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

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

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#1 in Europe
#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1895

2. University of Oxford

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#2 in Europe
#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

3. University of Warwick

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#3 in Europe
#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

4. University of Cambridge

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#4 in Europe
#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

5. King's College London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#5 in Europe
#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

6. University of Birmingham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#7 in Europe
#16 in the World
Founded
1900

7. University of Sussex

For International Relations and Diplomacy

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

8. Aberystwyth University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#9 in Europe
#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1872

9. University of Nottingham

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#11 in Europe
#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

10. University College London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#12 in Europe
#31 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

11. University of Leeds

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#13 in Europe
#34 in the World
Founded
1904

12. University of 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

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#15 in Europe
#45 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

14. Queen Mary University of London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#16 in Europe
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

15. Lancaster University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#17 in Europe
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

16. SOAS, University of 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

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#20 in Europe
#64 in the World
Founded
1824

18. University of Sheffield

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#22 in Europe
#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

19. Durham University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#23 in Europe
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

20. University of Edinburgh

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#25 in Europe
#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

21. University of London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#26 in Europe
#76 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

22. University of Exeter

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#28 in Europe
#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

23. University of Kent

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#31 in Europe
#84 in the World
Founded
1965

24. University of Glasgow

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#32 in Europe
#85 in the World
Founded
1451

25. Cardiff University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#33 in Europe
#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

26. University of York

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#34 in Europe
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

27. University of East Anglia

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#36 in Europe
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

28. University of Aberdeen

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#39 in Europe
#108 in the World
Founded
1495

29. University of 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

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#43 in Europe
#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

31. Loughborough University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#47 in Europe
#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

32. University of Westminster

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#51 in Europe
#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

33. University of Essex

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#52 in Europe
#133 in the World
Founded
1964

34. Newcastle University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#53 in Europe
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

35. Royal Holloway, University of London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#57 in Europe
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1849

36. University of 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

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#66 in Europe
#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

38. University of Reading

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#68 in Europe
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

39. University of Salford

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#75 in Europe
#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

40. University of Hull

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#77 in Europe
#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

41. Keele University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#82 in Europe
#219 in the World
Founded
1962

42. University of 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

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#88 in Europe
#234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

44. Birkbeck, University of London

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#90 in Europe
#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

45. Queen's University Belfast

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#95 in Europe
#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

46. Coventry University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#96 in Europe
#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

47. Middlesex University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#98 in Europe
#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

48. University of Bradford

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#99 in Europe
#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

49. Nottingham Trent University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#100 in Europe
#272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

50. University of Stirling

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#106 in Europe
#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

51. Swansea University

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#109 in Europe
#291 in the World
Founded
1920

52. University of Surrey

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#111 in Europe
#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

53. University of Wales

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#112 in Europe
#303 in the World
Founded
1893

54. University of Plymouth

For International Relations and Diplomacy

#113 in Europe
#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

55. City, University of 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.