18 Best universities for Information Technology (IT) in the United Kingdom

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Information Technology. A graph of 102K citations received by 2.94K academic papers made by 18 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. Loughborough University

For Information Technology

#2 in Europe
#13 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

2. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Information Technology

#3 in Europe
#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

3. Brunel University London

For Information Technology

#4 in Europe
#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

4. University of Warwick

For Information Technology

#6 in Europe
#34 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

7. Cranfield University

For Information Technology

#12 in Europe
#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

8. University of Cambridge

For Information Technology

#13 in Europe
#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

9. University of Oxford

For Information Technology

#14 in Europe
#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

10. University of Salford

For Information Technology

#18 in Europe
#110 in the World
Founded
1967

11. Lancaster University

For Information Technology

#20 in Europe
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

12. University of Sussex

For Information Technology

#22 in Europe
#122 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

13. University of Southampton

For Information Technology

#23 in Europe
#123 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

14. Cardiff University

For Information Technology

#25 in Europe
#132 in the World
Founded
1997

15. University of Edinburgh

For Information Technology

#33 in Europe
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

16. University College London

For Information Technology

#36 in Europe
#175 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

17. University of Bath

For Information Technology

#38 in Europe
#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

The best cities to study Information Technology in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Loughborough, London, Uxbridge, and Coventry.