87 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 840K citations received by 25.9K academic papers made by 87 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 College London

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Europe

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. King's College London

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in Europe

#50 in the World

Founded: 1829

3. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in Europe

#61 in the World

Founded: 1948

4. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in Europe

#65 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in Europe

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

6. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in Europe

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Occupational Therapy

#22 in Europe

#90 in the World

Founded: 1900

8. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Occupational Therapy

#24 in Europe

#94 in the World

Founded: 1451

9. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in Europe

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

10. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Occupational Therapy

#31 in Europe

#113 in the World

Founded: 1904

11. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in Europe

#114 in the World

Founded: 1968

12. Imperial College London

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#34 in Europe

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

13. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Occupational Therapy

#36 in Europe

#123 in the World

Founded: 1963

14. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Occupational Therapy

#39 in Europe

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

15. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Occupational Therapy

#43 in Europe

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

16. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Occupational Therapy

#44 in Europe

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

17. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Occupational Therapy

#55 in Europe

#184 in the World

Founded: 1905

18. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Occupational Therapy

#59 in Europe

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

19. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Occupational Therapy

#62 in Europe

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

20. University of York

England | York

For Occupational Therapy

#64 in Europe

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

21. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Occupational Therapy

#68 in Europe

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Occupational Therapy

#74 in Europe

#221 in the World

Founded: 1967

23. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Occupational Therapy

#76 in Europe

#223 in the World

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

24. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#78 in Europe

#227 in the World

Founded: 1733

25. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Occupational Therapy

#80 in Europe

#231 in the World

Founded: 1997

26. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Occupational Therapy

#83 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

27. Keele University

England | Keele

For Occupational Therapy

#88 in Europe

#245 in the World

Founded: 1962

28. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Occupational Therapy

#111 in Europe

#301 in the World

Founded: 1893

29. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Occupational Therapy

#114 in Europe

#311 in the World

Founded: 1495

30. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Occupational Therapy

#116 in Europe

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

31. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Occupational Therapy

#118 in Europe

#318 in the World

Founded: 1992

32. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Occupational Therapy

#119 in Europe

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

33. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Occupational Therapy

#121 in Europe

#328 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Occupational Therapy

#128 in Europe

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

35. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Occupational Therapy

#129 in Europe

#343 in the World

Founded: 1964

36. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Occupational Therapy

#135 in Europe

#354 in the World

Founded: 1954

37. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#137 in Europe

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

38. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Occupational Therapy

#139 in Europe

#363 in the World

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

39. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Occupational Therapy

#142 in Europe

#368 in the World

Founded: 1992

40. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Occupational Therapy

#147 in Europe

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

41. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Occupational Therapy

#150 in Europe

#383 in the World

Founded: 1992

42. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Occupational Therapy

#152 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

43. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Occupational Therapy

#166 in Europe

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

44. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Occupational Therapy

#167 in Europe

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

45. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Occupational Therapy

#171 in Europe

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Occupational Therapy

#174 in Europe

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

47. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Occupational Therapy

#177 in Europe

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Occupational Therapy

#181 in Europe

#454 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

49. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Occupational Therapy

#184 in Europe

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

50. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Occupational Therapy

#185 in Europe

#458 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

51. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Occupational Therapy

#186 in Europe

#459 in the World

Founded: 1965

52. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Occupational Therapy

#187 in Europe

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

53. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Occupational Therapy

#188 in Europe

#462 in the World

Founded: 1964

54. University of London

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#189 in Europe

#465 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

55. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Occupational Therapy

#195 in Europe

#478 in the World

Founded: 1920

56. City, University of London

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#204 in Europe

#498 in the World

Founded: 1966

57. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Occupational Therapy

#206 in Europe

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

58. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Occupational Therapy

#212 in Europe

#516 in the World

Founded: 1892

59. University of East London

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#226 in Europe

#555 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Occupational Therapy

#235 in Europe

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

61. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Occupational Therapy

#251 in Europe

#643 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Occupational Therapy

#256 in Europe

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

63. York St John University

England | York

For Occupational Therapy

#262 in Europe

#667 in the World

Founded: 1841

64. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Occupational Therapy

#264 in Europe

#676 in the World

Founded: 1992

65. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Occupational Therapy

#265 in Europe

#677 in the World

Founded: 1849

66. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Occupational Therapy

#274 in Europe

#701 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Occupational Therapy

#284 in Europe

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

68. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Occupational Therapy

#288 in Europe

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

69. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Occupational Therapy

#293 in Europe

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

70. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Occupational Therapy

#294 in Europe

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

71. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Occupational Therapy

#305 in Europe

#822 in the World

Founded: 1858

72. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Occupational Therapy

#307 in Europe

#828 in the World

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

73. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Occupational Therapy

#323 in Europe

#876 in the World

Founded: 2005

74. London South Bank University

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#328 in Europe

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

75. Middlesex University

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#331 in Europe

#899 in the World

Founded: 1973

76. Durham University

England | Durham

For Occupational Therapy

#333 in Europe

#913 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

77. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Occupational Therapy

#336 in Europe

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

78. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Occupational Therapy

#338 in Europe

#937 in the World

Founded: 1841

79. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Occupational Therapy

#345 in Europe

#958 in the World

Founded: 2006

80. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Occupational Therapy

#355 in Europe

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

81. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Occupational Therapy

#361 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

82. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Occupational Therapy

#363 in Europe

#1011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

83. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#367 in Europe

#1023 in the World

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

84. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Occupational Therapy

#372 in Europe

#1036 in the World

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

85. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Occupational Therapy

#381 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

86. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Occupational Therapy

#389 in Europe

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

87. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Occupational Therapy

#400 in Europe

#1111 in the World

Founded: 1895

The best cities to study Occupational Therapy in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Nottingham, Manchester, and Southampton.