University of Bristol

United Kingdom
1909
Senate House, Tyndall Avenue,

Introduction

Academic Ranking of World Universities(ARWU)
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Academic Ranking of World Universities
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis. Since 2009 the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has been published and copyrighted by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. ShanghaiRanking Consultancy is a fully independent organization on higher education intelligence and not legally subordinated to any universities or government agencies. ARWU uses six objective indicators to rank world universities, including the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, number of highly cited researchers selected by Clarivate, number of articles published in journals of Nature and Science, number of articles indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index in the Web of Science, and per capita performance of a university. More than 2500 universities are actually ranked by ARWU every year and the best 1000 are published. (Read full Methodology)
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Total Score
26.4
Score on Alumni
Number of the alumni of an institution winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals. Alumni are defined as those who obtain bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees from the institution. Different weights are set according to the periods of obtaining degrees. The weight is 100% for alumni obtaining degrees after 2011, 90% for alumni obtaining degrees in 2001-2010, 80% for alumni obtaining degrees in 1991-2000, and so on, and finally 10% for alumni obtaining degrees in 1921-1930. If a person obtains more than one degree from an institution, the institution is considered once only. (Read full Methodology)
5.1
Score on Award
Number of the staff of an institution winning Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine and Economics and Fields Medal in Mathematics. Staff is defined as those who work at an institution at the time of winning the prize. Different weights are set according to the periods of winning the prizes. The weight is 100% for winners after 2021, 90% for winners in 2011-2020, 80% for winners in 2001-2010, 70% for winners in 1991-2000, and so on, and finally 10% for winners in 1931-1940. If a winner is affiliated with more than one institution, each institution is assigned the reciprocal of the number of institutions. For Nobel prizes, if a prize is shared by more than one person, weights are set for winners according to their proportion of the prize. (Read full Methodology)
12.8
Score on HiCi
Number of Highly Cited Researchers selected by the Institute for Scientific Information at Clarivate. The Highly Cited Researchers list issued in November 2024 was used for the calculation of HiCi indicator in ARWU 2025. If a Highly Cited Researcher receives recognition in more than one ESI fields, each field is counted separately. Only the primary affiliations of Highly Cited Researchers are considered. (Read full Methodology)
27.9
Score on N&S
Number of research articles published in Nature and Science between 2020 and 2024. To distinguish the order of author affiliation, a weight of 100% is assigned for corresponding author affiliation, 50% for first author affiliation (second author affiliation if the first author affiliation is the same as corresponding author affiliation), 25% for the next author affiliation, and 10% for other author affiliations. When there are more than one corresponding author addresses, we consider the first corresponding author address as the corresponding author address and consider other corresponding author addresses as first author address, second author address etc. following the order of the author addresses. Only publications of 'Article' type are considered. (Read full Methodology)
27.3
Score on PUB
Number of papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded and Social Science Citation Index (Web of Science) in 2024. Only publications of 'Article' type are considered. When calculating the total number of papers of an institution, a special weight of two was introduced for papers indexed in Social Science Citation Index. (Read full Methodology)
44.4
Score on PCP
Weighted scores of the above five indicators divided by the number of full-time equivalent academic staff. If the number of academic staff for institutions of a country cannot be obtained, the average number of academic staff for world top 1000 universities will be used for all institutions in this country. For ARWU 2025, the numbers of full-time equivalent academic staff are obtained for institutions in USA, UK, China, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Italy, Australia, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, South Korea, Czechia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Austria, Norway, Poland, Israel etc. (Read full Methodology)
