70 Best universities for Orthodontics in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Orthodontics. A graph of 1.33M citations received by 41.7K academic papers made by 70 universities in England 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

For Orthodontics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. King's College London

For Orthodontics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Founded: 1829

3. University of Cambridge

For Orthodontics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Manchester

For Orthodontics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University of Oxford

For Orthodontics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. Imperial College London

For Orthodontics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. Queen Mary University of London

For Orthodontics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

8. University of Birmingham

For Orthodontics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Founded: 1900

9. University of Liverpool

For Orthodontics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

10. University of Leeds

For Orthodontics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Founded: 1904

11. University of Sheffield

For Orthodontics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Founded: 1905

12. University of Bristol

For Orthodontics

#13 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

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

13. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Orthodontics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Founded: 1963

14. University of London

For Orthodontics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

15. University of Warwick

For Orthodontics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

16. University of Nottingham

For Orthodontics

#22 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Founded: 1948

17. University of Southampton

For Orthodontics

#23 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

18. University of Bath

For Orthodontics

#25 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

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

19. University of York

For Orthodontics

#27 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

20. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Orthodontics

#28 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Founded: 1992

21. University of Sussex

For Orthodontics

#30 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

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

22. University of Leicester

For Orthodontics

#31 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

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

23. Keele University

For Orthodontics

#32 in the United Kingdom

#215 in Europe

Founded: 1962

24. Durham University

For Orthodontics

#35 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

25. University of Salford

For Orthodontics

#36 in the United Kingdom

#236 in Europe

Founded: 1967

26. Loughborough University

For Orthodontics

#37 in the United Kingdom

#251 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

27. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Orthodontics

#38 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Founded: 1791

28. University of East Anglia

For Orthodontics

#39 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

29. University of Central Lancashire

For Orthodontics

#40 in the United Kingdom

#278 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

30. University of Plymouth

For Orthodontics

#41 in the United Kingdom

#284 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

31. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Orthodontics

#42 in the United Kingdom

#295 in Europe

Founded: 1954

32. University of Kent

For Orthodontics

#43 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Founded: 1965

33. University of Exeter

For Orthodontics

#44 in the United Kingdom

#300 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

34. University of Reading

For Orthodontics

#45 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

Founded: 1892

35. University of Portsmouth

For Orthodontics

#46 in the United Kingdom

#315 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

36. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Orthodontics

#47 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Founded: 1992

37. University of Essex

For Orthodontics

#48 in the United Kingdom

#320 in Europe

Founded: 1964

38. University of Surrey

For Orthodontics

#49 in the United Kingdom

#325 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

39. University of Bradford

For Orthodontics

#50 in the United Kingdom

#338 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

40. Brunel University London

For Orthodontics

#51 in the United Kingdom

#366 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

41. University of Hertfordshire

For Orthodontics

#52 in the United Kingdom

#368 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

42. Aston University

For Orthodontics

#53 in the United Kingdom

#369 in Europe

Founded: 1895

43. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Orthodontics

#54 in the United Kingdom

#370 in Europe

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

44. Sheffield Hallam University

For Orthodontics

#55 in the United Kingdom

#373 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

45. Lancaster University

For Orthodontics

#56 in the United Kingdom

#382 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

46. Liverpool John Moores University

For Orthodontics

#58 in the United Kingdom

#397 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Orthodontics

#59 in the United Kingdom

#405 in Europe

Founded: 1849

48. St George's, University of London

For Orthodontics

#60 in the United Kingdom

#412 in Europe

Founded: 1733

49. Middlesex University

For Orthodontics

#62 in the United Kingdom

#426 in Europe

Founded: 1973

50. City, University of London

For Orthodontics

#63 in the United Kingdom

#429 in Europe

Founded: 1966

51. Teesside University

For Orthodontics

#64 in the United Kingdom

#433 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

52. University of Greenwich

For Orthodontics

#65 in the United Kingdom

#438 in Europe

Founded: 1890

53. Staffordshire University

For Orthodontics

#67 in the United Kingdom

#456 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Huddersfield

For Orthodontics

#69 in the United Kingdom

#463 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

55. De Montfort University

For Orthodontics

#70 in the United Kingdom

#480 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

56. Bournemouth University

For Orthodontics

#71 in the United Kingdom

#483 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

57. University of the West of England

For Orthodontics

#72 in the United Kingdom

#493 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

58. Nottingham Trent University

For Orthodontics

#73 in the United Kingdom

#494 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

59. University of Brighton

For Orthodontics

#75 in the United Kingdom

#512 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. Edge Hill University

For Orthodontics

#76 in the United Kingdom

#525 in Europe

Founded: 2006

61. Birkbeck, University of London

For Orthodontics

#78 in the United Kingdom

#532 in Europe

Founded: 1823

62. University of East London

For Orthodontics

#79 in the United Kingdom

#544 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. Cranfield University

For Orthodontics

#82 in the United Kingdom

#562 in Europe

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

64. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Orthodontics

#83 in the United Kingdom

#567 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. Oxford Brookes University

For Orthodontics

#84 in the United Kingdom

#573 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

66. Leeds Beckett University

For Orthodontics

#85 in the United Kingdom

#585 in Europe

Founded: 1992

67. Coventry University

For Orthodontics

#86 in the United Kingdom

#596 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

68. University of Roehampton

For Orthodontics

#88 in the United Kingdom

#614 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

69. University of Wolverhampton

For Orthodontics

#89 in the United Kingdom

#621 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. Anglia Ruskin University

For Orthodontics

#90 in the United Kingdom

#630 in Europe

Founded: 1858

Closest to England states to learn Orthodontics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	6	16
Scotland	12	7

Medicine subfields in England

Anatomy and Physiology99

Anesthesiology84

Bioethics/Medical Ethics73

Biomedical Engineering65

Clinical Psychology100

Critical Care Nursing83

Family medicine91

Forensic Science64

Gastroenterology and Hepatology62

Health Science103

Healthcare Management (MHA)95

Medical Physics48

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)83

Occupational Therapy69

Oncology and Cancer research86

Ophthalmology70

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine91

Physical Therapy99

Plastic Surgery36

Public Health104

Radiation Therapy50

Radiology and Nuclear medicine99

Respiratory Therapy44

Sonography and Ultrasound34

Sports / Exercise science79

Sports Medicine95