Biological Sciences — Complete University Guide 2027

Subject-level ranking from the Complete University Guide for Biological Sciences in UK universities. University of Cambridge leads this subject in 2027.

87 UK universities ranked · See the overall Complete University Guide table →

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	University of Cambridge	—
TEF S · #2	University of Oxford	—
TEF B · #3	Imperial College London	—
#4	Durham University	—
#5	University of Bath	—
#6	University of St Andrews	—
#7	The University of Edinburgh	—
#8	University of Sheffield	—
#9	University of Bristol	—
#10	UCL (University College London)	—
#11	Cardiff University	—
#12	University of York	—
#13	Queen's University Belfast	—
#14	Loughborough University	—
#15	University of Glasgow	—
#16	University of Strathclyde	—
#17	King's College London, University of London	—
#18	University of Manchester	—
#19	University of Birmingham	—
#20	University of Warwick	—
#21	University of Leeds	—
#22	University of Dundee	—
#23	University of Southampton	—
#24	University of Exeter	—
#25	Lancaster University	—
#26	University of Liverpool	—
#27	University of Leicester	—
#28	University of Surrey	—
#29	Queen Mary University of London	—
#30	University of Aberdeen	—
#31	University of Nottingham	—
#32	Ulster University	—
#33	Royal Holloway, University of London	—
#34	Newcastle University	—
#35	Swansea University	—
#36	University of Essex	—
#37	Aston University, Birmingham	—
#38	University of Hertfordshire	—
#39	Nottingham Trent University	—
#40	University of Sussex	—
#41	Keele University	—
#42	University of East Anglia UEA	—
#43	University of Plymouth	—
#44	Heriot-Watt University	—
#45	University of Reading	—
#46	University of Stirling	—
#47	Edge Hill University	—
#48	University of Lincoln	—
#49	University of Bradford	—
#50	Aberystwyth University	—
#51	University of Portsmouth	—
#52	University of Hull	—
#53	Northumbria University, Newcastle	—
#54	Bangor University	—
#55	Manchester Metropolitan University	—
#56	Brunel University of London	—
#57	University of Gloucestershire	—
#58	University of Huddersfield	—
#59	University of Greenwich	—
#60	Bristol, UWE	—
#61	University of Kent	—
#62	Royal Veterinary College, University of London	—
#63	University of Salford	—
#64	Liverpool John Moores University	—
#65	Sheffield Hallam University	—
#66	Edinburgh Napier University	—
#67	Oxford Brookes University	—
#68	Kingston University	—
#69	University of Derby	—
#70	Harper Adams University	—
#71	University of Worcester	—
#72	Bournemouth University	—
#73	University of Westminster, London	—
#74	University of Brighton	—
#75	University of the West of Scotland	—
#76	University of Wolverhampton	—
#77	Liverpool Hope University	—
#78	University of Northampton	—
#79	Coventry University	—
#80	University of Chester	—
#81	Canterbury Christ Church University	—
#82	Bath Spa University	—
#83	University of South Wales	—
#84	Anglia Ruskin University	—
#85	University of Roehampton	—
#86	University of Suffolk	—
#87	University of Cumbria	—

Other subjects in the Complete University Guide

Accounting and Finance 104 Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering 33 African and Middle Eastern Studies 7 Agriculture and Forestry 19 American Studies 6 Anthropology 23 Archaeology 25 Architecture 57 Art and Design 82 Asian Studies 12 Biomedical Sciences 87 Building 37 Business and Management Studies 124 Celtic Studies 6 Chemical Engineering 33 Chemistry 48 Childhood and Youth Studies 46 Civil Engineering 59 Classics 24 Communication and Media Studies 92 Complementary Medicine 10 Computer Science 118 Counselling, Psychotherapy and Occupational Therapy 47 Creative Writing 47 Dentistry 16 Drama, Dance and Cinematics 96 Economics 76 Education 91 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 English 89 Food Science 35 Forensic Science 37 French 42 General Engineering 31 Geography and Environmental Science 70 Geology 29 German 31 Health Studies 30 History 91 History of Art, Architecture and Design 23 Iberian Languages 43 Information Technology and Systems 18 Italian 23 Land and Property Management 11 Law 113 Linguistics 24 Manufacturing and Production Engineering 31 Marketing 93 Materials Technology 12 Mathematics 65 Mechanical Engineering 74 Medical Technology and Bioengineering 45 Medicine 40 Music 80 Nursing and Midwifery 86 Optometry, Ophthalmics and Orthoptics 14 Paramedic Science 45 Pharmacology and Pharmacy 47 Philosophy 45 Physics and Astronomy 46 Physiotherapy 48 Politics 77 Psychology 118 Russian and East European Languages 13 Social Policy 33 Social Work 75 Sociology 103 Speech and Language Therapy 19 Sports Science 86 Theology and Religious Studies 17 Tourism, Transport, Travel and Heritage Studies 53 Town and Country Planning and Landscape Design 22 Veterinary Medicine 13

How subject rankings work

CUG combines entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, academic services spend, facilities spend, graduate prospects (outcomes + on-track), student-staff ratio, and continuation.

Subject rankings apply the same methodology to courses within a single discipline. They tend to reorder the overall table — a top-10 overall university may rank lower in a specific subject, and vice versa.