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Biology — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Biology in UK universities. University of Cambridge leads this subject in 2026.

83 UK universities ranked · See the overall The Guardian UK University Guide table →

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1University of Cambridge 100.0
TEF S · #2Durham University 99.1
TEF B · #3University of Greenwich 97.0
#4The University of Edinburgh 96.3
#5University of Oxford 95.1
#6University of Essex 93.7
#7University of St Andrews 93.4
#8Edge Hill University 91.4
#9University of the West of Scotland 90.1
#10University of Glasgow 89.9
#11University of Bristol 89.5
#12University of Exeter 86.9
#13University of Liverpool 84.1
#14Kingston University 82.5
#15University of Lincoln 82.3
#16Nottingham Trent University 81.9
#17Anglia Ruskin University 81.2
#18University of Warwick 80.4
#19University of Portsmouth 79.6
#20Imperial College London 78.9
#21Lancaster University 77.5
#21University of Aberdeen 77.5
#23Bath Spa University 76.7
#23University of Bath 76.7
#25Aston University, Birmingham 76.1
#26Loughborough University 75.7
#27University of Leeds 75.6
#28Royal Veterinary College, University of London 75.3
#29University of Derby 75.1
#30University of Dundee 74.2
#31UCL (University College London) 73.9
#32Cardiff University 73.8
#33King's College London, University of London 73.5
#34University of Kent 72.8
#35University of Sheffield 72.7
#36University of Birmingham 72.1
#37Queen's University Belfast 71.9
#38Aberystwyth University 71.7
#39Heriot-Watt University 71.6
#40University of Hertfordshire 71.4
#41University of Manchester 71.0
#42University of Gloucestershire 70.5
#43University of Strathclyde 70.1
#44Edinburgh Napier University 69.5
#45University of York 69.2
#46Liverpool John Moores University 68.7
#47University of Nottingham 67.8
#48University of Surrey 67.6
#49Northumbria University, Newcastle 67.4
#49University of Hull 67.4
#51Queen Mary University of London 66.5
#52Swansea University 65.7
#53Keele University 65.6
#54Bristol, UWE 65.0
#55University of Leicester 64.6
#56Ulster University 64.2
#57University of Sussex 64.0
#58University of East Anglia UEA 63.8
#59University of Salford 63.4
#60University of Stirling 63.0
#61Manchester Metropolitan University 62.2
#62University of Southampton 61.6
#63Royal Holloway, University of London 61.3
#64University of Reading 60.1
#65Bangor University 59.5
#66University of Wolverhampton 59.3
#67University of South Wales 58.9
#68Liverpool Hope University 56.3
#69Coventry University 56.0
#70Newcastle University 53.3
#71Sheffield Hallam University 52.8
#72University of Plymouth 51.9
#73University of Worcester 51.3
#74University of Brighton 51.2
#75Bournemouth University 47.9
#76Canterbury Christ Church University 46.5
#77Oxford Brookes University 44.5
#78University of Roehampton 43.1
#79Middlesex University 42.4
#80University of Chester 41.7
#81University of Westminster, London 37.4
#82University of Cumbria 36.6
#83University of Huddersfield 35.3

Other subjects in the The Guardian UK University Guide

Accounting and finance 100Aerospace engineering 32Anatomy and physiology 26Animal science and agriculture 20Animation and game design 58Anthropology and archaeology 28Architecture 56Biomedical science 68Business and management 118Chemical engineering 29Chemistry 49Children's nursing 55Civil engineering 53Classics and ancient history 23Computer science and information systems 110Construction, surveying and planning 41Creative writing 28Criminology 87Dentistry 16Drama and dance 80Earth and marine sciences 38Economics 71Education 91Electrical and electronic engineering 58English 84Fashion and textiles 46Film production and photography 70Fine art 57Forensic science 25General engineering 27General nursing 76Geography 62Graphic design 64Health professions 71History 81History of art 19Hospitality, event management and tourism 45Interior design 35International relations 46Journalism 40Languages and linguistics 49Law 110Marketing and public relations 76Mathematics 55Mechanical engineering 69Media and film studies 75Medicine 36Mental health nursing 67Midwifery 54Music 79Nutrition and food science 30Paramedic science 41Pharmacy and pharmacology 40Philosophy 42Physics 44Physiotherapy 47Politics 60Product design 41Psychology 115Social work 78Sociology and social policy 91Sports science 85Theology and religious studies 15Veterinary science 8Zoology 29

How subject rankings work

Uses NSS teaching, NSS feedback, NSS overall satisfaction, student/staff ratio, expenditure per student, average entry tariff, value-added score, and career prospects 15 months after graduation.

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.