Best Development Studies universities in England [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 13.3M citations received by 386K academic papers made by 110 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. University of Oxford

Oxford

For Development Studies

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

London

For Development Studies

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Development Studies

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

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

4. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Development Studies

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. University of Cambridge

Cambridge

For Development Studies

#5 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. King's College London

London

For Development Studies

#6 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Founded: 1829

7. Imperial College London

London

For Development Studies

#8 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Development Studies

#9 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Development Studies

#10 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Founded: 1900

10. University of London

London

For Development Studies

#11 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

11. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Development Studies

#12 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1948

12. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Development Studies

#13 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

13. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Development Studies

#14 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

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

14. University of York

York

For Development Studies

#15 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

15. University of Southampton

Southampton

For Development Studies

#16 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

16. University of Leeds

Leeds

For Development Studies

#17 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1904

17. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Development Studies

#18 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

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

18. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Development Studies

#20 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

19. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Development Studies

#21 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1963

20. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Development Studies

#23 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

21. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Development Studies

#25 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

22. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Development Studies

#26 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

23. University of Exeter

Exeter

For Development Studies

#27 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

24. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Development Studies

#28 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

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

25. Durham University

Durham

For Development Studies

#29 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

26. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Development Studies

#30 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

27. University of Bath

Bath

For Development Studies

#31 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

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

28. University of Essex

Colchester

For Development Studies

#32 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Founded: 1964

29. University of Reading

Reading

For Development Studies

#35 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

Founded: 1892

30. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Development Studies

#36 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

31. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Development Studies

#37 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

32. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Development Studies

#42 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Founded: 1965

33. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Development Studies

#43 in the United Kingdom

#99 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

34. City, University of London

London

For Development Studies

#44 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Founded: 1966

35. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Development Studies

#45 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Founded: 1992

36. Keele University

Keele

For Development Studies

#47 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Founded: 1962

37. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Development Studies

#48 in the United Kingdom

#124 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

38. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Development Studies

#49 in the United Kingdom

#131 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

39. University of Salford

Salford

For Development Studies

#50 in the United Kingdom

#133 in Europe

Founded: 1967

40. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Development Studies

#51 in the United Kingdom

#136 in Europe

Founded: 1954

41. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Development Studies

#53 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. Coventry University

Coventry

For Development Studies

#54 in the United Kingdom

#152 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

43. St George's, University of London

London

For Development Studies

#55 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Founded: 1733

44. SOAS, University of London

London

For Development Studies

#56 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

45. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Development Studies

#57 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

46. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Development Studies

#58 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

Founded: 1849

47. Aston University

Birmingham

For Development Studies

#59 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Founded: 1895

48. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Development Studies

#60 in the United Kingdom

#177 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

49. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Development Studies

#61 in the United Kingdom

#180 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

50. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Development Studies

#62 in the United Kingdom

#182 in Europe

Founded: 1823

51. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Development Studies

#63 in the United Kingdom

#184 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Development Studies

#64 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

53. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Development Studies

#65 in the United Kingdom

#186 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Development Studies

#66 in the United Kingdom

#192 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

55. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Development Studies

#67 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

56. London South Bank University

London

For Development Studies

#68 in the United Kingdom

#195 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

57. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Development Studies

#69 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Development Studies

#70 in the United Kingdom

#197 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

59. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Development Studies

#71 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. University of Greenwich

London

For Development Studies

#72 in the United Kingdom

#199 in Europe

Founded: 1890

61. Middlesex University

London

For Development Studies

#73 in the United Kingdom

#201 in Europe

Founded: 1973

62. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Development Studies

#74 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

63. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Development Studies

#77 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Development Studies

#78 in the United Kingdom

#239 in Europe

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

65. London Business School

London

For Development Studies

#79 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

66. Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridge

For Development Studies

#81 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

Founded: 1858

67. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Development Studies

#82 in the United Kingdom

#269 in Europe

Founded: 1992

68. University of Westminster

London

For Development Studies

#83 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

69. University of East London

London

For Development Studies

#84 in the United Kingdom

#286 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Development Studies

#85 in the United Kingdom

#293 in Europe

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

71. Teesside University

Middlesbrough

For Development Studies

#86 in the United Kingdom

#295 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

72. Goldsmiths, University of London

London

For Development Studies

#87 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

Founded: 1904

73. London Metropolitan University

London

For Development Studies

#88 in the United Kingdom

#302 in Europe

Founded: 1848

74. Staffordshire University

Stoke-on-Trent

For Development Studies

#90 in the United Kingdom

#306 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

75. Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury

For Development Studies

#91 in the United Kingdom

#307 in Europe

Founded: 2005

76. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Development Studies

#92 in the United Kingdom

#313 in Europe

Founded: 1992

77. University of Bedfordshire

Luton

For Development Studies

#93 in the United Kingdom

#316 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

78. Edge Hill University

Ormskirk

For Development Studies

#96 in the United Kingdom

#329 in Europe

Founded: 2006

79. University of West London

Ealing

For Development Studies

#98 in the United Kingdom

#364 in Europe

Founded: 1990

80. University of Roehampton

London

For Development Studies

#100 in the United Kingdom

#379 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

81. University of Derby

Derby

For Development Studies

#102 in the United Kingdom

#386 in Europe

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

82. University of Chester

Chester

For Development Studies

#103 in the United Kingdom

#398 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

83. University of Northampton

Northampton

For Development Studies

#104 in the United Kingdom

#422 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

84. University of Sunderland

Sunderland

For Development Studies

#105 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

85. University of Worcester

Worcester

For Development Studies

#106 in the United Kingdom

#453 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

86. University of Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

For Development Studies

#107 in the United Kingdom

#463 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

87. Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool

For Development Studies

#108 in the United Kingdom

#486 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

88. University of Winchester

Winchester

For Development Studies

#110 in the United Kingdom

#525 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

89. Bath Spa University

Bath

For Development Studies

#111 in the United Kingdom

#531 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

90. University of Bolton

Bolton

For Development Studies

#112 in the United Kingdom

#552 in Europe

Founded: 2004

91. Buckinghamshire New University

High Wycombe

For Development Studies

#113 in the United Kingdom

#572 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

92. University of Cumbria

Carlisle

For Development Studies

#114 in the United Kingdom

#598 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

93. Royal Veterinary College University of London

London

For Development Studies

#115 in the United Kingdom

#606 in Europe

Founded: 1791

94. York St John University

York

For Development Studies

#116 in the United Kingdom

#618 in Europe

Founded: 1841

95. University of Buckingham

Buckingham

For Development Studies

#120 in the United Kingdom

#722 in Europe

Founded: 1973

96. Solent University

Southampton

For Development Studies

#122 in the United Kingdom

#787 in Europe

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

97. University of Chichester

Chichester

For Development Studies

#123 in the United Kingdom

#822 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

98. Regent's University London

London

For Development Studies

#124 in the United Kingdom

#823 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

99. University of the Arts London

London

For Development Studies

#126 in the United Kingdom

#832 in Europe

Founded: 1986

100. Royal Agricultural University

Cirencester

For Development Studies

#127 in the United Kingdom

#842 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 2013

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	22
Scotland	17	7

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