100 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 9.23M citations received by 302K academic papers made by 104 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

For Finance

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Finance

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Finance

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

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

4. University College London

For Finance

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Manchester

For Finance

#5 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Warwick

For Finance

#6 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

7. Imperial College London

For Finance

#7 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. London Business School

For Finance

#8 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

9. University of Nottingham

For Finance

#9 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1948

10. University of Birmingham

For Finance

#11 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Founded: 1900

11. University of Southampton

For Finance

#12 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

12. University of Leeds

For Finance

#13 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Founded: 1904

13. University of Sheffield

For Finance

#14 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Founded: 1905

14. King's College London

For Finance

#15 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1829

15. Durham University

For Finance

#16 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

16. University of Reading

For Finance

#17 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Founded: 1892

17. University of Bristol

For Finance

#18 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

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

18. University of Sussex

For Finance

#19 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

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

19. Lancaster University

For Finance

#20 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

20. City, University of London

For Finance

#22 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Founded: 1966

21. University of York

For Finance

#24 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Exeter

For Finance

#26 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

23. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Finance

#27 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Founded: 1963

24. Queen Mary University of London

For Finance

#28 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

25. University of Essex

For Finance

#29 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1964

26. University of Bath

For Finance

#30 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

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

27. University of Leicester

For Finance

#31 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

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

28. University of Liverpool

For Finance

#32 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

29. Loughborough University

For Finance

#33 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

30. University of East Anglia

For Finance

#34 in the United Kingdom

#83 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

31. University of London

For Finance

#35 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

32. Brunel University London

For Finance

#36 in the United Kingdom

#99 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

33. Cranfield University

For Finance

#38 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

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

34. University of Kent

For Finance

#39 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Founded: 1965

35. University of Surrey

For Finance

#42 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

36. Birkbeck, University of London

For Finance

#44 in the United Kingdom

#175 in Europe

Founded: 1823

37. University of the West of England

For Finance

#47 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

38. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Finance

#49 in the United Kingdom

#194 in Europe

Founded: 1954

39. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Finance

#50 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Founded: 1849

40. University of Bradford

For Finance

#51 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

41. Aston University

For Finance

#52 in the United Kingdom

#206 in Europe

Founded: 1895

42. University of Portsmouth

For Finance

#53 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

43. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Finance

#56 in the United Kingdom

#237 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. Keele University

For Finance

#57 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Founded: 1962

45. University of Plymouth

For Finance

#58 in the United Kingdom

#245 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

46. SOAS, University of London

For Finance

#60 in the United Kingdom

#252 in Europe

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

47. De Montfort University

For Finance

#61 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

48. University of Westminster

For Finance

#62 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

49. University of Salford

For Finance

#63 in the United Kingdom

#267 in Europe

Founded: 1967

50. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Finance

#64 in the United Kingdom

#276 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. University of Huddersfield

For Finance

#65 in the United Kingdom

#296 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

52. Coventry University

For Finance

#66 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

53. Nottingham Trent University

For Finance

#67 in the United Kingdom

#300 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Hertfordshire

For Finance

#68 in the United Kingdom

#308 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

55. Sheffield Hallam University

For Finance

#69 in the United Kingdom

#309 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

56. Middlesex University

For Finance

#70 in the United Kingdom

#313 in Europe

Founded: 1973

57. Oxford Brookes University

For Finance

#71 in the United Kingdom

#315 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

58. University of Greenwich

For Finance

#72 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Founded: 1890

59. Bournemouth University

For Finance

#74 in the United Kingdom

#330 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

60. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Finance

#75 in the United Kingdom

#353 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. Liverpool John Moores University

For Finance

#76 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

Founded: 1992

62. Leeds Beckett University

For Finance

#77 in the United Kingdom

#375 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. University of Brighton

For Finance

#78 in the United Kingdom

#376 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. London Metropolitan University

For Finance

#80 in the United Kingdom

#385 in Europe

Founded: 1848

65. London South Bank University

For Finance

#81 in the United Kingdom

#417 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

66. University of Lincoln

For Finance

#82 in the United Kingdom

#431 in Europe

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

67. University of East London

For Finance

#84 in the United Kingdom

#435 in Europe

Founded: 1992

68. Anglia Ruskin University

For Finance

#85 in the United Kingdom

#446 in Europe

Founded: 1858

69. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Finance

#87 in the United Kingdom

#458 in Europe

Founded: 1904

70. University of Wolverhampton

For Finance

#89 in the United Kingdom

#465 in Europe

Founded: 1992

71. University of Central Lancashire

For Finance

#90 in the United Kingdom

#491 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

72. Teesside University

For Finance

#91 in the United Kingdom

#500 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

73. Staffordshire University

For Finance

#93 in the United Kingdom

#508 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

74. Birmingham City University

For Finance

#94 in the United Kingdom

#525 in Europe

Founded: 1992

75. St George's, University of London

For Finance

#95 in the United Kingdom

#546 in Europe

Founded: 1733

76. University of Derby

For Finance

#96 in the United Kingdom

#548 in Europe

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

77. University of Bedfordshire

For Finance

#97 in the United Kingdom

#578 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

78. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Finance

#98 in the United Kingdom

#583 in Europe

Founded: 2005

79. University of Roehampton

For Finance

#99 in the United Kingdom

#639 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

80. University of Gloucestershire

For Finance

#100 in the United Kingdom

#645 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

81. Edge Hill University

For Finance

#101 in the United Kingdom

#653 in Europe

Founded: 2006

82. University of Chester

For Finance

#103 in the United Kingdom

#658 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

83. University of Northampton

For Finance

#104 in the United Kingdom

#682 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

84. University of Sunderland

For Finance

#105 in the United Kingdom

#684 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

85. University of West London

For Finance

#106 in the United Kingdom

#691 in Europe

Founded: 1990

86. University of Buckingham

For Finance

#107 in the United Kingdom

#694 in Europe

Founded: 1973

87. Regent's University London

For Finance

#109 in the United Kingdom

#729 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

88. University of Bolton

For Finance

#111 in the United Kingdom

#742 in Europe

Founded: 2004

89. Liverpool Hope University

For Finance

#112 in the United Kingdom

#757 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

90. University of Worcester

For Finance

#113 in the United Kingdom

#758 in Europe

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

91. University of Winchester

For Finance

#114 in the United Kingdom

#795 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

92. Bath Spa University

For Finance

#117 in the United Kingdom

#830 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

93. Royal College of Art

For Finance

#118 in the United Kingdom

#909 in Europe

Founded: 1896

94. York St John University

For Finance

#119 in the United Kingdom

#913 in Europe

Founded: 1841

95. University of the Arts London

For Finance

#121 in the United Kingdom

#920 in Europe

Founded: 1986

96. Buckinghamshire New University

For Finance

#122 in the United Kingdom

#925 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

97. University of Cumbria

For Finance

#123 in the United Kingdom

#945 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

98. Royal Agricultural University

For Finance

#124 in the United Kingdom

#954 in Europe

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

99. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Finance

#125 in the United Kingdom

#973 in Europe

Founded: 1791

100. Solent University

For Finance

#126 in the United Kingdom

#1033 in Europe

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

Closest to England states to learn Finance

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	23
Scotland	17	10

Economics subfields in England

Actuarial Science61

Agricultural Economics43

Development Studies110

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics88

Environmental Economics69

International Economics80

International Relations and Diplomacy68

International Trade85

Investment Banking and Stock trading72

Political Economy89