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Top universities for medical sciences in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
59 UK universities and colleges ranked for medical sciences on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in medical sciences 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 medical sciences.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster UniversityLancaster, England | 100.0 | 91.1% | 93.0% | 82.4% | Not published |
| 2 | University of LincolnLincoln, England | 94.5 | 93.1% | 90.9% | 73.4% | Not published |
| 3 | Queen Mary University of LondonLondon, England | 84.7 | 88.7% | 89.9% | 67.2% | £53,40030% above the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCanterbury, England | 82.2 | 89.6% | 85.8% | 78.4% | £45,90012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 5 | University of SurreyGuildford, England | 80.7 | 86.3% | 92.7% | 81.6% | Not published |
| 6 | University of ExeterExeter, England | 75.8 | 88.0% | 95.2% | 70.8% | £40,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 7 | Imperial College LondonLondon, England | 74.6 | 85.8% | 98.2% | 69.7% | Not published |
| 8 | University of SouthamptonSouthampton, England | 74.0 | 84.1% | 100.0% | 72.0% | £42,8004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 9 | University of DundeeDundee, Scotland | 72.7 | 90.6% | 91.6% | 63.9% | £40,3002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 10 | Cardiff UniversityCardiff, Wales | 72.3 | 85.9% | 81.0% | 91.5% | £42,8004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 10 | University of BradfordBradford, England | 72.3 | 84.2% | 93.4% | 86.2% | £38,2007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 12 | University of SheffieldSheffield, England | 72.1 | 88.3% | 89.1% | 71.9% | Not published |
| 13 | Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham, England | 71.4 | 89.2% | 90.9% | 65.5% | Not published |
| 14 | University of LiverpoolLiverpool, England | 70.4 | 88.8% | 97.6% | 62.6% | £37,7008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 15 | King's College LondonLondon, England | 70.2 | 87.0% | 91.6% | 63.5% | £47,00015% above the UK average for this subject |
| 16 | University of LeicesterLeicester, England | 70.1 | 89.3% | 91.9% | 66.6% | £39,2004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 17 | University of HertfordshireHatfield, England | 69.4 | 89.4% | 82.1% | 74.0% | £43,0005% above the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, England | 68.7 | 88.8% | 90.2% | 67.6% | £40,3002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 19 | Ulster UniversityBelfast, Northern Ireland | 68.3 | 84.8% | 88.5% | 81.4% | Not in LEO data |
| 20 | University of HullHull, England | 68.0 | 87.1% | 88.7% | 72.9% | Not published |
| 21 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, England | 66.8 | 89.2% | 87.2% | 66.7% | Not published |
| 21 | University of SussexBrighton, England | 66.8 | 90.0% | 93.2% | 61.7% | £37,00010% below the UK average for this subject |
| 23 | University of BirminghamBirmingham, England | 66.6 | 86.7% | 92.8% | 67.0% | Not published |
| 24 | University of WarwickWarwick and Leamington Spa, England | 66.1 | 85.9% | 91.6% | 71.1% | Not published |
| 25 | Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, England | 64.6 | 84.5% | 87.0% | 81.3% | £41,000In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 26 | UCL (University College London)London, England | 64.5 | 83.0% | 90.8% | 64.0% | £52,30028% above the UK average for this subject |
| 27 | Kingston UniversityLondon, England | 62.8 | 87.3% | 88.4% | 67.8% | Not published |
| 28 | Aston UniversityBirmingham, England | 62.0 | 87.4% | 92.8% | 69.1% | £34,80015% below the UK average for this subject |
| 29 | Swansea UniversitySwansea, Wales | 61.8 | 84.5% | 92.6% | 70.5% | Not published |
| 30 | University of KentCanterbury, England | 61.4 | 85.2% | 90.6% | 70.6% | Not published |
| 31 | University of BristolBristol, England | 57.9 | 83.6% | 95.8% | 55.2% | £46,80014% above the UK average for this subject |
| 32 | University of LeedsLeeds, England | 56.5 | 81.5% | 91.9% | 74.2% | £41,7002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 33 | University of CumbriaCarlisle, England | 56.4 | 85.3% | 79.8% | 81.2% | £39,9003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 34 | Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds, England | 55.4 | 86.5% | 89.0% | 62.8% | Not published |
| 35 | Bangor UniversityBangor, Wales | 55.1 | 88.7% | 91.8% | 52.6% | £38,4006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 36 | Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham, England | 54.7 | 86.7% | 86.7% | 63.7% | £40,3002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 37 | University of PortsmouthPortsmouth, England | 53.9 | 86.6% | 90.4% | 58.3% | £39,9003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 38 | University of ReadingReading, England | 52.8 | 87.0% | 90.0% | 67.2% | £32,60020% below the UK average for this subject |
