85 Best universities for Condensed Matter 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 Condensed Matter Physics. A graph of 5.32M citations received by 163K academic papers made by 85 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 Condensed Matter Physics

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

2. University of Oxford

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

3. Imperial College London

For Condensed Matter Physics

#8 in Europe
#39 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

5. University of Southampton

For Condensed Matter Physics

#32 in Europe
#105 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

6. University College London

For Condensed Matter Physics

#33 in Europe
#108 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

7. University of Sheffield

For Condensed Matter Physics

#44 in Europe
#140 in the World
Founded
1905

8. University of Bristol

For Condensed Matter Physics

#52 in Europe
#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

9. University of Nottingham

For Condensed Matter Physics

#55 in Europe
#160 in the World
Founded
1948

10. Durham University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#71 in Europe
#202 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

11. University of Edinburgh

For Condensed Matter Physics

#79 in Europe
#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

12. University of Leeds

For Condensed Matter Physics

#82 in Europe
#224 in the World
Founded
1904

13. University of Warwick

For Condensed Matter Physics

#83 in Europe
#225 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

14. University of Liverpool

For Condensed Matter Physics

#88 in Europe
#232 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

15. University of Birmingham

For Condensed Matter Physics

#94 in Europe
#239 in the World
Founded
1900

16. University of Glasgow

For Condensed Matter Physics

#104 in Europe
#265 in the World
Founded
1451

17. University of Exeter

For Condensed Matter Physics

#107 in Europe
#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

18. University of Bath

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

19. Lancaster University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#114 in Europe
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

20. University of St Andrews

For Condensed Matter Physics

#120 in Europe
#292 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

21. University of Surrey

For Condensed Matter Physics

#133 in Europe
#329 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

22. University of Sussex

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

23. University of York

For Condensed Matter Physics

#151 in Europe
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

24. King's College London

For Condensed Matter Physics

#155 in Europe
#384 in the World
Founded
1829

25. University of Strathclyde

For Condensed Matter Physics

#160 in Europe
#392 in the World
Founded
1964

26. Queen Mary University of London

For Condensed Matter Physics

#168 in Europe
#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

28. Queen's University Belfast

For Condensed Matter Physics

#177 in Europe
#430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

29. Loughborough University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#183 in Europe
#443 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

30. Heriot-Watt University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#186 in Europe
#452 in the World
Founded
1966

32. Cardiff University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#202 in Europe
#482 in the World
Founded
1997

33. University of Reading

For Condensed Matter Physics

#225 in Europe
#555 in the World
Founded
1892

34. Swansea University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#231 in Europe
#570 in the World
Founded
1920

35. University of Aberdeen

For Condensed Matter Physics

#233 in Europe
#573 in the World
Founded
1495

37. University of East Anglia

For Condensed Matter Physics

#249 in Europe
#630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

38. University of Essex

For Condensed Matter Physics

#255 in Europe
#651 in the World
Founded
1964

39. University of Leicester

For Condensed Matter Physics

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

40. University of Wales

For Condensed Matter Physics

#261 in Europe
#677 in the World
Founded
1893

41. University of London

For Condensed Matter Physics

#268 in Europe
#697 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

42. University of Kent

For Condensed Matter Physics

#273 in Europe
#711 in the World
Founded
1965

43. University of Salford

For Condensed Matter Physics

#275 in Europe
#716 in the World
Founded
1967

44. Bangor University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#306 in Europe
#815 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

45. Keele University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#307 in Europe
#817 in the World
Founded
1962

46. City, University of London

For Condensed Matter Physics

#322 in Europe
#897 in the World
Founded
1966

47. University of Dundee

For Condensed Matter Physics

#339 in Europe
#967 in the World
Founded
1967

48. Brunel University London

For Condensed Matter Physics

#351 in Europe
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

49. Cranfield University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#357 in Europe
#1020 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

50. Birkbeck, University of London

For Condensed Matter Physics

#372 in Europe
#1076 in the World
Founded
1823

51. Sheffield Hallam University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#381 in Europe
#1114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

52. Aston University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#384 in Europe
#1129 in the World
Founded
1895

54. Coventry University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#397 in Europe
#1184 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

55. Ulster University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#403 in Europe
#1217 in the World
Founded
1968

56. University of Bradford

For Condensed Matter Physics

#406 in Europe
#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

57. Nottingham Trent University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#420 in Europe
#1306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

58. Aberystwyth University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#436 in Europe
#1380 in the World
Founded
1872

59. University of Plymouth

For Condensed Matter Physics

#437 in Europe
#1402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

60. University of Hertfordshire

For Condensed Matter Physics

#457 in Europe
#1518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

61. London South Bank University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#470 in Europe
#1580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

62. University of Central Lancashire

For Condensed Matter Physics

#472 in Europe
#1595 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

63. University of Portsmouth

For Condensed Matter Physics

#496 in Europe
#1722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

65. De Montfort University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#508 in Europe
#1774 in the World
Founded
1992

67. University of Huddersfield

For Condensed Matter Physics

#542 in Europe
#1949 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

68. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Condensed Matter Physics

#555 in Europe
#1998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

69. University of Greenwich

For Condensed Matter Physics

#570 in Europe
#2104 in the World
Founded
1890

71. University of Bolton

For Condensed Matter Physics

#588 in Europe
#2176 in the World
Founded
2004

72. University of Brighton

For Condensed Matter Physics

#591 in Europe
#2187 in the World
Founded
1992

73. University of the West of England

For Condensed Matter Physics

#594 in Europe
#2209 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

74. Middlesex University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#597 in Europe
#2219 in the World
Founded
1973

75. Oxford Brookes University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#598 in Europe
#2223 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

76. University of Lincoln

For Condensed Matter Physics

#618 in Europe
#2329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

77. Edinburgh Napier University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#619 in Europe
#2331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

78. University of the West of Scotland

For Condensed Matter Physics

#627 in Europe
#2369 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

80. Staffordshire University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#647 in Europe
#2447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

81. University of South Wales

For Condensed Matter Physics

#666 in Europe
#2562 in the World
Founded
1841

82. University of Stirling

For Condensed Matter Physics

#669 in Europe
#2575 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

84. Wrexham Glyndwr University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#686 in Europe
#2686 in the World
Founded
2008

85. Robert Gordon University

For Condensed Matter Physics

#709 in Europe
#2877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

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