100 Best universities for Political Science in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 30.5M citations received by 1.34M 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

Oxford

For Political Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

London

For Political Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

Cambridge

For Political Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. London School of Economics and Political Science

London

For Political Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

5. University of Manchester

Manchester

For Political Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. King's College London

London

For Political Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1829

7. University of Bristol

Bristol

For Political Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

8. University of Sheffield

Sheffield

For Political Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. University of Birmingham

Birmingham

For Political Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1900

10. University of Nottingham

Nottingham

For Political Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. University of Warwick

Coventry

For Political Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

12. University of Leeds

Leeds

For Political Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Founded: 1904

13. Imperial College London

London

For Political Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

14. University of London

London

For Political Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

15. University of Southampton

Southampton

For Political Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

16. University of Sussex

Brighton

For Political Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

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

17. University of York

York

For Political Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

18. University of Liverpool

Liverpool

For Political Science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

19. Lancaster University

Lancaster

For Political Science

#22 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

20. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Political Science

#23 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Founded: 1963

21. University of Exeter

Exeter

For Political Science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. Durham University

Durham

For Political Science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

23. University of East Anglia

Norwich

For Political Science

#26 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

24. University of Leicester

Leicester

For Political Science

#27 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

25. Queen Mary University of London

London

For Political Science

#28 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

26. Loughborough University

Loughborough

For Political Science

#29 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

27. University of Reading

Reading

For Political Science

#31 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1892

28. University of Kent

Canterbury

For Political Science

#34 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Founded: 1965

29. University of Essex

Colchester

For Political Science

#35 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Founded: 1964

30. University of Surrey

Guildford

For Political Science

#36 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

31. University of Bath

Bath

For Political Science

#37 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

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

32. Brunel University London

Uxbridge

For Political Science

#41 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

33. Keele University

Keele

For Political Science

#42 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Founded: 1962

34. City, University of London

London

For Political Science

#45 in the United Kingdom

#148 in Europe

Founded: 1966

35. Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

For Political Science

#46 in the United Kingdom

#153 in Europe

Founded: 1849

36. Birkbeck, University of London

London

For Political Science

#48 in the United Kingdom

#156 in Europe

Founded: 1823

37. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Political Science

#49 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Founded: 1954

38. London Business School

London

For Political Science

#50 in the United Kingdom

#175 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

39. University of Plymouth

Plymouth

For Political Science

#51 in the United Kingdom

#181 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

40. Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester

For Political Science

#52 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Founded: 1992

41. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Political Science

#53 in the United Kingdom

#196 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. Cranfield University

Cranfield

For Political Science

#54 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

43. University of the West of England

Bristol

For Political Science

#55 in the United Kingdom

#201 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

44. University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth

For Political Science

#56 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

45. University of Bradford

Bradford

For Political Science

#57 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

46. Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham

For Political Science

#58 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

47. University of Salford

Salford

For Political Science

#59 in the United Kingdom

#220 in Europe

Founded: 1967

48. Aston University

Birmingham

For Political Science

#60 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

Founded: 1895

49. De Montfort University

Leicester

For Political Science

#61 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

Founded: 1992

50. Goldsmiths, University of London

London

For Political Science

#62 in the United Kingdom

#231 in Europe

Founded: 1904

51. Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield

For Political Science

#63 in the United Kingdom

#234 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

52. Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

For Political Science

#64 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

53. SOAS, University of London

London

For Political Science

#65 in the United Kingdom

#239 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

54. University of Westminster

London

For Political Science

#67 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

55. Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool

For Political Science

#68 in the United Kingdom

#258 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. Coventry University

Coventry

For Political Science

#69 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

57. Bournemouth University

Poole

For Political Science

#70 in the United Kingdom

#260 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

58. St George's, University of London

London

For Political Science

#71 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Founded: 1733

59. University of Huddersfield

Huddersfield

For Political Science

#72 in the United Kingdom

#275 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. Leeds Beckett University

Leeds

For Political Science

#73 in the United Kingdom

#277 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. Middlesex University

London

For Political Science

#74 in the United Kingdom

#278 in Europe

Founded: 1973

62. University of Hertfordshire

Hatfield

For Political Science

#75 in the United Kingdom

#281 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

63. University of Brighton

Brighton

For Political Science

#76 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. University of Central Lancashire

