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 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 148 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
#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

3. Imperial College London

For Physics

#3 in Europe
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

5. University College London

For Physics

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

6. University of Southampton

For Physics

#13 in Europe
#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

7. University of Sheffield

For Physics

#16 in Europe
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

8. University of Bristol

For Physics

#18 in Europe
#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

10. University of Nottingham

For Physics

#25 in Europe
#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

11. University of Edinburgh

For Physics

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

13. Durham University

For Physics

#43 in Europe
#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

15. University of Liverpool

For Physics

#56 in Europe
#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

16. King's College London

For Physics

#59 in Europe
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

17. University of Warwick

For Physics

#61 in Europe
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

18. Queen Mary University of London

For Physics

#84 in Europe
#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

20. University of Strathclyde

For Physics

#91 in Europe
#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

21. University of Sussex

For Physics

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

22. University of Bath

For Physics

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

23. University of St Andrews

For Physics

#103 in Europe
#295 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

25. Loughborough University

For Physics

#110 in Europe
#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

26. Cardiff University

For Physics

#113 in Europe
#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

27. University of Surrey

For Physics

#116 in Europe
#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

28. University of York

For Physics

#120 in Europe
#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

29. University of Leicester

For Physics

#125 in Europe
#336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

30. University of Exeter

For Physics

#127 in Europe
#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

31. University of Reading

For Physics

#133 in Europe
#360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

32. Lancaster University

For Physics

#137 in Europe
#370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

34. University of London

For Physics

#171 in Europe
#441 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

37. University of East Anglia

For Physics

#179 in Europe
#462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

38. Cranfield University

For Physics

#191 in Europe
#502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

41. Brunel University London

For Physics

#209 in Europe
#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

43. University of Hull

For Physics

#224 in Europe
#621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

46. Aston University

For Physics

#256 in Europe
#695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

48. Bangor University

For Physics

#269 in Europe
#724 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

49. University of Bradford

For Physics

#271 in Europe
#727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

50. University of Salford

For Physics

#273 in Europe
#729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

51. University of Portsmouth

For Physics

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

52. Birkbeck, University of London

For Physics

#284 in Europe
#764 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

53. City, University of London

For Physics

#293 in Europe
#786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

56. University of Plymouth

For Physics

#330 in Europe
#886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

57. Ulster University

For Physics

#331 in Europe
#894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

58. University of Hertfordshire

For Physics

#348 in Europe
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

60. Aberystwyth University

For Physics

#369 in Europe
#1022 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1872

63. Nottingham Trent University

For Physics

#389 in Europe
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

64. University of Stirling

For Physics

#404 in Europe
#1168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

66. Coventry University

For Physics

#408 in Europe
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

67. Sheffield Hallam University

For Physics

#411 in Europe
#1182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

69. University of Huddersfield

For Physics

#430 in Europe
#1260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

71. University of Central Lancashire

For Physics

#453 in Europe
#1375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

72. Oxford Brookes University

For Physics

#465 in Europe
#1411 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

73. University of Brighton

For Physics

#466 in Europe
#1412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

74. University of South Wales

For Physics

#476 in Europe
#1446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1841

75. London South Bank University

For Physics

#482 in Europe
#1485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

76. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Physics

#483 in Europe
#1489 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

77. Edinburgh Napier University

For Physics

#494 in Europe
#1546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

78. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Physics

#508 in Europe
#1599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1904

79. Bournemouth University

For Physics

#514 in Europe
#1626 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

80. University of Westminster

For Physics

#520 in Europe
#1655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

81. Middlesex University

For Physics

#522 in Europe
#1667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

82. London Business School

For Physics

#532 in Europe
#1715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1964

83. Kingston University

For Physics

#534 in Europe
#1718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

85. Robert Gordon University

For Physics

#549 in Europe
#1771 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

86. London Metropolitan University

For Physics

#559 in Europe
#1812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

87. Teesside University

For Physics

#568 in Europe
#1843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

89. Leeds Beckett University

For Physics

#587 in Europe
#1922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

90. University of the West of Scotland

For Physics

#589 in Europe
#1924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

91. University of Lincoln

For Physics

#593 in Europe
#1951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1992

92. Staffordshire University

For Physics

#612 in Europe
#2018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

93. University of Roehampton

For Physics

#628 in Europe
#2090 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
2004

95. University of Derby

For Physics

#645 in Europe
#2170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

96. Anglia Ruskin University

For Physics

#657 in Europe
#2282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1858

97. University of Sunderland

For Physics

#663 in Europe
#2307 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

99. University of Bedfordshire

For Physics

#667 in Europe
#2330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

100. SOAS, University of London

For Physics

#694 in Europe
#2488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1916

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.