100 Best Surgeons Medical schools in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 16.9M citations received by 490K academic papers made by 102 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 Surgery

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

For Surgery

#2 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Imperial College London

For Surgery

#3 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Liverpool

For Surgery

#4 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

5. University of Manchester

For Surgery

#5 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Cambridge

For Surgery

#6 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. King's College London

For Surgery

#7 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Founded: 1829

8. University of Birmingham

For Surgery

#9 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Founded: 1900

9. University of Bristol

For Surgery

#10 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

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

10. University of Leeds

For Surgery

#12 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Founded: 1904

11. University of Nottingham

For Surgery

#13 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Founded: 1948

12. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Surgery

#14 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Founded: 1963

13. University of Sheffield

For Surgery

#15 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Founded: 1905

14. University of Southampton

For Surgery

#16 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

15. St George's, University of London

For Surgery

#17 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Founded: 1733

16. Queen Mary University of London

For Surgery

#18 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

17. University of London

For Surgery

#20 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

18. University of Leicester

For Surgery

#22 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

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

19. University of York

For Surgery

#27 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

20. University of Warwick

For Surgery

#28 in the United Kingdom

#164 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

21. Keele University

For Surgery

#29 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Founded: 1962

22. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Surgery

#30 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

Founded: 1791

23. University of Exeter

For Surgery

#31 in the United Kingdom

#194 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

24. University of East Anglia

For Surgery

#32 in the United Kingdom

#207 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

25. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Surgery

#33 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Founded: 1954

26. University of Surrey

For Surgery

#34 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

27. University of Salford

For Surgery

#35 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Founded: 1967

28. University of Bath

For Surgery

#38 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

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

29. University of Bradford

For Surgery

#39 in the United Kingdom

#260 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

30. City, University of London

For Surgery

#40 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Founded: 1966

31. Aston University

For Surgery

#41 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

Founded: 1895

32. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Surgery

#42 in the United Kingdom

#266 in Europe

Founded: 1992

33. Loughborough University

For Surgery

#43 in the United Kingdom

#268 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

34. University of Reading

For Surgery

#44 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Founded: 1892

35. University of Hertfordshire

For Surgery

#45 in the United Kingdom

#274 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

36. University of Sussex

For Surgery

#46 in the United Kingdom

#275 in Europe

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

37. Liverpool John Moores University

For Surgery

#47 in the United Kingdom

#276 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. Durham University

For Surgery

#49 in the United Kingdom

#293 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

39. Brunel University London

For Surgery

#50 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

40. Lancaster University

For Surgery

#51 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

41. Middlesex University

For Surgery

#53 in the United Kingdom

#305 in Europe

Founded: 1973

42. University of Plymouth

For Surgery

#55 in the United Kingdom

#309 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

43. University of the West of England

For Surgery

#57 in the United Kingdom

#317 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

44. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Surgery

#58 in the United Kingdom

#320 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. University of Central Lancashire

For Surgery

#59 in the United Kingdom

#324 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Brighton

For Surgery

#60 in the United Kingdom

#341 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. University of Portsmouth

For Surgery

#61 in the United Kingdom

#342 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Surgery

#62 in the United Kingdom

#343 in Europe

Founded: 1849

49. Anglia Ruskin University

For Surgery

#63 in the United Kingdom

#345 in Europe

Founded: 1858

50. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Surgery

#64 in the United Kingdom

#353 in Europe

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

51. Coventry University

For Surgery

#65 in the United Kingdom

#355 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

52. Bournemouth University

For Surgery

#66 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

53. Oxford Brookes University

For Surgery

#67 in the United Kingdom

#372 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

54. University of Kent

For Surgery

#68 in the United Kingdom

#374 in Europe

Founded: 1965

55. Sheffield Hallam University

For Surgery

#69 in the United Kingdom

#376 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

56. University of Huddersfield

For Surgery

#70 in the United Kingdom

#381 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

57. Staffordshire University

For Surgery

#71 in the United Kingdom

#384 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

58. University of Wolverhampton

For Surgery

#72 in the United Kingdom

#385 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. Nottingham Trent University

