66 Best universities for Applied/Engineering Physics in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 933K citations received by 26.7K academic papers made by 66 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 Cambridge

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Europe
#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

2. University of Oxford

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Europe
#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. University of Manchester

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Europe
#21 in the World
Founded
1824

4. Imperial College London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Europe
#25 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

5. University College London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in Europe
#59 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Nottingham

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#12 in Europe
#64 in the World
Founded
1948

7. University of Southampton

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#16 in Europe
#73 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

8. University of Birmingham

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#19 in Europe
#82 in the World
Founded
1900

9. University of Edinburgh

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#21 in Europe
#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

10. Durham University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#24 in Europe
#109 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

11. University of Warwick

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#31 in Europe
#133 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

12. University of Sheffield

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#33 in Europe
#135 in the World
Founded
1905

13. University of St Andrews

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#37 in Europe
#142 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

14. University of Leeds

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#44 in Europe
#163 in the World
Founded
1904

15. University of Bristol

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#45 in Europe
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

16. University of Glasgow

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#46 in Europe
#170 in the World
Founded
1451

17. Loughborough University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#51 in Europe
#184 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

18. University of Bath

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

19. University of Strathclyde

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#59 in Europe
#209 in the World
Founded
1964

20. University of Liverpool

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#66 in Europe
#222 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

21. University of Surrey

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#67 in Europe
#223 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

22. University of Sussex

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

23. Cardiff University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#82 in Europe
#257 in the World
Founded
1997

24. University of Exeter

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#89 in Europe
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

25. University of Reading

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#99 in Europe
#293 in the World
Founded
1892

26. Queen Mary University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#110 in Europe
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

27. Queen's University Belfast

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#119 in Europe
#328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

28. Newcastle University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#123 in Europe
#342 in the World
Founded
1963

29. Swansea University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#140 in Europe
#383 in the World
Founded
1920

30. Heriot-Watt University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#146 in Europe
#394 in the World
Founded
1966

31. Ulster University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#147 in Europe
#395 in the World
Founded
1968

32. University of York

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#149 in Europe
#399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

33. Brunel University London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#152 in Europe
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

34. King's College London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#156 in Europe
#411 in the World
Founded
1829

35. University of East Anglia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#169 in Europe
#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

36. Lancaster University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#172 in Europe
#438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

37. University of Hull

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#174 in Europe
#446 in the World
Founded
1954

38. University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#180 in Europe
#463 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

39. Coventry University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#185 in Europe
#472 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

40. University of Salford

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#194 in Europe
#494 in the World
Founded
1967

41. University of Aberdeen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#205 in Europe
#525 in the World
Founded
1495

42. University of Kent

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#208 in Europe
#537 in the World
Founded
1965

43. University of Wales

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#213 in Europe
#557 in the World
Founded
1893

44. University of Leicester

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#228 in Europe
#604 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

45. Bangor University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#229 in Europe
#605 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

46. Sheffield Hallam University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#251 in Europe
#678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

47. Cranfield University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#252 in Europe
#680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

48. University of Dundee

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#268 in Europe
#727 in the World
Founded
1967

49. Keele University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#272 in Europe
#738 in the World
Founded
1962

51. Aston University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#277 in Europe
#754 in the World
Founded
1895

52. University of Bradford

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#290 in Europe
#789 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

53. Nottingham Trent University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#297 in Europe
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

54. University of Hertfordshire

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#320 in Europe
#902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

55. University of Portsmouth

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#321 in Europe
#907 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

56. De Montfort University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#341 in Europe
#963 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

57. University of Essex

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#351 in Europe
#996 in the World
Founded
1964

58. Aberystwyth University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#364 in Europe
#1038 in the World
Founded
1872

59. Birkbeck, University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#366 in Europe
#1049 in the World
Founded
1823

60. London South Bank University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#369 in Europe
#1064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

61. Liverpool John Moores University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#373 in Europe
#1075 in the World
Founded
1992

62. City, University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#396 in Europe
#1169 in the World
Founded
1966

63. University of Huddersfield

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#403 in Europe
#1186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

65. Staffordshire University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#429 in Europe
#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

66. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#431 in Europe
#1315 in the World
Founded
1849

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