100 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in England
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Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 95.9M citations received by 2.88M academic papers made by 123 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 of Oxford
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1096
2. University College London
- Enrollment
- 42,000
- Founded
- 1826
3. University of Cambridge
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Founded
- 1209
6. Imperial College London
- Enrollment
- 17,565
- Founded
- 1907
7. University of Bristol
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Enrollment
- 27,513
- Founded
- 1909
9. London School of Economics and Political Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 9,218
- Founded
- 1895
13. University of Warwick
- Enrollment
- 27,278
- Founded
- 1965
14. University of London
- Enrollment
- 50,000
- Founded
- 1836
15. University of Southampton
- Enrollment
- 21,335
- Founded
- 1952
16. University of York
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Founded
- 1963
17. University of Liverpool
- Enrollment
- 28,693
- Founded
- 1881
18. University of Sussex
- Enrollment
- 17,319
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1961
20. Durham University
- Enrollment
- 19,520
- Founded
- 1832
21. Lancaster University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1964
22. University of Exeter
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Founded
- 1955
23. Queen Mary University of London
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Founded
- 1989
24. University of Leicester
- Enrollment
- 24,409
- Male:Female
- 46:54
- Founded
- 1957
26. University of East Anglia
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1963
27. Loughborough University
- Enrollment
- 19,449
- Founded
- 1966
30. University of Surrey
- Enrollment
- 16,900
- Founded
- 1966
31. University of Bath
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Enrollment
- 18,857
- Male:Female
- 53:47
- Founded
- 1966
32. University of the West of England
- Enrollment
- 30,732
- Founded
- 1992
35. Brunel University London
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Founded
- 1966
39. University of Plymouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Founded
- 1992
43. University of Portsmouth
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 1992
44. Nottingham Trent University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1992
46. SOAS, University of London
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Enrollment
- 6,295
- Founded
- 1916
48. Cranfield University
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Enrollment
- 4,825
- Founded
- 1993
49. Oxford Brookes University
- Enrollment
- 16,900
- Founded
- 1865
50. University of Bradford
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Founded
- 1966
51. Sheffield Hallam University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 1992
54. De Montfort University
- Enrollment
- 29,000
- Founded
- 1992
55. University of Westminster
- Enrollment
- 19,000
- Founded
- 1838
56. University of Hertfordshire
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Founded
- 1992
57. Coventry University
- Enrollment
- 22,980
- Founded
- 1992
58. Bournemouth University
- Enrollment
- 14,293
- Founded
- 1992
59. University of Huddersfield
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 1992
60. London Business School
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Founded
- 1964
63. University of Central Lancashire
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Founded
- 1992
69. London South Bank University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Founded
- 1892
71. University of Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Enrollment
- 19,710
- Founded
- 1992
72. University of Roehampton
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Founded
- 2004
74. Teesside University
- Enrollment
- 19,290
- Founded
- 1992
75. Staffordshire University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Founded
- 1992
77. University of Bedfordshire
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Founded
- 2006
79. University of Derby
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Enrollment
- 25,000
- Founded
- 1992
80. University of Sunderland
- Enrollment
- 19,090
- Founded
- 1992
82. University of Chester
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Founded
- 2005
83. University of Northampton
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Founded
- 2005
85. University of Winchester
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Founded
- 2005
86. University of Gloucestershire
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Founded
- 2001
88. University of Worcester
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Enrollment
- 10,798
- Founded
- 2005
89. Liverpool Hope University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Founded
- 2005
91. Bath Spa University
- Enrollment
- 6,863
- Founded
- 1975
96. University of Chichester
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Founded
- 2005
97. Buckinghamshire New University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Founded
- 2007
98. University of Cumbria
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Founded
- 2007
100. Royal Agricultural University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Enrollment
- 1,100
- Founded
- 2013
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