100 Best universities for Pharmacology 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 6.55M citations received by 172K academic papers made by 111 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 Pharmacology

#1 in Europe

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Pharmacology

#3 in Europe

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. King's College London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#5 in Europe

#40 in the World

Founded: 1829

4. Imperial College London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#9 in Europe

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Pharmacology

#11 in Europe

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Pharmacology

#15 in Europe

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

7. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Pharmacology

#17 in Europe

#86 in the World

Founded: 1824

8. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Pharmacology

#24 in Europe

#105 in the World

Founded: 1948

9. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Pharmacology

#30 in Europe

#118 in the World

Founded: 1451

10. University of London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#34 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

11. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Pharmacology

#36 in Europe

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

12. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Pharmacology

#43 in Europe

#149 in the World

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

13. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Pharmacology

#47 in Europe

#169 in the World

Founded: 1900

14. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Pharmacology

#53 in Europe

#185 in the World

Founded: 1963

15. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Pharmacology

#56 in Europe

#190 in the World

Founded: 1495

16. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Pharmacology

#71 in Europe

#222 in the World

Founded: 1905

17. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Pharmacology

#74 in Europe

#226 in the World

Founded: 1967

18. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Pharmacology

#79 in Europe

#231 in the World

Founded: 1904

19. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Pharmacology

#82 in Europe

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

20. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#86 in Europe

#252 in the World

Founded: 1733

21. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Pharmacology

#92 in Europe

#268 in the World

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

22. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#95 in Europe

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Pharmacology

#97 in Europe

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

24. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Pharmacology

#102 in Europe

#286 in the World

Founded: 1997

25. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Pharmacology

#120 in Europe

#343 in the World

Founded: 1893

26. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Pharmacology

#128 in Europe

#361 in the World

Founded: 1964

27. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Pharmacology

#130 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

28. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Pharmacology

#147 in Europe

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

29. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Pharmacology

#152 in Europe

#440 in the World

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

30. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Pharmacology

#165 in Europe

#483 in the World

Founded: 1968

31. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Pharmacology

#167 in Europe

#486 in the World

Founded: 1892

32. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Pharmacology

#173 in Europe

#506 in the World

Founded: 1895

33. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Pharmacology

#175 in Europe

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

34. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Pharmacology

#183 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

35. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Pharmacology

#193 in Europe

#563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

36. University of York

England | York

For Pharmacology

#203 in Europe

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

37. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#215 in Europe

#639 in the World

Founded: 1791

38. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Pharmacology

#217 in Europe

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

39. Keele University

England | Keele

For Pharmacology

#222 in Europe

#657 in the World

Founded: 1962

40. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Pharmacology

#229 in Europe

#683 in the World

Founded: 1992

41. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Pharmacology

#232 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

42. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Pharmacology

#236 in Europe

#717 in the World

Founded: 1920

43. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Pharmacology

#239 in Europe

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

44. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Pharmacology

#250 in Europe

#786 in the World

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

45. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Pharmacology

#267 in Europe

#853 in the World

Founded: 1954

46. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Pharmacology

#272 in Europe

#887 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

47. Durham University

England | Durham

For Pharmacology

#274 in Europe

#901 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

48. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Pharmacology

#282 in Europe

#962 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Pharmacology

#284 in Europe

#970 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Pharmacology

#290 in Europe

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

51. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Pharmacology

#291 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Pharmacology

#299 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Pharmacology

#300 in Europe

#1031 in the World

Founded: 1890

54. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Pharmacology

#311 in Europe

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

55. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Pharmacology

#312 in Europe

#1079 in the World

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

56. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Pharmacology

#313 in Europe

#1081 in the World

Founded: 1967

57. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Pharmacology

#318 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1965

58. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Pharmacology

#322 in Europe

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

59. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Pharmacology

#330 in Europe

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

60. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#346 in Europe

#1254 in the World

Founded: 1823

61. Middlesex University

England | London

For Pharmacology

#347 in Europe

#1258 in the World

Founded: 1973

62. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Pharmacology

#359 in Europe

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

63. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Pharmacology

#362 in Europe

#1295 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

64. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Pharmacology

#372 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

65. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Pharmacology

#377 in Europe

#1357 in the World

Founded: 1992

66. University of East London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#382 in Europe

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Pharmacology

#389 in Europe

#1421 in the World

Founded: 1966

68. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Pharmacology

#392 in Europe

#1435 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

69. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Pharmacology

#400 in Europe

#1458 in the World

Founded: 1964

70. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Pharmacology

#403 in Europe

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

71. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Pharmacology

#408 in Europe

#1496 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Pharmacology

#411 in Europe

#1514 in the World

Founded: 1992

73. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Pharmacology

#414 in Europe

#1532 in the World

Founded: 1841

74. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Pharmacology

#418 in Europe

#1547 in the World

Founded: 1849

75. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Pharmacology

#419 in Europe

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

76. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Pharmacology

#424 in Europe

#1577 in the World

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

77. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Pharmacology

#425 in Europe

#1584 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

78. University of Westminster

England | London

For Pharmacology

#442 in Europe

#1675 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

79. City, University of London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#446 in Europe

#1704 in the World

Founded: 1966

80. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Pharmacology

#463 in Europe

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

81. London South Bank University

England | London

For Pharmacology

#464 in Europe

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

82. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Pharmacology

#468 in Europe

#1793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

83. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Pharmacology

#471 in Europe

#1809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

84. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Pharmacology

#481 in Europe

#1869 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

85. Royal Agricultural University

England | Cirencester

For Pharmacology

#486 in Europe

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 2013

86. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Pharmacology

#488 in Europe

#1906 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

87. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Pharmacology

#497 in Europe

#1964 in the World

Founded: 1992

88. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Pharmacology

#501 in Europe

#1971 in the World

Founded: 1904

89. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Pharmacology

#507 in Europe

#1993 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

90. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Pharmacology

#508 in Europe

#1999 in the World

Founded: 1848

91. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Pharmacology

#511 in Europe

#2018 in the World

Founded: 1858

92. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Pharmacology

#518 in Europe

#2054 in the World

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

93. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Pharmacology

#537 in Europe

#2204 in the World

Founded: 1872

94. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Pharmacology

#552 in Europe

#2316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

95. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Pharmacology

#561 in Europe

#2382 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

96. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Pharmacology

#577 in Europe

#2462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

97. Scotland's Rural College

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Pharmacology

#580 in Europe

#2488 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2012

98. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Pharmacology

#583 in Europe

#2502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

99. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Pharmacology

#600 in Europe

#2582 in the World

Founded: 1992

100. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Pharmacology

#601 in Europe

#2592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

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