100 Best universities for Management in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 12.9M citations received by 480K academic papers made by 139 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 College London

England | London

For Management

#1 in Europe

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Management

#2 in Europe

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Management

#3 in Europe

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Management

#4 in Europe

#32 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. Imperial College London

England | London

For Management

#5 in Europe

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Management

#8 in Europe

#52 in the World

Founded: 1905

7. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Management

#15 in Europe

#82 in the World

Founded: 1948

8. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Management

#20 in Europe

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

9. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Management

#23 in Europe

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Management

#26 in Europe

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Management

#29 in Europe

#117 in the World

Founded: 1904

12. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Management

#31 in Europe

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

13. King's College London

England | London

For Management

#33 in Europe

#132 in the World

Founded: 1829

14. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Management

#35 in Europe

#136 in the World

Founded: 1900

15. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Management

#37 in Europe

#149 in the World

Founded: 1964

16. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Management

#38 in Europe

#151 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

#158 in the World

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

18. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Management

#41 in Europe

#161 in the World

Founded: 1997

19. University of York

For Management

#43 in Europe

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

20. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Management

#45 in Europe

#174 in the World

Founded: 1963

21. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Management

#48 in Europe

#180 in the World

Founded: 1451

22. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Management

#49 in Europe

#184 in the World

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

23. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Management

#53 in Europe

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

24. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Management

#56 in Europe

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

25. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Management

#59 in Europe

#215 in the World

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

26. University of Bath

For Management

#66 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

27. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Management

#67 in Europe

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

28. Durham University

England | Durham

For Management

#71 in Europe

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Management

#73 in Europe

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

30. London Business School

England | London

For Management

#78 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

31. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Management

#79 in Europe

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

32. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Management

#82 in Europe

#282 in the World

Founded: 1892

33. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Management

#89 in Europe

#295 in the World

Founded: 1495

34. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Management

#92 in Europe

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

35. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Management

#101 in Europe

#317 in the World

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

36. University of London

England | London

For Management

#109 in Europe

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

37. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Management

#115 in Europe

#359 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Management

#120 in Europe

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

39. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Management

#123 in Europe

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

40. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Management

#124 in Europe

#376 in the World

Founded: 1893

41. City, University of London

England | London

For Management

#133 in Europe

#388 in the World

Founded: 1966

42. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Management

#134 in Europe

#398 in the World

Founded: 1968

43. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Management

#140 in Europe

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

44. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Management

#145 in Europe

#431 in the World

Founded: 1965

45. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Management

#152 in Europe

#447 in the World

Founded: 1967

46. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Management

#160 in Europe

#464 in the World

Founded: 1895

47. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Management

#174 in Europe

#494 in the World

Founded: 1954

48. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Management

#176 in Europe

#500 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Management

#181 in Europe

#505 in the World

Founded: 1920

50. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Management

#195 in Europe

#535 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Management

#200 in Europe

#547 in the World

Founded: 1967

52. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Management

#205 in Europe

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

53. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Management

#211 in Europe

#580 in the World

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

54. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Management

#212 in Europe

#586 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

55. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Management

#213 in Europe

#587 in the World

Founded: 1966

56. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Management

#218 in Europe

#599 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Management

#223 in Europe

#605 in the World

Founded: 1841

58. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Management

#225 in Europe

#612 in the World

Founded: 1849

59. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Management

#226 in Europe

#613 in the World

Founded: 1823

60. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Management

#234 in Europe

#630 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Management

#239 in Europe

#637 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

62. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Management

#241 in Europe

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

63. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Management

#242 in Europe

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

64. Bangor University

For Management

#263 in Europe

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

65. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Management

#265 in Europe

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

66. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Management

#269 in Europe

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

67. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Management

#271 in Europe

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

68. Keele University

England | Keele

For Management

#273 in Europe

#730 in the World

Founded: 1962

69. Middlesex University

England | London

For Management

#284 in Europe

#752 in the World

Founded: 1973

70. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Management

#286 in Europe

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

71. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Management

#289 in Europe

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

72. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Management

#292 in Europe

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

73. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Management

#296 in Europe

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

74. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Management

#317 in Europe

#836 in the World

Founded: 1992

75. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Management

#323 in Europe

#847 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Management

#333 in Europe

#873 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Management

#335 in Europe

#875 in the World

Founded: 1890

78. University of Westminster

England | London

For Management

#345 in Europe

#897 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

79. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Management

#369 in Europe

#972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

80. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Management

#379 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

81. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Management

#386 in Europe

#1017 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. London South Bank University

England | London

For Management

#398 in Europe

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

83. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Management

#407 in Europe

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

84. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Management

#413 in Europe

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1904

85. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Management

#417 in Europe

#1113 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

86. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Management

#423 in Europe

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

87. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Management

#428 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

88. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Management

#434 in Europe

#1176 in the World

Founded: 1733

89. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Management

#440 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

90. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Management

#441 in Europe

#1201 in the World

Founded: 1848

91. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Management

#444 in Europe

#1207 in the World

Founded: 1872

92. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Management

#445 in Europe

#1209 in the World

Founded: 1858

93. University of East London

England | London

For Management

#453 in Europe

#1236 in the World

Founded: 1992

94. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Management

#468 in Europe

#1282 in the World

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

95. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Management

#475 in Europe

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

96. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Management

#482 in Europe

#1329 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

97. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Management

#488 in Europe

#1360 in the World

Founded: 1992

98. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Management

#517 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

99. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Management

#523 in Europe

#1505 in the World

Founded: 2006

100. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Management

#534 in Europe

#1557 in the World

Founded: 1990

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