100 Best universities for Marketing in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Marketing. A graph of 8.5M citations received by 236K academic papers made by 104 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 Cambridge

For Marketing

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Manchester

For Marketing

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Founded: 1824

3. University College London

For Marketing

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Oxford

For Marketing

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. Imperial College London

For Marketing

#5 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Warwick

For Marketing

#6 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

7. University of Nottingham

For Marketing

#8 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. Cranfield University

For Marketing

#9 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

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

9. University of Birmingham

For Marketing

#10 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Founded: 1900

10. Loughborough University

For Marketing

#11 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

11. University of Sheffield

For Marketing

#12 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Founded: 1905

12. University of Southampton

For Marketing

#13 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. King's College London

For Marketing

#14 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1829

14. University of Leeds

For Marketing

#15 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Founded: 1904

15. London Business School

For Marketing

#17 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

16. University of Bath

For Marketing

#20 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

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

17. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Marketing

#21 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

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

18. Lancaster University

For Marketing

#22 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

19. University of Sussex

For Marketing

#23 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

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

20. University of Liverpool

For Marketing

#24 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

21. University of Bristol

For Marketing

#25 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

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

22. University of Surrey

For Marketing

#26 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

23. Brunel University London

For Marketing

#28 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

24. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marketing

#29 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1963

25. University of York

For Marketing

#30 in the United Kingdom

#70 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Reading

For Marketing

#31 in the United Kingdom

#75 in Europe

Founded: 1892

27. University of Exeter

For Marketing

#32 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

28. Durham University

For Marketing

#33 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. City, University of London

For Marketing

#34 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Founded: 1966

30. Aston University

For Marketing

#35 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Founded: 1895

31. University of Bradford

For Marketing

#36 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

32. University of East Anglia

For Marketing

#37 in the United Kingdom

#111 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

33. University of Leicester

For Marketing

#38 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

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

34. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Marketing

#42 in the United Kingdom

#128 in Europe

Founded: 1992

35. University of London

For Marketing

#43 in the United Kingdom

#139 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

36. University of Salford

For Marketing

#44 in the United Kingdom

#140 in Europe

Founded: 1967

37. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marketing

#45 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. Bournemouth University

For Marketing

#46 in the United Kingdom

#146 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

39. University of Plymouth

For Marketing

#48 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

40. Queen Mary University of London

For Marketing

#50 in the United Kingdom

#166 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

41. University of Kent

For Marketing

#51 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Founded: 1965

42. Nottingham Trent University

For Marketing

#52 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

43. University of the West of England

For Marketing

#53 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

44. University of Essex

For Marketing

#54 in the United Kingdom

#192 in Europe

Founded: 1964

45. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Marketing

#55 in the United Kingdom

#195 in Europe

Founded: 1954

46. Sheffield Hallam University

For Marketing

#56 in the United Kingdom

#197 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

47. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Marketing

#57 in the United Kingdom

#200 in Europe

Founded: 1849

48. University of Portsmouth

For Marketing

#58 in the United Kingdom

#205 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

49. Coventry University

For Marketing

#59 in the United Kingdom

#212 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

50. Middlesex University

For Marketing

#60 in the United Kingdom

#221 in Europe

Founded: 1973

51. De Montfort University

For Marketing

#62 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

52. University of Huddersfield

For Marketing

#64 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. University of Westminster

For Marketing

#66 in the United Kingdom

#238 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

54. Liverpool John Moores University

For Marketing

#67 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. Oxford Brookes University

For Marketing

#68 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

56. Keele University

For Marketing

#69 in the United Kingdom

#247 in Europe

Founded: 1962

57. University of Hertfordshire

For Marketing

#70 in the United Kingdom

#251 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

58. University of Greenwich

For Marketing

#72 in the United Kingdom

#258 in Europe

Founded: 1890

59. University of Brighton

For Marketing

#73 in the United Kingdom

#261 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Marketing

#74 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. Leeds Beckett University

For Marketing

#76 in the United Kingdom

#302 in Europe

Founded: 1992

62. Birkbeck, University of London

For Marketing

#77 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Founded: 1823

63. University of Wolverhampton

For Marketing

#79 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. University of Central Lancashire

For Marketing

#81 in the United Kingdom

#345 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

65. London South Bank University

For Marketing

#82 in the United Kingdom

#350 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

66. London Metropolitan University

For Marketing

#83 in the United Kingdom

#353 in Europe

Founded: 1848

67. St George's, University of London

For Marketing

#84 in the United Kingdom

#362 in Europe

Founded: 1733

68. University of Derby

For Marketing

#85 in the United Kingdom

#365 in Europe

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

69. Birmingham City University

For Marketing

#86 in the United Kingdom

#369 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. University of Lincoln

For Marketing

#87 in the United Kingdom

#381 in Europe

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

71. University of Bedfordshire

For Marketing

#89 in the United Kingdom

#397 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

72. Staffordshire University

For Marketing

#90 in the United Kingdom

#409 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

73. Anglia Ruskin University

For Marketing

#91 in the United Kingdom

#418 in Europe

Founded: 1858

74. Teesside University

For Marketing

#92 in the United Kingdom

#426 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

75. University of Gloucestershire

For Marketing

#97 in the United Kingdom

#451 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

76. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Marketing

#98 in the United Kingdom

#456 in Europe

Founded: 1904

77. University of Winchester

For Marketing

#99 in the United Kingdom

#473 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

78. Edge Hill University

For Marketing

#100 in the United Kingdom

#483 in Europe

Founded: 2006

79. University of Sunderland

For Marketing

#101 in the United Kingdom

#495 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

80. University of East London

For Marketing

#102 in the United Kingdom

#521 in Europe

Founded: 1992

81. University of Northampton

For Marketing

#103 in the United Kingdom

#570 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

82. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Marketing

#104 in the United Kingdom

#586 in Europe

Founded: 2005

83. University of Roehampton

For Marketing

#105 in the United Kingdom

#597 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

84. Regent's University London

For Marketing

#106 in the United Kingdom

#610 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

85. University of West London

For Marketing

#107 in the United Kingdom

#638 in Europe

Founded: 1990

86. SOAS, University of London

For Marketing

#108 in the United Kingdom

#650 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

87. University of Chester

For Marketing

#109 in the United Kingdom

#652 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

88. University of Bolton

For Marketing

#111 in the United Kingdom

#670 in Europe

Founded: 2004

89. Buckinghamshire New University

For Marketing

#112 in the United Kingdom

#678 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

90. University of Worcester

For Marketing

#114 in the United Kingdom

#692 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

91. University of the Arts London

For Marketing

#115 in the United Kingdom

#695 in Europe

Founded: 1986

92. University of Buckingham

For Marketing

#116 in the United Kingdom

#748 in Europe

Founded: 1973

93. Liverpool Hope University

For Marketing

#117 in the United Kingdom

#757 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

94. Royal Agricultural University

For Marketing

#118 in the United Kingdom

#765 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 2013

95. York St John University

For Marketing

#119 in the United Kingdom

#782 in Europe

Founded: 1841

96. University of Cumbria

For Marketing

#120 in the United Kingdom

#833 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

97. Bath Spa University

For Marketing

#121 in the United Kingdom

#854 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

98. Royal College of Art

For Marketing

#126 in the United Kingdom

#936 in Europe

Founded: 1896

99. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Marketing

#127 in the United Kingdom

#959 in Europe

Founded: 1791

100. Solent University

For Marketing

#128 in the United Kingdom

#966 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 11,340
Founded: 2004

Closest to England states to learn Marketing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	7
Scotland	17	16