Best medical schools in the UK 2025
Discover the best medical schools in the UK featuring 80 universities across the UK. The UK ranking is derived from the Times Higher Education University Rankings by Subject 2025: Medicine, released in January 2025.
The list is based on a comprehensive assessment that scores top universities for the UK in medicine in areas such as teaching, research and international outlook for studying computer science. The methodology is designed by Times Higher Education’s in-house data team, and it is trusted by students, academics, policymakers, and industry leaders worldwide.
May 6 2025
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Top universities for medicine in the UK 2025
| UK Medicine Rank 2025 | Global Medicine Rank 2025 | University | Overall | Research Quality | Industry | International Outlook | Research Environment | Teaching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | University of Oxford | 96 | 96.1 | 100 | 92.6 | 99.4 | 93 |
| 2 | 3 | University of Cambridge | 93.9 | 93.4 | 89.6 | 92.8 | 98.5 | 91.2 |
| 3 | 4 | Imperial College London | 92.1 | 95.4 | 84.9 | 97.3 | 92.9 | 86.4 |
| 4 | 8 | UCL | 89.2 | 93.5 | 90 | 97.1 | 90.1 | 80.3 |
| 5 | 12 | King’s College London | 86.8 | 90.1 | 78.4 | 96.2 | 90.4 | 77.5 |
| 6 | =21 | University of Edinburgh | 82.6 | 93.8 | 79.3 | 94.3 | 74.2 | 73.4 |
| 7 | 48 | University of Manchester | 72.4 | 89.1 | 74.3 | 82.6 | 62.7 | 56.9 |
| 8 | =50 | University of Glasgow | 72 | 97.1 | 89.7 | 91.2 | 54.5 | 48.1 |
| 9 | =54 | University of Bristol | 70.3 | 97.6 | 74.1 | 80.5 | 56.5 | 44.7 |
| 10 | 66 | University of Birmingham | 65.1 | 90.9 | 75.9 | 85.4 | 47.4 | 41.3 |
| 11 | 69 | Queen Mary University of London | 64.3 | 93.5 | 79.2 | 96.2 | 41.9 | 36.9 |
| 12 | 79 | University of Nottingham | 60.9 | 86.6 | 72.1 | 86 | 40.1 | 38.9 |
| 13 | =86 | Newcastle University | 59.8 | 88.3 | 95 | 79.6 | 40.7 | 30.5 |
| 14 | 90 | University of Liverpool | 59.4 | 88 | 69.9 | 80 | 41 | 32.7 |
| =15 | 101–125 | University of Leeds | 56.9–58.3 | 84.2 | 78.1 | 77.9 | 36.1 | 35.1 |
| =15 | 101–125 | University of Leicester | 56.9–58.3 | 95.3 | 83.4 | 72.5 | 33.5 | 23.1 |
| =15 | 101–125 | University of Sheffield | 56.9–58.3 | 86.5 | 77.5 | 74 | 35.4 | 36.5 |
| =15 | 101–125 | University of Southampton | 56.9–58.3 | 89.3 | 77.2 | 79.7 | 34.4 | 30.3 |
| =15 | 101–125 | University of York | 56.9–58.3 | 90.5 | 62.7 | 79.9 | 35.1 | 27.7 |
| =20 | 126–150 | Queen’s University Belfast | 53.4–56.8 | 83.7 | 71.6 | 97.7 | 28.5 | 28.8 |
| =20 | 126–150 | University of Warwick | 53.4–56.8 | 91.9 | 63.6 | 77.4 | 32.8 | 26.6 |
| =22 | 151–175 | Cardiff University | 51.8–53.2 | 79 | 73.2 | 76.6 | 28.7 | 30.4 |
| =22 | 151–175 | St George’s, University of London | 51.8–53.2 | 91.3 | 69 | 79.7 | 23.6 | 21.5 |
| =22 | 151–175 | University of Exeter | 51.8–53.2 | 84.4 | 58.1 | 81.2 | 31.5 | 24 |
| =25 | 176–200 | University of Aberdeen | 49.6–51.6 | 75.1 | 71.3 | 93 | 27.5 | 30 |
| =25 | 176–200 | University of Dundee | 49.6–51.6 | 79.6 | 73 | 85.7 | 26.1 | 26.5 |
| =27 | 201–250 | City, University of London | 46.3–49.5 | 69.9 | 42.9 | 81.6 | 28.6 | 25.9 |
| =27 | 201–250 | Lancaster University | 46.3–49.5 | 81.7 | 46.1 | 77.2 | 21.4 | 22.8 |
