100 Best universities for Accounting in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 3.17M citations received by 94.1K 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

#10 in Europe

#74 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

#94 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

#17 in Europe

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

13. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Accounting

#18 in Europe

#106 in the World

Founded: 1997

14. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Accounting

#19 in Europe

#107 in the World

Founded: 1904

15. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Accounting

#21 in Europe

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

16. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Accounting

#24 in Europe

#119 in the World

Founded: 1451

17. King's College London

England | London

For Accounting

#27 in Europe

#129 in the World

Founded: 1829

18. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Accounting

#28 in Europe

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Accounting

#29 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Accounting

#30 in Europe

#141 in the World

Founded: 1900

21. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Accounting

#32 in Europe

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Accounting

#34 in Europe

#151 in the World

Founded: 1964

23. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Accounting

#36 in Europe

#154 in the World

Founded: 1495

24. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Accounting

#37 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1892

25. University of York

For Accounting

#41 in Europe

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

26. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Accounting

#45 in Europe

#185 in the World

Founded: 1963

27. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Accounting

#49 in Europe

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

28. City, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#50 in Europe

#199 in the World

Founded: 1966

29. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Accounting

#51 in Europe

#204 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. University of Bath

For Accounting

#57 in Europe

#215 in the World

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

31. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Accounting

#60 in Europe

#219 in the World

Founded: 1964

32. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Accounting

#65 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

33. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Accounting

#71 in Europe

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

34. University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#73 in Europe

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

35. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Accounting

#74 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Accounting

#76 in Europe

#255 in the World

Founded: 1849

37. Durham University

England | Durham

For Accounting

#80 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

38. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Accounting

#84 in Europe

#270 in the World

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

39. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Accounting

#85 in Europe

#272 in the World

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

40. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#86 in Europe

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

41. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Accounting

#88 in Europe

#278 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

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

43. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Accounting

#105 in Europe

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

44. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Accounting

#108 in Europe

#346 in the World

Founded: 1965

45. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Accounting

#111 in Europe

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

46. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Accounting

#113 in Europe

#358 in the World

Founded: 1968

47. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Accounting

#114 in Europe

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Accounting

#115 in Europe

#362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

49. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Accounting

#122 in Europe

#380 in the World

Founded: 1893

50. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Accounting

#126 in Europe

#388 in the World

Founded: 1895

51. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Accounting

#130 in Europe

#404 in the World

Founded: 1954

52. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Accounting

#141 in Europe

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

53. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Accounting

#161 in Europe

#472 in the World

Founded: 1920

54. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Accounting

#174 in Europe

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

55. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Accounting

#181 in Europe

#512 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. Bangor University

For Accounting

#189 in Europe

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

57. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#193 in Europe

#545 in the World

Founded: 1823

58. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Accounting

#203 in Europe

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Accounting

#205 in Europe

#568 in the World

Founded: 1966

60. Keele University

England | Keele

For Accounting

#216 in Europe

#590 in the World

Founded: 1962

61. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Accounting

#218 in Europe

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

62. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Accounting

#219 in Europe

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

63. University of Westminster

England | London

For Accounting

#222 in Europe

#616 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

64. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Accounting

#236 in Europe

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

65. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Accounting

#241 in Europe

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

66. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Accounting

#248 in Europe

#673 in the World

Founded: 1967

67. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Accounting

#261 in Europe

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

68. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Accounting

#265 in Europe

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

69. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Accounting

#299 in Europe

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

70. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#305 in Europe

#827 in the World

Founded: 1733

71. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Accounting

#313 in Europe

#845 in the World

Founded: 1848

72. Middlesex University

England | London

For Accounting

#316 in Europe

#863 in the World

Founded: 1973

73. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Accounting

#318 in Europe

#870 in the World

Founded: 1992

74. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Accounting

#328 in Europe

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

75. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Accounting

#330 in Europe

#894 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Accounting

#337 in Europe

#909 in the World

Founded: 1872

77. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Accounting

#342 in Europe

#919 in the World

Founded: 1890

78. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Accounting

#343 in Europe

#921 in the World

Founded: 1841

79. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#350 in Europe

#933 in the World

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

80. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Accounting

#351 in Europe

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

81. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Accounting

#364 in Europe

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

82. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Accounting

#373 in Europe

#998 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

83. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Accounting

#377 in Europe

#1004 in the World

Founded: 1992

84. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Accounting

#389 in Europe

#1040 in the World

Founded: 1992

85. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Accounting

#403 in Europe

#1070 in the World

Founded: 1992

86. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Accounting

#407 in Europe

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

87. University of East London

England | London

For Accounting

#414 in Europe

#1122 in the World

Founded: 1992

88. London South Bank University

England | London

For Accounting

#417 in Europe

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

89. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Accounting

#426 in Europe

#1157 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Accounting

#438 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Founded: 1904

91. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Accounting

#457 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Founded: 1858

92. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Accounting

#467 in Europe

#1294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

93. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Accounting

#473 in Europe

#1325 in the World

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

94. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Accounting

#476 in Europe

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
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

#508 in Europe

#1443 in the World

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

97. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Accounting

#526 in Europe

#1518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

98. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Accounting

#550 in Europe

#1594 in the World

Founded: 1990

99. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Accounting

#570 in Europe

#1678 in the World

Founded: 1992

100. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Accounting

#591 in Europe

#1783 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.