100 Best universities for Demography in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Demography. A graph of 14.8M citations received by 355K academic papers made by 103 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 Demography

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

For Demography

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

For Demography

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Imperial College London

For Demography

#4 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. King's College London

For Demography

#6 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1829

6. University of Bristol

For Demography

#7 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

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

7. University of Manchester

For Demography

#8 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1824

8. University of Sheffield

For Demography

#10 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. University of Southampton

For Demography

#11 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

10. University of Liverpool

For Demography

#12 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

11. University of Birmingham

For Demography

#13 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1900

12. University of Nottingham

For Demography

#14 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Founded: 1948

13. University of Leeds

For Demography

#15 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1904

14. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Demography

#16 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Founded: 1963

15. University of London

For Demography

#17 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

16. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Demography

#19 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

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

17. University of Leicester

For Demography

#20 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

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

18. University of York

For Demography

#21 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

19. Queen Mary University of London

For Demography

#22 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

20. University of Warwick

For Demography

#23 in the United Kingdom

#64 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

21. University of Exeter

For Demography

#24 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. University of East Anglia

For Demography

#25 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

23. University of Sussex

For Demography

#27 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

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

24. St George's, University of London

For Demography

#28 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Founded: 1733

25. University of Reading

For Demography

#31 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Founded: 1892

26. Durham University

For Demography

#32 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

27. University of Essex

For Demography

#36 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Founded: 1964

28. University of Bath

For Demography

#37 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

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

29. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Demography

#40 in the United Kingdom

#146 in Europe

Founded: 1954

30. University of Surrey

For Demography

#41 in the United Kingdom

#155 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

31. Lancaster University

For Demography

#42 in the United Kingdom

#158 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

32. University of Kent

For Demography

#43 in the United Kingdom

#159 in Europe

Founded: 1965

33. Loughborough University

For Demography

#44 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

34. Keele University

For Demography

#45 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

Founded: 1962

35. City, University of London

For Demography

#48 in the United Kingdom

#201 in Europe

Founded: 1966

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Demography

#49 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Founded: 1849

37. Liverpool John Moores University

For Demography

#50 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. University of Plymouth

For Demography

#51 in the United Kingdom

#215 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

39. Brunel University London

For Demography

#52 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

40. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Demography

#53 in the United Kingdom

#232 in Europe

Founded: 1791

41. Oxford Brookes University

For Demography

#54 in the United Kingdom

#255 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

42. Middlesex University

For Demography

#56 in the United Kingdom

#280 in Europe

Founded: 1973

43. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Demography

#57 in the United Kingdom

#281 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. University of the West of England

For Demography

#58 in the United Kingdom

#285 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

45. University of Portsmouth

For Demography

#59 in the United Kingdom

#298 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Bradford

For Demography

#60 in the United Kingdom

#305 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

47. University of Greenwich

For Demography

#61 in the United Kingdom

#306 in Europe

Founded: 1890

48. University of Hertfordshire

For Demography

#62 in the United Kingdom

#311 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

49. Nottingham Trent University

For Demography

#63 in the United Kingdom

#317 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

50. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Demography

#64 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. Birkbeck, University of London

For Demography

#65 in the United Kingdom

#320 in Europe

Founded: 1823

52. Bournemouth University

For Demography

#66 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

53. University of Salford

For Demography

#67 in the United Kingdom

#323 in Europe

Founded: 1967

54. University of Central Lancashire

For Demography

#68 in the United Kingdom

#329 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

55. Anglia Ruskin University

For Demography

#71 in the United Kingdom

#361 in Europe

Founded: 1858

56. Sheffield Hallam University

For Demography

#72 in the United Kingdom

#369 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

57. Aston University

For Demography

#73 in the United Kingdom

#376 in Europe

Founded: 1895

58. Leeds Beckett University

For Demography

#74 in the United Kingdom

#380 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. Coventry University

For Demography

#75 in the United Kingdom

#382 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

60. Cranfield University

For Demography

#76 in the United Kingdom

#391 in Europe

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

61. University of Westminster

For Demography

#77 in the United Kingdom

#393 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

62. De Montfort University

For Demography

#78 in the United Kingdom

#398 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. London Metropolitan University

