91 Best universities for Human Sexuality (Sexology) in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Sexology. A graph of 271K citations received by 13.7K academic papers made by 91 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 College London

England | London

For Sexology

#1 in Europe

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Sexology

#3 in Europe

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Sexology

#5 in Europe

#65 in the World

Founded: 1905

4. University of London

England | London

For Sexology

#6 in Europe

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

5. King's College London

England | London

For Sexology

#7 in Europe

#67 in the World

Founded: 1829

6. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Sexology

#8 in Europe

#71 in the World

Founded: 1904

7. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Sexology

#9 in Europe

#73 in the World

Founded: 1824

8. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Sexology

#11 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

9. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Sexology

#12 in Europe

#90 in the World

Founded: 1963

10. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Sexology

#13 in Europe

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

11. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Sexology

#16 in Europe

#107 in the World

Founded: 1948

12. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Sexology

#19 in Europe

#126 in the World

Founded: 1451

13. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Sexology

#20 in Europe

#128 in the World

Founded: 1823

14. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Sexology

#21 in Europe

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

15. University of York

For Sexology

#22 in Europe

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

16. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Sexology

#24 in Europe

#146 in the World

Founded: 1900

17. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Sexology

#28 in Europe

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

18. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Sexology

#29 in Europe

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

19. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Sexology

#30 in Europe

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

20. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Sexology

#32 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

21. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Sexology

#33 in Europe

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

22. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Sexology

#36 in Europe

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

23. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Sexology

#38 in Europe

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

24. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Sexology

#40 in Europe

#191 in the World

Founded: 1997

25. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Sexology

#41 in Europe

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

26. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Sexology

#42 in Europe

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

27. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Sexology

#44 in Europe

#198 in the World

Founded: 1964

28. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Sexology

#45 in Europe

#199 in the World

Founded: 1992

29. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Sexology

#46 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

30. City, University of London

England | London

For Sexology

#47 in Europe

#206 in the World

Founded: 1966

31. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Sexology

#48 in Europe

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

32. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Sexology

#50 in Europe

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

33. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Sexology

#52 in Europe

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

34. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Sexology

#53 in Europe

#230 in the World

Founded: 1965

35. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Sexology

#54 in Europe

#234 in the World

Founded: 1904

36. Durham University

England | Durham

For Sexology

#55 in Europe

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

37. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Sexology

#57 in Europe

#247 in the World

Founded: 1992

38. Keele University

England | Keele

For Sexology

#58 in Europe

#254 in the World

Founded: 1962

39. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Sexology

#61 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

40. Imperial College London

England | London

For Sexology

#64 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

41. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Sexology

#67 in Europe

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

42. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Sexology

#69 in Europe

#288 in the World

Founded: 1992

43. London South Bank University

England | London

For Sexology

#72 in Europe

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

44. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Sexology

#76 in Europe

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

45. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Sexology

#77 in Europe

#304 in the World

Founded: 1954

46. University of Bath

For Sexology

#79 in Europe

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

47. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Sexology

#81 in Europe

#315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

48. University of Winchester

England | Winchester

For Sexology

#83 in Europe

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

49. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Sexology

#88 in Europe

#345 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Sexology

#89 in Europe

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

51. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Sexology

#90 in Europe

#347 in the World

Founded: 1848

52. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Sexology

#91 in Europe

#350 in the World

Founded: 1495

53. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Sexology

#92 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

54. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Sexology

#96 in Europe

#358 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

55. University of East London

England | London

For Sexology

#97 in Europe

#359 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Sexology

#101 in Europe

#366 in the World

Founded: 1858

57. Middlesex University

England | London

For Sexology

#102 in Europe

#367 in the World

Founded: 1973

58. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Sexology

#103 in Europe

#369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Sexology

#104 in Europe

#374 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Sexology

#108 in Europe

#384 in the World

Founded: 1733

61. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Sexology

#109 in Europe

#385 in the World

Founded: 1920

62. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Sexology

#114 in Europe

#400 in the World

Founded: 1849

63. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Sexology

#118 in Europe

#407 in the World

Founded: 1968

64. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Sexology

#119 in Europe

#408 in the World

Founded: 1967

65. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Sexology

#122 in Europe

#417 in the World

Founded: 1964

66. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Sexology

#128 in Europe

#428 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Sexology

#130 in Europe

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

68. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Sexology

#133 in Europe

#442 in the World

Founded: 1895

69. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Sexology

#140 in Europe

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

70. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Sexology

#142 in Europe

#477 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

71. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Sexology

#144 in Europe

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

72. York St John University

For Sexology

#147 in Europe

#485 in the World

Founded: 1841

73. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Sexology

#148 in Europe

#487 in the World

Founded: 1892

74. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Sexology

#153 in Europe

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

75. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Sexology

#156 in Europe

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

76. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Sexology

#158 in Europe

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

77. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Sexology

#159 in Europe

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

78. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Sexology

#162 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

79. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Sexology

#172 in Europe

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

80. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Sexology

#175 in Europe

#582 in the World

Founded: 2006

81. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Sexology

#176 in Europe

#585 in the World

Founded: 2005

82. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Sexology

#185 in Europe

#616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

83. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Sexology

#187 in Europe

#625 in the World

Founded: 1890

84. University of Westminster

England | London

For Sexology

#189 in Europe

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

85. University of Worcester

England | Worcester

For Sexology

#192 in Europe

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

86. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Sexology

#195 in Europe

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

87. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Sexology

#211 in Europe

#705 in the World

Founded: 1893

88. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Sexology

#215 in Europe

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

89. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Sexology

#224 in Europe

#736 in the World

Founded: 1967

90. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Sexology

#225 in Europe

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

91. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Sexology

#231 in Europe

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Sexology in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Cambridge, Sheffield, and Leeds.

Psychology subfields in the United Kingdom

Child Psychology130

Clinical Psychology124

Cognitive Science128

Education Majors135

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution103

Neuroscience137

Occupational Therapy82

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology80

Social Psychology140

Special Education100