100 Best universities for History in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in History. A graph of 21.1M citations received by 1.03M academic papers made by 149 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 History

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

2. University College London

For History

#2 in Europe
#6 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

3. University of Cambridge

For History

#3 in Europe
#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

5. University of Edinburgh

For History

#5 in Europe
#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

9. University of Bristol

For History

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

11. Imperial College London

For History

#12 in Europe
#61 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

14. London School of Economics and Political Science

For History

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

16. Durham University

For History

#22 in Europe
#86 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

17. University of Liverpool

For History

#24 in Europe
#88 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

18. University of Warwick

For History

#25 in Europe
#92 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

20. University of Exeter

For History

#31 in Europe
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

21. University of London

For History

#33 in Europe
#107 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

23. University of York

For History

#37 in Europe
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

25. University of Sussex

For History

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

26. University of East Anglia

For History

#44 in Europe
#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

27. Lancaster University

For History

#51 in Europe
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

29. University of Leicester

For History

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

30. University of St Andrews

For History

#65 in Europe
#185 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

31. Queen Mary University of London

For History

#66 in Europe
#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

33. Loughborough University

For History

#79 in Europe
#227 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

37. University of Surrey

For History

#88 in Europe
#250 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

42. University of Bath

For History

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

43. University of Stirling

For History

#126 in Europe
#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

47. Brunel University London

For History

#155 in Europe
#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

48. SOAS, University of London

For History

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

49. Cranfield University

For History

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

50. Bangor University

For History

#165 in Europe
#428 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

51. University of Plymouth

For History

#168 in Europe
#434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

55. University of Portsmouth

For History

#184 in Europe
#477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

57. Oxford Brookes University

For History

#199 in Europe
#506 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

58. University of Bradford

For History

#201 in Europe
#512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

60. Nottingham Trent University

For History

#215 in Europe
#540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

64. Sheffield Hallam University

For History

#226 in Europe
#574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

65. Bournemouth University

For History

#237 in Europe
#594 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

69. University of Westminster

For History

#259 in Europe
#654 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

72. Coventry University

For History

#267 in Europe
#664 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

76. University of Huddersfield

For History

#290 in Europe
#727 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

78. University of Hertfordshire

For History

#294 in Europe
#735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

79. University of Central Lancashire

For History

#300 in Europe
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

81. London Business School

For History

#323 in Europe
#809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

84. University of Roehampton

For History

#351 in Europe
#882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

85. University of Lincoln

For History

#362 in Europe
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

86. Glasgow Caledonian University

For History

#363 in Europe
#921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

88. Edinburgh Napier University

For History

#390 in Europe
#1002 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

91. London South Bank University

For History

#406 in Europe
#1045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

92. Staffordshire University

For History

#415 in Europe
#1072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

93. Teesside University

For History

#424 in Europe
#1126 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

94. University of Sunderland

For History

#428 in Europe
#1144 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

97. University of Bedfordshire

For History

#437 in Europe
#1169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

100. University of Gloucestershire

For History

#489 in Europe
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
2001

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