UK Dental School Rankings 2027
Every UK dental school on one score out of 100, built from the 2027 Complete University Guide, Guardian and Times league tables.
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Ranked #3Which is the best university for dentistry in the UK?
On NextGen MedPrep's NGMP Score for 2027 entry, the best university for dentistry in the UK is Glasgow (97.8 out of 100), followed by Dundee (95.4) and Queen's University Belfast (81.9). In the 2027 subject tables, the Complete University Guide places Glasgow first, the Guardian University Guide places Dundee first and the Times Good University Guide places Glasgow first. All 16 UK dental schools are listed below: 15 carry a score and 1 is shown inline as not yet ranked (not in any 2027 league table yet).
All 16 UK dental schools ranked for 2027 entry
15 schools ranked by NGMP Score, then 1 school not yet in the 2027 tables. Open any school for its score breakdown, the published measures behind it and how to get in.
| Rank | School | NGMP Scoreout of 100 | CUG2027 rank | Guardian2027 rank | Times2027 rank | UCAT barTrueScore | Score breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked 1 | 97.8 | 1, up 3 from 2026: 4th | 2, up 2 from 2026: 4th | 1 | 1,970rUK | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 97.8 Published measures99.2% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 97% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 100% Continuation CUG 2027 236 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 7.9 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 51–150 World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 2 | 95.4 | 2, down 1 from 2026: 1st | 1, up 2 from 2026: 3rd | 2 | 1,455rUK | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 95.4 Published measures99.6% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 100% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 100% Continuation CUG 2027 225 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 8.6 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 51–150 World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 3 | Queen's University Belfast CUG 3 Guardian 5 Times 3 UCAT 1,750 | 81.9 | 3, same as 2026: 3rd | 5, down 4 from 2026: 1st | 3 | 1,750home | |
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 81.9 Published measures97.5% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 98% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 95.5% Continuation CUG 2027 183 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 8.9 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 51–150 World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 4 | 77.3 | 5, up 1 from 2026: 6th | 4, down 2 from 2026: 2nd | 4 | 2,280home | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 77.3 Published measures94.1% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 97% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 98.5% Continuation CUG 2027 163 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 8.1 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 51–150 World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 5 | 72.7 | 4, down 2 from 2026: 2nd | 6, down 1 from 2026: 5th | 5 | 1,800home | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 72.7 Published measures97% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 100% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 98% Continuation CUG 2027 165 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 9.3 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 | |||||||
| Ranked 6 | 59.0 | 6, up 7 from 2026: 13th | 8, up 3 from 2026: 11th | 7 | 2,050home | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 59.0 Published measures96.6% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 95% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 99.2% Continuation CUG 2027 164 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 7.4 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 35th World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 7 | 52.2 | 9, up 1 from 2026: 10th | 7, up 3 from 2026: 10th | 8 | 1,850home | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 52.2 Published measures95.7% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 95% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 98.9% Continuation CUG 2027 156 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 7 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 51–150 World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 8 | 42.7 | 13, up 1 from 2026: 14th | 3, up 3 from 2026: 6th | 12 | 1,990home | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 42.7 Published measures95% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 96% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 100% Continuation CUG 2027 175 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 8.4 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 | |||||||
| Ranked 9 | 41.4 | 12, down 4 from 2026: 8th | 11, down 3 from 2026: 8th | 6 | 2,080home | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 41.4 Published measures95.6% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 94% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 89.2% Continuation CUG 2027 168 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 9.1 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 44th World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 10 | 41.0 | 10, down 1 from 2026: 9th | 10, up 3 from 2026: 13th | 9 | 2,130home | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 41.0 Published measures98% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 96% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 99.4% Continuation CUG 2027 159 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 11.8 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 19th World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 11 | 31.9 | 11, down 6 from 2026: 5th | 12, down 5 from 2026: 7th | 10 | 1,510home | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 31.9 Published measures91.4% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 93% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 100% Continuation CUG 2027 168 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 9 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 41st World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 12 | 31.4 | 7, up 4 from 2026: 11th | 13, down 1 from 2026: 12th | 13 | 2,110home | ||
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 31.4 Published measures79.9% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 95% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 99.3% Continuation CUG 2027 162 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 9 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 48th World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 13 | King's College London (KCL) CUG 8 Guardian 15 Times 11 UCAT 2,050 | 29.5 | 8, up 4 from 2026: 12th | 15, same as 2026: 15th | 11 | 2,050home | |
