100 Best universities for Accounting in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 2.99M citations received by 92.7K academic papers made by 114 universities in the United Kingdom 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

England | Oxford

For Accounting

#1 in Europe

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Accounting

#2 in Europe

#18 in the World

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

3. University College London

England | London

For Accounting

#3 in Europe

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Accounting

#4 in Europe

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Accounting

#5 in Europe

#40 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Accounting

#9 in Europe

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

7. London Business School

England | London

For Accounting

#11 in Europe

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

8. Imperial College London

England | London

For Accounting

#12 in Europe

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Accounting

#13 in Europe

#90 in the World

Founded: 1948

10. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Accounting

#14 in Europe

#95 in the World

Founded: 1905

11. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Accounting

#15 in Europe

#96 in the World

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

12. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Accounting

#16 in Europe

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

13. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Accounting

#17 in Europe

#104 in the World

Founded: 1997

14. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Accounting

#18 in Europe

#106 in the World

Founded: 1904

15. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Accounting

#19 in Europe

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

16. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Accounting

#21 in Europe

#117 in the World

Founded: 1451

17. King's College London

England | London

For Accounting

#25 in Europe

#132 in the World

Founded: 1829

18. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Accounting

#26 in Europe

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Accounting

#27 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Accounting

#28 in Europe

#138 in the World

Founded: 1900

21. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Accounting

#31 in Europe

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Accounting

#35 in Europe

#154 in the World

Founded: 1495

23. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Accounting

#36 in Europe

#155 in the World

Founded: 1892

24. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Accounting

#37 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1964

25. University of York

For Accounting

#39 in Europe

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

26. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Accounting

#44 in Europe

#186 in the World

Founded: 1963

27. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Accounting

#47 in Europe

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

28. City, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#49 in Europe

#197 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Accounting

#51 in Europe

#202 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Accounting

#58 in Europe

#215 in the World

Founded: 1964

31. University of Bath

For Accounting

#59 in Europe

#216 in the World

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

32. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Accounting

#64 in Europe

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

33. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Accounting

#72 in Europe

#245 in the World

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

34. University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#73 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

35. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Accounting

#74 in Europe

#248 in the World

Founded: 1849

36. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Accounting

#75 in Europe

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

37. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Accounting

#80 in Europe

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

38. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Accounting

#83 in Europe

#268 in the World

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

39. Durham University

England | Durham

For Accounting

#84 in Europe

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

40. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#87 in Europe

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

41. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Accounting

#88 in Europe

#279 in the World

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

42. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Accounting

#101 in Europe

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

43. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Accounting

#103 in Europe

#335 in the World

Founded: 1965

44. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Accounting

#108 in Europe

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

45. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Accounting

#111 in Europe

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

46. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Accounting

#113 in Europe

#354 in the World

Founded: 1968

47. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Accounting

#115 in Europe

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Accounting

#116 in Europe

#362 in the World

Founded: 1893

49. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Accounting

#120 in Europe

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

50. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Accounting

#127 in Europe

#393 in the World

Founded: 1895

51. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Accounting

#128 in Europe

#398 in the World

Founded: 1954

52. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Accounting

#137 in Europe

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

53. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Accounting

#155 in Europe

#461 in the World

Founded: 1920

54. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Accounting

#171 in Europe

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

55. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Accounting

#182 in Europe

#512 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. Bangor University

For Accounting

#186 in Europe

#530 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

57. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#188 in Europe

#535 in the World

Founded: 1823

58. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Accounting

#199 in Europe

#556 in the World

Founded: 1966

59. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Accounting

#201 in Europe

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. Keele University

England | Keele

For Accounting

#212 in Europe

#580 in the World

Founded: 1962

61. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Accounting

#214 in Europe

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

62. University of Westminster

England | London

For Accounting

#221 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

63. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Accounting

#222 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

64. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Accounting

#234 in Europe

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

65. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Accounting

#237 in Europe

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

66. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Accounting

#241 in Europe

#661 in the World

Founded: 1967

67. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Accounting

#255 in Europe

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

68. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Accounting

#266 in Europe

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

69. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Accounting

#297 in Europe

#815 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

70. Middlesex University

England | London

For Accounting

#309 in Europe

#854 in the World

Founded: 1973

71. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Accounting

#311 in Europe

#864 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#312 in Europe

#866 in the World

Founded: 1733

73. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Accounting

#318 in Europe

#881 in the World

Founded: 1848

74. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Accounting

#321 in Europe

#884 in the World

Founded: 1872

75. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Accounting

#327 in Europe

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

76. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Accounting

#331 in Europe

#901 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Accounting

#332 in Europe

#903 in the World

Founded: 1841

78. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Accounting

#339 in Europe

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

79. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Accounting

#345 in Europe

#926 in the World

Founded: 1890

80. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#350 in Europe

#943 in the World

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

81. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Accounting

#359 in Europe

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

82. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Accounting

#370 in Europe

#995 in the World

Founded: 1992

83. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Accounting

#375 in Europe

#1006 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

84. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Accounting

#388 in Europe

#1040 in the World

Founded: 1992

85. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Accounting

#397 in Europe

#1067 in the World

Founded: 1992

86. University of East London

England | London

For Accounting

#406 in Europe

#1092 in the World

Founded: 1992

87. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Accounting

#407 in Europe

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

88. London South Bank University

England | London

For Accounting

#409 in Europe

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

89. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Accounting

#419 in Europe

#1135 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#434 in Europe

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1904

91. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Accounting

#457 in Europe

#1267 in the World

Founded: 1858

92. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Accounting

#460 in Europe

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

93. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Accounting

#470 in Europe

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

94. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Accounting

#471 in Europe

#1312 in the World

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

95. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Accounting

#506 in Europe

#1436 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

96. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Accounting

#515 in Europe

#1473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

97. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Accounting

#521 in Europe

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

98. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Accounting

#539 in Europe

#1559 in the World

Founded: 1990

99. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Accounting

#571 in Europe

#1706 in the World

Founded: 1992

100. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Accounting

#584 in Europe

#1770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Accounting in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, London, Cambridge, and Manchester.