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

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Information Technology. A graph of 246K citations received by 5.93K academic papers made by 63 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.

2. University of Oxford

For Information Technology

#2 in Europe
#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

3. University of Warwick

For Information Technology

#3 in Europe
#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

4. Brunel University London

For Information Technology

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

5. Lancaster University

For Information Technology

#5 in Europe
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

6. Loughborough University

For Information Technology

#6 in Europe
#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

7. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Information Technology

#8 in Europe
#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1895

8. University of Edinburgh

For Information Technology

#9 in Europe
#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

9. University of Salford

For Information Technology

#11 in Europe
#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

10. University of Cambridge

For Information Technology

#12 in Europe
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

11. Cardiff University

For Information Technology

#14 in Europe
#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

12. Imperial College London

For Information Technology

#15 in Europe
#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

13. University of Southampton

For Information Technology

#16 in Europe
#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

14. University of Strathclyde

For Information Technology

#18 in Europe
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

15. University of Sheffield

For Information Technology

#20 in Europe
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

16. University of Leeds

For Information Technology

#22 in Europe
#101 in the World
Founded
1904

17. University of Nottingham

For Information Technology

#24 in Europe
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

18. Cranfield University

For Information Technology

#25 in Europe
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

19. University College London

For Information Technology

#27 in Europe
#119 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

20. University of Hull

For Information Technology

#29 in Europe
#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

21. University of Surrey

For Information Technology

#31 in Europe
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

22. University of Sussex

For Information Technology

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

23. University of Bristol

For Information Technology

#41 in Europe
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

24. University of Bath

For Information Technology

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

25. University of London

For Information Technology

#47 in Europe
#186 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

26. University of Stirling

For Information Technology

#48 in Europe
#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

27. University of Reading

For Information Technology

#53 in Europe
#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

28. Bournemouth University

For Information Technology

#54 in Europe
#210 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

29. University of Glasgow

For Information Technology

#57 in Europe
#217 in the World
Founded
1451

30. Aston University

For Information Technology

#64 in Europe
#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

31. King's College London

For Information Technology

#66 in Europe
#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

32. University of Plymouth

For Information Technology

#75 in Europe
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

33. University of Westminster

For Information Technology

#77 in Europe
#279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

35. Newcastle University

For Information Technology

#80 in Europe
#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

36. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Information Technology

#81 in Europe
#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1992

37. University of Leicester

For Information Technology

#84 in Europe
#304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

38. Nottingham Trent University

For Information Technology

#88 in Europe
#321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

39. University of York

For Information Technology

#89 in Europe
#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

40. London Business School

For Information Technology

#94 in Europe
#332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1964

41. University of Bradford

For Information Technology

#96 in Europe
#335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

42. Queen's University Belfast

For Information Technology

#97 in Europe
#336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

43. University of Exeter

For Information Technology

#98 in Europe
#340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

44. Ulster University

For Information Technology

#99 in Europe
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

45. University of Dundee

For Information Technology

#102 in Europe
#349 in the World
Founded
1967

46. University of East Anglia

For Information Technology

#111 in Europe
#377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

47. Swansea University

For Information Technology

#117 in Europe
#398 in the World
Founded
1920

48. De Montfort University

For Information Technology

#119 in Europe
#400 in the World
Founded
1992

49. University of Kent

For Information Technology

#126 in Europe
#422 in the World
Founded
1965

50. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Information Technology

#128 in Europe
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

51. University of the West of England

For Information Technology

#130 in Europe
#438 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

52. City, University of London

For Information Technology

#131 in Europe
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

53. Kingston University

For Information Technology

#132 in Europe
#443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

54. Sheffield Hallam University

For Information Technology

#136 in Europe
#449 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

56. Edinburgh Napier University

For Information Technology

#142 in Europe
#462 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

57. Durham University

For Information Technology

#146 in Europe
#468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

59. Coventry University

For Information Technology

#154 in Europe
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

60. London South Bank University

For Information Technology

#156 in Europe
#497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

62. Robert Gordon University

For Information Technology

#166 in Europe
#520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

63. University of Liverpool

For Information Technology

#170 in Europe
#529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

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