100 Best universities for Anthropology in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 8.86M citations received by 263K academic papers made by 109 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. University College London

For Anthropology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

For Anthropology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Manchester

For Anthropology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Founded: 1824

4. University of Cambridge

For Anthropology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Sheffield

For Anthropology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1905

6. King's College London

For Anthropology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Founded: 1829

7. University of the West of England

For Anthropology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

8. University of Bristol

For Anthropology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

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

9. University of Birmingham

For Anthropology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Founded: 1900

10. University of Warwick

For Anthropology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

11. University of Nottingham

For Anthropology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1948

12. University of Leeds

For Anthropology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1904

13. University of Southampton

For Anthropology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

14. Lancaster University

For Anthropology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

15. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Anthropology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

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

16. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Anthropology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1963

17. University of London

For Anthropology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

18. University of Leicester

For Anthropology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

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

19. University of Exeter

For Anthropology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

20. University of Liverpool

For Anthropology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

21. Loughborough University

For Anthropology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

22. Imperial College London

For Anthropology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

23. University of Sussex

For Anthropology

#27 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

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

24. University of York

For Anthropology

#28 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

25. Durham University

For Anthropology

#29 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

26. University of Surrey

For Anthropology

#30 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

27. Queen Mary University of London

For Anthropology

#31 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

28. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Anthropology

#35 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Founded: 1992

29. University of Kent

For Anthropology

#37 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1965

30. University of Reading

For Anthropology

#38 in the United Kingdom

#72 in Europe

Founded: 1892

31. University of East Anglia

For Anthropology

#39 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

32. University of Bath

For Anthropology

#40 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

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

33. Brunel University London

For Anthropology

#42 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

34. Keele University

For Anthropology

#43 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

Founded: 1962

35. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Anthropology

#44 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Founded: 1992

36. Birkbeck, University of London

For Anthropology

#45 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Founded: 1823

37. University of Plymouth

For Anthropology

#46 in the United Kingdom

#86 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

38. University of Salford

For Anthropology

#47 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Founded: 1967

39. Oxford Brookes University

For Anthropology

#50 in the United Kingdom

#97 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

40. University of Essex

For Anthropology

#52 in the United Kingdom

#99 in Europe

Founded: 1964

41. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Anthropology

#53 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Founded: 1904

42. City, University of London

For Anthropology

#54 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Founded: 1966

43. University of Portsmouth

For Anthropology

#55 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

44. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Anthropology

#56 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Founded: 1954

45. Bournemouth University

For Anthropology

#57 in the United Kingdom

#118 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

46. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Anthropology

#58 in the United Kingdom

#119 in Europe

Founded: 1849

47. Sheffield Hallam University

For Anthropology

#59 in the United Kingdom

#120 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. Leeds Beckett University

For Anthropology

#60 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Founded: 1992

49. Nottingham Trent University

For Anthropology

#61 in the United Kingdom

#124 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

50. Liverpool John Moores University

For Anthropology

#62 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. University of Central Lancashire

For Anthropology

#63 in the United Kingdom

#136 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

52. Coventry University

For Anthropology

#64 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

53. University of Bradford

For Anthropology

#65 in the United Kingdom

#138 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

54. Aston University

For Anthropology

#66 in the United Kingdom

#140 in Europe

Founded: 1895

55. University of Hertfordshire

For Anthropology

#68 in the United Kingdom

#143 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

56. University of Huddersfield

For Anthropology

#69 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

57. University of Brighton

For Anthropology

#70 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. De Montfort University

