65 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 501K citations received by 19.2K academic papers made by 65 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 College London

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. King's College London

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1829

3. University of Southampton

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

4. University of Nottingham

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1948

5. University of Manchester

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Liverpool

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

7. University of Oxford

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. University of Birmingham

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Founded: 1900

9. University of Leeds

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Founded: 1904

10. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1963

11. Imperial College London

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

12. University of Cambridge

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

13. University of Exeter

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

14. St George's, University of London

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Founded: 1733

15. University of Sheffield

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Founded: 1905

16. Brunel University London

For Occupational Therapy

#20 in the United Kingdom

#64 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

17. University of York

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

18. University of East Anglia

For Occupational Therapy

#22 in the United Kingdom

#72 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

19. University of Leicester

For Occupational Therapy

#23 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

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

20. Keele University

For Occupational Therapy

#24 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

Founded: 1962

21. University of Salford

For Occupational Therapy

#26 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

Founded: 1967

22. University of Bristol

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

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

23. University of Bath

For Occupational Therapy

#31 in the United Kingdom

#119 in Europe

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

24. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in the United Kingdom

#120 in Europe

Founded: 1992

25. University of Plymouth

For Occupational Therapy

#33 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

26. University of Brighton

For Occupational Therapy

#35 in the United Kingdom

#126 in Europe

Founded: 1992

27. University of Surrey

For Occupational Therapy

#36 in the United Kingdom

#129 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

28. University of Warwick

For Occupational Therapy

#38 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

29. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Occupational Therapy

#40 in the United Kingdom

#158 in Europe

Founded: 1992

30. Loughborough University

For Occupational Therapy

#41 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

31. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Occupational Therapy

#42 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Founded: 1954

32. Queen Mary University of London

For Occupational Therapy

#43 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

33. Oxford Brookes University

For Occupational Therapy

#44 in the United Kingdom

#171 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

34. University of Central Lancashire

For Occupational Therapy

#45 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

35. Teesside University

For Occupational Therapy

#47 in the United Kingdom

#174 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

36. University of Kent

For Occupational Therapy

#48 in the United Kingdom

#175 in Europe

Founded: 1965

37. Coventry University

For Occupational Therapy

#50 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

38. University of Essex

For Occupational Therapy

#52 in the United Kingdom

#183 in Europe

Founded: 1964

39. Bournemouth University

For Occupational Therapy

#53 in the United Kingdom

#186 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

40. Sheffield Hallam University

For Occupational Therapy

#54 in the United Kingdom

#190 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

41. City, University of London

For Occupational Therapy

#55 in the United Kingdom

#194 in Europe

Founded: 1966

42. University of East London

For Occupational Therapy

#56 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. University of the West of England

For Occupational Therapy

#57 in the United Kingdom

#199 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

44. University of London

For Occupational Therapy

#58 in the United Kingdom

#215 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

45. University of Reading

For Occupational Therapy

#59 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

Founded: 1892

46. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Occupational Therapy

#60 in the United Kingdom

#233 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. University of Hertfordshire

For Occupational Therapy

#61 in the United Kingdom

#239 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

48. York St John University

For Occupational Therapy

#62 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

Founded: 1841

49. Leeds Beckett University

For Occupational Therapy

#63 in the United Kingdom

#248 in Europe

Founded: 1992

50. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Occupational Therapy

#64 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Founded: 1849

51. Liverpool John Moores University

For Occupational Therapy

#65 in the United Kingdom

#261 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. Nottingham Trent University

For Occupational Therapy

#66 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

53. Lancaster University

For Occupational Therapy

#67 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

54. University of Portsmouth

For Occupational Therapy

#68 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

55. Staffordshire University

For Occupational Therapy

#69 in the United Kingdom

#293 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

56. University of Bradford

For Occupational Therapy

#70 in the United Kingdom

#294 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

57. London South Bank University

For Occupational Therapy

#71 in the United Kingdom

#296 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

58. University of Sussex

For Occupational Therapy

#72 in the United Kingdom

#306 in Europe

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

59. Anglia Ruskin University

For Occupational Therapy

#73 in the United Kingdom

#313 in Europe

Founded: 1858

60. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Occupational Therapy

#74 in the United Kingdom

#314 in Europe

Founded: 2005

61. Middlesex University

For Occupational Therapy

#75 in the United Kingdom

#323 in Europe

Founded: 1973

62. Edge Hill University

For Occupational Therapy

#76 in the United Kingdom

#332 in Europe

Founded: 2006

63. University of Derby

For Occupational Therapy

#78 in the United Kingdom

#340 in Europe

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

64. University of Lincoln

For Occupational Therapy

#79 in the United Kingdom

#346 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

65. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Occupational Therapy

#80 in the United Kingdom

#360 in Europe

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

Closest to England states to learn Occupational Therapy

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	6	25
Scotland	9	7

Medicine subfields in England

Anatomy and Physiology98

Anesthesiology84

Bioethics/Medical Ethics70

Biomedical Engineering60

Clinical Psychology98

Critical Care Nursing80

Family medicine89

Forensic Science64

Gastroenterology and Hepatology58

Health Science101

Healthcare Management (MHA)94

Medical Physics50

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)82

Oncology and Cancer research85

Ophthalmology66

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine89

Physical Therapy98

Plastic Surgery33

Public Health103

Radiation Therapy46

Radiology and Nuclear medicine98

Respiratory Therapy45

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science67

Sports Medicine93