100 Best universities for Political Science 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 Political Science. A graph of 36M citations received by 1.61M 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 Political Science

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

2. University College London

For Political Science

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

3. University of Cambridge

For Political Science

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

4. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Political Science

#4 in Europe
#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

7. University of Bristol

For Political Science

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

8. University of Edinburgh

For Political Science

#11 in Europe
#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

12. University of Warwick

For Political Science

#15 in Europe
#69 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

14. Imperial College London

For Political Science

#18 in Europe
#73 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

16. University of London

For Political Science

#23 in Europe
#90 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

17. University of Southampton

For Political Science

#24 in Europe
#97 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

18. University of Sussex

For Political Science

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

19. University of York

For Political Science

#26 in Europe
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

20. University of Liverpool

For Political Science

#33 in Europe
#118 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

21. Cardiff University

For Political Science

#34 in Europe
#119 in the World
Founded
1997

22. Lancaster University

For Political Science

#42 in Europe
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

24. University of Exeter

For Political Science

#46 in Europe
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

25. Durham University

For Political Science

#52 in Europe
#163 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

26. University of East Anglia

For Political Science

#58 in Europe
#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

27. University of Leicester

For Political Science

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

28. Queen Mary University of London

For Political Science

#65 in Europe
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

29. Loughborough University

For Political Science

#67 in Europe
#194 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

32. Queen's University Belfast

For Political Science

#81 in Europe
#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

36. University of Surrey

For Political Science

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

37. University of Bath

For Political Science

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

38. University of St Andrews

For Political Science

#114 in Europe
#293 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

39. University of Wales

For Political Science

#119 in Europe
#301 in the World
Founded
1893

41. Brunel University London

For Political Science

#130 in Europe
#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

42. Keele University

For Political Science

#142 in Europe
#354 in the World
Founded
1962

44. University of Stirling

For Political Science

#147 in Europe
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

47. Swansea University

For Political Science

#154 in Europe
#375 in the World
Founded
1920

50. London Business School

For Political Science

#175 in Europe
#416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

51. University of Plymouth

For Political Science

#181 in Europe
#428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

54. Cranfield University

For Political Science

#198 in Europe
#473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

55. University of the West of England

For Political Science

#201 in Europe
#479 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

56. University of Portsmouth

For Political Science

#211 in Europe
#498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

57. University of Bradford

For Political Science

#213 in Europe
#501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

58. Nottingham Trent University

For Political Science

#219 in Europe
#511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

63. Sheffield Hallam University

For Political Science

#234 in Europe
#552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

64. Oxford Brookes University

For Political Science

#235 in Europe
#554 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

65. SOAS, University of London

For Political Science

#239 in Europe
#566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

66. Bangor University

For Political Science

#241 in Europe
#571 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

67. University of Westminster

For Political Science

#246 in Europe
#586 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

69. Coventry University

For Political Science

#259 in Europe
#624 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

70. Bournemouth University

For Political Science

#260 in Europe
#625 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

72. University of Huddersfield

For Political Science

#275 in Europe
#659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

75. University of Hertfordshire

For Political Science

#281 in Europe
#674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

77. University of Central Lancashire

For Political Science

#297 in Europe
#706 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

79. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Political Science

#307 in Europe
#739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

82. London South Bank University

For Political Science

#327 in Europe
#787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

87. Edinburgh Napier University

For Political Science

#354 in Europe
#860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

88. University of Lincoln

For Political Science

#366 in Europe
#887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

90. Teesside University

For Political Science

#395 in Europe
#972 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

91. Staffordshire University

For Political Science

#401 in Europe
#982 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

92. University of Roehampton

For Political Science

#411 in Europe
#1002 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

94. University of Bedfordshire

For Political Science

#420 in Europe
#1029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

95. Robert Gordon University

For Political Science

#425 in Europe
#1036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

98. University of Derby

For Political Science

#452 in Europe
#1117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

99. University of the West of Scotland

For Political Science

#463 in Europe
#1154 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

100. University of Sunderland

For Political Science

#465 in Europe
#1159 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

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