100 Best universities for 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 Physics. A graph of 72.6M citations received by 2.43M academic papers made by 149 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 Physics

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

2. University of Oxford

For Physics

#2 in Europe
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. Imperial College London

For Physics

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

4. University College London

For Physics

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

7. University of Bristol

For Physics

#19 in Europe
#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

9. University of Edinburgh

For Physics

#26 in Europe
#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

13. Durham University

For Physics

#48 in Europe
#175 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

14. University of Liverpool

For Physics

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

17. University of Warwick

For Physics

#66 in Europe
#209 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

18. Queen Mary University of London

For Physics

#91 in Europe
#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

22. University of Bath

For Physics

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

23. University of Sussex

For Physics

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

24. University of St Andrews

For Physics

#114 in Europe
#309 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

25. Loughborough University

For Physics

#116 in Europe
#312 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

27. University of Surrey

For Physics

#122 in Europe
#323 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

28. University of York

For Physics

#126 in Europe
#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

29. University of Exeter

For Physics

#132 in Europe
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

30. University of Leicester

For Physics

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

32. Lancaster University

For Physics

#142 in Europe
#369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

34. University of London

For Physics

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

36. University of East Anglia

For Physics

#183 in Europe
#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

39. Cranfield University

For Physics

#201 in Europe
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

40. Brunel University London

For Physics

#216 in Europe
#568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

44. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Physics

#242 in Europe
#654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

48. Bangor University

For Physics

#277 in Europe
#730 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

50. University of Portsmouth

For Physics

#280 in Europe
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

52. University of Bradford

For Physics

#289 in Europe
#759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

57. University of Plymouth

For Physics

#332 in Europe
#886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

59. University of Hertfordshire

For Physics

#362 in Europe
#978 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

63. Nottingham Trent University

For Physics

#398 in Europe
#1114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

64. University of Stirling

For Physics

#412 in Europe
#1203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

65. Coventry University

For Physics

#413 in Europe
#1209 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

67. Sheffield Hallam University

For Physics

#422 in Europe
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

69. University of Huddersfield

For Physics

#442 in Europe
#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

71. University of Central Lancashire

For Physics

#465 in Europe
#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

72. Oxford Brookes University

For Physics

#473 in Europe
#1421 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

75. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Physics

#492 in Europe
#1488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

76. London South Bank University

For Physics

#493 in Europe
#1495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

77. Edinburgh Napier University

For Physics

#503 in Europe
#1565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

79. Bournemouth University

For Physics

#526 in Europe
#1667 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

81. University of Westminster

For Physics

#539 in Europe
#1707 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

83. London Business School

For Physics

#550 in Europe
#1739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

85. Robert Gordon University

For Physics

#572 in Europe
#1835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

86. Teesside University

For Physics

#577 in Europe
#1864 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

90. University of Lincoln

For Physics

#596 in Europe
#1950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

92. Staffordshire University

For Physics

#626 in Europe
#2075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

93. University of Derby

For Physics

#650 in Europe
#2175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

95. University of Sunderland

For Physics

#668 in Europe
#2300 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

98. University of Bedfordshire

For Physics

#682 in Europe
#2358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

99. Royal Agricultural University

For Physics

#685 in Europe
#2375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

100. University of Roehampton

For Physics

#696 in Europe
#2462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

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