50 Best universities for Urban and Regional planning in the United Kingdom

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Urban and Regional planning. A graph of 205K citations received by 5.48K academic papers made by 50 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 College London

England | London

For Urban and Regional planning

#1 in Europe

#1 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Urban and Regional planning

#3 in Europe

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

3. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Urban and Regional planning

#4 in Europe

#12 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Urban and Regional planning

#6 in Europe

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

5. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Urban and Regional planning

#8 in Europe

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

6. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Urban and Regional planning

#9 in Europe

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

7. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Urban and Regional planning

#11 in Europe

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Urban and Regional planning

#12 in Europe

#37 in the World

Founded: 1904

9. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Urban and Regional planning

#13 in Europe

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

10. Durham University

England | Durham

For Urban and Regional planning

#25 in Europe

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

11. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Urban and Regional planning

#27 in Europe

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

12. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Urban and Regional planning

#34 in Europe

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Urban and Regional planning

#35 in Europe

#96 in the World

Founded: 1900

14. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Urban and Regional planning

#36 in Europe

#97 in the World

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

15. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Urban and Regional planning

#37 in Europe

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

16. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Urban and Regional planning

#47 in Europe

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

17. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Urban and Regional planning

#50 in Europe

#131 in the World

Founded: 1451

18. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Urban and Regional planning

#54 in Europe

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

19. University of Westminster

England | London

For Urban and Regional planning

#57 in Europe

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

20. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Urban and Regional planning

#59 in Europe

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

21. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Urban and Regional planning

#66 in Europe

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Urban and Regional planning

#69 in Europe

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

23. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Urban and Regional planning

#70 in Europe

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

24. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Urban and Regional planning

#72 in Europe

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

25. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Urban and Regional planning

#76 in Europe

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

26. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Urban and Regional planning

#78 in Europe

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

27. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Urban and Regional planning

#90 in Europe

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

28. Imperial College London

England | London

For Urban and Regional planning

#93 in Europe

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

29. King's College London

England | London

For Urban and Regional planning

#94 in Europe

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

30. University of London

England | London

For Urban and Regional planning

#96 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

31. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Urban and Regional planning

#99 in Europe

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

32. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Urban and Regional planning

#100 in Europe

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

33. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Urban and Regional planning

#102 in Europe

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

34. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Urban and Regional planning

#105 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

35. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Urban and Regional planning

#122 in Europe

#274 in the World

Founded: 1992

36. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Urban and Regional planning

#124 in Europe

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

37. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Urban and Regional planning

#126 in Europe

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

38. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Urban and Regional planning

#131 in Europe

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

39. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Urban and Regional planning

#134 in Europe

#294 in the World

Founded: 1966

40. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Urban and Regional planning

#139 in Europe

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1992

41. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Urban and Regional planning

#140 in Europe

#304 in the World

Founded: 1965

42. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Urban and Regional planning

#142 in Europe

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

43. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Urban and Regional planning

#143 in Europe

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

44. University of York

England | York

For Urban and Regional planning

#156 in Europe

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

45. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Urban and Regional planning

#159 in Europe

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1992

46. Keele University

England | Keele

For Urban and Regional planning

#167 in Europe

#369 in the World

Founded: 1962

47. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Urban and Regional planning

#170 in Europe

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1992

48. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Urban and Regional planning

#177 in Europe

#394 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Urban and Regional planning

#179 in Europe

#398 in the World

Founded: 1495

50. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Urban and Regional planning

#185 in Europe

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

The best cities to study Urban and Regional planning in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Cardiff, Manchester, and Sheffield.