79 Best universities for Genealogy in the United Kingdom

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Genealogy. A graph of 333K citations received by 19K academic papers made by 79 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 Genealogy

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

2. University of Cambridge

For Genealogy

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

3. University College London

For Genealogy

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

4. University of Edinburgh

For Genealogy

#4 in Europe
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

9. University of Leicester

For Genealogy

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

11. University of Bristol

For Genealogy

#15 in Europe
#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

12. University of London

For Genealogy

#16 in Europe
#71 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

13. University of Liverpool

For Genealogy

#17 in Europe
#72 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

15. University of Warwick

For Genealogy

#19 in Europe
#74 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

16. University of York

For Genealogy

#23 in Europe
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

19. Durham University

For Genealogy

#26 in Europe
#89 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

20. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Genealogy

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

21. University of St Andrews

For Genealogy

#32 in Europe
#100 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

22. University of Exeter

For Genealogy

#34 in Europe
#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

23. University of Southampton

For Genealogy

#37 in Europe
#124 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

26. University of Sussex

For Genealogy

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

28. Queen Mary University of London

For Genealogy

#48 in Europe
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

31. Royal Agricultural University

For Genealogy

#57 in Europe
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

35. University of East Anglia

For Genealogy

#65 in Europe
#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

36. Imperial College London

For Genealogy

#73 in Europe
#238 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

39. University of Surrey

For Genealogy

#80 in Europe
#254 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

41. University of Stirling

For Genealogy

#95 in Europe
#293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

42. Lancaster University

For Genealogy

#101 in Europe
#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

43. SOAS, University of London

For Genealogy

#104 in Europe
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

45. Loughborough University

For Genealogy

#117 in Europe
#337 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

47. Brunel University London

For Genealogy

#132 in Europe
#363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

49. Sheffield Hallam University

For Genealogy

#138 in Europe
#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

51. University of Roehampton

For Genealogy

#146 in Europe
#389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

55. De Montfort University

For Genealogy

#156 in Europe
#415 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

59. University of the West of England

For Genealogy

#164 in Europe
#434 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

60. University of Hertfordshire

For Genealogy

#168 in Europe
#445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

61. Oxford Brookes University

For Genealogy

#171 in Europe
#451 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

62. University of Westminster

For Genealogy

#173 in Europe
#459 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

63. University of Huddersfield

For Genealogy

#174 in Europe
#465 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

64. University of Bath

For Genealogy

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

66. University of Chester

For Genealogy

#185 in Europe
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

67. Nottingham Trent University

For Genealogy

#187 in Europe
#496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

68. University of Portsmouth

For Genealogy

#191 in Europe
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

69. Bangor University

For Genealogy

#194 in Europe
#518 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

70. University of Bradford

For Genealogy

#195 in Europe
#519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

72. University of Central Lancashire

For Genealogy

#197 in Europe
#523 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

75. University of Plymouth

For Genealogy

#213 in Europe
#583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

78. Coventry University

For Genealogy

#248 in Europe
#687 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

79. University of Worcester

For Genealogy

#252 in Europe
#700 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Enrollment
10,798
Founded
2005

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