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Biomedical science — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

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

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

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1University of Oxford 100.0
TEF S · #2Teesside University 91.6
TEF B · #3Lancaster University 89.9
#4University of Sunderland 89.5
#5The University of Edinburgh 88.7
#6University of Portsmouth 88.6
#7University of East Anglia UEA 88.3
#8University of Dundee 87.1
#9University of Manchester 85.7
#10Queen's University Belfast 85.3
#11Edge Hill University 85.0
#12University of Sheffield 84.5
#13Aston University, Birmingham 83.6
#13University of Exeter 83.6
#15University of Hull 83.2
#15University of Warwick 83.2
#17University of Surrey 83.1
#18University of Lincoln 83.0
#19Ulster University 82.2
#20University of Liverpool 81.7
#21University of Hertfordshire 81.4
#22Bristol, UWE 81.2
#23University of Birmingham 81.0
#24Queen Mary University of London 80.9
#25Abertay University 80.8
#26University of Bath 80.4
#27Bangor University 79.4
#28King's College London, University of London 79.3
#29London South Bank University 78.4
#30Northumbria University, Newcastle 78.2
#30Nottingham Trent University 78.2
#32University of Derby 77.6
#33Leeds Beckett University 77.4
#33University of Staffordshire 77.4
#35University of Strathclyde 76.2
#36Swansea University 76.0
#37University of Sussex 75.7
#38University of Bristol 75.2
#39Newcastle University 74.9
#40University of Bradford 74.2
#41Manchester Metropolitan University 74.1
#42University of Leeds 71.5
#43Cardiff Metropolitan University 71.4
#44University of Salford 71.0
#45University of the West of Scotland 70.3
#46York St John University 70.2
#47University of Plymouth 69.9
#48Glasgow Caledonian University 68.3
#49University of Central Lancashire 68.0
#50University of Southampton 67.6
#51University of Kent 67.3
#52Oxford Brookes University 66.9
#53London Metropolitan University 66.5
#54Kingston University 65.3
#55Robert Gordon University 65.1
#56University of Reading 64.5
#57City (City St George's, University of London) 64.2
#58Keele University 64.0
#59Sheffield Hallam University 63.8
#60University of Brighton 63.3
#61Anglia Ruskin University 63.0
#62Brunel University of London 57.9
#63University of Roehampton 56.0
#64Bournemouth University 53.2
#65Birmingham City University 50.8
#66University of Chester 48.9
#67De Montfort University 46.4
#68University of Huddersfield 37.3

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 56Biology 83Business 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.