85 Best universities for International Trade 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 International Trade. A graph of 1.42M citations received by 51.3K academic papers made by 85 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. London School of Economics and Political Science

For International Trade

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

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

2. University of Oxford

For International Trade

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

For International Trade

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Nottingham

For International Trade

#4 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1948

5. University of Sussex

For International Trade

#5 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

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

6. University College London

For International Trade

#6 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. University of Warwick

For International Trade

#7 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

8. University of Manchester

For International Trade

#8 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Founded: 1824

9. King's College London

For International Trade

#9 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1829

10. University of Birmingham

For International Trade

#10 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1900

11. University of Leeds

For International Trade

#11 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1904

12. University of Sheffield

For International Trade

#12 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Founded: 1905

13. Imperial College London

For International Trade

#15 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

14. Queen Mary University of London

For International Trade

#17 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Reading

For International Trade

#18 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Founded: 1892

16. University of Kent

For International Trade

#20 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Founded: 1965

17. University of Bristol

For International Trade

#21 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

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

18. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For International Trade

#22 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Founded: 1963

19. University of East Anglia

For International Trade

#23 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

20. Durham University

For International Trade

#24 in the United Kingdom

#72 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

21. Loughborough University

For International Trade

#25 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

22. University of Essex

For International Trade

#26 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

Founded: 1964

23. University of Southampton

For International Trade

#27 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

24. University of London

For International Trade

#28 in the United Kingdom

#86 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

25. University of Exeter

For International Trade

#29 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

26. Lancaster University

For International Trade

#30 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

27. University of Bath

For International Trade

#31 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

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

28. University of York

For International Trade

#32 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

29. University of Surrey

For International Trade

#33 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

30. University of Liverpool

For International Trade

#34 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

31. University of Leicester

For International Trade

#36 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

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

32. Brunel University London

For International Trade

#37 in the United Kingdom

#107 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

33. City, University of London

For International Trade

#39 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Founded: 1966

34. London Business School

For International Trade

#40 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

35. Aston University

For International Trade

#41 in the United Kingdom

#140 in Europe

Founded: 1895

36. Birkbeck, University of London

For International Trade

#42 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Founded: 1823

37. University of Bradford

For International Trade

#43 in the United Kingdom

#143 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

38. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For International Trade

#45 in the United Kingdom

#149 in Europe

Founded: 1954

39. University of the West of England

For International Trade

#47 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

40. Cranfield University

For International Trade

#49 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

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

41. University of Portsmouth

For International Trade

#50 in the United Kingdom

#206 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

42. Coventry University

For International Trade

#51 in the United Kingdom

#208 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

43. SOAS, University of London

For International Trade

#53 in the United Kingdom

#214 in Europe

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

44. University of Plymouth

For International Trade

#55 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

45. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For International Trade

#56 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. Keele University

For International Trade

#57 in the United Kingdom

#234 in Europe

Founded: 1962

47. Manchester Metropolitan University

For International Trade

#58 in the United Kingdom

#239 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. Nottingham Trent University

For International Trade

#59 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

49. Royal Holloway, University of London

For International Trade

#60 in the United Kingdom

#241 in Europe

Founded: 1849

50. De Montfort University

For International Trade

#61 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

51. University of Westminster

For International Trade

#62 in the United Kingdom

#262 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

52. Oxford Brookes University

For International Trade

#63 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

53. Middlesex University

For International Trade

#65 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Founded: 1973

54. London Metropolitan University

For International Trade

#66 in the United Kingdom

#295 in Europe

Founded: 1848

55. University of Salford

For International Trade

#68 in the United Kingdom

#310 in Europe

Founded: 1967

56. Bournemouth University

For International Trade

#70 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

57. London South Bank University

For International Trade

#71 in the United Kingdom

#338 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

58. Liverpool John Moores University

For International Trade

#72 in the United Kingdom

#343 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. University of Greenwich

For International Trade

#73 in the United Kingdom

#347 in Europe

Founded: 1890

60. University of Lincoln

For International Trade

#74 in the United Kingdom

#354 in Europe

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

61. Sheffield Hallam University

For International Trade

#75 in the United Kingdom

#366 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

62. University of Brighton

For International Trade

#77 in the United Kingdom

#371 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. Leeds Beckett University

For International Trade

#78 in the United Kingdom

#384 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For International Trade

#79 in the United Kingdom

#391 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. University of East London

For International Trade

#81 in the United Kingdom

#399 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. University of Central Lancashire

For International Trade

#82 in the United Kingdom

#407 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

67. University of Huddersfield

For International Trade

#83 in the United Kingdom

#408 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

68. University of Hertfordshire

For International Trade

#84 in the United Kingdom

#418 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

69. University of Wolverhampton

For International Trade

#85 in the United Kingdom

#424 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. Goldsmiths, University of London

For International Trade

#86 in the United Kingdom

#437 in Europe

Founded: 1904

71. Staffordshire University

For International Trade

#87 in the United Kingdom

#452 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

72. Birmingham City University

For International Trade

#88 in the United Kingdom

#454 in Europe

Founded: 1992

73. Anglia Ruskin University

For International Trade

#91 in the United Kingdom

#531 in Europe

Founded: 1858

74. University of Bedfordshire

For International Trade

#93 in the United Kingdom

#563 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

75. Canterbury Christ Church University

For International Trade

#95 in the United Kingdom

#585 in Europe

Founded: 2005

76. University of Buckingham

For International Trade

#96 in the United Kingdom

#586 in Europe

Founded: 1973

77. University of Derby

For International Trade

#97 in the United Kingdom

#603 in Europe

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

78. Edge Hill University

For International Trade

#98 in the United Kingdom

#627 in Europe

Founded: 2006

79. University of Gloucestershire

For International Trade

#99 in the United Kingdom

#632 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

80. University of Roehampton

For International Trade

#100 in the United Kingdom

#637 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

81. Liverpool Hope University

For International Trade

#101 in the United Kingdom

#638 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

82. St George's, University of London

For International Trade

#102 in the United Kingdom

#649 in Europe

Founded: 1733

83. Teesside University

For International Trade

#105 in the United Kingdom

#688 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

84. University of Chester

For International Trade

#106 in the United Kingdom

#709 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Northampton

For International Trade

#107 in the United Kingdom

#741 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

Closest to England states to learn International Trade

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	6	14
Scotland	14	13

Economics subfields in England

Actuarial Science61

Agricultural Economics43

Development Studies110

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics88

Environmental Economics69

International Economics80

International Relations and Diplomacy68

Investment Banking and Stock trading72

Political Economy89