26.6
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects(GRAS)
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Best Ranked Subjects
Subject Rank
Earth Sciences
15
Geography
16
Water Resources
24
Public Health
40
Ecology
51-75
Aerospace Engineering
51-75
Robotic Science & Engineering
51-75
Statistics
51-75
Psychology
51-75
Total Score
230.2
Score on World-Class Faculty
The World-Class Faculty category comprises four indicators: International Academic Award Laureates (Laureate), Highly Cited Researchers (HCR), Chief Editors of International Academic Journals (Editor), and International Academic Organization Leadership (Leadership). (Read full Methodology)
64.9
Score on World-Class Output
The World-Class Output category includes Top Journal Papers (TJ) and International Academic Awards (Award). (Read full Methodology)
54.4
Score on High Quality Research
The High-Quality Research category includes Q1 Journal Papers (Q1). The number of influential journal publications (Q1) is an important measure of an institution’s research output in the corresponding subject. Q1 refers to the number of papers published by an institution in an Academic Subject within journals ranked in Q1 based on the Journal Impact Factor during the period of 2020-2024. Only publications classified as “Article” or “Review” are considered. Data is collected from Web of Science and InCites. Publications from different Web of Science categories are grouped into relevant Academic Subjects. (Read full Methodology)
48.6
Score on Research Impact
The Research Impact category includes Category Normalized Citation Impact (CNCI). Category Normalized Citation Impact (CNCI) is the ratio of the citations received by an institution's published papers to the average citations of papers in the same category, year, and type of journal publication within an Academic Subject during the period of 2020-2024. A CNCI value of 1 represents world-average performance. A CNCI below 1 indicates that the citation times of this group publications are lower than the average level, while a CNCI above 1 signifies that the paper’s citation performance exceeds the average level. Only publications classified as “Article” or “Review” are considered. Data is collected from InCites database. (Read full Methodology)
44.0
Score on International Collaboration
The international Collaboration category includes International Collaborated Papers (IC). International collaboration (IC) is an indicator used to evaluate the level of international collaboration in the respective subject between institutions. The ratio of the number of publications that have been found in at least two different countries in addresses of the authors to the total number of publications in the respective subject for an institution during the period of 2020-2024. Only publications classified as “Article” or “Review” are considered. Data is collected from InCites database. (Read full Methodology)
18.3
University Posters
Key Statistics
24270
Total Enrollment
6100(25.1%)
International Students
18425
Undergraduate Enrollment
3035(16.5%)
International Students
5845
Graduate Enrollment
3065(52.4%)
International Students
Programs
Undergraduate Programs
BA Ancient History
BA Ancient History and Archaeology
BA Ancient History and Archaeology
BA Archaeological Studies
BA Archaeology
BA Archaeology and Anthropology
BA Archaeology and Anthropology
BA Classical Studies
BA Classics
BA Czech and French
BA Czech and French
BA Czech and German
BA Czech and German
BA Czech and Italian
BA Czech and Italian
BA Czech and Portuguese
BA Czech and Portuguese
BA Czech and Russian
BA Czech and Russian
BA Czech and Spanish
BA Czech and Spanish
BA Drama
BA Drama and English
BA Drama and English
BA Drama and French
BA Drama and French
BA Drama and German
BA Drama and German
BA Drama and Italian
BA Drama and Italian
BA Drama and Portuguese
BA Drama and Portuguese
BA Drama and Spanish
BA Drama and Spanish
BA English
BA English and Classical Studies
BA English and Classical Studies
BA English and Philosophy
BA English and Philosophy
BA English Literature and Community Engagement
BA English Literature and Community Engagement
BA French
BA French and German
BA French and German
BA French and Italian
BA French and Italian
BA French and Portuguese
BA French and Portuguese
BA French and Russian
BA French and Russian
BA French and Spanish
BA French and Spanish
BA German
BA German and Italian
BA German and Italian
BA German and Portuguese
BA German and Portuguese
BA German and Russian
BA German and Russian
BA German and Spanish
BA German and Spanish
BA Hispanic Studies
BA History
BA History of Art
BA History of Art and French
