55 Best universities for International Relations and Diplomacy in the United Kingdom

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in International Relations and Diplomacy. A graph of 167K citations received by 7.71K academic papers made by 55 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. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#1 in Europe

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#2 in Europe

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#3 in Europe

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#4 in Europe

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. King's College London

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#5 in Europe

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

6. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#7 in Europe

#16 in the World

Founded: 1900

7. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#8 in Europe

#17 in the World

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

8. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#9 in Europe

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1872

9. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#11 in Europe

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

10. University College London

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#12 in Europe

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

11. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#13 in Europe

#34 in the World

Founded: 1904

12. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#14 in Europe

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

13. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#15 in Europe

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

14. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#16 in Europe

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

15. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#17 in Europe

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

16. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#19 in Europe

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1916

17. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#20 in Europe

#64 in the World

Founded: 1824

18. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#22 in Europe

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

19. Durham University

England | Durham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#23 in Europe

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

20. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#25 in Europe

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

21. University of London

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#26 in Europe

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

22. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#28 in Europe

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

23. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#31 in Europe

#84 in the World

Founded: 1965

24. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#32 in Europe

#85 in the World

Founded: 1451

25. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#33 in Europe

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

26. University of York

England | York

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#34 in Europe

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

27. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#36 in Europe

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#39 in Europe

#108 in the World

Founded: 1495

29. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#42 in Europe

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

30. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#43 in Europe

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

31. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#47 in Europe

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

32. University of Westminster

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#51 in Europe

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

33. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#52 in Europe

#133 in the World

Founded: 1964

34. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#53 in Europe

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

35. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#57 in Europe

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

36. University of Bath

England | Bath

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#59 in Europe

#152 in the World

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

37. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#66 in Europe

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

38. University of Reading

England | Reading

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#68 in Europe

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

39. University of Salford

England | Salford

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#75 in Europe

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

40. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#77 in Europe

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

41. Keele University

England | Keele

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#82 in Europe

#219 in the World

Founded: 1962

42. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#83 in Europe

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

43. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#88 in Europe

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1848

44. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#90 in Europe

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

45. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#95 in Europe

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

46. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#96 in Europe

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

47. Middlesex University

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#98 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1973

48. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#99 in Europe

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

49. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#100 in Europe

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#106 in Europe

#280 in the World

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

51. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#109 in Europe

#291 in the World

Founded: 1920

52. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#111 in Europe

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

53. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#112 in Europe

#303 in the World

Founded: 1893

54. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#113 in Europe

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

55. City, University of London

England | London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#115 in Europe

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

The best cities to study International Relations and Diplomacy in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Oxford, Coventry, and Cambridge.