100 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 1.28M citations received by 139K academic papers made by 122 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 Classics and Ancient History

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

2. University of Cambridge

For Classics and Ancient History

#2 in Europe
#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. University College London

For Classics and Ancient History

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

5. University of Edinburgh

For Classics and Ancient History

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

6. King's College London

For Classics and Ancient History

#6 in Europe
#21 in the World
Founded
1829

7. University of Manchester

For Classics and Ancient History

#7 in Europe
#23 in the World
Founded
1824

8. University of Birmingham

For Classics and Ancient History

#8 in Europe
#24 in the World
Founded
1900

9. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Classics and Ancient History

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

10. University of Bristol

For Classics and Ancient History

#10 in Europe
#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

11. Durham University

For Classics and Ancient History

#11 in Europe
#33 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

12. University of Warwick

For Classics and Ancient History

#12 in Europe
#35 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

13. University of Glasgow

For Classics and Ancient History

#13 in Europe
#37 in the World
Founded
1451

14. University of London

For Classics and Ancient History

#14 in Europe
#39 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

15. University of Liverpool

For Classics and Ancient History

#15 in Europe
#45 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

16. University of St Andrews

For Classics and Ancient History

#16 in Europe
#46 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

17. University of Leeds

For Classics and Ancient History

#17 in Europe
#48 in the World
Founded
1904

18. University of Nottingham

For Classics and Ancient History

#18 in Europe
#51 in the World
Founded
1948

19. University of Sheffield

For Classics and Ancient History

#19 in Europe
#53 in the World
Founded
1905

20. University of Exeter

For Classics and Ancient History

#21 in Europe
#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

21. University of Southampton

For Classics and Ancient History

#24 in Europe
#70 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

22. University of York

For Classics and Ancient History

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

23. University of Reading

For Classics and Ancient History

#27 in Europe
#80 in the World
Founded
1892

24. University of Leicester

For Classics and Ancient History

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

25. University of Sussex

For Classics and Ancient History

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

26. Imperial College London

For Classics and Ancient History

#31 in Europe
#87 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

28. University of Kent

For Classics and Ancient History

#38 in Europe
#109 in the World
Founded
1965

29. University of East Anglia

For Classics and Ancient History

#41 in Europe
#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

30. SOAS, University of London

For Classics and Ancient History

#43 in Europe
#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

31. University of Aberdeen

For Classics and Ancient History

#47 in Europe
#133 in the World
Founded
1495

32. Birkbeck, University of London

For Classics and Ancient History

#51 in Europe
#141 in the World
Founded
1823

33. Cardiff University

For Classics and Ancient History

#54 in Europe
#144 in the World
Founded
1997

34. University of Wales

For Classics and Ancient History

#56 in Europe
#150 in the World
Founded
1893

35. Queen Mary University of London

For Classics and Ancient History

#59 in Europe
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

36. Queen's University Belfast

For Classics and Ancient History

#66 in Europe
#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

37. University of Hull

For Classics and Ancient History

#74 in Europe
#192 in the World
Founded
1954

38. Lancaster University

For Classics and Ancient History

#76 in Europe
#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

39. University of Essex

For Classics and Ancient History

#83 in Europe
#217 in the World
Founded
1964

40. Ulster University

For Classics and Ancient History

#84 in Europe
#219 in the World
Founded
1968

41. Swansea University

For Classics and Ancient History

#91 in Europe
#241 in the World
Founded
1920

42. University of Bradford

For Classics and Ancient History

#100 in Europe
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

43. University of Stirling

For Classics and Ancient History

#101 in Europe
#264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

44. Keele University

For Classics and Ancient History

#103 in Europe
#276 in the World
Founded
1962

45. University of Surrey

For Classics and Ancient History

#120 in Europe
#313 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

46. University of Wales Trinity Saint David

For Classics and Ancient History

#121 in Europe
#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2010

47. University of Strathclyde

For Classics and Ancient History

#122 in Europe
#315 in the World
Founded
1964

48. Bangor University

For Classics and Ancient History

#125 in Europe
#320 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

49. Loughborough University

For Classics and Ancient History

#126 in Europe
#322 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

50. Northumbria University

For Classics and Ancient History

#130 in Europe
#333 in the World
Founded
1992

51. University of Dundee

For Classics and Ancient History

#131 in Europe
#334 in the World
Founded
1967

52. Aberystwyth University

For Classics and Ancient History

#141 in Europe
#350 in the World
Founded
1872

53. Brunel University London

For Classics and Ancient History

#142 in Europe
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

54. University of Bath

For Classics and Ancient History

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

55. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Classics and Ancient History

