About University of Birmingham:

The University of Birmingham is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery) and Mason Science College (established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason), making it the first English civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter. The main campus of the university occupies a site some 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Birmingham city centre, in Edgbaston. On 1 August 2008, the university's system was restructured into five 'colleges', which are composed of numerous 'schools': Art and Law; Engineering and Physical Sciences; Life and Environmental Sciences; Medical and Dental Sciences; Social Sciences; Liberal Arts and Sciences.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World University Rankings 111 124 106 126 139 124 121 112 120 119 108 111 112 111 108 93 86

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agriculture 137 123 120 161 - 156 176 158 158 152 162 187 201 226 232 205
Engineering 131 130 121 138 165 159 172 179 204 187 192 187 191 201 209 301-350
Life Sciences 103 94 116 128 133 136 146 149 152 139 148 160 164 153 127 156
Medicine 111 100 115 126 102 96 77 82 94 87 86 87 84 93 83 73
Natural Sciences 151 118 145 165 156 152 137 141 165 140 120 126 130 122 121 115
Social Sciences 118 120 108 100 101 111 102 120 110 119 113 111 109 110 91 93

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Agricultural Sciences - - - - 299 297 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 301-350
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 157 148 - 87 106
Chemistry 269 283 272 237 246 298 282 296 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 401-450
Chemical Engineering 147 130 116 134 148 163 147 131 143 166 156 177 196
Civil Engineering 84 113 80 101 127 141 130 133 163 163 167 187 224
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 86 83 90 76 65
Computer Science 240 198 187 152 151 142 168 170 176 194 231 202 258
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - 110 123 - 96 92
Electrical Engineering 130 201 209 205 248 - 256 252 270 270 301-350 301-350 301-350
Environment / Ecology 93 99 110 116 112 107 100 103 124 156 - 173 166
Geosciences 177 157 142 122 139 139 137 115 137 144 - 173 139
Immunology - - - - - - - - 123 115 - 112 104
Materials Science 179 209 200 174 210 212 206 224 196 174 186 195 234
Mathematics - - 276 221 - - 295 281 285 263 296 301-350 351-400
Mechanical Engineering 239 178 145 199 188 161 132 134 119 146 167 179 216
Microbiology - - - - - - - - 114 137 - - 173
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 181 186 - 155 185
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - 176 174 - 165 160
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - 174 202 157 163 141 157 155 134 129 149 133 162
Physics 120 132 133 122 116 135 96 93 95 89 74 89 95
Plant & Animal Science 240 186 191 240 262 263 266 250 301-350 301-350 293 214 238
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - 114 113 - 105 112
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 106 109 120 94 98
Space Science - - - - - - - - 99 100 - 58 64
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 146 180 141
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 145 145 196
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - -