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 104M citations received by 2.82M 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
#31 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Southampton

For Physics

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

7. University of Bristol

For Physics

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

8. University of Edinburgh

For Physics

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

13. Durham University

For Physics

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

15. University of Liverpool

For Physics

#53 in Europe
#180 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

22. University of York

For Physics

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

23. University of Sussex

For Physics

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

24. Loughborough University

For Physics

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

25. University of Bath

For Physics

#115 in Europe
#315 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
#323 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

28. University of Surrey

For Physics

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

29. University of Exeter

For Physics

#126 in Europe
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

30. University of Leicester

For Physics

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

32. Lancaster University

For Physics

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

34. University of London

For Physics

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

36. University of East Anglia

For Physics

#185 in Europe
#472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

37. Cranfield University

For Physics

#199 in Europe
#529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

40. Brunel University London

For Physics

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

42. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Physics

#228 in Europe
#621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

49. University of Portsmouth

For Physics

#279 in Europe
#756 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

50. Bangor University

For Physics

#286 in Europe
#785 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

52. University of Bradford

For Physics

#291 in Europe
#803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

57. University of Plymouth

For Physics

#321 in Europe
#875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

60. University of Hertfordshire

For Physics

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

62. Nottingham Trent University

For Physics

#392 in Europe
#1122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

64. Coventry University

For Physics

#409 in Europe
#1190 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

66. University of Stirling

For Physics

#414 in Europe
#1222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

67. Sheffield Hallam University

For Physics

#421 in Europe
#1241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

68. De Montfort University

For Physics

#427 in Europe
#1257 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

69. University of Huddersfield

For Physics

#432 in Europe
#1284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

72. University of Central Lancashire

For Physics

#471 in Europe
#1432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

73. Oxford Brookes University

For Physics

#478 in Europe
#1463 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

74. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Physics

#493 in Europe
#1539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

75. London South Bank University

For Physics

#495 in Europe
#1543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

77. Edinburgh Napier University

For Physics

#504 in Europe
#1594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

79. Bournemouth University

For Physics

#520 in Europe
#1682 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

80. University of Westminster

For Physics

#525 in Europe
#1694 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

83. London Business School

For Physics

#570 in Europe
#1861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

86. Robert Gordon University

For Physics

#583 in Europe
#1918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

87. Teesside University

For Physics

#585 in Europe
#1928 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

88. University of Lincoln

For Physics

#589 in Europe
#1943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

89. University of Roehampton

For Physics

#593 in Europe
#1965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

92. Staffordshire University

For Physics

#621 in Europe
#2063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

94. University of Derby

For Physics

#647 in Europe
#2223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

97. SOAS, University of London

For Physics

#674 in Europe
#2364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

98. University of Bedfordshire

For Physics

#676 in Europe
#2373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

100. University of Sunderland

For Physics

#684 in Europe
#2394 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.