Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in England for Medicine

Focusing specifically on Medicine, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in England. To determine these leaders, we isolated 2.5M specialized research publications which collectively generated 107.63M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

London

University College London

For Medicine

#1 in United Kingdom #1 in Europe

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

2

Oxford

University of Oxford

For Medicine

#2 in United Kingdom #2 in Europe

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

3

Cambridge

University of Cambridge

For Medicine

#3 in United Kingdom #5 in Europe

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

4

London

Imperial College London

For Medicine

#4 in United Kingdom #6 in Europe

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

London

King’s College London

For Medicine

#5 in United Kingdom #9 in Europe

43% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1829 Founded

6

Manchester

University of Manchester

For Medicine

#6 in United Kingdom #16 in Europe

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

7

Liverpool

University of Liverpool

For Medicine

#8 in United Kingdom #22 in Europe

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

8

Birmingham

University of Birmingham

For Medicine

#9 in United Kingdom #24 in Europe

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

9

Bristol

University of Bristol

For Medicine

#10 in United Kingdom #31 in Europe

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

10

Nottingham

University of Nottingham

For Medicine

#12 in United Kingdom #40 in Europe

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

Sheffield

University of Sheffield

For Medicine

#13 in United Kingdom #47 in Europe

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

12

Leeds

University of Leeds

For Medicine

#14 in United Kingdom #48 in Europe

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

13

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle University

For Medicine

#15 in United Kingdom #51 in Europe

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

14

Southampton

University of Southampton

For Medicine

#16 in United Kingdom #52 in Europe

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

15

London

University of London

For Medicine

#17 in United Kingdom #63 in Europe

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

16

London

Queen Mary University of London

For Medicine

#18 in United Kingdom #72 in Europe

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

17

London

St George’s, University of London

For Medicine

#21 in United Kingdom #86 in Europe

64% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1733 Founded

18

Leicester

University of Leicester

For Medicine

#22 in United Kingdom #89 in Europe

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

19

York

University of York

For Medicine

#24 in United Kingdom #110 in Europe

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

20

Coventry

University of Warwick

For Medicine

#26 in United Kingdom #130 in Europe

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

21

Exeter

University of Exeter

For Medicine

#29 in United Kingdom #144 in Europe

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

22

Norwich

University of East Anglia

For Medicine

#30 in United Kingdom #162 in Europe

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

23

Brighton

University of Sussex

For Medicine

#31 in United Kingdom #171 in Europe

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

24

Durham

Durham University

For Medicine

#32 in United Kingdom #174 in Europe

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

25

Reading

University of Reading

For Medicine

#33 in United Kingdom #176 in Europe

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

26

Guildford

University of Surrey

For Medicine

#34 in United Kingdom #179 in Europe

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

27

Keele

Keele University

For Medicine

#35 in United Kingdom #183 in Europe

52% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1962 Founded

28

Bath

University of Bath

For Medicine

#36 in United Kingdom #185 in Europe

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

29

Loughborough

Loughborough University

For Medicine

#37 in United Kingdom #193 in Europe

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

30

Kingston upon Hull

University of Hull

For Medicine

#41 in United Kingdom #211 in Europe

55% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1954 Founded

31

Lancaster, ENG

Lancaster University

For Medicine

#42 in United Kingdom #220 in Europe

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

32

London

Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Medicine

#43 in United Kingdom #221 in Europe

66% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1791 Founded

33

London

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Medicine

#44 in United Kingdom #224 in Europe

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

34

Salford

