100 Best Business schools in the United Kingdom

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 25.3M citations received by 1.05M academic papers made by 145 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 Business

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

2. University College London

For Business

#2 in Europe
#20 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

3. University of Cambridge

For Business

#3 in Europe
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

5. Imperial College London

For Business

#6 in Europe
#48 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

6. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Business

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

9. University of Warwick

For Business

#14 in Europe
#74 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

10. University of Edinburgh

For Business

#16 in Europe
#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

17. Loughborough University

For Business

#34 in Europe
#129 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

18. University of Bristol

For Business

#35 in Europe
#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

20. Lancaster University

For Business

#39 in Europe
#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

21. University of Sussex

For Business

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

23. University of York

For Business

#46 in Europe
#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

24. University of Liverpool

For Business

#52 in Europe
#176 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

25. Durham University

For Business

#57 in Europe
#189 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

26. Cranfield University

For Business

#61 in Europe
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

27. London Business School

For Business

#62 in Europe
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

29. University of Bath

For Business

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

30. University of Surrey

For Business

#67 in Europe
#211 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

31. University of Exeter

For Business

#69 in Europe
#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

32. Brunel University London

For Business

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

33. University of London

For Business

#79 in Europe
#247 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

34. Queen Mary University of London

For Business

#81 in Europe
#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

35. University of Leicester

For Business

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

37. University of East Anglia

For Business

#90 in Europe
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

44. University of Bradford

For Business

#144 in Europe
#398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

45. University of Stirling

For Business

#148 in Europe
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

48. University of St Andrews

For Business

#162 in Europe
#431 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

53. University of Plymouth

For Business

#182 in Europe
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

57. University of Portsmouth

For Business

#191 in Europe
#519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

58. Bournemouth University

For Business

#194 in Europe
#525 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

63. Nottingham Trent University

For Business

#219 in Europe
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

65. Sheffield Hallam University

For Business

#224 in Europe
#600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

66. Coventry University

For Business

#234 in Europe
#615 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

67. Bangor University

For Business

#244 in Europe
#636 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

68. Oxford Brookes University

For Business

#246 in Europe
#647 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

69. University of Huddersfield

For Business

#250 in Europe
#653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

70. University of Westminster

For Business

#265 in Europe
#674 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

73. University of Hertfordshire

For Business

#281 in Europe
#710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

74. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Business

#286 in Europe
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

79. University of Central Lancashire

For Business

#334 in Europe
#835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

81. Edinburgh Napier University

For Business

#349 in Europe
#872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

83. London South Bank University

For Business

#363 in Europe
#907 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

86. Robert Gordon University

For Business

#385 in Europe
#975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

87. University of Lincoln

For Business

#387 in Europe
#985 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

89. SOAS, University of London

For Business

#397 in Europe
#1020 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

90. University of Bedfordshire

For Business

#404 in Europe
#1031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

91. Staffordshire University

For Business

#406 in Europe
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

92. Teesside University

For Business

#418 in Europe
#1069 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

97. University of Derby

For Business

#461 in Europe
#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

98. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Business

#484 in Europe
#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
2011

99. University of Sunderland

For Business

#491 in Europe
#1311 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

The best cities to study Business in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, London, Cambridge, and Manchester.