| 39 | City St George's, University of LondonLondon, England | 52.0 | 85.2% | 77.9% | 72.3% | £44,5009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 40 | University of GlasgowGlasgow, Scotland | 51.7 | 88.2% | 91.0% | 58.7% | £33,70018% below the UK average for this subject |
| 41 | London South Bank UniversityLondon, England | 49.4 | 84.9% | 80.7% | 71.2% | £41,200In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 42 | University of ManchesterManchester, England | 48.7 | 83.4% | 94.0% | 62.5% | £37,00010% below the UK average for this subject |
| 43 | Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield, England | 48.5 | 85.3% | 81.9% | 74.5% | £36,20012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 44 | UWE BristolBristol, England | 46.8 | 83.3% | 89.1% | 64.4% | £39,3004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 45 | Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford, England | 45.6 | 86.1% | 88.0% | 60.0% | £35,90012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 46 | University of PlymouthPlymouth, England | 44.7 | 84.5% | 87.0% | 68.8% | £34,00017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 47 | Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow, Scotland | 44.2 | 88.3% | 84.0% | 51.5% | £39,2004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 47 | Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 44.2 | 82.2% | 95.7% | 57.6% | Not published |
| 49 | University of DerbyDerby, England | 43.5 | 85.3% | 80.4% | 74.2% | £34,00017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 50 | University of SalfordSalford, England | 39.1 | 83.5% | 91.8% | 51.6% | £38,8005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 51 | Keele UniversityKeele, England | 37.4 | 84.3% | 85.6% | 65.7% | £32,20021% below the UK average for this subject |
| 52 | Anglia Ruskin UniversityCambridge, England | 35.2 | 84.3% | 82.9% | 49.0% | £44,3008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 53 | University of BrightonBrighton, England | 34.5 | 80.4% | 80.5% | 77.0% | Not published |
| 54 | Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCardiff, Wales | 29.6 | 78.7% | 78.2% | 71.5% | £42,5004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 55 | University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton, England | 29.2 | 85.1% | 79.9% | 56.7% | Not published |
| 56 | University of LancashirePreston, England | 28.2 | 84.7% | 78.2% | 59.6% | Not published |
| 57 | Coventry UniversityCoventry, England | 24.2 | 87.6% | 64.9% | 61.8% | £32,90020% below the UK average for this subject |
| 58 | University of WestminsterLondon, England | 13.9 | 82.2% | 83.0% | 48.0% | Not published |
| 59 | Middlesex UniversityLondon, England | 0.0 | 73.6% | 76.9% | 58.2% | £35,10014% 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 (38)
These providers teach medical sciences 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; Bath Spa University; Birkbeck, University of London; Bournemouth University; De Montfort University; Edge Hill University; Edinburgh Napier University; Health Sciences University; London Metropolitan University; Loughborough University; Northumbria University; Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh; Queen's University Belfast; Robert Gordon University; Southampton Solent University; University of Aberdeen; University of Bath; University of Bedfordshire; University of Chester; University of East Anglia; University of East London; University of Edinburgh; University of Essex; University of Gloucestershire; University of Greater Manchester; University of Huddersfield; University of Northampton; University of Nottingham; University of Roehampton; University of South Wales; University of Staffordshire; University of Strathclyde; University of Suffolk; University of Sunderland; University of West London; University of Worcester; University of the West of Scotland; York St John University
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Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for medical sciences?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for medical sciences among providers with at least 50 responses were University of Lincoln (93.1%), Lancaster University (91.1%), University of Dundee (90.6%), University of Sussex (90.0%), Canterbury Christ Church University (89.6%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
How much do medical sciences graduates earn?
Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of medical sciences graduates five years after graduating were £41,000 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 medical sciences 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.