| =27 | 201–250 | University of St Andrews | 46.3–49.5 | 70.2 | 66.2 | 92.7 | 20 | 25.3 |
| =30 | 251–300 | Aston University | 43.7–46.2 | 70.6 | 66.2 | 83.5 | 17.4 | 20.5 |
| =30 | 251–300 | University of Strathclyde | 43.7–46.2 | 68 | 77.2 | 89.8 | 22.7 | 17.5 |
| =30 | 251–300 | University of Surrey | 43.7–46.2 | 72.2 | 65.4 | 74 | 22.4 | 19 |
| =30 | 251–300 | University of Sussex | 43.7–46.2 | 71.3 | 66.1 | 93.6 | 21.9 | 18.7 |
| =34 | 301–400 | Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) | 39.4–43.6 | 77 | 31 | 90.2 | 12.9 | 14.4 |
| =34 | 301–400 | Bournemouth University | 39.4–43.6 | 77.7 | 25 | 68.9 | 11 | 12.4 |
| =34 | 301–400 | Keele University | 39.4–43.6 | 70.2 | 47.2 | 76.8 | 16.6 | 15.4 |
| =34 | 301–400 | Liverpool John Moores University | 39.4–43.6 | 65.8 | 42.4 | 73.1 | 18.6 | 16.6 |
| =34 | 301–400 | Middlesex University | 39.4–43.6 | 72.2 | 26.5 | 87.7 | 10.7 | 17.4 |
| =34 | 301–400 | Swansea University | 39.4–43.6 | 73.7 | 44.8 | 69.3 | 16.8 | 17.1 |
| =34 | 301–400 | Ulster University | 39.4–43.6 | 63.9 | 51.9 | 93.7 | 15.3 | 14 |
| =34 | 301–400 | University of East Anglia | 39.4–43.6 | 77.6 | 51.3 | 72.6 | 14.2 | 18.6 |
| =34 | 301–400 | University of Greenwich | 39.4–43.6 | 71.4 | 39.4 | 86.5 | 10.1 | 14.2 |
| =34 | 301–400 | University of Kent | 39.4–43.6 | 69.3 | 49.1 | 86.9 | 17.6 | 16.9 |
| =43 | 401–500 | Brunel University of London | 35.5–39.3 | 58.6 | 42.3 | 96 | 14.1 | 19.7 |
| =43 | 401–500 | Edinburgh Napier University | 35.5–39.3 | 66.7 | 24.1 | 85.3 | 10.7 | 12.4 |
| =43 | 401–500 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 35.5–39.3 | 64.2 | 40.7 | 64.6 | 12.1 | 15 |
| =43 | 401–500 | London South Bank University | 35.5–39.3 | 72.6 | 19.2 | 87.4 | 8.1 | 11.5 |
| =43 | 401–500 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 35.5–39.3 | 56.7 | 30.8 | 82.4 | 14.7 | 16.3 |
| =43 | 401–500 | University of Brighton | 35.5–39.3 | 62.7 | 43.4 | 87 | 13.1 | 14 |
| =43 | 401–500 | University of Hull | 35.5–39.3 | 68.1 | 52.5 | 63.8 | 15 | 15.4 |
| =43 | 401–500 | University of Portsmouth | 35.5–39.3 | 59.8 | 53.2 | 79.6 | 12.9 | 15.5 |
| =43 | 401–500 | University of Stirling | 35.5–39.3 | 61 | 31.1 | 72.8 | 16.9 | 17.9 |
| =43 | 401–500 | UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) | 35.5–39.3 | 70.5 | 29.2 | 60.4 | 10.2 | 13 |
| =53 | 501–600 | Bangor University | 32.4–35.4 | 56.2 | 42.4 | 62.8 | 12.8 | 13.8 |
| =53 | 501–600 | Birmingham City University | 32.4–35.4 | 63.8 | 19.7 | 66.3 | 8.2 | 12.3 |
| =53 | 501–600 | Leeds Beckett University | 32.4–35.4 | 57.4 | 32 | 65.2 | 12.3 | 13.6 |
| =53 | 501–600 | Northumbria University | 32.4–35.4 | 59.3 | 33.8 | 63.7 | 13.3 | 16.1 |
| =53 | 501–600 | Sheffield Hallam University | 32.4–35.4 | 58.7 | 27.6 | 53.5 | 11.6 | 14.7 |
| =53 | 501–600 | University of Essex | 32.4–35.4 | 51.5 | 30.7 | 91.6 | 10.7 | 15.3 |
| =53 | 501–600 | University of Hertfordshire | 32.4–35.4 | 61.5 | 33.7 | 82.2 | 9.6 | 12.1 |
| =53 | 501–600 | University of Huddersfield | 32.4–35.4 | 59.8 | 27.1 | 71.3 | 10.4 | 12 |
| =53 | 501–600 | University of Lincoln | 32.4–35.4 | 59.4 | 24.3 | 63.7 | 11 | 13.7 |