#165 in Europe
#424 in the World
Founded
1904

56. University of the West of England

For Classics and Ancient History

#167 in Europe
#426 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

57. Oxford Brookes University

For Classics and Ancient History

#168 in Europe
#430 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

58. Nottingham Trent University

For Classics and Ancient History

#172 in Europe
#440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

59. University of Portsmouth

For Classics and Ancient History

#187 in Europe
#484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

61. De Montfort University

For Classics and Ancient History

#196 in Europe
#511 in the World
Founded
1992

62. University of Huddersfield

For Classics and Ancient History

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

63. Sheffield Hallam University

For Classics and Ancient History

#203 in Europe
#530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

64. University of Roehampton

For Classics and Ancient History

#205 in Europe
#537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

65. London Business School

For Classics and Ancient History

#213 in Europe
#559 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

66. University of Plymouth

For Classics and Ancient History

#221 in Europe
#578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

67. City, University of London

For Classics and Ancient History

#223 in Europe
#583 in the World
Founded
1966

68. University of Westminster

For Classics and Ancient History

#226 in Europe
#588 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

69. St George's, University of London

For Classics and Ancient History

#235 in Europe
#621 in the World
Founded
1733

70. University of Salford

For Classics and Ancient History

#243 in Europe
#634 in the World
Founded
1967

71. Aston University

For Classics and Ancient History

#248 in Europe
#644 in the World
Founded
1895

72. Cranfield University

For Classics and Ancient History

#250 in Europe
#646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

73. London Metropolitan University

For Classics and Ancient History

#256 in Europe
#661 in the World
Founded
1848

74. Liverpool John Moores University

For Classics and Ancient History

#265 in Europe
#690 in the World
Founded
1992

76. University of Hertfordshire

For Classics and Ancient History

#274 in Europe
#718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

77. University of Worcester

For Classics and Ancient History

#290 in Europe
#760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Enrollment
10,798
Founded
2005

78. Bournemouth University

For Classics and Ancient History

#292 in Europe
#767 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

79. Leeds Beckett University

For Classics and Ancient History

#297 in Europe
#774 in the World
Founded
1992

80. University of Brighton

For Classics and Ancient History

#301 in Europe
#779 in the World
Founded
1992

81. University of Central Lancashire

For Classics and Ancient History

#307 in Europe
#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

82. Coventry University

For Classics and Ancient History

#310 in Europe
#794 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

83. University of Greenwich

For Classics and Ancient History

#311 in Europe
#795 in the World
Founded
1890

84. Middlesex University

For Classics and Ancient History

#314 in Europe
#806 in the World
Founded
1973

85. University of Wolverhampton

For Classics and Ancient History

#315 in Europe
#807 in the World
Founded
1992

86. University of South Wales

For Classics and Ancient History

#319 in Europe
#830 in the World
Founded
1841

88. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Classics and Ancient History

#335 in Europe
#867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

89. University of Winchester

For Classics and Ancient History

#338 in Europe
#875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
2005

90. Heythrop College

For Classics and Ancient History

#342 in Europe
#890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1614

91. Heriot-Watt University

For Classics and Ancient History

#347 in Europe
#897 in the World
Founded
1966

92. University of East London

For Classics and Ancient History

#356 in Europe
#924 in the World
Founded
1992

93. London South Bank University

For Classics and Ancient History

#362 in Europe
#946 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

94. University of Lincoln

For Classics and Ancient History

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

95. University of Sunderland

For Classics and Ancient History

#376 in Europe
#983 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

96. Anglia Ruskin University

For Classics and Ancient History

#379 in Europe
#990 in the World
Founded
1858

97. Kingston University

For Classics and Ancient History

#385 in Europe
#1003 in the World
Founded
1992

98. University of Chester

For Classics and Ancient History

#388 in Europe
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

99. Staffordshire University

For Classics and Ancient History

#390 in Europe
#1023 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

100. University of Bedfordshire

For Classics and Ancient History

#404 in Europe
#1076 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

The best cities to study Classics and Ancient History in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, Cambridge, London, and Newcastle upon Tyne.