For Demography

#79 in the United Kingdom

#401 in Europe

Founded: 1848

64. London Business School

For Demography

#80 in the United Kingdom

#411 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

65. Teesside University

For Demography

#81 in the United Kingdom

#416 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

66. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Demography

#83 in the United Kingdom

#427 in Europe

Founded: 1904

67. University of Wolverhampton

For Demography

#84 in the United Kingdom

#428 in Europe

Founded: 1992

68. University of Huddersfield

For Demography

#85 in the United Kingdom

#431 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

69. University of Lincoln

For Demography

#86 in the United Kingdom

#434 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

70. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Demography

#87 in the United Kingdom

#436 in Europe

Founded: 1992

71. University of Brighton

For Demography

#88 in the United Kingdom

#452 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. London South Bank University

For Demography

#89 in the United Kingdom

#454 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

73. University of Roehampton

For Demography

#90 in the United Kingdom

#456 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

74. Staffordshire University

For Demography

#91 in the United Kingdom

#459 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

75. Royal Agricultural University

For Demography

#93 in the United Kingdom

#470 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 1,100
Founded: 2013

76. University of East London

For Demography

#94 in the United Kingdom

#494 in Europe

Founded: 1992

77. University of Bedfordshire

For Demography

#95 in the United Kingdom

#495 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

78. SOAS, University of London

For Demography

#96 in the United Kingdom

#499 in Europe

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

79. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Demography

#99 in the United Kingdom

#527 in Europe

Founded: 2005

80. University of Sunderland

For Demography

#100 in the United Kingdom

#533 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

81. University of Chester

For Demography

#102 in the United Kingdom

#544 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

82. University of West London

For Demography

#103 in the United Kingdom

#552 in Europe

Founded: 1990

83. Edge Hill University

For Demography

#106 in the United Kingdom

#584 in Europe

Founded: 2006

84. University of Derby

For Demography

#107 in the United Kingdom

#585 in Europe

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

85. University of Gloucestershire

For Demography

#108 in the United Kingdom

#603 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

86. University of Northampton

For Demography

#109 in the United Kingdom

#615 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

87. Birmingham City University

For Demography

#110 in the United Kingdom

#643 in Europe

Founded: 1992

88. University of Worcester

For Demography

#111 in the United Kingdom

#645 in Europe

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

89. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Demography

#115 in the United Kingdom

#697 in Europe

Founded: 1932

90. Buckinghamshire New University

For Demography

#116 in the United Kingdom

#709 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

91. University of Cumbria

For Demography

#117 in the United Kingdom

#723 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

92. University of Buckingham

For Demography

#118 in the United Kingdom

#769 in Europe

Founded: 1973

93. York St John University

For Demography

#119 in the United Kingdom

#772 in Europe

Founded: 1841

94. Liverpool Hope University

For Demography

#121 in the United Kingdom

#802 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

95. University of Winchester

For Demography

#122 in the United Kingdom

#823 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

96. University of Bolton

For Demography

#123 in the United Kingdom

#839 in Europe

Founded: 2004

97. Bath Spa University

For Demography

#124 in the United Kingdom

#841 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

98. School of Advanced Study, University of London

For Demography

#125 in the United Kingdom

#862 in Europe

Founded: 1994

99. St Mary's University, Twickenham

For Demography

#126 in the United Kingdom

#902 in Europe

Founded: 1850

100. Regent's University London

For Demography

#127 in the United Kingdom

#916 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

Closest to England states to learn Demography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	26
Scotland	16	5

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in England

Anthropology108

Broadcast Journalism70

Classics and Ancient History99

Communications and Public Relations106

Criminology and Criminal Justice90

Early Childhood Education74

Education Majors108

Forensic Science64

Gender Studies103

Human Rights Law77

Intellectual Property and Patent Law60

International Law70

International Relations and Diplomacy69

Journalism and Digital Media84

Law Enforcement84

Library and Information science103

Media Studies99

Military science78

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution82

Occupational Safety and Health62

Political Economy88

Political Science118

Public Policy / Administration92

Radio and Television broadcasting64

Special Education81

Sports / Exercise science67

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies108

Urban and Regional planning71