For Surgery

#73 in the United Kingdom

#387 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

60. Leeds Beckett University

For Surgery

#74 in the United Kingdom

#388 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. Teesside University

For Surgery

#75 in the United Kingdom

#391 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

62. University of Essex

For Surgery

#76 in the United Kingdom

#398 in Europe

Founded: 1964

63. De Montfort University

For Surgery

#78 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. Birkbeck, University of London

For Surgery

#79 in the United Kingdom

#424 in Europe

Founded: 1823

65. London South Bank University

For Surgery

#80 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

66. Cranfield University

For Surgery

#81 in the United Kingdom

#441 in Europe

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

67. University of Greenwich

For Surgery

#83 in the United Kingdom

#455 in Europe

Founded: 1890

68. University of West London

For Surgery

#85 in the United Kingdom

#460 in Europe

Founded: 1990

69. Edge Hill University

For Surgery

#86 in the United Kingdom

#463 in Europe

Founded: 2006

70. Royal Agricultural University

For Surgery

#88 in the United Kingdom

#471 in Europe

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

71. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Surgery

#89 in the United Kingdom

#472 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Surgery

#91 in the United Kingdom

#486 in Europe

Founded: 2005

73. University of East London

For Surgery

#93 in the United Kingdom

#490 in Europe

Founded: 1992

74. University of Bedfordshire

For Surgery

#94 in the United Kingdom

#493 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

75. University of Westminster

For Surgery

#95 in the United Kingdom

#496 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

76. University of Sunderland

For Surgery

#96 in the United Kingdom

#507 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

77. University of Roehampton

For Surgery

#97 in the United Kingdom

#510 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

78. University of Northampton

For Surgery

#98 in the United Kingdom

#511 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

79. University of Derby

For Surgery

#99 in the United Kingdom

#512 in Europe

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

80. Birmingham City University

For Surgery

#100 in the United Kingdom

#520 in Europe

Founded: 1992

81. University of Worcester

For Surgery

#102 in the United Kingdom

#522 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

82. University of Lincoln

For Surgery

#103 in the United Kingdom

#541 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

83. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Surgery

#104 in the United Kingdom

#546 in Europe

Founded: 1904

84. Buckinghamshire New University

For Surgery

#105 in the United Kingdom

#566 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

85. University of Chester

For Surgery

#108 in the United Kingdom

#594 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. University of Bolton

For Surgery

#109 in the United Kingdom

#632 in Europe

Founded: 2004

87. London Metropolitan University

For Surgery

#110 in the United Kingdom

#658 in Europe

Founded: 1848

88. University of Gloucestershire

For Surgery

#111 in the United Kingdom

#723 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

89. University of Cumbria

For Surgery

#112 in the United Kingdom

#734 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

90. St Mary's University, Twickenham

For Surgery

#113 in the United Kingdom

#746 in Europe

Founded: 1850

91. University of Winchester

For Surgery

#114 in the United Kingdom

#769 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

92. London Business School

For Surgery

#115 in the United Kingdom

#771 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

93. Liverpool Hope University

For Surgery

#116 in the United Kingdom

#773 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

94. University of Chichester

For Surgery

#117 in the United Kingdom

#797 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

95. University of Buckingham

For Surgery

#119 in the United Kingdom

#837 in Europe

Founded: 1973

96. York St John University

For Surgery

#120 in the United Kingdom

#840 in Europe

Founded: 1841

97. Solent University

For Surgery

#121 in the United Kingdom

#856 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 11,340
Founded: 2004

98. SOAS, University of London

For Surgery

#122 in the United Kingdom

#871 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

99. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Surgery

#124 in the United Kingdom

#886 in Europe

Founded: 1932

100. Royal College of Art

For Surgery

#127 in the United Kingdom

#941 in Europe

Founded: 1896

Closest to England states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	9	23
Scotland	16	8

Medicine subfields in England

Anatomy and Physiology98

Anesthesiology84

Bioethics/Medical Ethics70

Biomedical Engineering60

Clinical Psychology98

Critical Care Nursing80

Family medicine89

Forensic Science64

Gastroenterology and Hepatology58

Health Science101

Healthcare Management (MHA)94

Medical Physics50

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)82

Occupational Therapy65

Oncology and Cancer research85

Ophthalmology66

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine89

Physical Therapy98

Plastic Surgery33

Public Health103

Radiation Therapy46

Radiology and Nuclear medicine98

Respiratory Therapy45

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science67

Sports Medicine93