100 Best universities for History in England

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 17.4M citations received by 844K academic papers made by 118 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

For History

#1 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. University of Cambridge

For History

#3 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

8. University of Bristol

For History

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

10. Imperial College London

For History

#12 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

12. London School of Economics and Political Science

For History

#18 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

14. Durham University

For History

#22 in Europe
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

15. University of Liverpool

For History

#24 in Europe
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

16. University of Warwick

For History

#25 in Europe
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

18. University of Exeter

For History

#31 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

19. University of London

For History

#33 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

21. University of York

For History

#37 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

22. University of Sussex

For History

#41 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

23. University of East Anglia

For History

#44 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

24. Lancaster University

For History

#51 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

25. University of Leicester

For History

#63 in Europe
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

30. University of Surrey

For History

#88 in Europe
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

32. University of Bath

For History

#124 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

35. Brunel University London

For History

#155 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

36. SOAS, University of London

For History

#160 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

37. Cranfield University

For History

#163 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

38. University of Plymouth

For History

#168 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

41. University of Portsmouth

For History

#184 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

43. Oxford Brookes University

For History

#199 in Europe
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

44. University of Bradford

For History

#201 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

46. Nottingham Trent University

For History

#215 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

50. Sheffield Hallam University

For History

#226 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

51. Bournemouth University

For History

#237 in Europe
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

54. University of Westminster

For History

#259 in Europe
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

57. Coventry University

For History

#267 in Europe
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

63. University of Hertfordshire

For History

#294 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

66. London Business School

For History

#323 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

68. University of Roehampton

For History

#351 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

69. University of Lincoln

For History

#362 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

72. London South Bank University

For History

#406 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

74. Teesside University

For History

#424 in Europe
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

75. University of Sunderland

For History

#428 in Europe
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

78. University of Bedfordshire

For History

#437 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

82. University of Derby

For History

#495 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

83. University of Winchester

For History

#497 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
2005

84. University of Chester

For History

#499 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

85. University of Worcester

For History

#512 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
89%
Enrollment
10,798
Founded
2005

86. University of Northampton

For History

#521 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

90. Liverpool Hope University

For History

#573 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
96%
Founded
2005

92. Bath Spa University

For History

#620 in Europe
Enrollment
6,863
Founded
1975

97. Royal Agricultural University

For History

#674 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,100
Founded
2013

98. University of Cumbria

For History

#689 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
67%
Founded
2007

99. University of Chichester

For History

#710 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

Closest to England states to learn History

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Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United Kingdom Flag rank
Wales 10 24
Scotland 18 5