89 Best universities for Accounting in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 1.78M citations received by 70.6K academic papers made by 89 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.

1. University of Oxford

For Accounting

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Accounting

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

3. University College London

For Accounting

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Cambridge

For Accounting

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Manchester

For Accounting

#5 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. Imperial College London

For Accounting

#7 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Nottingham

For Accounting

#8 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. University of Sheffield

For Accounting

#9 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. London Business School

For Accounting

#10 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

10. University of Warwick

For Accounting

#11 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

11. University of Leeds

For Accounting

#12 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Founded: 1904

12. University of Bristol

For Accounting

#13 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

13. King's College London

For Accounting

#14 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1829

14. Lancaster University

For Accounting

#17 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

15. University of Southampton

For Accounting

#18 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

16. University of Liverpool

For Accounting

#19 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

17. University of Birmingham

For Accounting

#20 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Founded: 1900

18. University of Exeter

For Accounting

#21 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

19. University of York

For Accounting

#23 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

20. University of Reading

For Accounting

#24 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Founded: 1892

21. University of Essex

For Accounting

#25 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Founded: 1964

22. University of East Anglia

For Accounting

#26 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

23. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Accounting

#27 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Founded: 1963

24. City, University of London

For Accounting

#30 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Founded: 1966

25. University of Bath

For Accounting

#31 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

26. Loughborough University

For Accounting

#32 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

27. Cranfield University

For Accounting

#33 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

28. University of London

For Accounting

#35 in the United Kingdom

#75 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

29. Brunel University London

For Accounting

#36 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

30. University of Sussex

For Accounting

#37 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

31. University of Leicester

For Accounting

#38 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

32. Durham University

For Accounting

#39 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

33. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Accounting

#41 in the United Kingdom

#88 in Europe

Founded: 1849

34. Queen Mary University of London

For Accounting

#42 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

35. University of Surrey

For Accounting

#44 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

36. University of Kent

For Accounting

#45 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Founded: 1965

37. University of Huddersfield

For Accounting

#48 in the United Kingdom

#118 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

38. Aston University

For Accounting

#49 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Founded: 1895

39. University of Bradford

For Accounting

#50 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

40. University of Portsmouth

For Accounting

#51 in the United Kingdom

#125 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

41. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Accounting

#52 in the United Kingdom

#129 in Europe

Founded: 1954

42. University of Plymouth

For Accounting

#54 in the United Kingdom

#149 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

43. Keele University

For Accounting

#57 in the United Kingdom

#183 in Europe

Founded: 1962

44. Birkbeck, University of London

For Accounting

#58 in the United Kingdom

#186 in Europe

Founded: 1823

45. University of the West of England

For Accounting

#59 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

46. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Accounting

#60 in the United Kingdom

#200 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. Sheffield Hallam University

For Accounting

#61 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. University of Westminster

For Accounting

#62 in the United Kingdom

#210 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

49. De Montfort University

For Accounting

#63 in the United Kingdom

#214 in Europe

Founded: 1992

50. University of Salford

For Accounting

#64 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Founded: 1967

51. Nottingham Trent University

For Accounting

#66 in the United Kingdom

#243 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

52. Oxford Brookes University

For Accounting

#67 in the United Kingdom

#250 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

53. Coventry University

For Accounting

#68 in the United Kingdom

#257 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

54. Middlesex University

For Accounting

#69 in the United Kingdom

#286 in Europe

Founded: 1973

55. Bournemouth University

For Accounting

#70 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

56. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Accounting

#72 in the United Kingdom

#300 in Europe

Founded: 1992

57. London Metropolitan University

For Accounting

#75 in the United Kingdom

#316 in Europe

Founded: 1848

58. University of Greenwich

For Accounting

#77 in the United Kingdom

#325 in Europe

Founded: 1890

59. Liverpool John Moores University

For Accounting

#78 in the United Kingdom

#330 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. SOAS, University of London

For Accounting

#79 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

61. St George's, University of London

For Accounting

#80 in the United Kingdom

#336 in Europe

Founded: 1733

62. Leeds Beckett University

For Accounting

#81 in the United Kingdom

#337 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. University of Hertfordshire

For Accounting

#82 in the United Kingdom

#352 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

64. University of East London

For Accounting

#84 in the United Kingdom

#361 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. London South Bank University

For Accounting

#85 in the United Kingdom

#369 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

66. University of Brighton

For Accounting

#86 in the United Kingdom

#376 in Europe

Founded: 1992

67. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Accounting

#87 in the United Kingdom

#383 in Europe

Founded: 1992

68. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Accounting

#88 in the United Kingdom

#384 in Europe

Founded: 1904

69. University of Central Lancashire

For Accounting

#89 in the United Kingdom

#386 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

70. Staffordshire University

For Accounting

#90 in the United Kingdom

#397 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

71. University of Wolverhampton

For Accounting

#91 in the United Kingdom

#400 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. University of Derby

For Accounting

#92 in the United Kingdom

#443 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

73. Anglia Ruskin University

For Accounting

#93 in the United Kingdom

#444 in Europe

Founded: 1858

74. University of Bedfordshire

For Accounting

#94 in the United Kingdom

#486 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

75. University of Lincoln

For Accounting

#95 in the United Kingdom

#505 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

76. Teesside University

For Accounting

#96 in the United Kingdom

#509 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

77. University of West London

For Accounting

#97 in the United Kingdom

#516 in Europe

Founded: 1990

78. University of Gloucestershire

For Accounting

#98 in the United Kingdom

#527 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

79. Birmingham City University

For Accounting

#99 in the United Kingdom

#536 in Europe

Founded: 1992

80. University of Roehampton

For Accounting

#100 in the United Kingdom

#542 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

81. University of Sunderland

For Accounting

#102 in the United Kingdom

#549 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

82. Edge Hill University

For Accounting

#103 in the United Kingdom

#589 in Europe

Founded: 2006

83. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Accounting

#104 in the United Kingdom

#590 in Europe

Founded: 2005

84. University of Northampton

For Accounting

#105 in the United Kingdom

#602 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Buckingham

For Accounting

#107 in the United Kingdom

#621 in Europe

Founded: 1973

86. University of Worcester

For Accounting

#109 in the United Kingdom

#667 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

87. University of Chester

For Accounting

#110 in the United Kingdom

#671 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

88. University of Winchester

For Accounting

#111 in the United Kingdom

#707 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

89. Regent's University London

For Accounting

#112 in the United Kingdom

#766 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

Closest to England states to learn Accounting

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	16
Scotland	14	6