86 Best universities for Project Management in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 1.79M citations received by 46.7K 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

#3 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

#8 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. Brunel University London

For Project Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

9. Imperial College London

For Project Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

10. University of Southampton

For Project Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

11. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Project Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

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

12. Lancaster University

For Project Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

13. University of Salford

For Project Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1967

14. University of Sheffield

For Project Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Founded: 1905

15. London Business School

For Project Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

16. University of Nottingham

For Project Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Founded: 1948

17. University of Leeds

For Project Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Founded: 1904

18. University of Bath

For Project Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#50 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

#51 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

20. University of Birmingham

For Project Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#56 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

#25 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. King's College London

For Project Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Founded: 1829

24. University of Sussex

For Project Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#76 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

#85 in Europe

Founded: 1963

26. University of Reading

For Project Management

#31 in the United Kingdom

#86 in Europe

Founded: 1892

27. University of York

For Project Management

#32 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Surrey

For Project Management

#33 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

29. University of the West of England

For Project Management

#34 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

30. City, University of London

For Project Management

#35 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Founded: 1966

31. University of Exeter

For Project Management

#36 in the United Kingdom

#118 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

32. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Project Management

#37 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Founded: 1992

33. Coventry University

For Project Management

#38 in the United Kingdom

#124 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

34. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Project Management

#39 in the United Kingdom

#125 in Europe

Founded: 1954

35. Bournemouth University

For Project Management

#41 in the United Kingdom

#131 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

36. University of Bristol

For Project Management

#42 in the United Kingdom

#136 in Europe

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

37. University of Brighton

For Project Management

#43 in the United Kingdom

#149 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Project Management

#44 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. Sheffield Hallam University

For Project Management

#45 in the United Kingdom

#151 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

40. Durham University

For Project Management

#46 in the United Kingdom

#152 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

41. University of Hertfordshire

For Project Management

#47 in the United Kingdom

#156 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

42. University of Plymouth

For Project Management

#48 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

43. University of London

For Project Management

#49 in the United Kingdom

#161 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

44. Liverpool John Moores University

For Project Management

#50 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. University of Portsmouth

For Project Management

#51 in the United Kingdom

#169 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

46. University of East Anglia

For Project Management

#52 in the United Kingdom

#171 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

47. Nottingham Trent University

For Project Management

#53 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

48. University of Kent

For Project Management

#54 in the United Kingdom

#177 in Europe

Founded: 1965

49. University of Huddersfield

For Project Management

#57 in the United Kingdom

#189 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

50. De Montfort University

For Project Management

#58 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

51. University of Wolverhampton

For Project Management

#59 in the United Kingdom

#197 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. Middlesex University

For Project Management

#60 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Founded: 1973

53. University of Greenwich

For Project Management

#61 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Founded: 1890

54. Leeds Beckett University

For Project Management

#62 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. Teesside University

For Project Management

#68 in the United Kingdom

#249 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

56. University of Derby

For Project Management

#69 in the United Kingdom

#250 in Europe

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

57. Oxford Brookes University

For Project Management

#70 in the United Kingdom

#251 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

58. London South Bank University

For Project Management

#72 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

59. University of Leicester

For Project Management

#73 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

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

60. Keele University

For Project Management

#74 in the United Kingdom

#289 in Europe

Founded: 1962

61. University of Central Lancashire

For Project Management

#75 in the United Kingdom

#294 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

62. University of Bedfordshire

For Project Management

#77 in the United Kingdom

#306 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

63. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Project Management

#78 in the United Kingdom

#339 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. Birmingham City University

For Project Management

#80 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. University of East London

For Project Management

#81 in the United Kingdom

#345 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Project Management

#82 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Founded: 1849

67. University of Westminster

For Project Management

#84 in the United Kingdom

#358 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

68. London Metropolitan University

For Project Management

#85 in the United Kingdom

#370 in Europe

Founded: 1848

69. University of Lincoln

For Project Management

#87 in the United Kingdom

#395 in Europe

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

70. Queen Mary University of London

For Project Management

#88 in the United Kingdom

#401 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

71. Staffordshire University

For Project Management

#89 in the United Kingdom

#407 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

72. Anglia Ruskin University

For Project Management

#91 in the United Kingdom

#429 in Europe

Founded: 1858

73. University of Essex

For Project Management

#92 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Founded: 1964

74. University of Buckingham

For Project Management

#94 in the United Kingdom

#481 in Europe

Founded: 1973

75. University of Gloucestershire

For Project Management

#95 in the United Kingdom

#488 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

76. Edge Hill University

For Project Management

#96 in the United Kingdom

#513 in Europe

Founded: 2006

77. Birkbeck, University of London

For Project Management

#97 in the United Kingdom

#514 in Europe

Founded: 1823

78. University of Sunderland

For Project Management

#98 in the United Kingdom

#516 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

79. Regent's University London

For Project Management

#99 in the United Kingdom

#519 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

80. St George's, University of London

For Project Management

#100 in the United Kingdom

#539 in Europe

Founded: 1733

81. University of Roehampton

For Project Management

#102 in the United Kingdom

#657 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

82. University of Bolton

For Project Management

#103 in the United Kingdom

#670 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

#694 in Europe

Founded: 1990

85. University of Chester

For Project Management

#107 in the United Kingdom

#704 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. Solent University

For Project Management

#109 in the United Kingdom

#776 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	7
Scotland	14	9