75 Best universities for Pharmacy 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 Pharmacy. A graph of 1.36M citations received by 58.4K academic papers made by 75 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 of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Pharmacy

#15 in Europe

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Pharmacy

#19 in Europe

#39 in the World

Founded: 1824

3. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Pharmacy

#36 in Europe

#79 in the World

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

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Pharmacy

#38 in Europe

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. Imperial College London

England | London

For Pharmacy

#39 in Europe

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Pharmacy

#42 in Europe

#87 in the World

Founded: 1948

7. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Pharmacy

#51 in Europe

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

8. Durham University

England | Durham

For Pharmacy

#57 in Europe

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

9. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Pharmacy

#69 in Europe

#157 in the World

Founded: 1905

10. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Pharmacy

#71 in Europe

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Pharmacy

#73 in Europe

#161 in the World

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

12. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Pharmacy

#79 in Europe

#172 in the World

Founded: 1904

13. University College London

England | London

For Pharmacy

#86 in Europe

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

14. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Pharmacy

#91 in Europe

#204 in the World

Founded: 1997

15. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Pharmacy

#93 in Europe

#206 in the World

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

16. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Pharmacy

#94 in Europe

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

17. University of York

England | York

For Pharmacy

#98 in Europe

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

18. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Pharmacy

#100 in Europe

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

19. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Pharmacy

#111 in Europe

#252 in the World

Founded: 1964

20. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Pharmacy

#112 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

21. King's College London

England | London

For Pharmacy

#124 in Europe

#281 in the World

Founded: 1829

22. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Pharmacy

#130 in Europe

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

23. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Pharmacy

#139 in Europe

#315 in the World

Founded: 1900

24. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Pharmacy

#140 in Europe

#318 in the World

Founded: 1963

25. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Pharmacy

#142 in Europe

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Pharmacy

#153 in Europe

#346 in the World

Founded: 1451

27. University of London

England | London

For Pharmacy

#157 in Europe

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

28. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Pharmacy

#159 in Europe

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

29. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Pharmacy

#169 in Europe

#384 in the World

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

30. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Pharmacy

#184 in Europe

#432 in the World

Founded: 1495

31. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Pharmacy

#188 in Europe

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

32. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Pharmacy

#193 in Europe

#454 in the World

Founded: 1892

33. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Pharmacy

#202 in Europe

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

34. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Pharmacy

#203 in Europe

#485 in the World

Founded: 1966

35. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Pharmacy

#236 in Europe

#606 in the World

Founded: 1954

36. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Pharmacy

#238 in Europe

#619 in the World

Founded: 1967

37. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Pharmacy

#239 in Europe

#622 in the World

Founded: 1893

38. Keele University

England | Keele

For Pharmacy

#259 in Europe

#686 in the World

Founded: 1962

39. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Pharmacy

#268 in Europe

#717 in the World

Founded: 1920

40. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Pharmacy

#276 in Europe

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

41. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Pharmacy

#281 in Europe

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

42. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Pharmacy

#291 in Europe

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

43. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Pharmacy

#301 in Europe

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

44. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Pharmacy

#308 in Europe

#850 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Pharmacy

#310 in Europe

#859 in the World

Founded: 1895

46. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Pharmacy

#319 in Europe

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

47. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Pharmacy

#347 in Europe

#992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

48. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Pharmacy

#349 in Europe

#998 in the World

Founded: 1823

49. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Pharmacy

#350 in Europe

#999 in the World

Founded: 1965

50. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Pharmacy

#352 in Europe

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

51. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Pharmacy

#360 in Europe

#1036 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Pharmacy

#370 in Europe

#1091 in the World

Founded: 1968

53. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Pharmacy

#371 in Europe

#1094 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Pharmacy

#375 in Europe

#1117 in the World

Founded: 1964

55. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Pharmacy

#396 in Europe

#1216 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

56. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Pharmacy

#406 in Europe

#1261 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Pharmacy

#410 in Europe

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

58. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Pharmacy

#414 in Europe

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Pharmacy

#418 in Europe

#1314 in the World

Founded: 1848

60. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Pharmacy

#422 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Pharmacy

#440 in Europe

#1461 in the World

Founded: 1872

62. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Pharmacy

#446 in Europe

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

63. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Pharmacy

#448 in Europe

#1511 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

64. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Pharmacy

#449 in Europe

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

65. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Pharmacy

#453 in Europe

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

66. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Pharmacy

#460 in Europe

#1558 in the World

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

67. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Pharmacy

#480 in Europe

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1890

68. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Pharmacy

#481 in Europe

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

69. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Pharmacy

#482 in Europe

#1713 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

70. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Pharmacy

#507 in Europe

#1835 in the World

Founded: 1849

71. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Pharmacy

#514 in Europe

#1874 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. City, University of London

England | London

For Pharmacy

#527 in Europe

#1970 in the World

Founded: 1966

73. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Pharmacy

#542 in Europe

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

74. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Pharmacy

#543 in Europe

#2109 in the World

Founded: 1733

75. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Pharmacy

#568 in Europe

#2294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

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