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 98.1M citations received by 2.76M academic papers made by 150 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
#9 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

#5 in Europe
#32 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Southampton

For Physics

#17 in Europe
#102 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

7. University of Bristol

For Physics

#18 in Europe
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

8. University of Edinburgh

For Physics

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

13. Durham University

For Physics

#47 in Europe
#169 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

15. University of Liverpool

For Physics

#52 in Europe
#179 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

16. University of Warwick

For Physics

#60 in Europe
#193 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

18. Queen Mary University of London

For Physics

#90 in Europe
#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

21. University of Sussex

For Physics

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

23. University of York

For Physics

#107 in Europe
#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

24. Loughborough University

For Physics

#113 in Europe
#311 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

25. University of Bath

For Physics

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

27. University of St Andrews

For Physics

#118 in Europe
#318 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

28. University of Surrey

For Physics

#121 in Europe
#324 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

29. University of Exeter

For Physics

#128 in Europe
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

31. University of Leicester

For Physics

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

32. Lancaster University

For Physics

#141 in Europe
#372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

34. University of London

For Physics

#176 in Europe
#448 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

36. University of East Anglia

For Physics

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

38. Cranfield University

For Physics

#200 in Europe
#524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

40. Brunel University London

For Physics

#213 in Europe
#560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

42. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Physics

#226 in Europe
#617 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

49. University of Portsmouth

For Physics

#282 in Europe
#755 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

50. Bangor University

For Physics

#285 in Europe
#765 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

52. University of Bradford

For Physics

#288 in Europe
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

56. University of Plymouth

For Physics

#320 in Europe
#876 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

58. University of Hertfordshire

For Physics

#358 in Europe
#973 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

62. Nottingham Trent University

For Physics

#396 in Europe
#1128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

64. Coventry University

For Physics

#410 in Europe
#1192 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

65. University of Stirling

For Physics

#412 in Europe
#1198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

67. Sheffield Hallam University

For Physics

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

68. De Montfort University

For Physics

#426 in Europe
#1247 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

69. University of Huddersfield

For Physics

#432 in Europe
#1280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

72. University of Central Lancashire

For Physics

#470 in Europe
#1418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

73. Oxford Brookes University

For Physics

#474 in Europe
#1434 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

74. London South Bank University

For Physics

#492 in Europe
#1518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

75. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Physics

#493 in Europe
#1520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

77. Edinburgh Napier University

For Physics

#504 in Europe
#1580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

79. Bournemouth University

For Physics

#524 in Europe
#1679 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

80. University of Westminster

For Physics

#525 in Europe
#1680 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

83. London Business School

For Physics

#556 in Europe
#1810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

85. Robert Gordon University

For Physics

#580 in Europe
#1891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

86. Teesside University

For Physics

#582 in Europe
#1907 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

88. University of Roehampton

For Physics

#589 in Europe
#1928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

89. University of Lincoln

For Physics

#595 in Europe
#1958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

92. Staffordshire University

For Physics

#614 in Europe
#2029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

94. University of Derby

For Physics

#645 in Europe
#2215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

97. University of Bedfordshire

For Physics

#668 in Europe
#2329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

98. SOAS, University of London

For Physics

#670 in Europe
#2343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

99. University of Sunderland

For Physics

#673 in Europe
#2352 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

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.