Preston

For Political Science

#77 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

65. University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

For Political Science

#78 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. London South Bank University

London

For Political Science

#82 in the United Kingdom

#327 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

67. London Metropolitan University

London

For Political Science

#83 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Founded: 1848

68. University of Greenwich

London

For Political Science

#84 in the United Kingdom

#336 in Europe

Founded: 1890

69. University of East London

London

For Political Science

#85 in the United Kingdom

#349 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. University of Lincoln

Lincoln

For Political Science

#88 in the United Kingdom

#366 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

71. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Political Science

#89 in the United Kingdom

#376 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. Teesside University

Middlesbrough

For Political Science

#90 in the United Kingdom

#395 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

73. Staffordshire University

Stoke-on-Trent

For Political Science

#91 in the United Kingdom

#401 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

74. University of Roehampton

London

For Political Science

#92 in the United Kingdom

#411 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

75. Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridge

For Political Science

#93 in the United Kingdom

#412 in Europe

Founded: 1858

76. University of Bedfordshire

Luton

For Political Science

#94 in the United Kingdom

#420 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

77. Birmingham City University

Birmingham

For Political Science

#96 in the United Kingdom

#430 in Europe

Founded: 1992

78. Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury

For Political Science

#97 in the United Kingdom

#450 in Europe

Founded: 2005

79. University of Derby

Derby

For Political Science

#98 in the United Kingdom

#452 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

80. University of Sunderland

Sunderland

For Political Science

#100 in the United Kingdom

#465 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

81. Edge Hill University

Ormskirk

For Political Science

#101 in the United Kingdom

#492 in Europe

Founded: 2006

82. University of Northampton

Northampton

For Political Science

#103 in the United Kingdom

#533 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

83. University of Gloucestershire

Cheltenham

For Political Science

#104 in the United Kingdom

#541 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

84. University of Chester

Chester

For Political Science

#105 in the United Kingdom

#544 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

85. University of West London

Ealing

For Political Science

#106 in the United Kingdom

#551 in Europe

Founded: 1990

86. University of Worcester

Worcester

For Political Science

#107 in the United Kingdom

#557 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

87. University of Winchester

Winchester

For Political Science

#109 in the United Kingdom

#576 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

88. Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool

For Political Science

#110 in the United Kingdom

#592 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

89. Royal Veterinary College University of London

London

For Political Science

#112 in the United Kingdom

#658 in Europe

Founded: 1791

90. Bath Spa University

Bath

For Political Science

#114 in the United Kingdom

#685 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

91. University of Bolton

Bolton

For Political Science

#115 in the United Kingdom

#686 in Europe

Founded: 2004

92. York St John University

York

For Political Science

#116 in the United Kingdom

#688 in Europe

Founded: 1841

93. University of Buckingham

Buckingham

For Political Science

#117 in the United Kingdom

#689 in Europe

Founded: 1973

94. Buckinghamshire New University

High Wycombe

For Political Science

#118 in the United Kingdom

#726 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

95. University of Cumbria

Carlisle

For Political Science

#119 in the United Kingdom

#775 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

96. Royal College of Art

London

For Political Science

#120 in the United Kingdom

#780 in Europe

Founded: 1896

97. University of the Arts London

London

For Political Science

#121 in the United Kingdom

#789 in Europe

Founded: 1986

98. School of Advanced Study, University of London

London

For Political Science

#122 in the United Kingdom

#821 in Europe

Founded: 1994

99. Regent's University London

London

For Political Science

#125 in the United Kingdom

#835 in Europe

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1984

100. University of Chichester

Chichester

For Political Science

#126 in the United Kingdom

#842 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

Closest to England states to learn Political Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	21
Scotland	18	8

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in England

Broadcast Journalism70

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Communications and Public Relations106

Criminology and Criminal Justice90

Demography103

Early Childhood Education74

Intellectual Property and Patent Law60

International Law70

International Relations and Diplomacy69

Journalism and Digital Media84

Law118

Law Enforcement84

Library and Information science103

Linguistics115

Media Studies99

Military science78

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution82

Occupational Safety and Health62

Philosophy119

Political Economy88

Public Policy / Administration92

Publishing86

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Social Work85

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Special Education81

Sports / Exercise science67

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies108

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