100 Best Business schools 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 Business. A graph of 21.3M citations received by 873K academic papers made by 114 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 Business

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

For Business

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

For Business

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Manchester

For Business

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. Imperial College London

For Business

#5 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Business

#6 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

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

7. University of Sheffield

For Business

#7 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1905

8. University of Nottingham

For Business

#8 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Founded: 1948

9. University of Warwick

For Business

#9 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

10. King's College London

For Business

#11 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Founded: 1829

11. University of Leeds

For Business

#12 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1904

12. University of Southampton

For Business

#13 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. University of Birmingham

For Business

#14 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Founded: 1900

14. Loughborough University

For Business

#17 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

15. University of Bristol

For Business

#18 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

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

16. Lancaster University

For Business

#20 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

17. University of Sussex

For Business

#21 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

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

18. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Business

#22 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Founded: 1963

19. University of York

For Business

#23 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

20. University of Liverpool

For Business

#24 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

21. Durham University

For Business

#25 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

22. Cranfield University

For Business

#26 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

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

23. London Business School

For Business

#27 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Reading

For Business

#28 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1892

25. University of Bath

For Business

#29 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

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

26. University of Surrey

For Business

#30 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

27. University of Exeter

For Business

#31 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

28. Brunel University London

For Business

#32 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

29. University of London

For Business

#33 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

30. Queen Mary University of London

For Business

#34 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

31. University of Leicester

For Business

#35 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

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

32. University of East Anglia

For Business

#37 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

33. City, University of London

For Business

#38 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Founded: 1966

34. University of Essex

For Business

#39 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Founded: 1964

35. University of Kent

For Business

#42 in the United Kingdom

#120 in Europe

Founded: 1965

36. University of Bradford

For Business

#44 in the United Kingdom

#144 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

37. Aston University

For Business

#47 in the United Kingdom

#159 in Europe

Founded: 1895

38. University of Salford

For Business

#49 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

Founded: 1967

39. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Business

#50 in the United Kingdom

#175 in Europe

Founded: 1954

40. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Business

#51 in the United Kingdom

#178 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. University of the West of England

For Business

#52 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

42. University of Plymouth

For Business

#53 in the United Kingdom

#182 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

43. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Business

#55 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Business

#56 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Founded: 1849

45. University of Portsmouth

For Business

#57 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

46. Bournemouth University

For Business

#58 in the United Kingdom

#194 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

47. Birkbeck, University of London

For Business

#59 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Founded: 1823

48. Liverpool John Moores University

For Business

#60 in the United Kingdom

#207 in Europe

Founded: 1992

49. De Montfort University

For Business

#61 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Founded: 1992

50. Keele University

For Business

#62 in the United Kingdom

#216 in Europe

Founded: 1962

51. Nottingham Trent University

For Business

#63 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

52. Sheffield Hallam University

For Business

#65 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. Coventry University

For Business

#66 in the United Kingdom

#234 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

54. Oxford Brookes University

For Business

#68 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

55. University of Huddersfield

For Business

#69 in the United Kingdom

#250 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

56. University of Westminster

For Business

#70 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

57. Middlesex University

For Business

#71 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Founded: 1973

58. University of Hertfordshire

For Business

#73 in the United Kingdom

#281 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

59. Leeds Beckett University

For Business

#75 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. University of Brighton

For Business

#76 in the United Kingdom

#288 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. University of Greenwich

For Business

#77 in the United Kingdom

#293 in Europe

Founded: 1890

62. University of Wolverhampton

For Business

#78 in the United Kingdom

#333 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. University of Central Lancashire

For Business

#79 in the United Kingdom

#334 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

64. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Business

#80 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. London Metropolitan University

For Business

#82 in the United Kingdom

#357 in Europe

Founded: 1848

66. London South Bank University

For Business

#83 in the United Kingdom

#363 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

67. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Business

#84 in the United Kingdom

#367 in Europe

Founded: 1904

68. University of Lincoln

For Business

#87 in the United Kingdom

#387 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

69. St George's, University of London

For Business

#88 in the United Kingdom

#393 in Europe

Founded: 1733

70. SOAS, University of London

For Business

#89 in the United Kingdom

#397 in Europe

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

71. University of Bedfordshire

For Business

#90 in the United Kingdom

#404 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

72. Staffordshire University

For Business

#91 in the United Kingdom

#406 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

73. Teesside University

For Business

#92 in the United Kingdom

#418 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

74. Anglia Ruskin University

For Business

#93 in the United Kingdom

#435 in Europe

Founded: 1858

75. University of East London

For Business

#94 in the United Kingdom

#437 in Europe

Founded: 1992

76. Birmingham City University

For Business

#95 in the United Kingdom

#438 in Europe

Founded: 1992

77. University of Derby

For Business

#97 in the United Kingdom

#461 in Europe

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

78. University of Sunderland

For Business

#99 in the United Kingdom

#491 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

79. Edge Hill University

For Business

#100 in the United Kingdom

#514 in Europe

Founded: 2006

80. University of Roehampton

For Business

#101 in the United Kingdom

#515 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

81. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Business

#103 in the United Kingdom

#527 in Europe

Founded: 2005

82. University of Gloucestershire

For Business

#104 in the United Kingdom

#531 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

83. University of West London

For Business

#105 in the United Kingdom

#565 in Europe

Founded: 1990

84. University of Chester

For Business

#106 in the United Kingdom

#610 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Winchester

For Business

#107 in the United Kingdom

#618 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

86. University of Northampton

For Business

#108 in the United Kingdom

#619 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

87. University of Worcester

For Business

#110 in the United Kingdom

#674 in Europe

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

88. University of Bolton

For Business

#111 in the United Kingdom

#690 in Europe

Founded: 2004

89. Liverpool Hope University

For Business

#112 in the United Kingdom

#704 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

90. Buckinghamshire New University

For Business

#113 in the United Kingdom

#721 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

91. University of Buckingham

For Business

#114 in the United Kingdom

#751 in Europe

Founded: 1973

92. York St John University

For Business

#115 in the United Kingdom

#761 in Europe

Founded: 1841

93. University of the Arts London

For Business

#116 in the United Kingdom

#764 in Europe

Founded: 1986

94. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Business

#117 in the United Kingdom

#780 in Europe

Founded: 1791

95. Regent's University London

For Business

#118 in the United Kingdom

#801 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

96. Bath Spa University

For Business

#120 in the United Kingdom

#831 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

97. Royal College of Art

For Business

#121 in the United Kingdom

#839 in Europe

Founded: 1896

98. University of Cumbria

For Business

#122 in the United Kingdom

#860 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

99. Royal Agricultural University

For Business

#125 in the United Kingdom

#867 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 2013

100. Solent University

For Business

#126 in the United Kingdom

#868 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 11,340
Founded: 2004

Closest to England states to learn Business

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	15
Scotland	18	10