66 Best universities for Entrepreneurship 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 Entrepreneurship. A graph of 306K citations received by 8.95K academic papers made by 66 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

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Sheffield

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Founded: 1905

4. Durham University

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

5. University of Warwick

For Entrepreneurship

#6 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

6. Imperial College London

For Entrepreneurship

#7 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

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. Lancaster University

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

9. University of Oxford

For Entrepreneurship

#10 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

10. London Business School

For Entrepreneurship

#11 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

11. University of Manchester

For Entrepreneurship

#13 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Founded: 1824

12. University of Reading

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Founded: 1892

13. University of Sussex

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

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

14. University of Southampton

For Entrepreneurship

#16 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

15. University College London

For Entrepreneurship

#17 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

16. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Entrepreneurship

#19 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Founded: 1963

17. Aston University

For Entrepreneurship

#20 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Founded: 1895

18. University of Leeds

For Entrepreneurship

#21 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Founded: 1904

19. University of Birmingham

For Entrepreneurship

#23 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1900

20. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Entrepreneurship

#27 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Founded: 1992

21. Brunel University London

For Entrepreneurship

#28 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

22. University of Surrey

For Entrepreneurship

#30 in the United Kingdom

#86 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

23. University of Lincoln

For Entrepreneurship

#31 in the United Kingdom

#88 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

24. Nottingham Trent University

For Entrepreneurship

#32 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

25. University of Bath

For Entrepreneurship

#33 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

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

26. University of Liverpool

For Entrepreneurship

#34 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

27. Loughborough University

For Entrepreneurship

#35 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

28. De Montfort University

For Entrepreneurship

#37 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Founded: 1992

29. University of Huddersfield

For Entrepreneurship

#38 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

30. King's College London

For Entrepreneurship

#39 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Founded: 1829

31. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#41 in the United Kingdom

#108 in Europe

Founded: 1849

32. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Entrepreneurship

#42 in the United Kingdom

#112 in Europe

Founded: 1992

33. University of Essex

For Entrepreneurship

#43 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Founded: 1964

34. Middlesex University

For Entrepreneurship

#44 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Founded: 1973

35. Coventry University

For Entrepreneurship

#45 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

36. University of Exeter

For Entrepreneurship

#47 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

37. Cranfield University

For Entrepreneurship

#48 in the United Kingdom

#135 in Europe

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

38. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Entrepreneurship

#49 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. City, University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#50 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Founded: 1966

40. Birmingham City University

For Entrepreneurship

#51 in the United Kingdom

#143 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. Oxford Brookes University

For Entrepreneurship

#55 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

42. Anglia Ruskin University

For Entrepreneurship

#56 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

Founded: 1858

43. Birkbeck, University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#57 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Founded: 1823

44. Sheffield Hallam University

For Entrepreneurship

#58 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

45. Leeds Beckett University

For Entrepreneurship

#59 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. University of Plymouth

For Entrepreneurship

#60 in the United Kingdom

#220 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

47. University of Kent

For Entrepreneurship

#62 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Founded: 1965

48. University of Leicester

For Entrepreneurship

#63 in the United Kingdom

#237 in Europe

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

49. University of Derby

For Entrepreneurship

#64 in the United Kingdom

#239 in Europe

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

50. University of Bristol

For Entrepreneurship

#65 in the United Kingdom

#241 in Europe

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

51. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Entrepreneurship

#67 in the United Kingdom

#244 in Europe

Founded: 1954

52. University of York

For Entrepreneurship

#68 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

53. University of East Anglia

For Entrepreneurship

#69 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

54. University of the West of England

For Entrepreneurship

#70 in the United Kingdom

#256 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

55. University of Portsmouth

For Entrepreneurship

#71 in the United Kingdom

#258 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

56. University of Bradford

For Entrepreneurship

#72 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

57. University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#74 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

58. University of Brighton

For Entrepreneurship

#75 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. University of Westminster

For Entrepreneurship

#76 in the United Kingdom

#288 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

60. University of East London

For Entrepreneurship

#77 in the United Kingdom

#293 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. Staffordshire University

For Entrepreneurship

#78 in the United Kingdom

#303 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

62. Teesside University

For Entrepreneurship

#79 in the United Kingdom

#313 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

63. Bournemouth University

For Entrepreneurship

#80 in the United Kingdom

#314 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

64. Liverpool John Moores University

For Entrepreneurship

#81 in the United Kingdom

#331 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. University of Central Lancashire

For Entrepreneurship

#82 in the United Kingdom

#333 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

66. Queen Mary University of London

For Entrepreneurship

#83 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

Closest to England states to learn Entrepreneurship

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	24
Scotland	12	3