100 Best universities for Gender Studies in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Gender Studies. A graph of 1.71M citations received by 100K academic papers made by 129 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 Gender Studies

#1 in Europe

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Gender Studies

#2 in Europe

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Gender Studies

#3 in Europe

#27 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Gender Studies

#4 in Europe

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Gender Studies

#6 in Europe

#39 in the World

Founded: 1904

6. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Gender Studies

#7 in Europe

#40 in the World

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

7. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Gender Studies

#8 in Europe

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

8. King's College London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#9 in Europe

#46 in the World

Founded: 1829

9. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Gender Studies

#10 in Europe

#49 in the World

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

10. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Gender Studies

#11 in Europe

#50 in the World

Founded: 1905

11. University of London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#12 in Europe

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

12. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Gender Studies

#13 in Europe

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

13. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Gender Studies

#14 in Europe

#60 in the World

Founded: 1900

14. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Gender Studies

#15 in Europe

#68 in the World

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

15. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Gender Studies

#17 in Europe

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

16. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Gender Studies

#18 in Europe

#84 in the World

Founded: 1451

17. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Gender Studies

#19 in Europe

#90 in the World

Founded: 1963

18. Durham University

England | Durham

For Gender Studies

#20 in Europe

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

19. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Gender Studies

#21 in Europe

#95 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Gender Studies

#22 in Europe

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

21. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Gender Studies

#23 in Europe

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Gender Studies

#25 in Europe

#112 in the World

Founded: 1997

23. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#26 in Europe

#116 in the World

Founded: 1904

24. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Gender Studies

#27 in Europe

#120 in the World

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

25. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Gender Studies

#29 in Europe

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

26. University of York

England | York

For Gender Studies

#30 in Europe

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

27. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Gender Studies

#33 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

28. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Gender Studies

#34 in Europe

#143 in the World

Founded: 1965

29. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Gender Studies

#39 in Europe

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

30. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#40 in Europe

#170 in the World

Founded: 1823

31. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#41 in Europe

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

32. Keele University

England | Keele

For Gender Studies

#43 in Europe

#173 in the World

Founded: 1962

33. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Gender Studies

#44 in Europe

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

34. Imperial College London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#46 in Europe

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

35. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Gender Studies

#48 in Europe

#190 in the World

Founded: 1992

36. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Gender Studies

#49 in Europe

#192 in the World

Founded: 1992

37. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Gender Studies

#50 in Europe

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

38. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Gender Studies

#51 in Europe

#198 in the World

Founded: 1495

39. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Gender Studies

#53 in Europe

#212 in the World

Founded: 1968

40. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Gender Studies

#56 in Europe

#215 in the World

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

41. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Gender Studies

#57 in Europe

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

42. University of East London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#58 in Europe

#222 in the World

Founded: 1992

43. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Gender Studies

#60 in Europe

#228 in the World

Founded: 1964

44. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Gender Studies

#61 in Europe

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

45. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Gender Studies

#62 in Europe

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

46. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Gender Studies

#63 in Europe

#239 in the World

Founded: 1849

47. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Gender Studies

#64 in Europe

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

48. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#69 in Europe

#250 in the World

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

49. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Gender Studies

#71 in Europe

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

50. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Gender Studies

#73 in Europe

#257 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Gender Studies

#74 in Europe

#264 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. City, University of London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#75 in Europe

#265 in the World

Founded: 1966

53. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Gender Studies

#76 in Europe

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Gender Studies

#78 in Europe

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

55. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Gender Studies

#81 in Europe

#276 in the World

Founded: 1848

56. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Gender Studies

#82 in Europe

#282 in the World

Founded: 1954

57. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Gender Studies

#86 in Europe

#294 in the World

Founded: 1964

58. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Gender Studies

#89 in Europe

#310 in the World

Founded: 1920

59. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Gender Studies

#93 in Europe

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

60. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Gender Studies

#95 in Europe

#323 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Gender Studies

#96 in Europe

#329 in the World

Founded: 1892

62. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Gender Studies

#100 in Europe

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

63. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Gender Studies

#102 in Europe

#344 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

64. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Gender Studies

#103 in Europe

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

65. London South Bank University

England | London

For Gender Studies

#104 in Europe

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

66. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Gender Studies

#111 in Europe

#364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

67. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Gender Studies

#113 in Europe

#369 in the World

Founded: 1893

68. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Gender Studies

#115 in Europe

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

69. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Gender Studies

#123 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

70. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Gender Studies

#124 in Europe

#386 in the World

Founded: 1967

71. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Gender Studies

#125 in Europe

#388 in the World

Founded: 1890

72. University of Westminster

England | London

For Gender Studies

#127 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

73. Middlesex University

England | London

For Gender Studies

#129 in Europe

#404 in the World

Founded: 1973

74. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Gender Studies

#132 in Europe

#415 in the World

Founded: 1967

75. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Gender Studies

#135 in Europe

#424 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Gender Studies

#137 in Europe

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

77. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Gender Studies

#139 in Europe

#439 in the World

Founded: 2005

78. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Gender Studies

#141 in Europe

#442 in the World

Founded: 1858

79. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Gender Studies

#142 in Europe

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

80. University of Winchester

England | Winchester

For Gender Studies

#149 in Europe

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

81. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Gender Studies

#153 in Europe

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

82. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Gender Studies

#158 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

83. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Gender Studies

#161 in Europe

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

84. University of Northampton

England | Northampton

For Gender Studies

#164 in Europe

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Gender Studies

#170 in Europe

#514 in the World

Founded: 1992

86. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Gender Studies

#173 in Europe

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

87. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Gender Studies

#175 in Europe

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

88. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Gender Studies

#177 in Europe

#547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

89. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Gender Studies

#183 in Europe

#554 in the World

Founded: 1895

90. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Gender Studies

#184 in Europe

#555 in the World

Founded: 2006

91. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Gender Studies

#194 in Europe

#590 in the World

Founded: 1733

92. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Gender Studies

#196 in Europe

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

93. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Gender Studies

#201 in Europe

#604 in the World

Founded: 1992

94. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Gender Studies

#206 in Europe

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

95. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Gender Studies

#207 in Europe

#624 in the World

Founded: 1872

96. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Gender Studies

#216 in Europe

#654 in the World

Founded: 1992

97. York St John University

England | York

For Gender Studies

#231 in Europe

#693 in the World

Founded: 1841

98. University of Chester

England | Chester

For Gender Studies

#233 in Europe

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

99. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Gender Studies

#237 in Europe

#715 in the World

Founded: 1841

100. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Gender Studies

#238 in Europe

#716 in the World

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

The best cities to study Gender Studies in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Oxford, Manchester, and Cambridge.