100 Best universities for Economics in the United Kingdom

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 21.7M citations received by 863K academic papers made by 142 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 Economics

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

2. University College London

For Economics

#2 in Europe
#17 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Economics

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

4. University of Cambridge

For Economics

#4 in Europe
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

6. Imperial College London

For Economics

#8 in Europe
#53 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

8. University of Warwick

For Economics

#11 in Europe
#57 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

9. University of Edinburgh

For Economics

#12 in Europe
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

12. University of Bristol

For Economics

#16 in Europe
#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

15. University of Southampton

For Economics

#19 in Europe
#80 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

16. University of Sussex

For Economics

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

17. University of York

For Economics

#25 in Europe
#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

19. University of London

For Economics

#30 in Europe
#105 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

21. Lancaster University

For Economics

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

23. University of Liverpool

For Economics

#39 in Europe
#137 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

24. Durham University

For Economics

#45 in Europe
#153 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

25. University of Exeter

For Economics

#49 in Europe
#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

26. University of East Anglia

For Economics

#51 in Europe
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

28. Queen Mary University of London

For Economics

#53 in Europe
#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

31. University of Leicester

For Economics

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

32. University of Bath

For Economics

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

33. London Business School

For Economics

#70 in Europe
#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

34. Loughborough University

For Economics

#72 in Europe
#209 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

37. University of Surrey

For Economics

#90 in Europe
#258 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

38. Brunel University London

For Economics

#91 in Europe
#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

43. University of Stirling

For Economics

#119 in Europe
#334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

44. University of St Andrews

For Economics

#121 in Europe
#340 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

48. Cranfield University

For Economics

#149 in Europe
#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

51. University of Plymouth

For Economics

#152 in Europe
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

52. University of the West of England

For Economics

#156 in Europe
#416 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

54. University of Bradford

For Economics

#163 in Europe
#433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

57. University of Portsmouth

For Economics

#190 in Europe
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

58. SOAS, University of London

For Economics

#193 in Europe
#505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

61. Coventry University

For Economics

#209 in Europe
#546 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

63. Sheffield Hallam University

For Economics

#217 in Europe
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

64. Oxford Brookes University

For Economics

#221 in Europe
#580 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

66. Nottingham Trent University

For Economics

#234 in Europe
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

67. University of Westminster

For Economics

#236 in Europe
#612 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

69. University of Huddersfield

For Economics

#239 in Europe
#616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

70. Bangor University

For Economics

#240 in Europe
#617 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

73. Bournemouth University

For Economics

#255 in Europe
#656 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

74. University of Hertfordshire

For Economics

#259 in Europe
#661 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

76. London South Bank University

For Economics

#271 in Europe
#702 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

77. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Economics

#274 in Europe
#708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

82. University of Central Lancashire

For Economics

#317 in Europe
#802 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

86. Edinburgh Napier University

For Economics

#338 in Europe
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

88. Teesside University

For Economics

#364 in Europe
#944 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

89. University of Lincoln

For Economics

#366 in Europe
#949 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

91. Staffordshire University

For Economics

#385 in Europe
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

93. Robert Gordon University

For Economics

#409 in Europe
#1050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

95. University of Bedfordshire

For Economics

#426 in Europe
#1107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

98. Queen Margaret University

For Economics

#463 in Europe
#1212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007

100. University of Roehampton

For Economics

#472 in Europe
#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

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