49 Best universities for Optometry 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 Optometry. A graph of 321K citations received by 17.3K academic papers made by 49 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 Optometry

#1 in Europe

#1 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Optometry

#2 in Europe

#15 in the World

Founded: 1824

3. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Optometry

#3 in Europe

#23 in the World

Founded: 1895

4. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Optometry

#4 in Europe

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

5. City, University of London

England | London

For Optometry

#5 in Europe

#37 in the World

Founded: 1966

6. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Optometry

#6 in Europe

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Optometry

#10 in Europe

#62 in the World

Founded: 1900

8. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Optometry

#12 in Europe

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

9. Imperial College London

England | London

For Optometry

#13 in Europe

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

10. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Optometry

#16 in Europe

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. King's College London

England | London

For Optometry

#18 in Europe

#88 in the World

Founded: 1829

12. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Optometry

#19 in Europe

#89 in the World

Founded: 1968

13. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Optometry

#21 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

14. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Optometry

#23 in Europe

#95 in the World

Founded: 1948

15. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Optometry

#25 in Europe

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

16. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Optometry

#27 in Europe

#103 in the World

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

17. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Optometry

#28 in Europe

#104 in the World

Founded: 1997

18. University of London

England | London

For Optometry

#32 in Europe

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

19. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Optometry

#34 in Europe

#124 in the World

Founded: 1858

20. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Optometry

#36 in Europe

#128 in the World

Founded: 1905

21. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Optometry

#38 in Europe

#130 in the World

Founded: 1451

22. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Optometry

#43 in Europe

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

23. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Optometry

#44 in Europe

#139 in the World

Founded: 1495

24. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Optometry

#52 in Europe

#163 in the World

Founded: 1893

25. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Optometry

#53 in Europe

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

26. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Optometry

#55 in Europe

#175 in the World

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

27. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Optometry

#62 in Europe

#192 in the World

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

28. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Optometry

#71 in Europe

#211 in the World

Founded: 1963

29. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Optometry

#73 in Europe

#218 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Optometry

#80 in Europe

#242 in the World

Founded: 1904

31. University of York

England | York

For Optometry

#89 in Europe

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

32. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Optometry

#111 in Europe

#333 in the World

Founded: 1892

33. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Optometry

#113 in Europe

#336 in the World

Founded: 1733

34. Keele University

England | Keele

For Optometry

#118 in Europe

#350 in the World

Founded: 1962

35. Durham University

England | Durham

For Optometry

#120 in Europe

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

36. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Optometry

#130 in Europe

#375 in the World

Founded: 1964

37. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Optometry

#137 in Europe

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

38. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Optometry

#147 in Europe

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

39. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Optometry

#149 in Europe

#420 in the World

Founded: 1920

40. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Optometry

#152 in Europe

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

41. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Optometry

#154 in Europe

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

42. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Optometry

#156 in Europe

#440 in the World

Founded: 1849

43. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Optometry

#166 in Europe

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

44. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Optometry

#168 in Europe

#475 in the World

Founded: 1964

45. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Optometry

#177 in Europe

#502 in the World

Founded: 1992

46. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Optometry

#181 in Europe

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

47. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Optometry

#183 in Europe

#522 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

48. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Optometry

#187 in Europe

#530 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Optometry

#191 in Europe

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

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