64 Best universities for Entrepreneurship in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 437K citations received by 9.84K academic papers made by 64 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 Nottingham

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1948

2. University of Cambridge

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. Durham University

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

4. University of Sheffield

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1905

5. Imperial College London

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Warwick

For Entrepreneurship

#6 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

7. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

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

8. University of Oxford

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

9. Lancaster University

For Entrepreneurship

#10 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

10. London Business School

For Entrepreneurship

#11 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

11. University of Manchester

For Entrepreneurship

#12 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Founded: 1824

12. University of Sussex

For Entrepreneurship

#13 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

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

13. University of Reading

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

Founded: 1892

14. University of Southampton

For Entrepreneurship

#17 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

15. University College London

For Entrepreneurship

#18 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

16. University of Leeds

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Founded: 1904

17. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Founded: 1963

18. Aston University

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Founded: 1895

19. University of Birmingham

For Entrepreneurship

#23 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1900

20. Brunel University London

For Entrepreneurship

#25 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

21. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Entrepreneurship

#26 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Founded: 1992

22. University of Surrey

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in the United Kingdom

#88 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

23. University of Lincoln

For Entrepreneurship

#30 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

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

24. Nottingham Trent University

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

25. University of Liverpool

For Entrepreneurship

#32 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

26. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Entrepreneurship

#33 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Founded: 1992

27. King's College London

For Entrepreneurship

#34 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Founded: 1829

28. University of Bath

For Entrepreneurship

#35 in the United Kingdom

#97 in Europe

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

29. Loughborough University

For Entrepreneurship

#36 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

30. De Montfort University

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in the United Kingdom

#99 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

31. Coventry University

For Entrepreneurship

#40 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

32. University of Huddersfield

For Entrepreneurship

#41 in the United Kingdom

#109 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

33. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#43 in the United Kingdom

#113 in Europe

Founded: 1849

34. University of Essex

For Entrepreneurship

#44 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Founded: 1964

35. City, University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#45 in the United Kingdom

#141 in Europe

Founded: 1966

36. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Entrepreneurship

#46 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Founded: 1992

37. Middlesex University

For Entrepreneurship

#47 in the United Kingdom

#144 in Europe

Founded: 1973

38. University of Exeter

For Entrepreneurship

#48 in the United Kingdom

#149 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

39. Cranfield University

For Entrepreneurship

#51 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

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

40. Oxford Brookes University

For Entrepreneurship

#53 in the United Kingdom

#187 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

41. Sheffield Hallam University

For Entrepreneurship

#54 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

42. Birmingham City University

For Entrepreneurship

#55 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. University of Plymouth

For Entrepreneurship

#56 in the United Kingdom

#201 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

44. Anglia Ruskin University

For Entrepreneurship

#57 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Founded: 1858

45. University of Kent

For Entrepreneurship

#58 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Founded: 1965

46. Leeds Beckett University

For Entrepreneurship

#59 in the United Kingdom

#229 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. University of York

For Entrepreneurship

#60 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

48. Birkbeck, University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#61 in the United Kingdom

#238 in Europe

Founded: 1823

49. University of Portsmouth

For Entrepreneurship

#63 in the United Kingdom

#247 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

50. University of the West of England

For Entrepreneurship

#64 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

51. University of Leicester

For Entrepreneurship

#65 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

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

52. University of Derby

For Entrepreneurship

#66 in the United Kingdom

#267 in Europe

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

53. University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#67 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

54. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Entrepreneurship

#68 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Founded: 1954

55. University of Bristol

For Entrepreneurship

#69 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

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

56. University of Bradford

For Entrepreneurship

#70 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

57. Bournemouth University

For Entrepreneurship

#71 in the United Kingdom

#293 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

58. University of Westminster

For Entrepreneurship

#73 in the United Kingdom

#295 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

59. University of East Anglia

For Entrepreneurship

#74 in the United Kingdom

#298 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

60. Staffordshire University

For Entrepreneurship

#76 in the United Kingdom

#310 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

61. University of East London

For Entrepreneurship

#77 in the United Kingdom

#337 in Europe

Founded: 1992

62. Queen Mary University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#78 in the United Kingdom

#345 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

63. Teesside University

For Entrepreneurship

#79 in the United Kingdom

#349 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

64. Liverpool John Moores University

For Entrepreneurship

#80 in the United Kingdom

#355 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Entrepreneurship

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	24
Scotland	12	7