University of Salford

For Medicine

#45 in United Kingdom #241 in Europe

49% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1967 Founded

35

Liverpool

Liverpool John Moores University

For Medicine

#46 in United Kingdom #245 in Europe

46% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1992 Founded

36

Canterbury

University of Kent

For Medicine

#47 in United Kingdom #249 in Europe

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1965 Founded

37

Hatfield

University of Hertfordshire

For Medicine

#50 in United Kingdom #265 in Europe

70% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1992 Founded

38

Uxbridge

Brunel University London

For Medicine

#51 in United Kingdom #267 in Europe

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

39

Plymouth

University of Plymouth

For Medicine

#52 in United Kingdom #271 in Europe

77% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1992 Founded

40

London

City, University of London

For Medicine

#53 in United Kingdom #273 in Europe

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1966 Founded

41

Manchester

Manchester Metropolitan University

For Medicine

#54 in United Kingdom #275 in Europe

53% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

42

Birmingham

Aston University

For Medicine

#55 in United Kingdom #281 in Europe

44% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1895 Founded

43

Colchester

University of Essex

For Medicine

#56 in United Kingdom #282 in Europe

52% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

44

Bradford

University of Bradford

For Medicine

#57 in United Kingdom #288 in Europe

63% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1966 Founded

45

Egham

Royal Holloway, University of London

For Medicine

#58 in United Kingdom #295 in Europe

55% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1849 Founded

46

Newcastle upon Tyne

Northumbria University

For Medicine

#59 in United Kingdom #306 in Europe

50% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

47

Preston

University of Central Lancashire

For Medicine

#60 in United Kingdom #307 in Europe

72% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

48

Nottingham

Nottingham Trent University

For Medicine

#61 in United Kingdom #309 in Europe

22% Acceptance

19,710 Enrollment

1992 Founded

49

London

Birkbeck, University of London

For Medicine

#62 in United Kingdom #320 in Europe

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1823 Founded

50

Bristol

University of the West of England

For Medicine

#63 in United Kingdom #321 in Europe

57% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1992 Founded

51

London

Middlesex University

For Medicine

#64 in United Kingdom #326 in Europe

63% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1973 Founded

52

Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

For Medicine

#65 in United Kingdom #331 in Europe

69% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1992 Founded

53

Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University

For Medicine

#67 in United Kingdom #341 in Europe

69% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

54

Coventry

Coventry University

For Medicine

#68 in United Kingdom #351 in Europe

62% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

55

Oxford

Oxford Brookes University

For Medicine

#69 in United Kingdom #355 in Europe

62% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1865 Founded

56

Brighton

University of Brighton

For Medicine

#70 in United Kingdom #365 in Europe

63% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

57

Poole

Bournemouth University

For Medicine

#71 in United Kingdom #372 in Europe

55% Acceptance

14,293 Enrollment

1992 Founded

58

Leeds

Leeds Beckett University

For Medicine

#72 in United Kingdom #376 in Europe

68% Acceptance

4,270 Enrollment

1992 Founded

59

Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield

For Medicine

#73 in United Kingdom #379 in Europe

69% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

60

London

University of Greenwich

For Medicine

#75 in United Kingdom #387 in Europe

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1890 Founded

61

Cambridge

Anglia Ruskin University

For Medicine

#76 in United Kingdom #389 in Europe

57% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1858 Founded

62

Wolverhampton

University of Wolverhampton

For Medicine

#79 in United Kingdom #398 in Europe

71% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1992 Founded

63

Leicester

De Montfort University

For Medicine

#80 in United Kingdom #401 in Europe

64% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

64

London

London South Bank University

For Medicine

#82 in United Kingdom #409 in Europe

83% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1892 Founded

65

London

Goldsmiths, University of London

For Medicine

#83 in United Kingdom #414 in Europe

64% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1904 Founded

66

Middlesbrough

Teesside University

For Medicine

#84 in United Kingdom #415 in Europe

76% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

67

