100 Best universities for Gerontology in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Gerontology. A graph of 3.23M citations received by 94.2K academic papers made by 112 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 Gerontology

#1 in Europe

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. King's College London

England | London

For Gerontology

#3 in Europe

#27 in the World

Founded: 1829

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Gerontology

#4 in Europe

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Gerontology

#5 in Europe

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Gerontology

#6 in Europe

#59 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Gerontology

#7 in Europe

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

7. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Gerontology

#10 in Europe

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

8. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Gerontology

#11 in Europe

#76 in the World

Founded: 1451

9. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Gerontology

#12 in Europe

#77 in the World

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

10. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Gerontology

#13 in Europe

#85 in the World

Founded: 1905

11. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Gerontology

#14 in Europe

#88 in the World

Founded: 1963

12. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Gerontology

#21 in Europe

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

13. Imperial College London

England | London

For Gerontology

#22 in Europe

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

14. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Gerontology

#27 in Europe

#132 in the World

Founded: 1948

15. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Gerontology

#28 in Europe

#136 in the World

Founded: 1900

16. University of London

England | London

For Gerontology

#29 in Europe

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

17. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Gerontology

#31 in Europe

#153 in the World

Founded: 1904

18. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Gerontology

#41 in Europe

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

19. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Gerontology

#44 in Europe

#190 in the World

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

20. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Gerontology

#45 in Europe

#192 in the World

Founded: 1495

21. University of York

England | York

For Gerontology

#47 in Europe

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

22. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Gerontology

#54 in Europe

#220 in the World

Founded: 1733

23. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Gerontology

#57 in Europe

#223 in the World

Founded: 1997

24. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Gerontology

#58 in Europe

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

25. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Gerontology

#59 in Europe

#228 in the World

Founded: 1968

26. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Gerontology

#62 in Europe

#236 in the World

Founded: 1967

27. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Gerontology

#75 in Europe

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Gerontology

#77 in Europe

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

29. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Gerontology

#80 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

30. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Gerontology

#81 in Europe

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

31. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Gerontology

#83 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

32. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Gerontology

#86 in Europe

#298 in the World

Founded: 1893

33. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Gerontology

#93 in Europe

#310 in the World

Founded: 1965

34. Keele University

England | Keele

For Gerontology

#96 in Europe

#323 in the World

Founded: 1962

35. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Gerontology

#97 in Europe

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

36. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Gerontology

#105 in Europe

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

37. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Gerontology

#106 in Europe

#353 in the World

Founded: 1920

38. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Gerontology

#109 in Europe

#359 in the World

Founded: 1892

39. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Gerontology

#110 in Europe

#361 in the World

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

40. City, University of London

England | London

For Gerontology

#113 in Europe

#377 in the World

Founded: 1966

41. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Gerontology

#116 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

42. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Gerontology

#122 in Europe

#405 in the World

Founded: 1964

43. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Gerontology

#126 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

44. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Gerontology

#131 in Europe

#429 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. Durham University

England | Durham

For Gerontology

#132 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

46. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Gerontology

#135 in Europe

#441 in the World

Founded: 1992

47. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Gerontology

#139 in Europe

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

48. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Gerontology

#152 in Europe

#500 in the World

Founded: 1964

49. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Gerontology

#155 in Europe

#506 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Gerontology

#163 in Europe

#520 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Gerontology

#165 in Europe

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

52. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Gerontology

#166 in Europe

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

53. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Gerontology

#168 in Europe

#527 in the World

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

54. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Gerontology

#169 in Europe

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

55. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Gerontology

#170 in Europe

#534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

56. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Gerontology

#177 in Europe

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

57. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Gerontology

#182 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

58. Middlesex University

England | London

For Gerontology

#188 in Europe

#595 in the World

Founded: 1973

59. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Gerontology

#189 in Europe

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

60. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Gerontology

#190 in Europe

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

61. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Gerontology

#191 in Europe

#599 in the World

Founded: 1858

62. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Gerontology

#193 in Europe

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

63. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Gerontology

#203 in Europe

#622 in the World

Founded: 1992

64. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Gerontology

#204 in Europe

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

65. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Gerontology

#205 in Europe

#632 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

66. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Gerontology

#210 in Europe

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

67. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Gerontology

#217 in Europe

#661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

68. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Gerontology

#219 in Europe

#673 in the World

Founded: 1823

69. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Gerontology

#220 in Europe

#679 in the World

Founded: 1967

70. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Gerontology

#221 in Europe

#681 in the World

Founded: 1849

71. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Gerontology

#230 in Europe

#700 in the World

Founded: 1895

72. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Gerontology

#246 in Europe

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

73. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Gerontology

#254 in Europe

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

74. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Gerontology

#256 in Europe

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

75. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Gerontology

#257 in Europe

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

76. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Gerontology

#269 in Europe

#806 in the World

Founded: 1966

77. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Gerontology

#278 in Europe

#838 in the World

Founded: 2005

78. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Gerontology

#281 in Europe

#849 in the World

Founded: 1841

79. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Gerontology

#283 in Europe

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

80. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Gerontology

#286 in Europe

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

81. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Gerontology

#289 in Europe

#878 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Gerontology

#294 in Europe

#893 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

83. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Gerontology

#299 in Europe

#905 in the World

Founded: 1992

84. London South Bank University

England | London

For Gerontology

#300 in Europe

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

85. University of Westminster

England | London

For Gerontology

#301 in Europe

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

86. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Gerontology

#302 in Europe

#912 in the World

Founded: 1890

87. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Gerontology

#306 in Europe

#920 in the World

Founded: 1992

88. University of East London

England | London

For Gerontology

#323 in Europe

#959 in the World

Founded: 1992

89. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Gerontology

#325 in Europe

#969 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Gerontology

#328 in Europe

#975 in the World

Founded: 1990

91. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Gerontology

#343 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Founded: 1848

92. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Gerontology

#355 in Europe

#1065 in the World

Founded: 2006

93. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Gerontology

#360 in Europe

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

94. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Gerontology

#361 in Europe

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

95. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Gerontology

#366 in Europe

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

96. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Gerontology

#367 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Founded: 1904

97. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Gerontology

#382 in Europe

#1144 in the World

Founded: 1992

98. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Gerontology

#384 in Europe

#1151 in the World

Founded: 1791

99. University of Chester

England | Chester

For Gerontology

#386 in Europe

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

100. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Gerontology

#403 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Founded: 1872

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