100 Best universities for Management in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 18.8M citations received by 535K 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

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Management

#2 in Europe

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

England | London

For Management

#3 in Europe

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Management

#4 in Europe

#35 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

#16 in Europe

#84 in the World

Founded: 1948

8. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Management

#20 in Europe

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

9. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Management

#21 in Europe

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Management

#25 in Europe

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Management

#31 in Europe

#125 in the World

Founded: 1904

12. King's College London

England | London

For Management

#33 in Europe

#134 in the World

Founded: 1829

13. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Management

#34 in Europe

#138 in the World

Founded: 1900

14. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Management

#36 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

15. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Management

#37 in Europe

#143 in the World

Founded: 1997

16. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Management

#39 in Europe

#150 in the World

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

17. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Management

#40 in Europe

#152 in the World

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

18. University of York

For Management

#45 in Europe

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

19. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Management

#46 in Europe

#174 in the World

Founded: 1964

20. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Management

#48 in Europe

#179 in the World

Founded: 1451

21. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Management

#50 in Europe

#182 in the World

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

22. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Management

#53 in Europe

#194 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Management

#56 in Europe

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Management

#61 in Europe

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

25. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Management

#65 in Europe

#233 in the World

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

26. Durham University

England | Durham

For Management

#69 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

27. University of Bath

For Management

#71 in Europe

#249 in the World

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

28. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Management

#72 in Europe

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

29. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Management

#75 in Europe

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

30. London Business School

England | London

For Management

#78 in Europe

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

31. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Management

#86 in Europe

#280 in the World

Founded: 1892

32. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Management

#91 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

33. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Management

#99 in Europe

#313 in the World

Founded: 1495

34. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Management

#100 in Europe

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

35. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Management

#105 in Europe

#327 in the World

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

36. University of London

England | London

For Management

#109 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

37. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Management

#110 in Europe

#342 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Management

#128 in Europe

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

39. City, University of London

England | London

For Management

#132 in Europe

#398 in the World

Founded: 1966

40. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Management

#137 in Europe

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

41. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Management

#149 in Europe

#438 in the World

Founded: 1968

42. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Management

#150 in Europe

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

43. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Management

#160 in Europe

#460 in the World

Founded: 1965

44. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Management

#169 in Europe

#480 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Management

#173 in Europe

#487 in the World

Founded: 1895

46. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Management

#175 in Europe

#491 in the World

Founded: 1920

47. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Management

#178 in Europe

#497 in the World

Founded: 1893

48. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Management

#182 in Europe

#507 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Management

#185 in Europe

#513 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Management

#192 in Europe

#530 in the World

Founded: 1954

51. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Management

#202 in Europe

#560 in the World

Founded: 1967

52. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Management

#207 in Europe

#573 in the World

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

53. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Management

#208 in Europe

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

54. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Management

#217 in Europe

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

55. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Management

#221 in Europe

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

56. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Management

#225 in Europe

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

57. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Management

#226 in Europe

#619 in the World

Founded: 1966

58. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Management

#235 in Europe

#634 in the World

Founded: 1823

59. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Management

#238 in Europe

#642 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Management

#241 in Europe

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

61. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Management

#242 in Europe

#652 in the World

Founded: 1849

62. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Management

#247 in Europe

#665 in the World

Founded: 1841

63. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Management

#249 in Europe

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

64. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Management

#261 in Europe

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

65. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Management

#267 in Europe

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

66. Bangor University

For Management

#268 in Europe

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

67. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Management

#272 in Europe

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

68. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Management

#273 in Europe

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

69. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Management

#275 in Europe

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

70. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Management

#277 in Europe

#740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

71. Keele University

England | Keele

For Management

#281 in Europe

#750 in the World

Founded: 1962

72. Middlesex University

England | London

For Management

#292 in Europe

#781 in the World

Founded: 1973

73. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Management

#302 in Europe

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

74. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Management

#330 in Europe

#860 in the World

Founded: 1992

75. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Management

#332 in Europe

#862 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Management

#345 in Europe

#900 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. University of Westminster

England | London

For Management

#346 in Europe

#910 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

78. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Management

#351 in Europe

#918 in the World

Founded: 1890

79. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Management

#365 in Europe

#976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

80. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Management

#376 in Europe

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

81. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Management

#380 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Management

#403 in Europe

#1106 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

83. London South Bank University

England | London

For Management

#409 in Europe

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

84. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Management

#422 in Europe

#1149 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. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Management

#431 in Europe

#1180 in the World

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

87. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Management

#441 in Europe

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

88. University of East London

England | London

For Management

#442 in Europe

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1992

89. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Management

#447 in Europe

#1222 in the World

Founded: 1904

90. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Management

#448 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1872

91. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Management

#453 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Founded: 1858

92. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Management

#460 in Europe

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1848

93. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Management

#462 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Founded: 1733

94. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Management

#474 in Europe

#1315 in the World

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

95. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Management

#488 in Europe

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 2011

96. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Management

#492 in Europe

#1369 in the World

Founded: 1992

97. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Management

#494 in Europe

#1375 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

98. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Management

#535 in Europe

#1572 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Management

#545 in Europe

#1630 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

100. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Management

#547 in Europe

#1633 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.