100 Best Surgeons Medical schools in the United Kingdom

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 128 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

For Surgery

#2 in Europe
#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

2. University College London

For Surgery

#4 in Europe
#35 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

3. Imperial College London

For Surgery

#10 in Europe
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

4. University of Cambridge

For Surgery

#19 in Europe
#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

6. King's College London

For Surgery

#23 in Europe
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

7. University of Edinburgh

For Surgery

#32 in Europe
#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

9. University of Bristol

For Surgery

#34 in Europe
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

11. University of Nottingham

For Surgery

#46 in Europe
#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

13. University of Liverpool

For Surgery

#49 in Europe
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

15. University of Sheffield

For Surgery

#57 in Europe
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

16. University of Southampton

For Surgery

#69 in Europe
#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

19. Queen Mary University of London

For Surgery

#84 in Europe
#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

20. University of London

For Surgery

#97 in Europe
#272 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

21. Cardiff University

For Surgery

#99 in Europe
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

22. University of Leicester

For Surgery

#100 in Europe
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

26. University of Warwick

For Surgery

#155 in Europe
#438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

27. University of York

For Surgery

#156 in Europe
#440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

30. University of Exeter

For Surgery

#186 in Europe
#527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

31. University of Hull

For Surgery

#195 in Europe
#549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

32. University of East Anglia

For Surgery

#200 in Europe
#559 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

33. University of Strathclyde

For Surgery

#209 in Europe
#602 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

34. University of Surrey

For Surgery

#212 in Europe
#607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

35. University of Salford

For Surgery

#217 in Europe
#615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

37. University of Bath

For Surgery

#246 in Europe
#716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

38. University of Bradford

For Surgery

#248 in Europe
#731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

40. University of Reading

For Surgery

#257 in Europe
#769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

41. Aston University

For Surgery

#258 in Europe
#775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

42. Loughborough University

For Surgery

#259 in Europe
#776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

43. University of Sussex

For Surgery

#264 in Europe
#790 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

44. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Surgery

#265 in Europe
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

45. City, University of London

For Surgery

#267 in Europe
#795 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

46. University of Hertfordshire

For Surgery

#269 in Europe
#799 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

48. Ulster University

For Surgery

#278 in Europe
#830 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

49. Brunel University London

For Surgery

#281 in Europe
#841 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

50. University of St Andrews

For Surgery

#283 in Europe
#845 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

51. Durham University

For Surgery

#284 in Europe
#852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

52. Lancaster University

For Surgery

#291 in Europe
#889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

53. Bangor University

For Surgery

#301 in Europe
#914 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

54. University of Stirling

For Surgery

#302 in Europe
#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

55. Middlesex University

For Surgery

#303 in Europe
#924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

56. University of Plymouth

For Surgery

#308 in Europe
#933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

58. University of Portsmouth

For Surgery

#317 in Europe
#998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

59. University of Central Lancashire

For Surgery

#320 in Europe
#1009 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

60. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Surgery

#323 in Europe
#1016 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1849

61. Coventry University

For Surgery

#332 in Europe
#1064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

62. University of Brighton

For Surgery

#338 in Europe
#1081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

63. Anglia Ruskin University

For Surgery

#343 in Europe
#1096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1858

66. Bournemouth University

For Surgery

#350 in Europe
#1132 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

67. Oxford Brookes University

For Surgery

#357 in Europe
#1166 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

69. Sheffield Hallam University

For Surgery

#364 in Europe
#1187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

70. Staffordshire University

For Surgery

#370 in Europe
#1211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

71. Leeds Beckett University

For Surgery

#373 in Europe
#1219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

72. Teesside University

For Surgery

#374 in Europe
#1224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

73. University of Huddersfield

For Surgery

#377 in Europe
#1244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

74. Nottingham Trent University

For Surgery

#379 in Europe
#1254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

75. University of South Wales

For Surgery

#382 in Europe
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1841

78. London South Bank University

For Surgery

#395 in Europe
#1315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

79. Birkbeck, University of London

For Surgery

#407 in Europe
#1363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

81. Cranfield University

For Surgery

#414 in Europe
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

82. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Surgery

#422 in Europe
#1445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
2011

85. Queen Margaret University

For Surgery

#439 in Europe
#1512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2007

86. Edge Hill University

For Surgery

#443 in Europe
#1524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
2006

87. Robert Gordon University

For Surgery

#454 in Europe
#1560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

88. Kingston University

For Surgery

#456 in Europe
#1568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

91. University of Bedfordshire

For Surgery

#468 in Europe
#1613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

93. Edinburgh Napier University

For Surgery

#477 in Europe
#1638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

94. University of Sunderland

For Surgery

#479 in Europe
#1649 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

95. University of Westminster

For Surgery

#489 in Europe
#1684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

96. University of Roehampton

For Surgery

#493 in Europe
#1696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
2004

97. University of Derby

For Surgery

#495 in Europe
#1698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

98. Royal Agricultural University

For Surgery

#504 in Europe
#1722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

99. University of Northampton

For Surgery

#510 in Europe
#1750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2005

100. Birmingham City University

For Surgery

#514 in Europe
#1770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1992

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