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Top universities for biosciences in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
51 UK universities and colleges ranked for biosciences on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in biosciences to appear in the table. Student experience is the average share of final-year students giving positive answers across the seven National Student Survey themes. Earnings are medians five years after graduating, compared with the UK average for biosciences.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of CambridgeCambridge, England | 100.0 | 88.7% | 98.0% | 77.3% | £52,70059% above the UK average for this subject |
| 2 | Durham UniversityDurham, England | 82.8 | 91.1% | 94.9% | 66.7% | £42,50028% above the UK average for this subject |
| 3 | University of SurreyGuildford, England | 80.5 | 92.3% | 91.5% | 75.5% | £35,1006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | Imperial College LondonLondon, England | 80.3 | 85.2% | 92.6% | 82.9% | £43,90032% above the UK average for this subject |
| 5 | University of BirminghamBirmingham, England | 65.7 | 85.5% | 96.2% | 71.1% | £35,9008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 6 | University of SheffieldSheffield, England | 64.6 | 89.2% | 91.8% | 67.8% | £35,1006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 7 | King's College LondonLondon, England | 64.5 | 86.2% | 95.8% | 66.5% | £37,70014% above the UK average for this subject |
| 8 | University of WarwickWarwick and Leamington Spa, England | 62.9 | 82.9% | 94.0% | 72.1% | £41,90026% above the UK average for this subject |
| 9 | University of LeicesterLeicester, England | 62.6 | 87.6% | 90.4% | 70.4% | £37,00012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 9 | University of LiverpoolLiverpool, England | 62.6 | 84.3% | 98.2% | 69.9% | £34,4004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 11 | University of YorkYork, England | 62.4 | 85.3% | 94.9% | 70.2% | £36,2009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 12 | University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland | 60.8 | 81.9% | 95.6% | 73.4% | £39,20018% above the UK average for this subject |
| 13 | University of ExeterExeter, England | 59.9 | 88.6% | 94.2% | 66.2% | £30,6008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 14 | University of NottinghamNottingham, England | 57.8 | 85.9% | 93.2% | 65.4% | £37,30012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 15 | University of BristolBristol, England | 57.4 | 85.6% | 94.1% | 63.9% | £37,70014% above the UK average for this subject |
| 16 | University of GlasgowGlasgow, Scotland | 57.3 | 88.4% | 91.5% | 68.1% | £31,1006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 17 | Lancaster UniversityLancaster, England | 55.4 | 90.5% | 91.0% | 61.3% | £30,9007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | Royal Holloway, University of LondonEgham, England | 55.2 | 86.7% | 89.6% | 67.8% | £36,2009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 19 | Brunel University LondonLondon, England | 53.9 | 85.9% | 91.0% | Not published | £37,10012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 20 | University of AberdeenAberdeen, Scotland | 53.7 | 90.3% | 94.0% | 58.2% | £28,50014% below the UK average for this subject |
| 21 | Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham, England | 53.4 | 90.1% | 87.9% | 60.6% | £35,1006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 22 | UCL (University College London)London, England | 51.8 | 81.4% | 96.1% | 64.2% | £39,90020% above the UK average for this subject |
| 23 | Swansea UniversitySwansea, Wales | 51.4 | 88.7% | 93.4% | 59.1% | £30,4008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 24 | Queen's University BelfastBelfast, Northern Ireland | 51.3 | 81.7% | 93.9% | 72.6% | Not in LEO data |
| 25 | University of EssexColchester, England | 50.9 | 88.2% | 85.0% | 71.2% | £32,6002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 26 | University of BathBath, England | 50.3 | 79.6% | 95.2% | 67.9% | £41,00024% above the UK average for this subject |
| 27 | Queen Mary University of LondonLondon, England | 48.0 | 84.9% | 89.3% | 66.2% | £36,2009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 28 | University of SouthamptonSouthampton, England | 47.6 | 85.0% | 92.8% | 60.1% | £35,9008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 29 | Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield, England | 46.3 | 87.0% | 88.8% | 62.1% | £34,0002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 30 | University of SussexBrighton, England | 46.2 | 86.0% | 89.7% | 62.3% | £34,8005% above the UK average for this subject |
| 31 | University of LeedsLeeds, England | 45.7 | 84.6% | 88.2% | 67.9% | £35,1006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 32 | University of East AngliaNorwich, England | 45.5 | 91.4% | 87.4% | 51.6% | £33,7002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 33 | University of LincolnLincoln, England | 43.0 | 88.3% | 88.7% | 61.4% | £28,90013% below the UK average for this subject |
| 34 | Cardiff UniversityCardiff, Wales | 40.6 | 78.9% | 94.1% | 68.6% | £35,5007% above the UK average for this subject |
| 35 | University of ReadingReading, England | 38.9 | 83.9% | 91.4% | 64.4% | £29,60011% below the UK average for this subject |
