73 Best universities for Operations Research 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 Operations Research. A graph of 777K citations received by 33.2K academic papers made by 73 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. Imperial College London

For Operations Research

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. University of Manchester

For Operations Research

#2 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1824

3. University College London

For Operations Research

#3 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Lancaster University

For Operations Research

#4 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

5. University of Warwick

For Operations Research

#5 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

6. University of Cambridge

For Operations Research

#6 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. University of Nottingham

For Operations Research

#7 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. University of Leeds

For Operations Research

#8 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. University of Southampton

For Operations Research

#9 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

10. University of Oxford

For Operations Research

#11 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

11. Loughborough University

For Operations Research

#12 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

12. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Operations Research

#14 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Founded: 1963

13. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Operations Research

#15 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

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

14. University of Birmingham

For Operations Research

#16 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Founded: 1900

15. University of Bradford

For Operations Research

#17 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

16. University of York

For Operations Research

#18 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

17. University of Bath

For Operations Research

#19 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

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

18. Cranfield University

For Operations Research

#21 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

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

19. University of Portsmouth

For Operations Research

#22 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

20. Aston University

For Operations Research

#23 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Founded: 1895

21. London Business School

For Operations Research

#24 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

22. University of Exeter

For Operations Research

#25 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

23. University of Sheffield

For Operations Research

#26 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Founded: 1905

24. Brunel University London

For Operations Research

#27 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

25. University of Liverpool

For Operations Research

#29 in the United Kingdom

#94 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

26. University of Salford

For Operations Research

#30 in the United Kingdom

#99 in Europe

Founded: 1967

27. University of Kent

For Operations Research

#31 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Founded: 1965

28. University of Bristol

For Operations Research

#32 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

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

29. Queen Mary University of London

For Operations Research

#34 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

30. King's College London

For Operations Research

#35 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Founded: 1829

31. Liverpool John Moores University

For Operations Research

#36 in the United Kingdom

#119 in Europe

Founded: 1992

32. University of Reading

For Operations Research

#37 in the United Kingdom

#120 in Europe

Founded: 1892

33. University of Surrey

For Operations Research

#38 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

34. Durham University

For Operations Research

#40 in the United Kingdom

#148 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

35. City, University of London

For Operations Research

#44 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

Founded: 1966

36. University of East Anglia

For Operations Research

#45 in the United Kingdom

#177 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

37. University of Essex

For Operations Research

#46 in the United Kingdom

#180 in Europe

Founded: 1964

38. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Operations Research

#47 in the United Kingdom

#182 in Europe

Founded: 1954

39. University of Leicester

For Operations Research

#48 in the United Kingdom

#190 in Europe

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

40. University of Sussex

For Operations Research

#49 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

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

41. University of London

For Operations Research

#50 in the United Kingdom

#200 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

42. University of Plymouth

For Operations Research

#51 in the United Kingdom

#201 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

43. Coventry University

For Operations Research

#52 in the United Kingdom

#203 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

44. University of Greenwich

For Operations Research

#54 in the United Kingdom

#231 in Europe

Founded: 1890

45. University of Westminster

For Operations Research

#55 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

46. De Montfort University

For Operations Research

#57 in the United Kingdom

#267 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. University of the West of England

For Operations Research

#58 in the United Kingdom

#275 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

48. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Operations Research

#60 in the United Kingdom

#288 in Europe

Founded: 1992

49. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Operations Research

#61 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Founded: 1849

50. Nottingham Trent University

For Operations Research

#63 in the United Kingdom

#304 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

51. University of Hertfordshire

For Operations Research

#65 in the United Kingdom

#310 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Wolverhampton

For Operations Research

#66 in the United Kingdom

#313 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. Bournemouth University

For Operations Research

#67 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

54. Sheffield Hallam University

For Operations Research

#69 in the United Kingdom

#334 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

55. Keele University

For Operations Research

#70 in the United Kingdom

#342 in Europe

Founded: 1962

56. London South Bank University

For Operations Research

#71 in the United Kingdom

#343 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

57. Birkbeck, University of London

For Operations Research

#72 in the United Kingdom

#349 in Europe

Founded: 1823

58. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Operations Research

#73 in the United Kingdom

#351 in Europe

Founded: 1992

59. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Operations Research

#75 in the United Kingdom

#356 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. University of Huddersfield

For Operations Research

#76 in the United Kingdom

#386 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

61. Teesside University

For Operations Research

#77 in the United Kingdom

#393 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

62. University of Brighton

For Operations Research

#78 in the United Kingdom

#396 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. University of Bedfordshire

For Operations Research

#79 in the United Kingdom

#405 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

64. University of Derby

For Operations Research

#81 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

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

65. Staffordshire University

For Operations Research

#82 in the United Kingdom

#428 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

66. London Metropolitan University

For Operations Research

#84 in the United Kingdom

#431 in Europe

Founded: 1848

67. Middlesex University

For Operations Research

#85 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Founded: 1973

68. Oxford Brookes University

For Operations Research

#87 in the United Kingdom

#454 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

69. Birmingham City University

For Operations Research

#89 in the United Kingdom

#533 in Europe

Founded: 1992

70. University of Lincoln

For Operations Research

#90 in the United Kingdom

#541 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

71. University of Central Lancashire

For Operations Research

#91 in the United Kingdom

#547 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

72. University of Sunderland

For Operations Research

#92 in the United Kingdom

#552 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

73. Leeds Beckett University

For Operations Research

#93 in the United Kingdom

#554 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Operations Research

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	7	13
Scotland	12	10

Mathematics subfields in England

Actuarial Science60

Applied Mathematics63

Blockchain and Cryptography76

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics87

Math Teachers103