100 Best universities for Literature in England

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Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 2.78M citations received by 186K academic papers made by 117 universities in England was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Oxford

For Literature

#1 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Literature

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. University College London

For Literature

#3 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

8. University of Bristol

For Literature

#12 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

9. University of Warwick

For Literature

#13 in Europe
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

12. Durham University

For Literature

#17 in Europe
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

13. University of Exeter

For Literature

#20 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

14. Imperial College London

For Literature

#22 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

15. Lancaster University

For Literature

#23 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

16. University of Sussex

For Literature

#24 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

17. University of Southampton

For Literature

#25 in Europe
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

18. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Literature

#29 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

19. University of London

For Literature

#30 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

20. University of Liverpool

For Literature

#31 in Europe
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

21. University of York

For Literature

#32 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Literature

#33 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

24. University of Leicester

For Literature

#53 in Europe
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

26. Loughborough University

For Literature

#55 in Europe
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

28. University of East Anglia

For Literature

#61 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

30. University of Surrey

For Literature

#85 in Europe
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

35. University of Plymouth

For Literature

#121 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

36. University of Bath

For Literature

#123 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

37. Nottingham Trent University

For Literature

#124 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

39. Brunel University London

For Literature

#141 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

43. SOAS, University of London

For Literature

#166 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

44. University of Portsmouth

For Literature

#167 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

46. University of Roehampton

For Literature

#174 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

48. Sheffield Hallam University

For Literature

#187 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

49. Oxford Brookes University

For Literature

#196 in Europe
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

53. University of Huddersfield

For Literature

#221 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

54. University of Bradford

For Literature

#225 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

55. Bournemouth University

For Literature

#229 in Europe
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

56. University of Hertfordshire

For Literature

#235 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

59. University of Westminster

For Literature

#250 in Europe
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

60. Coventry University

For Literature

#252 in Europe
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

63. Cranfield University

For Literature

#280 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

64. Teesside University

For Literature

#290 in Europe
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

66. University of Lincoln

For Literature

#304 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

67. University of Central Lancashire

For Literature

#319 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

68. Staffordshire University

For Literature

#320 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

76. London South Bank University

For Literature

#372 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

77. University of Winchester

For Literature

#379 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
2005

78. University of Sunderland

For Literature

#385 in Europe
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

79. University of Derby

For Literature

#390 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

80. University of Chester

For Literature

#398 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

81. University of Worcester

For Literature

#408 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
89%
Enrollment
10,798
Founded
2005

82. University of Northampton

For Literature

#420 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

83. Liverpool Hope University

For Literature

#421 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
96%
Founded
2005

84. University of Bedfordshire

For Literature

#423 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

86. Bath Spa University

For Literature

#443 in Europe
Enrollment
6,863
Founded
1975

89. University of Gloucestershire

For Literature

#462 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
2001

93. London Business School

For Literature

#503 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

94. University of Chichester

For Literature

#543 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

95. Solent University

For Literature

#555 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
11,340
Founded
2004

96. Heythrop College

For Literature

#571 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1614

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Scotland 18 5