| 36 | University of PlymouthPlymouth, England | 37.4 | 84.8% | 91.9% | 60.4% | £28,90013% below the UK average for this subject |
| 37 | Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, Wales | 36.9 | 87.1% | 87.8% | 61.5% | £27,80016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 38 | University of KentCanterbury, England | 35.5 | 85.1% | 87.6% | 55.5% | £36,60010% above the UK average for this subject |
| 39 | University of ManchesterManchester, England | 35.3 | 82.3% | 89.6% | 60.7% | £35,9008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 40 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, England | 34.7 | 90.9% | 87.9% | 49.0% | £27,30018% below the UK average for this subject |
| 41 | UWE BristolBristol, England | 33.2 | 86.6% | 83.1% | 63.5% | £30,7007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 41 | University of StirlingStirling, Scotland | 33.2 | 88.3% | 85.5% | 54.7% | £30,7007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 43 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, England | 31.4 | 83.4% | 91.5% | 59.0% | £28,90013% below the UK average for this subject |
| 44 | University of GreenwichLondon, England | 30.5 | 85.4% | 79.0% | 68.6% | £32,6002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 45 | University of PortsmouthPortsmouth, England | 28.8 | 82.6% | 87.8% | 62.9% | £30,4008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 46 | Bangor UniversityBangor, Wales | 23.9 | 84.3% | 93.2% | 48.0% | £27,40017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 47 | Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 23.7 | 80.7% | 90.6% | 56.4% | £32,2003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 48 | University of HullHull, England | 17.4 | 80.2% | 86.9% | 59.6% | £30,6008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 49 | University of SalfordSalford, England | 14.1 | 87.3% | 82.5% | 50.9% | £24,50026% below the UK average for this subject |
| 50 | Bournemouth UniversityBournemouth and Poole, England | 8.4 | 83.1% | 77.1% | 62.4% | £27,40017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 51 | University of WestminsterLondon, England | 0.0 | 81.9% | 80.8% | 44.8% | £32,9001% below the UK average for this subject |
Sources: National Student Survey 2026, Office for Students (Open Government Licence v3.0), first degree, full-time, by teaching provider; LEO graduate outcomes, tax year 2023-24, Department for Education (Open Government Licence v3.0), median earnings five years after graduating; Discover Uni dataset, 8 September 2026 edition, HESA (CC BY 4.0), continuation and graduate prospects. All sources and licences.
Not enough data (57)
These providers teach biosciences but have fewer than 50 survey responses in the subject or too few published measures to include fairly. This says nothing about their quality. Discover Uni has their course-level data.
Abertay University; Anglia Ruskin University; Askham Bryan College; Aston University; Bath Spa University; Birkbeck, University of London; Bishop Burton College; Canterbury Christ Church University; Cardiff Metropolitan University; Cornwall College; Coventry University; Edge Hill University; Edinburgh Napier University; Glasgow Caledonian University; Harper Adams University; Heriot-Watt University; Keele University; Kingston University; Leeds Beckett University; Liverpool Hope University; London Metropolitan University; London South Bank University; Loughborough University; Middlesex University; Northumbria University; Oxford Brookes University; Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh; Robert Gordon University; SRUC; Sparsholt College; Teesside University; The Royal Veterinary College; Ulster University; University of Bedfordshire; University of Bradford; University of Brighton; University of Chester; University of Cumbria; University of Derby; University of Dundee; University of Gloucestershire; University of Hertfordshire; University of Huddersfield; University of Lancashire; University of Northampton; University of Oxford; University of Roehampton; University of South Wales; University of St Andrews; University of Staffordshire; University of Strathclyde; University of Sunderland; University of West London; University of Wolverhampton; University of Worcester; University of the West of Scotland; Warwickshire College
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Quick answers
Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for biosciences?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for biosciences among providers with at least 50 responses were University of Surrey (92.3%), University of East Anglia (91.4%), Durham University (91.1%), Liverpool John Moores University (90.9%), Lancaster University (90.5%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
How much do biosciences graduates earn?
Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of biosciences graduates five years after graduating were £33,200 in the 2023-24 tax year, according to the Department for Education's LEO data. Earnings vary a lot by university, region and job.
How is this biosciences table put together?
It uses only official data: the National Student Survey 2026, Discover Uni and LEO earnings. We do not copy commercial league tables. Universities with too little data are listed as not enough data rather than guessed.