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire University

For Medicine

#85 in United Kingdom #422 in Europe

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

68

London

University of Westminster

For Medicine

#86 in United Kingdom #425 in Europe

56% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1838 Founded

69

Kingston upon Thames

Kingston University

For Medicine

#87 in United Kingdom #438 in Europe

68% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

70

Luton

University of Bedfordshire

For Medicine

#89 in United Kingdom #448 in Europe

82% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

2006 Founded

71

London

University of East London

For Medicine

#90 in United Kingdom #451 in Europe

70% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

72

Lincoln

University of Lincoln

For Medicine

#91 in United Kingdom #455 in Europe

78% Acceptance

19,710 Enrollment

1992 Founded

73

Canterbury

Canterbury Christ Church University

For Medicine

#94 in United Kingdom #474 in Europe

82% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

74

London

University of Roehampton

For Medicine

#95 in United Kingdom #484 in Europe

72% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2004 Founded

75

Derby

University of Derby

For Medicine

#96 in United Kingdom #486 in Europe

76% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

76

Ormskirk

Edge Hill University

For Medicine

#98 in United Kingdom #499 in Europe

87% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2006 Founded

77

Birmingham

Birmingham City University

For Medicine

#99 in United Kingdom #503 in Europe

75% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

78

Cirencester

Royal Agricultural University

For Medicine

#100 in United Kingdom #505 in Europe

69% Acceptance

1,100 Enrollment

2013 Founded

79

Ealing

University of West London

For Medicine

#101 in United Kingdom #506 in Europe

88% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1990 Founded

80

London

London Metropolitan University

For Medicine

#102 in United Kingdom #507 in Europe

74% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1848 Founded

81

Sunderland

University of Sunderland

For Medicine

#104 in United Kingdom #523 in Europe

83% Acceptance

19,090 Enrollment

1992 Founded

82

Chester

University of Chester

For Medicine

#105 in United Kingdom #554 in Europe

95% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

83

Worcester

University of Worcester

For Medicine

#106 in United Kingdom #556 in Europe

89% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

84

Northampton

University of Northampton

For Medicine

#107 in United Kingdom #594 in Europe

73% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

85

Cheltenham

University of Gloucestershire

For Medicine

#109 in United Kingdom #660 in Europe

74% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

2001 Founded

86

High Wycombe

Buckinghamshire New University

For Medicine

#110 in United Kingdom #676 in Europe

96% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2007 Founded

87

Winchester

University of Winchester

For Medicine

#112 in United Kingdom #690 in Europe

69% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2005 Founded

88

York

York St John University

For Medicine

#113 in United Kingdom #698 in Europe

86% Acceptance

4,270 Enrollment

1841 Founded

89

Bolton

University of Bolton

For Medicine

#114 in United Kingdom #704 in Europe

83% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

2004 Founded

90

Carlisle

University of Cumbria

For Medicine

#117 in United Kingdom #745 in Europe

67% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

91

Buckingham

University of Buckingham

For Medicine

#118 in United Kingdom #749 in Europe

78% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

92

Chichester

University of Chichester

For Medicine

#119 in United Kingdom #762 in Europe

73% Acceptance

11,340 Enrollment

2005 Founded

93

Liverpool

Liverpool Hope University

For Medicine

#120 in United Kingdom #763 in Europe

96% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2005 Founded

94

Twickenham

St Mary’s University, Twickenham

For Medicine

#124 in United Kingdom #839 in Europe

71% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1850 Founded

95

Southampton

Solent University

For Medicine

#125 in United Kingdom #844 in Europe

92% Acceptance

11,340 Enrollment

2004 Founded

96

Bath

Bath Spa University

For Medicine

#126 in United Kingdom #916 in Europe

83% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1975 Founded

97

London

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Medicine

#127 in United Kingdom #918 in Europe

79% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1932 Founded

98

Leeds

Leeds Trinity University

For Medicine

#129 in United Kingdom #969 in Europe

53% Acceptance

4,270 Enrollment

2012 Founded

99

Birmingham

Newman University, Birmingham

For Medicine

#131 in United Kingdom #1029 in Europe

70% Acceptance

4,270 Enrollment

1968 Founded

100

Manchester

For Medicine

#132 in United Kingdom #1090 in Europe

65% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded