2016 UK University Rankings for Biological Sciences

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Rank University Name Total score Student satisfaction Research quality Entry Points Graduate prospects
1 University of Cambridge

(Cambridge, England)

100 86.3 52.5 - 87.5
2 University of Oxford

(Oxford, England)

96.5 87.4 50.9 - 83.8
3 University of Edinburgh

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

93.1 90.9 62.9 - 66.8
4 University College London

(London, England)

92.6 86 55.4 - 79.5
4 University of Sheffield

(Sheffield, England)

92.6 89 57.4 - 72.4
6 Imperial College London

(London, England)

92.1 81.5 61.6 - 78.9
7 University of Sussex

(Bridlington, England)

91.7 90.4 46.8 - 83.4
8 University of Surrey

(Surrey, England)

91.2 91.6 37.5 - 80
9 University of Bath

(Bath, England)

91.1 91.8 31.5 - 77.2
9 University of York

(York, England)

91.1 91.7 41.9 - 72.2
11 University of Birmingham

(Birmingham, England)

90.8 87.1 38.1 - 79.6
12 University of Exeter

(Exeter, England)

90.7 91.3 39.7 - 72.2
13 University of St Andrews

(St Andrews, Scotland)

90.6 90.2 37.6 - 67.5
14 Lancaster University

(Lancaster, England)

90.3 85.7 46.5 - 71.1
15 University of Bristol

(Bristol, England)

90.2 86.7 46.8 - 71.7
16 Durham University

(Durham, England)

89.9 83.1 32.9 - 77.8
17 University of Manchester

(Manchester, England)

89.7 89.6 38.3 - 72.3
18 University of Warwick

(Coventry, England)

89.3 87.5 37.1 - 72.5
19 University of Leeds

(Leeds, England)

89 89.3 40.9 - 71.5
20 University of Glasgow

(Glasgow, Scotland)

88.6 87.7 33.4 - 70.6
21 Queen’s University Belfast

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

88.3 86.8 47.3 - 74.4
22 University of East Anglia

(Norwich, England)

87.9 91.1 38.8 - 66.8
22 University of Kent

(Kent, England)

87.9 93.4 39.1 - 66.9
24 University of Southampton

(Southampton, England)

87.4 90.7 34.2 - 71.5
25 Swansea University

(Swansea, Welsh)

87.3 89.2 38.6 - 72
26 King's College London

(London, England)

87 85.1 38 - 71.6
26 University of Dundee

(Dundee, Scotland)

87 80.9 55.4 - 61.4
28 Aston University Birmingham

(Birmingham, England)

86.9 85.6 39.1 - 66.9
29 University of Leicester

(Leicester, England)

86.3 89.2 36.5 - 68.2
30 University of Nottingham

(Nottingham, England)

86.2 87.4 26.5 - 70
31 University of Strathclyde

(Glasgow, Scotland)

86.1 79.3 52.2 - 68.4
32 Cardiff University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

85.6 86.8 33.3 - 65.7
33 Newcastle University

(Newcastle, England)

85.4 89 28.4 - 64.4
34 University of Aberdeen

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

85.1 86 34.7 - 63.1
35 Heriot-Watt University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

84.9 78.5 26.3 - 73.3
36 University of Liverpool

(Liverpool, England)

84.1 85.8 33.9 - 59
37 Brunel University London

(London, England)

83.8 91.1 18.2 - 65.5
38 Keele University

(Keele, England)

83.7 88.5 16.5 - 64.6
39 Nottingham Trent University

(Nottingham, England)

83.3 90.4 24.1 - 65.8
39 Oxford Brookes University

(Oxford, England)

83.3 83.4 21.3 - 70.9
41 St George’s, University of London

(Surrey, England)

83.1 80.8 20 - 70.9
41 University of Central Lancashire

(Preston, England)

83.1 89.8 8.3 - 70.8
43 Edge Hill University

(Oxted, England)

82.6 84.9 6.2 - 73.1
44 Queen Mary, University of London

(London, England)

82.5 80 26.1 - 66.1
45 University of Portsmouth

(Portsmouth, England)

82.2 85.5 24.3 - 64.6
46 Bangor University

(Bangor, Welsh)

82.1 86.7 31.5 - 54.5
47 Abertay University

(Dundee, England)

82 91.3 4.3 - 63
47 University of Stirling

(Stirling, Scotland)

82 82.7 49 - 53.4
49 Bath Spa University

(Bath, England)

81.8 83.8 72.6 - -
50 Robert Gordon University

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

81.3 78.9 4.9 - 77.5
51 University of Reading

(Reading, England)

80.9 84.9 26.6 - 56.9
52 Royal Holloway, University of London

(London, England)

80.8 81 25.7 - 59.7
52 University of Essex

(Colchester, England)

80.8 86.7 17.8 - 66.1
54 Aberystwyth University

(Aberystwyth, Welsh)

80.7 83 38.2 - 54
54 University of Worcester

(Worcester, England)

80.7 87.5 10.9 - 64.5
56 Edinburgh Napier University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

80.6 82.2 8.9 - 67
56 University of the West of Scotland

(Paisley, England)

80.6 89.4 29 - 48.2
58 University of Hull

(Hull, England)

80.4 81.1 31.7 - 58.5
59 University of Lincoln

(Lincoln, England)

80.2 91.3 - - 61.9
60 Northumbria University

(Newcastle, England)

80.1 86.8 14 - 63.9
61 Sheffield Hallam University

(Sheffield, England)

79.6 86.1 10.4 - 58.7
61 University of Bradford

(Bradford, England)

79.6 84.4 9.5 - 70.6
63 University of Huddersfield

(Huddersfield, England)

79.4 81.9 7.8 - 72.1
64 Glasgow Caledonian University

(Glasgow, Scotland)

79.1 84.2 8.1 - 60.3
65 University of Hertfordshire

(Hertfordshire, England)

78.9 78.3 10.9 - 75
66 Coventry University

(Coventry, England)

78.4 83.3 4.5 - 73.7
67 University of the West of England

(Bristol, England)

78.2 89 8.2 - 53.8
68 St Mary's University, Twickenham

(London, England)

78 88.9 - - 57.5
69 Manchester Metropolitan University

(Manchester, England)

77.9 81.2 12 - 54.4
69 University of Bedfordshire

(Luton, England)

77.9 87.7 25.1 - 55.1
71 Kingston University

(Kingston, England)

77.8 86.9 2.6 - 57.8
71 University of Gloucestershire

(Cheltenham, England)

77.8 90.9 14.5 - 35
73 University of Brighton

(Brighton, England)

76.9 76.8 4.8 - 64.7
74 University of Bolton

(Bolton, England)

76.3 78.8 - - 65.8
75 Canterbury Christ Church University

(Canterbury, England)

76 77 11.9 - 59
76 University of Sunderland

(Sunderland, England)

75.8 81.7 7.5 - 62.2
77 University of South Wales

(Glamorgan, Welsh)

75.6 79 - - 58.3
78 University of Salford

(Manchester, England)

75.5 81.8 12.7 - 40.3
79 Liverpool John Moores University

(Liverpool, England)

75.4 82 15.1 - 39.6
79 Plymouth University

(Plymouth, England)

75.4 83.1 - - 46.9
79 University of Chester

(Chester, England)

75.4 87.6 12 - 46
82 Staffordshire University

(Staffordshire, England)

75.3 84.2 - - 51.5
82 University of Greenwich

(London, England)

75.3 82.5 7.4 - 51.4
84 University of Ulster

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

75.2 87.3 - - 66.7
85 Leeds Beckett University

(Leeds, England)

75.1 81.9 3.5 - 53.8
86 Liverpool Hope University

(Liverpool, England)

74.7 69.3 - - 63
87 Queen Margaret University Edinburgh

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

73.8 87.1 - - 38.5
88 Middlesex University

(London, England)

73.6 82.2 10 - 55.6
89 Anglia Ruskin University

(Cambridge, England)

73.5 87.4 2.2 - 44.6
90 Cardiff Metropolitan University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

73.3 66.7 - - 72.7
90 Roehampton University

(London, England)

73.3 77.4 20.6 - 45.9
90 University of Westminster

(London, England)

73.3 80.1 21.2 - 49.2
93 University of Northampton

(Northampton, England)

73.2 91.5 - - 32.7
94 University of Derby

(Derby, England)

71.8 80.2 1.6 - 42.8
95 Bournemouth University

(Bournemouth, England)

70.7 72.2 4.7 - 45.3
96 London South Bank University

(London, England)

70.4 71.5 35 - 50
97 University of Teesside

(Middlesbrough, England)

70.2 67.4 - - 50
98 London Metropolitan University

(London, England)

69.6 82.2 - - 42.6
99 University of East London

(London, England)

65.2 64 - - 47

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