100 Best universities for Finance in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Finance. A graph of 11.6M citations received by 364K academic papers made by 134 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. University of Oxford

For Finance

#1 in Europe
#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Finance

#2 in Europe
#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Finance

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

4. University College London

For Finance

#4 in Europe
#26 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Warwick

For Finance

#9 in Europe
#48 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

7. Imperial College London

For Finance

#10 in Europe
#52 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

9. London Business School

For Finance

#14 in Europe
#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

10. University of Edinburgh

For Finance

#18 in Europe
#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

16. Durham University

For Finance

#33 in Europe
#122 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

18. University of Bristol

For Finance

#37 in Europe
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

19. Lancaster University

For Finance

#38 in Europe
#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

21. University of Sussex

For Finance

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

24. University of York

For Finance

#55 in Europe
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

26. University of Exeter

For Finance

#61 in Europe
#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

28. Queen Mary University of London

For Finance

#67 in Europe
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

30. University of Bath

For Finance

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

31. University of Liverpool

For Finance

#78 in Europe
#216 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

32. University of Leicester

For Finance

#80 in Europe
#220 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

33. University of London

For Finance

#82 in Europe
#222 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

34. Loughborough University

For Finance

#84 in Europe
#226 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

35. University of East Anglia

For Finance

#86 in Europe
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

36. Brunel University London

For Finance

#99 in Europe
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

37. University of St Andrews

For Finance

#108 in Europe
#278 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

38. Cranfield University

For Finance

#119 in Europe
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

42. University of Surrey

For Finance

#135 in Europe
#352 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

43. University of Stirling

For Finance

#158 in Europe
#412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

51. University of Portsmouth

For Finance

#203 in Europe
#510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

53. University of Bradford

For Finance

#207 in Europe
#521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

55. Bangor University

For Finance

#231 in Europe
#567 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

57. University of Plymouth

For Finance

#242 in Europe
#592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

59. SOAS, University of London

For Finance

#247 in Europe
#604 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

61. De Montfort University

For Finance

#257 in Europe
#630 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

62. University of Westminster

For Finance

#263 in Europe
#642 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

65. University of Huddersfield

For Finance

#282 in Europe
#682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

66. Coventry University

For Finance

#286 in Europe
#690 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

67. Nottingham Trent University

For Finance

#297 in Europe
#710 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

68. Sheffield Hallam University

For Finance

#309 in Europe
#739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

69. University of Hertfordshire

For Finance

#310 in Europe
#741 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

72. Oxford Brookes University

For Finance

#320 in Europe
#780 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

73. Bournemouth University

For Finance

#326 in Europe
#801 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

74. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Finance

#329 in Europe
#805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

81. London South Bank University

For Finance

#424 in Europe
#1054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

82. University of Lincoln

For Finance

#425 in Europe
#1059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

83. Edinburgh Napier University

For Finance

#431 in Europe
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

89. Robert Gordon University

For Finance

#464 in Europe
#1179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

91. University of Central Lancashire

For Finance

#492 in Europe
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

92. Teesside University

For Finance

#497 in Europe
#1284 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

94. Staffordshire University

For Finance

#511 in Europe
#1330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

96. University of Derby

For Finance

#548 in Europe
#1478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

97. University of Bedfordshire

For Finance

#580 in Europe
#1606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

99. University of Roehampton

For Finance

#642 in Europe
#1922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

100. University of Gloucestershire

For Finance

#650 in Europe
#1940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
2001

The best cities to study Finance in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, Cambridge, London, and Manchester.