 1967

47. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Dentistry

#316 in Europe

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

48. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Dentistry

#318 in Europe

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

49. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#325 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Founded: 1791

50. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Dentistry

#333 in Europe

#1036 in the World

Founded: 1964

51. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#354 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Founded: 1733

52. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Dentistry

#356 in Europe

#1114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

53. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Dentistry

#373 in Europe

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

54. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Dentistry

#375 in Europe

#1173 in the World

Founded: 1890

55. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Dentistry

#380 in Europe

#1185 in the World

Founded: 1849

56. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Dentistry

#385 in Europe

#1209 in the World

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

57. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Dentistry

#387 in Europe

#1215 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

58. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Dentistry

#394 in Europe

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Dentistry

#404 in Europe

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

60. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Dentistry

#407 in Europe

#1274 in the World

Founded: 1966

61. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Dentistry

#416 in Europe

#1300 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

62. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Dentistry

#425 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Founded: 1841

63. City, University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#428 in Europe

#1347 in the World

Founded: 1966

64. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Dentistry

#432 in Europe

#1368 in the World

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

65. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Dentistry

#451 in Europe

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

66. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Dentistry

#462 in Europe

#1483 in the World

Founded: 2006

67. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Dentistry

#469 in Europe

#1514 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

68. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Dentistry

#472 in Europe

#1531 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

69. Middlesex University

England | London

For Dentistry

#481 in Europe

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1973

70. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Dentistry

#491 in Europe

#1582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

71. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Dentistry

#501 in Europe

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

72. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Dentistry

#511 in Europe

#1672 in the World

Founded: 1823

73. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Dentistry

#516 in Europe

#1682 in the World

Founded: 1992

74. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Dentistry

#522 in Europe

#1699 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

75. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Dentistry

#535 in Europe

#1741 in the World

Founded: 1872

76. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Dentistry

#540 in Europe

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

77. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Dentistry

#543 in Europe

#1770 in the World

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

78. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Dentistry

#546 in Europe

#1776 in the World

Founded: 1992

79. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Dentistry

#580 in Europe

#1908 in the World

Founded: 1858

80. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Dentistry

#584 in Europe

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

81. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Dentistry

#589 in Europe

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

82. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Dentistry

#590 in Europe

#1945 in the World

Founded: 1992

83. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Dentistry

#600 in Europe

#2001 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

84. University of Westminster

England | London

For Dentistry

#603 in Europe

#2043 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

85. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Dentistry

#607 in Europe

#2060 in the World

Founded: 1992

86. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Dentistry

#621 in Europe

#2132 in the World

Founded: 1992

87. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Dentistry

#631 in Europe

#2179 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

88. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Dentistry

#636 in Europe

#2221 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

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.