100 Best universities for Accounting in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 2.16M citations received by 85.5K academic papers made by 112 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

For Accounting

#1 in Europe
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

2. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Accounting

#2 in Europe
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

3. University College London

For Accounting

#3 in Europe
#23 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

4. University of Cambridge

For Accounting

#4 in Europe
#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

6. University of Edinburgh

For Accounting

#9 in Europe
#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

7. Imperial College London

For Accounting

#11 in Europe
#78 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

10. London Business School

For Accounting

#14 in Europe
#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

11. University of Warwick

For Accounting

#15 in Europe
#88 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

13. University of Bristol

For Accounting

#17 in Europe
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

17. Lancaster University

For Accounting

#24 in Europe
#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

18. University of Southampton

For Accounting

#26 in Europe
#131 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

19. University of Liverpool

For Accounting

#27 in Europe
#134 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

21. University of Exeter

For Accounting

#29 in Europe
#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

23. University of York

For Accounting

#34 in Europe
#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

26. University of East Anglia

For Accounting

#41 in Europe
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

31. University of Bath

For Accounting

#51 in Europe
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

32. Loughborough University

For Accounting

#59 in Europe
#217 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

33. Cranfield University

For Accounting

#66 in Europe
#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

34. University of Stirling

For Accounting

#71 in Europe
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

35. University of London

For Accounting

#75 in Europe
#252 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

36. Brunel University London

For Accounting

#76 in Europe
#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

37. University of Sussex

For Accounting

#79 in Europe
#257 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

38. University of Leicester

For Accounting

#81 in Europe
#264 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

39. Durham University

For Accounting

#84 in Europe
#270 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

42. Queen Mary University of London

For Accounting

#91 in Europe
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

43. University of St Andrews

For Accounting

#95 in Europe
#293 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

44. University of Surrey

For Accounting

#101 in Europe
#321 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

47. Queen's University Belfast

For Accounting

#110 in Europe
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

48. University of Huddersfield

For Accounting

#118 in Europe
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

50. University of Bradford

For Accounting

#123 in Europe
#376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

51. University of Portsmouth

For Accounting

#125 in Europe
#380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

54. University of Plymouth

For Accounting

#149 in Europe
#442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

56. Bangor University

For Accounting

#180 in Europe
#498 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

59. University of the West of England

For Accounting

#187 in Europe
#517 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

61. Sheffield Hallam University

For Accounting

#209 in Europe
#571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

62. University of Westminster

For Accounting

#210 in Europe
#572 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

65. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Accounting

#231 in Europe
#631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

66. Nottingham Trent University

For Accounting

#243 in Europe
#669 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

67. Oxford Brookes University

For Accounting

#250 in Europe
#676 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

68. Coventry University

For Accounting

#257 in Europe
#692 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

70. Bournemouth University

For Accounting

#290 in Europe
#771 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

71. Edinburgh Napier University

For Accounting

#299 in Europe
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

73. Robert Gordon University

For Accounting

#302 in Europe
#801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

79. SOAS, University of London

For Accounting

#335 in Europe
#877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

82. University of Hertfordshire

For Accounting

#352 in Europe
#919 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

85. London South Bank University

For Accounting

#369 in Europe
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

89. University of Central Lancashire

For Accounting

#386 in Europe
#1021 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

90. Staffordshire University

For Accounting

#397 in Europe
#1052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

92. University of Derby

For Accounting

#443 in Europe
#1214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

94. University of Bedfordshire

For Accounting

#486 in Europe
#1338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

95. University of Lincoln

For Accounting

#505 in Europe
#1409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

96. Teesside University

For Accounting

#509 in Europe
#1425 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

98. University of Gloucestershire

For Accounting

#527 in Europe
#1497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
2001

100. University of Roehampton

For Accounting

#542 in Europe
#1597 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.