67 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 1M citations received by 27.5K academic papers made by 67 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
#26 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

5. University College London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

6. University of Nottingham

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#13 in Europe
#65 in the World
Founded
1948

7. University of Southampton

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#18 in Europe
#78 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

8. University of Birmingham

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#20 in Europe
#92 in the World
Founded
1900

9. University of Edinburgh

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#22 in Europe
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

10. Durham University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#25 in Europe
#117 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

11. University of Warwick

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

12. University of Sheffield

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#33 in Europe
#138 in the World
Founded
1905

13. University of St Andrews

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

14. University of Leeds

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#45 in Europe
#168 in the World
Founded
1904

15. University of Bristol

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#46 in Europe
#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

16. University of Glasgow

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#47 in Europe
#174 in the World
Founded
1451

17. Loughborough University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#50 in Europe
#188 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

#62 in Europe
#218 in the World
Founded
1964

20. University of Liverpool

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#67 in Europe
#224 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

21. University of Surrey

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#68 in Europe
#226 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

22. Cardiff University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#83 in Europe
#263 in the World
Founded
1997

23. University of Exeter

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#87 in Europe
#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

24. University of Sussex

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

25. Queen Mary University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#104 in Europe
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

26. University of Reading

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#106 in Europe
#306 in the World
Founded
1892

27. Queen's University Belfast

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#122 in Europe
#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

28. Newcastle University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#123 in Europe
#340 in the World
Founded
1963

29. Swansea University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#141 in Europe
#383 in the World
Founded
1920

30. Heriot-Watt University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#144 in Europe
#389 in the World
Founded
1966

31. Brunel University London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#150 in Europe
#400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

32. Ulster University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#151 in Europe
#402 in the World
Founded
1968

33. University of York

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#153 in Europe
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

34. Lancaster University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#167 in Europe
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

35. University of East Anglia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#170 in Europe
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

36. King's College London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#171 in Europe
#453 in the World
Founded
1829

37. University of Hull

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#180 in Europe
#473 in the World
Founded
1954

38. Coventry University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#186 in Europe
#483 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

39. University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#189 in Europe
#491 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

40. University of Salford

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#198 in Europe
#516 in the World
Founded
1967

41. University of Aberdeen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#203 in Europe
#530 in the World
Founded
1495

42. University of Kent

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#214 in Europe
#561 in the World
Founded
1965

43. University of Wales

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#220 in Europe
#582 in the World
Founded
1893

44. University of Leicester

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

45. Bangor University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#237 in Europe
#638 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

46. Cranfield University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#250 in Europe
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

47. Sheffield Hallam University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#258 in Europe
#705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

49. University of Dundee

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#278 in Europe
#774 in the World
Founded
1967

50. Keele University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#279 in Europe
#775 in the World
Founded
1962

51. Aston University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#281 in Europe
#777 in the World
Founded
1895

52. Nottingham Trent University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#294 in Europe
#822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

53. University of Bradford

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#297 in Europe
#829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

54. University of Hertfordshire

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#313 in Europe
#894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

55. University of Portsmouth

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#319 in Europe
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

56. De Montfort University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#347 in Europe
#992 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

57. University of Essex

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#364 in Europe
#1050 in the World
Founded
1964

58. Liverpool John Moores University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#371 in Europe
#1074 in the World
Founded
1992

59. London South Bank University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#374 in Europe
#1089 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

60. Birkbeck, University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#375 in Europe
#1099 in the World
Founded
1823

61. Aberystwyth University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#377 in Europe
#1105 in the World
Founded
1872

62. University of Huddersfield

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#410 in Europe
#1233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

64. Staffordshire University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#432 in Europe
#1325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

65. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#436 in Europe
#1351 in the World
Founded
1849

66. University of Greenwich

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#437 in Europe
#1352 in the World
Founded
1890

67. City, University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#445 in Europe
#1380 in the World
Founded
1966

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.