Best universities for Pharmacology (2026)

45 UK universities teaching Pharmacology as a full-time degree, ranked on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, students staying on and entry points.

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#	University	Score	Salary 5 yrs on	Working or studying	Satisfied	Typical UCAS
1	Cardiff University Cardiff, Wales	70	£42k	100%	93%	152
2	Queen Mary University of London Tower Hamlets, London · TEF Silver	65	£50.5k	90%	90%	136
3	University of Nottingham Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Silver	64	£43k	95%	92%	152
4	University of Bath Bath and North East Somerset, South West · TEF Gold	64	£34.5k	100%	92%	152
5	King's College London Westminster, London · TEF Silver	63	£44k	85%	91%	152
6	University of Edinburgh Scotland	60	£39.5k	90%	89%	200
7	UCL Camden, London · TEF Silver	59	£47.5k	—	78%	176
8	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Gold	58	—	90%	93%	88
9	University of Leeds Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	56	£43k	85%	81%	136
10	University of Leicester Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Gold	56	£35k	85%	94%	120
11	Aston University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Gold	55	£41k	79%	84%	136
12	University of Bristol Bristol, City of, South West · TEF Silver	54	£40k	85%	85%	152
13	City St George's, University of London Islington, London · TEF Silver	54	£38.5k	80%	91%	120
14	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	54	£37.5k	85%	88%	88
15	University of Aberdeen Scotland	53	£34.5k	90%	89%	160
16	University of Lancaster Lancaster, North West · TEF Gold	53	£32.5k	85%	89%	136
17	University of Liverpool Liverpool, North West · TEF Gold	52	£33.5k	75%	89%	136
18	University of Strathclyde Scotland	52	£30k	95%	88%	184
19	Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland	52	—	90%	86%	136
20	University of Reading Wokingham, South East · TEF Silver	51	£42.5k	75%	86%	104
21	University of Keele Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands · TEF Gold	51	£38.5k	85%	84%	88
22	University of Manchester Manchester, North West · TEF Silver	51	£38k	90%	78%	152
23	University of West London Ealing, London · TEF Silver	51	£34.5k	88%	91%	104
24	Swansea University Swansea, Wales	51	£32k	90%	89%	104
25	Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, East of England · TEF Gold	50	£34k	91%	89%	48
26	University of East Anglia Norwich, East of England · TEF Silver	49	£41k	90%	83%	72
27	University of Huddersfield Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	49	£39k	70%	83%	120
28	Bangor University Gwynedd, Wales	49	£34k	90%	84%	104
29	University of Glasgow Scotland	49	£33k	70%	90%	200
30	University of Dundee Scotland	49	£33k	85%	89%	152
31	Kingston University Kingston upon Thames, London · TEF Gold	49	£31.5k	85%	92%	88
32	Coventry University Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	47	£31.5k	80%	91%	88
33	University of Southampton Southampton, South East · TEF Silver	46	£33k	90%	79%	144
34	Teesside University Middlesbrough, North East · TEF Gold	46	£33k	—	83%	120
35	Middlesex University Barnet, London · TEF Silver	44	£34.5k	86%	88%	104
36	Glasgow Caledonian University Scotland	43	£29.5k	—	90%	152
37	University of East London Newham, London · TEF Silver	41	£27.5k	90%	87%	88
38	University of Bedfordshire Luton, East of England · TEF Bronze	40	£33k	89%	83%	72
39	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	39	£32.5k	70%	82%	80
40	University of Lincoln Lincoln, East Midlands · TEF Gold	38	£30k	70%	80%	88
41	University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, West Midlands · TEF Bronze	37	£33k	75%	90%	88
42	London Metropolitan University Hackney, London · TEF Silver	37	£31k	60%	93%	72
43	University of Westminster Westminster, London · TEF Silver	37	£28.5k	80%	81%	88
44	University of Northampton West Northamptonshire, East Midlands · TEF Silver	36	£32k	87%	75%	72
45	University of Central Lancashire Preston, North West · TEF Silver	36	£28.5k	80%	89%	88

How the score works: universities are compared within each subject on salary five years after graduating (27%), the share in work or further study (18%), student satisfaction (18%), students staying on (13.5%), typical UCAS points (13.5%, compared within each nation) and the TEF rating (10%, England). 50 is typical. Figures: Discover Uni (Office for Students, HESA), National Student Survey, Graduate Outcomes, HMRC LEO earnings; full-time first degrees.

Questions

What is the best university for Pharmacology?

On our measures Cardiff University ranks first for Pharmacology, followed by Queen Mary University of London, University of Nottingham, University of Bath. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Pharmacology graduates earn the most?

Queen Mary University of London: typical earnings of £50.5k five years after graduating (HMRC tax records).