100 Best universities for Marketing 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 Marketing. A graph of 9.51M citations received by 278K academic papers made by 133 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 Marketing

#1 in Europe

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Marketing

#2 in Europe

#25 in the World

Founded: 1824

3. University College London

England | London

For Marketing

#3 in Europe

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Marketing

#4 in Europe

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. Imperial College London

England | London

For Marketing

#6 in Europe

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Marketing

#7 in Europe

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

7. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Marketing

#10 in Europe

#63 in the World

Founded: 1948

8. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Marketing

#11 in Europe

#64 in the World

Founded: 1997

9. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Marketing

#14 in Europe

#68 in the World

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

10. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Marketing

#18 in Europe

#89 in the World

Founded: 1900

11. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Marketing

#19 in Europe

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

12. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Marketing

#21 in Europe

#96 in the World

Founded: 1905

13. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Marketing

#23 in Europe

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

14. King's College London

England | London

For Marketing

#26 in Europe

#106 in the World

Founded: 1829

15. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Marketing

#30 in Europe

#112 in the World

Founded: 1904

16. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Marketing

#31 in Europe

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

17. London Business School

England | London

For Marketing

#34 in Europe

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

18. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Marketing

#41 in Europe

#141 in the World

Founded: 1964

19. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Marketing

#43 in Europe

#149 in the World

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

20. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Marketing

#44 in Europe

#150 in the World

Founded: 1451

21. University of Bath

For Marketing

#45 in Europe

#151 in the World

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

22. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Marketing

#46 in Europe

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

23. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Marketing

#47 in Europe

#157 in the World

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

24. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Marketing

#53 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

25. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Marketing

#54 in Europe

#174 in the World

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

26. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Marketing

#57 in Europe

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

27. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Marketing

#58 in Europe

#188 in the World

Founded: 1968

28. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Marketing

#60 in Europe

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

29. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marketing

#62 in Europe

#201 in the World

Founded: 1963

30. University of York

For Marketing

#67 in Europe

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

31. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Marketing

#74 in Europe

#230 in the World

Founded: 1892

32. Durham University

England | Durham

For Marketing

#91 in Europe

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

33. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Marketing

#93 in Europe

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

34. City, University of London

England | London

For Marketing

#98 in Europe

#288 in the World

Founded: 1966

35. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Marketing

#101 in Europe

#291 in the World

Founded: 1895

36. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Marketing

#103 in Europe

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

37. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Marketing

#108 in Europe

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

38. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Marketing

#120 in Europe

#341 in the World

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

39. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Marketing

#121 in Europe

#343 in the World

Founded: 1495

40. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Marketing

#123 in Europe

#345 in the World

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

41. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Marketing

#129 in Europe

#356 in the World

Founded: 1992

42. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Marketing

#130 in Europe

#358 in the World

Founded: 1920

43. University of London

England | London

For Marketing

#138 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

44. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Marketing

#140 in Europe

#383 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Marketing

#142 in Europe

#393 in the World

Founded: 1893

46. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Marketing

#148 in Europe

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

47. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Marketing

#149 in Europe

#408 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Marketing

#152 in Europe

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

49. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Marketing

#163 in Europe

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

50. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Marketing

#166 in Europe

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

51. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Marketing

#168 in Europe

#440 in the World

Founded: 1965

52. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Marketing

#181 in Europe

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

53. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Marketing

#190 in Europe

#502 in the World

Founded: 1954

54. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Marketing

#191 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

55. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Marketing

#192 in Europe

#512 in the World

Founded: 1964

56. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Marketing

#197 in Europe

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

57. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Marketing

#205 in Europe

#544 in the World

Founded: 1849

58. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Marketing

#207 in Europe

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Marketing

#215 in Europe

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

60. Middlesex University

England | London

For Marketing

#216 in Europe

#574 in the World

Founded: 1973

61. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Marketing

#221 in Europe

#587 in the World

Founded: 1966

62. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Marketing

#226 in Europe

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

63. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Marketing

#227 in Europe

#595 in the World

Founded: 1967

64. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Marketing

#231 in Europe

#609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

65. University of Westminster

England | London

For Marketing

#235 in Europe

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

66. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Marketing

#239 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

67. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Marketing

#240 in Europe

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

68. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Marketing

#244 in Europe

#639 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. Keele University

England | Keele

For Marketing

#247 in Europe

#647 in the World

Founded: 1962

70. Bangor University

For Marketing

#251 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

71. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Marketing

#253 in Europe

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

72. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Marketing

#261 in Europe

#669 in the World

Founded: 1992

73. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Marketing

#266 in Europe

#675 in the World

Founded: 1890

74. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Marketing

#272 in Europe

#688 in the World

Founded: 1992

75. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Marketing

#286 in Europe

#720 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

76. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Marketing

#305 in Europe

#769 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Marketing

#319 in Europe

#802 in the World

Founded: 1823

78. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Marketing

#322 in Europe

#809 in the World

Founded: 1992

79. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Marketing

#329 in Europe

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

80. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Marketing

#334 in Europe

#846 in the World

Founded: 1841

81. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Marketing

#340 in Europe

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

82. London South Bank University

England | London

For Marketing

#343 in Europe

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

83. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Marketing

#346 in Europe

#887 in the World

Founded: 1848

84. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Marketing

#366 in Europe

#940 in the World

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

85. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Marketing

#367 in Europe

#943 in the World

Founded: 1733

86. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Marketing

#368 in Europe

#946 in the World

Founded: 1992

87. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Marketing

#378 in Europe

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

88. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Marketing

#384 in Europe

#1002 in the World

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

89. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Marketing

#396 in Europe

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

90. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Marketing

#403 in Europe

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

91. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Marketing

#420 in Europe

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1858

92. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Marketing

#423 in Europe

#1148 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

93. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Marketing

#427 in Europe

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

94. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Marketing

#431 in Europe

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

95. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Marketing

#433 in Europe

#1188 in the World

Founded: 1872

96. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Marketing

#436 in Europe

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

97. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Marketing

#449 in Europe

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

98. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Marketing

#458 in Europe

#1255 in the World

Founded: 1904

99. University of Winchester

England | Winchester

For Marketing

#472 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

100. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Marketing

#476 in Europe

#1296 in the World

Founded: 2006

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