BA History of Art and French
BA History of Art and German
BA History of Art and German
BA History of Art and Italian
BA History of Art and Italian
BA History of Art and Portuguese
BA History of Art and Portuguese
BA History of Art and Russian
BA History of Art and Russian
BA History of Art and Spanish
BA History of Art and Spanish
BA Italian
BA Italian and Portuguese
BA Italian and Portuguese
BA Italian and Russian
BA Italian and Russian
BA Italian and Spanish
BA Italian and Spanish
BA Modern Languages
BA Music
BA Music and French
BA Music and French
BA Music and German
BA Music and German
BA Music and Italian
BA Music and Italian
BA Philosophy
BA Philosophy and French
BA Philosophy and French
BA Philosophy and German
BA Philosophy and German
BA Philosophy and Italian
BA Philosophy and Italian
BA Philosophy and Portuguese
BA Philosophy and Portuguese
BA Philosophy and Russian
BA Philosophy and Russian
BA Philosophy and Spanish
BA Philosophy and Spanish
BA Philosophy and Theology
BA Philosophy and Theology
BA Politics and French
BA Politics and French
BA Politics and German
BA Politics and German
BA Politics and Italian
BA Politics and Italian
BA Politics and Portuguese
BA Politics and Portuguese
BA Politics and Russian
BA Politics and Russian
BA Politics and Spanish
BA Politics and Spanish
BA Russian
BA Russian and Portuguese
BA Russian and Portuguese
BA Spanish
BA Spanish and Portuguese
BA Spanish and Portuguese
BA Spanish and Russian
BA Spanish and Russian
BA Theology and Religious Studies
BA Theology and Religious Studies
BA Theology and Sociology
BA Theology and Sociology
BDS Dentistry
BDS Dentistry
BEng Civil Engineering
BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BEng Electronic and Communications Engineering
BEng Electronic and Communications Engineering
BEng Mechanical Engineering
BSc Accounting and Finance
BSc Accounting and Finance
BSc Accounting and Finance with Study in Continental Europe
BSc Accounting and Finance with Study in Continental Europe
BSc Accounting and Finance with Study in Continental Europe
BSc Accounting and Management
BSc Accounting and Management
BSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare
BSc Animal Behaviour and Welfare
BSc Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
BSc Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
BSc Biochemistry
BSc Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry
BSc Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry
BSc Biochemistry with Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
BSc Biochemistry with Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
BSc Biochemistry with Study in Industry
BSc Biochemistry with Study in Industry
BSc Biology
BSc Cancer Biology and Immunology
BSc Cancer Biology and Immunology
BSc Cellular and Molecular Medicine
BSc Cellular and Molecular Medicine
BSc Chemical Physics
BSc Chemistry
BSc Chemistry with a Preliminary Year of Study
BSc Childhood Studies
BSc Computer Science
BSc Economics
BSc Economics and Accounting
BSc Economics and Accounting
BSc Economics and Econometrics
BSc Economics and Finance
BSc Economics and Finance
BSc Economics and Management
BSc Economics and Management
BSc Economics and Mathematics
BSc Economics and Mathematics
BSc Economics and Politics
BSc Economics and Politics
BSc Economics with Study in Continental Europe
BSc Economics with Study in Continental Europe
BSc Environmental Geoscience
BSc Geography
BSc Geography with Study in Continental Europe
BSc Geography with Study in Continental Europe
BSc Geology
BSc Geology and Biology
BSc Geology and Biology
BSc Management NEW PROGRAMME
BSc Mathematics
BSc Mathematics and Computer Science
BSc Mathematics and Computer Science
BSc Mathematics and Philosophy
BSc Mathematics and Philosophy
BSc Mathematics with Statistics
BSc Mathematics with Statistics
BSc Mathematics with Study in Continental Europe
BSc Mathematics with Study in Continental Europe
BSc Medical Microbiology
BSc Neuroscience
BSc Pathology and Microbiology
BSc Pathology and Microbiology
BSc Pharmacology
BSc Philosophy and Economics
BSc Philosophy and Economics
BSc Philosophy and Politics
BSc Philosophy and Politics
BSc Physics
BSc Physics and Philosophy
BSc Physics and Philosophy
BSc Physics with a Preliminary Year of Study
BSc Physics with Astrophysics
BSc Physics with Astrophysics
BSc Physiological Science
BSc Politics
BSc Politics and Sociology
BSc Politics and Sociology
BSc Psychology
BSc Psychology and Philosophy
BSc Psychology and Philosophy
BSc Social Policy
BSc Social Policy and Politics
BSc Social Policy and Politics
BSc Social Policy and Sociology
BSc Sociology
BSc Sociology and Philosophy
BSc Sociology and Philosophy
BSc Sociology with Study Abroad
BSc Sociology with Study Abroad
BSc Veterinary Nursing and Bioveterinary Science
BSc Veterinary Nursing and Bioveterinary Science
