65 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 698K citations received by 22.3K academic papers made by 65 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 Manchester

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Europe
#18 in the World
Founded
1824

3. Imperial College London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Europe
#21 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

4. University of Oxford

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Europe
#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

5. University College London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#6 in Europe
#54 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Southampton

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in Europe
#60 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

7. University of Nottingham

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#10 in Europe
#62 in the World
Founded
1948

8. University of Birmingham

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#17 in Europe
#76 in the World
Founded
1900

9. University of Edinburgh

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

10. Durham University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

11. University of Warwick

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#28 in Europe
#112 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

12. University of Bath

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

13. University of Sheffield

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#35 in Europe
#132 in the World
Founded
1905

14. University of St Andrews

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#38 in Europe
#136 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

15. University of Bristol

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#41 in Europe
#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

16. University of Leeds

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#46 in Europe
#159 in the World
Founded
1904

17. University of Glasgow

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#49 in Europe
#173 in the World
Founded
1451

18. Loughborough University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#50 in Europe
#175 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

19. University of Liverpool

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#51 in Europe
#176 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

20. University of Strathclyde

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#54 in Europe
#184 in the World
Founded
1964

21. University of Surrey

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#56 in Europe
#193 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

22. University of Sussex

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

23. University of Exeter

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

24. University of Reading

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#94 in Europe
#275 in the World
Founded
1892

25. Queen Mary University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#100 in Europe
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

26. Newcastle University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#101 in Europe
#284 in the World
Founded
1963

27. Ulster University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#110 in Europe
#304 in the World
Founded
1968

28. Queen's University Belfast

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#117 in Europe
#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

29. Cardiff University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#134 in Europe
#358 in the World
Founded
1997

30. Swansea University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#135 in Europe
#361 in the World
Founded
1920

31. Heriot-Watt University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#137 in Europe
#368 in the World
Founded
1966

32. Brunel University London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

33. University of York

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#157 in Europe
#410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

34. Lancaster University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#163 in Europe
#421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

35. King's College London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#165 in Europe
#424 in the World
Founded
1829

36. University of Wales

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#173 in Europe
#445 in the World
Founded
1893

37. University of Salford

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#179 in Europe
#457 in the World
Founded
1967

38. University of East Anglia

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#192 in Europe
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

39. University of Aberdeen

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#202 in Europe
#525 in the World
Founded
1495

40. University of Hull

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#214 in Europe
#560 in the World
Founded
1954

41. University of Leicester

For Applied/Engineering Physics

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

42. Cranfield University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#233 in Europe
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

43. Nottingham Trent University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#240 in Europe
#644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

44. University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#241 in Europe
#647 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

45. University of Kent

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#243 in Europe
#652 in the World
Founded
1965

46. Aston University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#247 in Europe
#659 in the World
Founded
1895

47. Coventry University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#253 in Europe
#669 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

48. University of Dundee

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#273 in Europe
#721 in the World
Founded
1967

49. University of Bradford

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#276 in Europe
#730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

50. Bangor University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#278 in Europe
#734 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

51. Sheffield Hallam University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#290 in Europe
#773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

53. University of Hertfordshire

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#296 in Europe
#798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

54. Keele University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#299 in Europe
#804 in the World
Founded
1962

55. University of Portsmouth

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#304 in Europe
#828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

56. De Montfort University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#338 in Europe
#929 in the World
Founded
1992

57. University of Essex

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#345 in Europe
#954 in the World
Founded
1964

58. Birkbeck, University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#351 in Europe
#975 in the World
Founded
1823

59. London South Bank University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#356 in Europe
#987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

60. Liverpool John Moores University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#363 in Europe
#1013 in the World
Founded
1992

61. University of Huddersfield

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#370 in Europe
#1041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

62. Aberystwyth University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#380 in Europe
#1071 in the World
Founded
1872

63. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#394 in Europe
#1122 in the World
Founded
1849

64. City, University of London

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#405 in Europe
#1181 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, Manchester, London, and Oxford.