For Anthropology

#71 in the United Kingdom

#151 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

59. St George's, University of London

For Anthropology

#72 in the United Kingdom

#156 in Europe

Founded: 1733

60. University of East London

For Anthropology

#74 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. Middlesex University

For Anthropology

#75 in the United Kingdom

#166 in Europe

Founded: 1973

62. Cranfield University

For Anthropology

#76 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

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

63. SOAS, University of London

For Anthropology

#77 in the United Kingdom

#184 in Europe

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

64. Anglia Ruskin University

For Anthropology

#78 in the United Kingdom

#194 in Europe

Founded: 1858

65. London South Bank University

For Anthropology

#79 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

66. University of Wolverhampton

For Anthropology

#80 in the United Kingdom

#200 in Europe

Founded: 1992

67. University of Westminster

For Anthropology

#81 in the United Kingdom

#205 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

68. University of Roehampton

For Anthropology

#82 in the United Kingdom

#208 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

69. University of Lincoln

For Anthropology

#83 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

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

70. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Anthropology

#84 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Founded: 1992

71. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Anthropology

#85 in the United Kingdom

#221 in Europe

Founded: 2005

72. University of Greenwich

For Anthropology

#86 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

Founded: 1890

73. London Metropolitan University

For Anthropology

#87 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

Founded: 1848

74. Birmingham City University

For Anthropology

#89 in the United Kingdom

#244 in Europe

Founded: 1992

75. Teesside University

For Anthropology

#90 in the United Kingdom

#248 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

76. University of Bedfordshire

For Anthropology

#92 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

77. Staffordshire University

For Anthropology

#93 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

78. University of Northampton

For Anthropology

#94 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

79. Edge Hill University

For Anthropology

#95 in the United Kingdom

#266 in Europe

Founded: 2006

80. University of Derby

For Anthropology

#98 in the United Kingdom

#287 in Europe

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

81. University of Sunderland

For Anthropology

#99 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

82. University of Gloucestershire

For Anthropology

#103 in the United Kingdom

#324 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

83. University of West London

For Anthropology

#104 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Founded: 1990

84. University of Chester

For Anthropology

#105 in the United Kingdom

#337 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

85. London Business School

For Anthropology

#107 in the United Kingdom

#353 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

86. Liverpool Hope University

For Anthropology

#108 in the United Kingdom

#377 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

87. University of Worcester

For Anthropology

#109 in the United Kingdom

#401 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

88. University of Winchester

For Anthropology

#110 in the United Kingdom

#419 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

89. York St John University

For Anthropology

#111 in the United Kingdom

#430 in Europe

Founded: 1841

90. Bath Spa University

For Anthropology

#114 in the United Kingdom

#490 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

91. University of the Arts London

For Anthropology

#115 in the United Kingdom

#499 in Europe

Founded: 1986

92. University of Bolton

For Anthropology

#116 in the United Kingdom

#500 in Europe

Founded: 2004

93. University of Cumbria

For Anthropology

#117 in the United Kingdom

#501 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

94. University of Chichester

For Anthropology

#118 in the United Kingdom

#562 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

95. Buckinghamshire New University

For Anthropology

#119 in the United Kingdom

#569 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

96. Royal College of Art

For Anthropology

#120 in the United Kingdom

#618 in Europe

Founded: 1896

97. Regent's University London

For Anthropology

#121 in the United Kingdom

#631 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

98. Solent University

For Anthropology

#122 in the United Kingdom

#660 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 11,340
Founded: 2004

99. University of Buckingham

For Anthropology

#124 in the United Kingdom

#669 in Europe

Founded: 1973

100. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Anthropology

#125 in the United Kingdom

#693 in Europe

Founded: 1791

Closest to England states to learn Anthropology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	13
Scotland	17	7

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in England

Broadcast Journalism69

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Criminology and Criminal Justice92

Early Childhood Education71

Education Majors110

Forensic Science64

Gender Studies105

Human Rights Law78

Intellectual Property and Patent Law56

International Law68

International Relations and Diplomacy69

Journalism and Digital Media86

Law Enforcement84

Library and Information science104

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Military science76

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution81

Occupational Safety and Health62

Political Economy89

Political Science119

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Special Education81

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Theology / Divinity / Religious studies110

Urban and Regional planning72