BSc Virology and Immunology
BSc Virology and Immunology
BSc Zoology
BVSc Veterinary Science
BVSc Veterinary Science with Pre-Veterinary Year
BVSc Veterinary Science with Pre-Veterinary Year
Dip Dental Hygiene
LLB Law
LLB Law and French
LLB Law and French
LLB Law and German
LLB Law and German
LLB Law with Chemistry
LLB Law with Chemistry
LLB Law with Study Abroad
LLB Law with Study Abroad
LLB Law with Study in Continental Europe
LLB Law with Study in Continental Europe
MB ChB Medicine
MB ChB Medicine
MB ChB Medicine
MEng Aeronautical Engineering
MEng Aeronautical Engineering with Study Abroad
MEng Aeronautical Engineering with Study Abroad
MEng Aeronautical Engineering with Study in Continental Europe
MEng Aeronautical Engineering with Study in Continental Europe
MEng Civil Engineering
MEng Civil Engineering with Study Abroad
MEng Civil Engineering with Study Abroad
MEng Civil Engineering with Study in Continental Europe
MEng Civil Engineering with Study in Continental Europe
MEng Computer Science
MEng Computer Science and Electronics
MEng Computer Science and Electronics
MEng Computer Science and Electronics with Study Abroad
MEng Computer Science and Electronics with Study Abroad
MEng Computer Science and Electronics with Study Abroad
MEng Computer Science with Study Abroad
MEng Computer Science with Study Abroad
MEng Computer Science with Study in Continental Europe
MEng Computer Science with Study in Continental Europe
MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Study Abroad
MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Study Abroad
MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Study in Continental Europe
MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Study in Continental Europe
MEng Electronic and Communications Engineering
MEng Electronic and Communications Engineering
MEng Engineering Design with Study in Industry
MEng Engineering Design with Study in Industry
MEng Engineering Mathematics
MEng Engineering Mathematics with Study Abroad
MEng Engineering Mathematics with Study Abroad
MEng Mathematics and Computer Science
MEng Mathematics and Computer Science
MEng Mechanical Engineering
MEng Mechanical Engineering with Study Abroad
MEng Mechanical Engineering with Study Abroad
MEng Mechanical Engineering with Study in Continental Europe
MEng Mechanical Engineering with Study in Continental Europe
MSci Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
MSci Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
MSci Chemical Physics
MSci Chemical Physics with Industrial Experience
MSci Chemical Physics with Industrial Experience
MSci Chemistry
MSci Chemistry with Industrial Experience
MSci Chemistry with Industrial Experience
MSci Chemistry with Study Abroad DISCONTINUED
MSci Chemistry with Study Abroad DISCONTINUED
MSci Chemistry with Study in Continental Europe
MSci Chemistry with Study in Continental Europe
MSci Environmental Geoscience
MSci Environmental Geoscience with Study Abroad
MSci Environmental Geoscience with Study Abroad
MSci Geography
MSci Geology
MSci Geology with Study Abroad
MSci Geology with Study Abroad
MSci Mathematics
MSci Mathematics and Philosophy
MSci Mathematics and Philosophy
MSci Mathematics and Physics
MSci Mathematics and Physics
MSci Mathematics with Statistics
MSci Mathematics with Statistics
MSci Mathematics with Study in Continental Europe
MSci Mathematics with Study in Continental Europe
MSci Neuroscience with Study in Industry
MSci Neuroscience with Study in Industry
MSci Palaeontology and Evolution
MSci Palaeontology and Evolution
MSci Pharmacology with Study in Industry
MSci Pharmacology with Study in Industry
MSci Physics
MSci Physics and Philosophy
MSci Physics and Philosophy
MSci Physics with Astrophysics
MSci Physics with Astrophysics
MSci Physics with Industrial Experience
MSci Physics with Industrial Experience
MSci Physics with Study in Continental Europe
MSci Physics with Study in Continental Europe
MSci Physiological Science with Study in Industry
MSci Physiological Science with Study in Industry
Graduate Programs
BSc / Grad Dip in Social Work with Children and Young People P/T
DDS in Orthodontics
DEdPsy in Educational Psychology
Dip in Philosophy P/T
Diploma in Economics
DSocSci in Social Science P/T
EdD in Education P/T
EngD in Systems Engineering
LLM in Law P/T
MA / Diploma in Translation P/T
MA in Archaeology for Screen Media P/T
MA in Archaeology P/T
MA in Buddhist Studies P/T
MA in Classical Reception P/T
MA in Classics and Ancient History P/T
MA in Composition of Music for Film and Television
MA in Documentary Practice
MA in English Literature P/T
MA in European Literatures P/T
MA in Film and Television Production
MA in Film and Television Studies P/T
MA in Historical Archaeology of the Modern World P/T
MA in History
MA in History of Art: Histories and Interpretations P/T
