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 7.64M citations received by 325K academic papers made by 133 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
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Finance

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

4. University College London

For Finance

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

6. University of Warwick

For Finance

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

7. Imperial College London

For Finance

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

9. London Business School

For Finance

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

10. University of Edinburgh

For Finance

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

16. Durham University

For Finance

#31 in Europe
#118 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

17. University of Sussex

For Finance

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

19. University of Bristol

For Finance

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

20. Lancaster University

For Finance

#39 in Europe
#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

25. University of York

For Finance

#57 in Europe
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

27. University of Exeter

For Finance

#62 in Europe
#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

28. University of Leicester

For Finance

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

29. University of East Anglia

For Finance

#69 in Europe
#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

30. Queen Mary University of London

For Finance

#71 in Europe
#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

31. University of Bath

For Finance

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

32. Loughborough University

For Finance

#74 in Europe
#204 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

34. University of Liverpool

For Finance

#81 in Europe
#221 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

35. University of London

For Finance

#87 in Europe
#237 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

36. Brunel University London

For Finance

#96 in Europe
#257 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

#111 in Europe
#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

42. University of Surrey

For Finance

#137 in Europe
#344 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

44. University of Stirling

For Finance

#159 in Europe
#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

48. University of Bradford

For Finance

#188 in Europe
#463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

53. University of Portsmouth

For Finance

#201 in Europe
#499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

55. University of Plymouth

For Finance

#228 in Europe
#553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

60. Bangor University

For Finance

#248 in Europe
#596 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

62. SOAS, University of London

For Finance

#263 in Europe
#632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

64. University of Westminster

For Finance

#274 in Europe
#647 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

65. University of Huddersfield

For Finance

#285 in Europe
#675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

66. Nottingham Trent University

For Finance

#291 in Europe
#691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

67. Coventry University

For Finance

#294 in Europe
#705 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

68. Sheffield Hallam University

For Finance

#300 in Europe
#715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

70. University of Hertfordshire

For Finance

#305 in Europe
#734 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

71. Oxford Brookes University

For Finance

#307 in Europe
#742 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

72. Bournemouth University

For Finance

#314 in Europe
#764 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

73. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Finance

#322 in Europe
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

81. London South Bank University

For Finance

#384 in Europe
#934 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

82. Edinburgh Napier University

For Finance

#415 in Europe
#1012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

85. University of Lincoln

For Finance

#432 in Europe
#1082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

88. Robert Gordon University

For Finance

#449 in Europe
#1122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

89. University of Central Lancashire

For Finance

#460 in Europe
#1164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

90. Staffordshire University

For Finance

#469 in Europe
#1186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

91. Teesside University

For Finance

#473 in Europe
#1192 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

95. University of Derby

For Finance

#542 in Europe
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

96. University of Bedfordshire

For Finance

#570 in Europe
#1556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

98. University of Roehampton

For Finance

#595 in Europe
#1677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

99. University of Chester

For Finance

#612 in Europe
#1791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

100. University of Gloucestershire

For Finance

#620 in Europe
#1821 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.