100 Best universities for Management in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 17.7M citations received by 524K academic papers made by 140 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 Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Management

#1 in Europe

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Management

#2 in Europe

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

England | London

For Management

#3 in Europe

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Management

#4 in Europe

#34 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. Imperial College London

England | London

For Management

#5 in Europe

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Management

#9 in Europe

#56 in the World

Founded: 1905

7. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Management

#15 in Europe

#84 in the World

Founded: 1948

8. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Management

#19 in Europe

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

9. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Management

#21 in Europe

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Management

#24 in Europe

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Management

#30 in Europe

#123 in the World

Founded: 1904

12. King's College London

England | London

For Management

#32 in Europe

#131 in the World

Founded: 1829

13. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Management

#33 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

14. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Management

#34 in Europe

#138 in the World

Founded: 1900

15. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Management

#36 in Europe

#145 in the World

Founded: 1997

16. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Management

#38 in Europe

#148 in the World

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

17. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Management

#39 in Europe

#149 in the World

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

18. University of York

For Management

#43 in Europe

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

19. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Management

#45 in Europe

#170 in the World

Founded: 1964

20. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Management

#46 in Europe

#177 in the World

Founded: 1451

21. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Management

#49 in Europe

#184 in the World

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

22. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Management

#52 in Europe

#190 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Management

#54 in Europe

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Management

#59 in Europe

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

25. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Management

#62 in Europe

#229 in the World

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

26. University of Bath

For Management

#66 in Europe

#242 in the World

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

27. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Management

#68 in Europe

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

28. Durham University

England | Durham

For Management

#69 in Europe

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Management

#74 in Europe

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

30. London Business School

England | London

For Management

#75 in Europe

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

31. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Management

#81 in Europe

#273 in the World

Founded: 1892

32. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Management

#91 in Europe

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

33. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Management

#99 in Europe

#312 in the World

Founded: 1495

34. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Management

#101 in Europe

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

35. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Management

#105 in Europe

#326 in the World

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

36. University of London

England | London

For Management

#107 in Europe

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

37. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Management

#110 in Europe

#341 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Management

#127 in Europe

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

39. City, University of London

England | London

For Management

#129 in Europe

#389 in the World

Founded: 1966

40. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Management

#134 in Europe

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

41. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Management

#145 in Europe

#428 in the World

Founded: 1968

42. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Management

#151 in Europe

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

43. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Management

#161 in Europe

#458 in the World

Founded: 1965

44. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Management

#165 in Europe

#469 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Management

#170 in Europe

#475 in the World

Founded: 1893

46. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Management

#174 in Europe

#484 in the World

Founded: 1895

47. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Management

#177 in Europe

#496 in the World

Founded: 1920

48. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Management

#183 in Europe

#509 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Management

#187 in Europe

#517 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Management

#191 in Europe

#528 in the World

Founded: 1954

51. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Management

#202 in Europe

#556 in the World

Founded: 1967

52. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Management

#206 in Europe

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

53. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Management

#210 in Europe

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

54. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Management

#216 in Europe

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

55. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Management

#222 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

56. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Management

#224 in Europe

#616 in the World

Founded: 1966

57. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Management

#227 in Europe

#619 in the World

Founded: 1823

58. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Management

#234 in Europe

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Management

#238 in Europe

#645 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Management

#243 in Europe

#654 in the World

Founded: 1849

61. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Management

#244 in Europe

#657 in the World

Founded: 1841

62. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Management

#245 in Europe

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

63. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Management

#247 in Europe

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

64. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Management

#262 in Europe

#709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

65. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Management

#266 in Europe

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

66. Bangor University

For Management

#269 in Europe

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

67. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Management

#271 in Europe

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

68. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Management

#272 in Europe

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

69. Keele University

England | Keele

For Management

#276 in Europe

#737 in the World

Founded: 1962

70. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Management

#277 in Europe

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

71. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Management

#278 in Europe

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

72. Middlesex University

England | London

For Management

#287 in Europe

#767 in the World

Founded: 1973

73. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Management

#297 in Europe

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

74. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Management

#320 in Europe

#845 in the World

Founded: 1992

75. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Management

#329 in Europe

#863 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Management

#339 in Europe

#889 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. University of Westminster

England | London

For Management

#341 in Europe

#895 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

78. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Management

#348 in Europe

#912 in the World

Founded: 1890

79. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Management

#367 in Europe

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

80. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Management

#376 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

81. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Management

#378 in Europe

#1019 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. London South Bank University

England | London

For Management

#404 in Europe

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

83. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Management

#405 in Europe

#1106 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

84. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Management

#420 in Europe

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

85. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Management

#423 in Europe

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

86. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Management

#431 in Europe

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

87. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Management

#438 in Europe

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1872

88. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Management

#439 in Europe

#1198 in the World

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

89. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Management

#444 in Europe

#1210 in the World

Founded: 1904

90. University of East London

England | London

For Management

#446 in Europe

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1992

91. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Management

#458 in Europe

#1244 in the World

Founded: 1848

92. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Management

#460 in Europe

#1253 in the World

Founded: 1858

93. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Management

#472 in Europe

#1306 in the World

Founded: 1733

94. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Management

#478 in Europe

#1327 in the World

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

95. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Management

#489 in Europe

#1364 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

96. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Management

#491 in Europe

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

97. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Management

#492 in Europe

#1380 in the World

Founded: 1992

98. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Management

#534 in Europe

#1570 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Management

#539 in Europe

#1596 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

100. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Management

#547 in Europe

#1619 in the World

Founded: 2005

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