86 Best universities for Project Management 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 Project Management. A graph of 1.93M citations received by 47.9K academic papers made by 86 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. Cranfield University

For Project Management

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

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

2. University of Cambridge

For Project Management

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Manchester

For Project Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Founded: 1824

4. University of Warwick

For Project Management

#4 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

5. Loughborough University

For Project Management

#5 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

6. University College London

For Project Management

#6 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. University of Oxford

For Project Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. Brunel University London

For Project Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

9. Imperial College London

For Project Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

10. University of Southampton

For Project Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Project Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

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

12. Lancaster University

For Project Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

13. University of Salford

For Project Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Founded: 1967

14. University of Sheffield

For Project Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Founded: 1905

15. London Business School

For Project Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

16. University of Nottingham

For Project Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Founded: 1948

17. University of Leeds

For Project Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Founded: 1904

18. University of Bath

For Project Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

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

19. University of Bradford

For Project Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

20. University of Birmingham

For Project Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Founded: 1900

21. Aston University

For Project Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Founded: 1895

22. University of Liverpool

For Project Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. King's College London

For Project Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1829

24. University of Sussex

For Project Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

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

25. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Project Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Founded: 1963

26. University of Surrey

For Project Management

#31 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

27. University of Reading

For Project Management

#32 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Founded: 1892

28. University of York

For Project Management

#33 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

29. University of the West of England

For Project Management

#34 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

30. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Project Management

#35 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Founded: 1992

31. University of Exeter

For Project Management

#36 in the United Kingdom

#115 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

32. City, University of London

For Project Management

#37 in the United Kingdom

#119 in Europe

Founded: 1966

33. Coventry University

For Project Management

#38 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

34. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Project Management

#39 in the United Kingdom

#126 in Europe

Founded: 1954

35. University of Bristol

For Project Management

#41 in the United Kingdom

#131 in Europe

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

36. Bournemouth University

For Project Management

#42 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

37. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Project Management

#43 in the United Kingdom

#147 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. University of Brighton

For Project Management

#44 in the United Kingdom

#151 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. Durham University

For Project Management

#45 in the United Kingdom

#154 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

40. Sheffield Hallam University

For Project Management

#46 in the United Kingdom

#155 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

41. University of Plymouth

For Project Management

#47 in the United Kingdom

#159 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

42. University of Hertfordshire

For Project Management

#48 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

43. Liverpool John Moores University

For Project Management

#49 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. University of Portsmouth

For Project Management

#50 in the United Kingdom

#165 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

45. University of East Anglia

For Project Management

#51 in the United Kingdom

#169 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

46. University of London

For Project Management

#52 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

47. Nottingham Trent University

For Project Management

#53 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

48. University of Kent

For Project Management

#54 in the United Kingdom

#182 in Europe

Founded: 1965

49. University of Huddersfield

For Project Management

#57 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

50. De Montfort University

For Project Management

#58 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

51. University of Wolverhampton

For Project Management

#59 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. Middlesex University

For Project Management

#60 in the United Kingdom

#206 in Europe

Founded: 1973

53. University of Greenwich

For Project Management

#61 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Founded: 1890

54. Leeds Beckett University

For Project Management

#62 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. University of Derby

For Project Management

#68 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

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

56. Teesside University

For Project Management

#69 in the United Kingdom

#256 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

57. Oxford Brookes University

For Project Management

#70 in the United Kingdom

#258 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

58. London South Bank University

For Project Management

#72 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

59. University of Leicester

For Project Management

#73 in the United Kingdom

#288 in Europe

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

60. Keele University

For Project Management

#75 in the United Kingdom

#300 in Europe

Founded: 1962

61. University of Central Lancashire

For Project Management

#76 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

62. University of Bedfordshire

For Project Management

#77 in the United Kingdom

#316 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

63. Birmingham City University

For Project Management

#78 in the United Kingdom

#334 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Project Management

#79 in the United Kingdom

#341 in Europe

Founded: 1849

65. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Project Management

#80 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. University of East London

For Project Management

#81 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Founded: 1992

67. University of Westminster

For Project Management

#84 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

68. London Metropolitan University

For Project Management

#85 in the United Kingdom

#368 in Europe

Founded: 1848

69. Queen Mary University of London

For Project Management

#87 in the United Kingdom

#396 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

70. University of Lincoln

For Project Management

#88 in the United Kingdom

#397 in Europe

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

71. Staffordshire University

For Project Management

#90 in the United Kingdom

#414 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

72. Anglia Ruskin University

For Project Management

#91 in the United Kingdom

#433 in Europe

Founded: 1858

73. University of Essex

For Project Management

#92 in the United Kingdom

#436 in Europe

Founded: 1964

74. University of Buckingham

For Project Management

#94 in the United Kingdom

#484 in Europe

Founded: 1973

75. University of Gloucestershire

For Project Management

#95 in the United Kingdom

#491 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

76. St George's, University of London

For Project Management

#96 in the United Kingdom

#497 in Europe

Founded: 1733

77. Birkbeck, University of London

For Project Management

#97 in the United Kingdom

#516 in Europe

Founded: 1823

78. Edge Hill University

For Project Management

#98 in the United Kingdom

#518 in Europe

Founded: 2006

79. Regent's University London

For Project Management

#99 in the United Kingdom

#528 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

80. University of Sunderland

For Project Management

#100 in the United Kingdom

#532 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

81. University of Roehampton

For Project Management

#102 in the United Kingdom

#662 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

82. University of Bolton

For Project Management

#103 in the United Kingdom

#664 in Europe

Founded: 2004

83. University of Northampton

For Project Management

#105 in the United Kingdom

#683 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

84. University of West London

For Project Management

#106 in the United Kingdom

#697 in Europe

Founded: 1990

85. University of Chester

For Project Management

#107 in the United Kingdom

#709 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. Solent University

For Project Management

#109 in the United Kingdom

#791 in Europe

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

Closest to England states to learn Project Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	8
Scotland	14	9