| =53 | 501–600 | University of Plymouth | 32.4–35.4 | 54.7 | 44.3 | 67.6 | 12.1 | 16.3 |
| =63 | 601–800 | Canterbury Christ Church University | 26.8–32.3 | 45 | 18.9 | 63 | 8.7 | 12.3 |
| =63 | 601–800 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 26.8–32.3 | 46.6 | 31.5 | 79.2 | 13.4 | 17.2 |
| =63 | 601–800 | Coventry University | 26.8–32.3 | 48.5 | 23.5 | 87.3 | 10.8 | 16.5 |
| =63 | 601–800 | De Montfort University | 26.8–32.3 | 39.8 | 26.6 | 84.5 | 9 | 12.9 |
| =63 | 601–800 | Kingston University | 26.8–32.3 | 41.4 | 28.8 | 83.5 | 11.8 | 12.9 |
| =63 | 601–800 | Oxford Brookes University | 26.8–32.3 | 41.9 | 25.9 | 84.3 | 11.6 | 16.1 |
| =63 | 601–800 | Teesside University | 26.8–32.3 | 51.8 | 22.7 | 54.3 | 8.9 | 11 |
| =63 | 601–800 | University of Bradford | 26.8–32.3 | 39.7 | 57.7 | 71.6 | 11 | 13.5 |
| =63 | 601–800 | University of Central Lancashire | 26.8–32.3 | 46.6 | 26.1 | 82.4 | 11.4 | 12.6 |
| =63 | 601–800 | University of East London | 26.8–32.3 | 48.4 | 25.5 | 86.4 | 9.9 | 16.1 |
| =63 | 601–800 | University of Salford | 26.8–32.3 | 42.3 | 30.8 | 72.5 | 10 | 12.6 |
| =63 | 601–800 | University of South Wales | 26.8–32.3 | 42.9 | 24.1 | 70.4 | 10.2 | 14.4 |
| =63 | 601–800 | University of the West of Scotland | 26.8–32.3 | 48.4 | 23.8 | 65.1 | 8.9 | 11.3 |
| =76 | 801–1000 | Edge Hill University | 20.7–26.7 | 45.1 | 17.9 | 52.4 | 8.2 | 11.8 |
| =76 | 801–1000 | The Open University | 20.7–26.7 | 42.3 | 26.6 | 60.9 | 7.8 | 14.8 |
| =76 | 801–1000 | University of Chester | 20.7–26.7 | 32.2 | 23 | 66.9 | 9.1 | 11.1 |
| =76 | 801–1000 | University of Derby | 20.7–26.7 | 42.1 | 20.8 | 58.4 | 8.9 | 13.1 |
| =76 | 801–1000 | University of Wolverhampton | 20.7–26.7 | 41.6 | 26.8 | 71.2 | 7.9 | 11.3 |
Key insights into the best universities for medicine in the UK
- The University of Oxford takes, not only the first place position in the UK, but is also the top university in the world for medical degrees.
- There are 80 universities in the UK ranked for medicine
- Universities in London rank highly for medicine with three universities in London featuring in the top 10.
- The medical table evaluates universities on courses in medicine, dentistry, nursing and allied and public health courses.
Choosing the Right University in UK for Medicine
When selecting a university for medicine in UK, rankings can provide a helpful benchmark for assessing academic strength and how well a university prepares you for a future career.
The Times Higher Education Subject Rankings: Medicine assess universities using five core pillars:
- Research environment
- Teaching quality
- Research quality
- Industry collaboration
- International outlook
These indicators give students and families reliable insights into how institutions perform across critical areas of education and innovation.
The table for the best universities for medicine in the UK was derived from data collected for the THE World University Subject Rankings: Medicine. The results are calculated using 18 performance indicators underlying five metrics. For more insights and a detailed breakdown of our ranking methodology, visit our methodology page. Use the ranking table above to explore the right institution for you.