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 29.5 Published measures70.4% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 95% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 98.5% Continuation CUG 2027 165 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 9.6 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 5th World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 14 | Queen Mary (QMUL) CUG 14 Guardian 9 Times 14 UCAT 2,210 | 22.4 | 14, down 7 from 2026: 7th | 9, same as 2026: 9th | 14 | 2,210home | |
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 22.4 Published measures85.6% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 95% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 100% Continuation CUG 2027 167 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 6.8 Students per teacher Guardian 2027 12th World rank for dentistry QS 2026 | |||||||
| Ranked 15 | UCLan (Graduate Dentistry) CUG 16 Guardian 14 Times 15 UCAT 1,810 | 4.4 | 16, down 1 from 2026: 15th | 14, same as 2026: 14th | 15 | 1,810home | |
How the score is built
Average of the 3 tables = NGMP Score 4.4 Published measures93.5% Satisfied with teaching Guardian 2027 92% Graduate prospects CUG 2027 93.3% Continuation CUG 2027 117 UCAS pts Entry standards CUG 2027 | |||||||
| Not yet ranked · 1Schools the 2027 tables do not rank yet | |||||||
| Not yet ranked | Not yet ranked | Not in the Complete University Guide table | Not in the Guardian University Guide table | Not in the Times Good University Guide table | 1,370rUK | ||
How the score is builtAberdeen (Graduate Dentistry) is not in the CUG, Guardian or Times 2027 dentistry tables. The tables only rank courses with enough National Student Survey and graduate-outcomes data, which newer and smaller courses do not have yet. It is not a quality judgement: every UK dental school is GDC-regulated to the same standard. Published measuresNo published measures: the 2027 tables do not cover this school yet. | |||||||
Positions from the Complete University Guide 2027, Guardian University Guide 2027 and Times Good University Guide 2027 dentistry tables. Arrows show how each CUG and Guardian position moved from the 2026 edition; a dash means the school is not in that table. UCAT bar = TrueScore, NextGen MedPrep’s predicted UCAT for an interview invitation.
Campus photo credits
Campus photographs are used under free Creative Commons or public-domain licences and have been resized and cropped for display.
- Aberdeen (Graduate Dentistry): photograph by Mussklprozz — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Birmingham: photograph by mattbuck — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol: photograph by Suicasmo — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff: photograph by Jeremy Segrott (from Cardiff, Wales, UK) / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dundee: photograph by Ydam / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow: photograph by Clem_nat — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- King's College London (KCL): photograph by K Ulysses-Ono — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds: photograph by Chemical Engineer / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Liverpool: photograph by Rodhullandemu / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Manchester: photograph by Happytree9527 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle: photograph by Sarah Cossom — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth: photograph by Mutney — CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Queen Mary (QMUL): photograph by Paul the Archivist — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's University Belfast: photograph by Nick Birse — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield: photograph by Chanpeter — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- UCLan (Graduate Dentistry): photograph by Galatas — CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What changed in the 2027 tables
The 2027 editions were published between June and September 2026. Here is what moved in the published tables.
Top of each table
Biggest climbers
Schools that rose furthest across the CUG and Guardian dentistry tables since 2026, with each one’s biggest jump.
Opening for 2027 entry
The University of Portsmouth (UCAS B758) and the University of East Anglia (UCAS A200) each have 25 government-funded dental places for UK students, with a first UK intake in September 2027. Neither has graduates or National Student Survey results yet, so no league table ranks them and they have no NGMP Score.
- University of PortsmouthUCAS B758
- University of East AngliaUCAS A200
What does the NGMP Score measure?
One score out of 100 that blends what the three UK league tables measure.
- 1Three UK league tables — the 2027 Complete University Guide, Guardian and Times dentistry tables, which measure student satisfaction, graduate prospects, entry standards, continuation and research.
- 2Positions become points — each position is scored against the size of its table (1st = 100, last = 0) and the points are averaged. A table that leaves a school out is skipped, never counted against it.
- 3One score out of 100 — the average is the NGMP Score. TrueScore, the UCAT bar, sits beside it in the table rather than inside it.
What goes into the score
- League-table consensus — the average points from the tables a school appears in: the CUG, Guardian and Times.
The tables behind it
Complete University Guide
Published June 2026. Ranks 16 universities for dentistry.
Guardian University Guide
Published September 2026. Ranks 16 universities for dentistry.
Times Good University Guide
Published September 2026. Ranks 15 universities for dentistry.
QS World University Rankings by Subject
Shown in each school’s breakdown for context, not scored: it ranks whole universities worldwide on research reputation, not medical or dental schools.
What the score bands mean
Top tier
75 and aboveNear the top of all three dentistry tables, with strong satisfaction and outcomes.
Upper tier
60 to 74.9Highly placed in most of the tables.
Middle tier
45 to 59.9Respectable positions across the tables — solid, well-established courses.
Lower tier
Below 45Lower in this year’s tables, often on satisfaction or outcomes. Every school is GDC-regulated to the same standard.
Frequently asked questions
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Reviewed by Isaac Butler-King, medical student at the University of Glasgow. Last reviewed: 14 October 2026 · Editorial policy