MA in Landscape Archaeology P/T
MA in Latin American History P/T
MA in Law
MA in Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics P/T
MA in Maritime Archaeology and History P/T
MA in Medieval Studies P/T
MA in Modern Languages
MA in Music P/T
MA in Performance Research P/T
MA in Philosophy and History of Science P/T
MA in Philosophy and Law P/T
MA in Philosophy of Biological and Cognitive Sciences P/T
MA in Philosophy P/T
MA in Religion P/T
MA in Russian History P/T
MA in Social Anthropology P/T
MA in Twentieth Century Conflict Archaeology P/T
MEd in Education P/T
MRes in Climate and Earth System Science P/T
MRes in Science of Natural Hazards P/T
MRes in Statistics
MRes in Systems Neuroscience
MRes in Systems P/T
MSc in Accounting, Finance and Management
MSc in Advanced Computing P/T
MSc in Advanced Computing - P/T
MSc in Advanced Computing - Internet Technologies with Security P/T
MSc in Advanced Engineering Robotics
MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering
MSc in Advanced Microelectronic Systems Engineering P/T
MSc in Biomedical Sciences Research
MSc in Communication Networks and Signal Processing
MSc in Computer Science P/T
MSc in Contemporary Identities P/T
MSc in Dental Implantology
MSc in Development and Security P/T
MSc in Disability Studies: Inclusive Theory and Research P/T
MSc in East Asian Development and the Global Economy
MSc in Ecology and Management of the Natural Environment P/T
MSc in Economics
MSc in Economics and Econometrics
MSc in Economics and Finance
MSc in Economics and Public Policy
MSc in Economics, Accounting and Finance
MSc in Economics, Finance and Management
MSc in Education - Science and Education P/T
MSc in Education - Systems Learning and Leadership P/T
MSc in Education - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages P/T
MSc in Education, Technology and Society P/T
MSc in Educational Research P/T
MSc in Environmental Policy and Management
MSc in Ethnicity and Multiculturalism P/T
MSc in European Governance P/T
MSc in Finance and Investment
MSc in Gender and International Relations P/T
MSc in Health Care Ethics and Law P/T
MSc in Human Geography: Society and Space P/T
MSc in Image and Video Communications and Signal Processing
MSc in Integrated Aerospace Systems Design
MSc in International Development P/T
MSc in International Relations P/T
MSc in International Security P/T
MSc in Management
MSc in Mathematical Sciences
MSc in Meat Science and Technology P/T
MSc in Molecular Neuroscience P/T
MSc in Nanoscience and Functional Nanomaterials
MSc in Neuropsychology P/T
MSc in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health P/T
MSc in Optical Communications and Signal Processing
MSc in Palaeobiology P/T
MSc in Palliative Medicine P/T
MSc in Physics
MSc in Policy Research P/T
MSc in Public Policy P/T
MSc in Reproduction and Development P/T
MSc in Research Methods in Psychology P/T
MSc in Social and Cultural Theory P/T
MSc in Social Science Research Methods P/T
MSc in Social Science Research Methods P/T
MSc in Social Work
MSc in Social Work Research P/T
MSc in Socio-Legal Studies P/T
MSc in Sociology P/T
MSc in Stem Cells and Regeneration
MSc in Strategic Management P/T
MSc in Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals P/T
MSc in Transfusion and Transplantation Sciences P/T
MSc in Water and Environmental Management P/T
MSc in Wireless Communications and Signal Processing
PGCE in Education
PhD in Accounting and Finance
PhD in Advanced Composites
PhD in Aerospace Engineering
PhD in Archaeology and Anthropology
PhD in Biochemistry
PhD in Biological Sciences
PhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine
PhD in Centre for Comparative and Clinical Anatomy
PhD in Chemistry
PhD in Civil Engineering
PhD in Classics and Ancient History
PhD in Clinical Sciences
PhD in Communications
PhD in Complexity Sciences
PhD in Computer Science
PhD in Deaf Studies
PhD in Drama: Theatre, Film, Television
PhD in Earth Sciences
PhD in Economics
PhD in Education
PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
PhD in Engineering Mathematics
PhD in English Literature
PhD in French
PhD in Geographical Sciences
PhD in Geographical Sciences )
PhD in German
PhD in Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
PhD in History
PhD in History of Art
PhD in Italian
PhD in Law
PhD in Management
PhD in Mathematics
PhD in Mechanical Engineering
PhD in Medieval Studies
PhD in Music
PhD in Nanoscience
PhD in Oral and Dental Sciences
PhD in Philosophy
PhD in Physics
PhD in Physiology and Pharmacology
PhD in Policy Studies
PhD in Psychology
PhD in Russian and Czech
PhD in Social and Community Medicine
PhD in Social Sciences
PhD in Sociology, Politics and International Studies
PhD in Synthetic Chemistry
PhD in Theology and Religious Studies
PhD in Veterinary Science