UK - ranking of cities by number of doctoral programs

Cities ranking (doctoral studies)

1. London (461)

2. Manchester (217)

3. Edinburgh (181)

4. Coventry (140)

5. Cambridge (123)

6. Nottingham (109)

7. Oxford (100)

8. Canterbury (90)

9. Birmingham (84)

10. Bristol (77)

11. Newcastle upon Tyne (72)

12. Colchester (70)

13. Belfast (69)

14. Aberdeen (66)

15. Brighton (64)

15. Lancaster (64)

17. Lincoln (63)

18. Swansea (58)

19. Bangor (47)

20. Dundee (44)

21. Glasgow (41)

22. Portsmouth (39)

22. York (39)

24. Guildford (37)

25. Huddersfield (35)

26. Cardiff (32)

27. Leicester (30)

27. Worcester (30)

29. Exeter (27)

30. Liverpool (26)

30. Loughborough (26)

32. Aberystwyth (25)

32. Reading (25)

34. Cheltenham (22)

35. Southampton (19)

36. Bath (17)

36. Stoke-on-Trent (17)

38. Leeds (14)

39. St Andrews (12)

40. Buckingham (11)

40. Newport (11)

42. Sheffield (10)

43. Carlisle (9)

43. Inverness (9)

45. Hatfield (8)

46. Bournemouth (7)

46. Chichester (7)

46. Preston (7)

49. Chester (6)

49. Luton (6)

49. Shrivenham (6)

52. Durham (5)

53. High Wycombe (4)

54. Cirencester (3)

54. Newcastle-under-Lyme (3)

54. Northampton (3)

54. Wolverhampton (3)

58. Derby (2)

58. Falmouth (2)

58. Middlesbrough (2)

58. Norwich (2)

58. Ormskirk (2)

58. Plymouth (2)

58. Stirling (2)

58. Winchester (2)

58. Wrexham (2)

67. Bolton (1)

67. Bradford (1)

67. Calver (1)

67. Chatham (1)

67. Chelmsford (1)

67. Hull (1)

67. Loughton (1)

67. Paisley (1)

67. Sunderland (1)