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

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Occupational Therapy. A graph of 618K citations received by 23.5K academic papers made by 82 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

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Europe
#16 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

3. University of Southampton

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in Europe
#63 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

6. University of Liverpool

For Occupational Therapy

#23 in Europe
#95 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

8. University of Oxford

For Occupational Therapy

#26 in Europe
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

11. University of Leeds

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in Europe
#112 in the World
Founded
1904

13. Imperial College London

For Occupational Therapy

#35 in Europe
#127 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

14. University of Cambridge

For Occupational Therapy

#39 in Europe
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

15. University of Exeter

For Occupational Therapy

#42 in Europe
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

17. University of Edinburgh

For Occupational Therapy

#53 in Europe
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

18. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Occupational Therapy

#61 in Europe
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

20. Brunel University London

For Occupational Therapy

#64 in Europe
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

21. University of York

For Occupational Therapy

#71 in Europe
#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

22. University of East Anglia

For Occupational Therapy

#72 in Europe
#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

23. University of Leicester

For Occupational Therapy

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

24. Keele University

For Occupational Therapy

#78 in Europe
#222 in the World
Founded
1962

25. Cardiff University

For Occupational Therapy

#80 in Europe
#228 in the World
Founded
1997

26. University of Salford

For Occupational Therapy

#82 in Europe
#232 in the World
Founded
1967

27. University of Bristol

For Occupational Therapy

#89 in Europe
#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

28. University of Wales

For Occupational Therapy

#105 in Europe
#279 in the World
Founded
1893

29. Bangor University

For Occupational Therapy

#114 in Europe
#312 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

31. University of Bath

For Occupational Therapy

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

33. University of Plymouth

For Occupational Therapy

#122 in Europe
#327 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

34. University of Dundee

For Occupational Therapy

#123 in Europe
#332 in the World
Founded
1967

36. University of Surrey

For Occupational Therapy

#129 in Europe
#347 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

37. Queen Margaret University

For Occupational Therapy

#136 in Europe
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007

38. University of Warwick

For Occupational Therapy

#142 in Europe
#363 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

41. Loughborough University

For Occupational Therapy

#163 in Europe
#406 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

43. Queen Mary University of London

For Occupational Therapy

#170 in Europe
#421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

44. Oxford Brookes University

For Occupational Therapy

#171 in Europe
#423 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

45. University of Central Lancashire

For Occupational Therapy

#172 in Europe
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

46. Queen's University Belfast

For Occupational Therapy

#173 in Europe
#425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

47. Teesside University

For Occupational Therapy

#174 in Europe
#426 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

48. University of Kent

For Occupational Therapy

#175 in Europe
#427 in the World
Founded
1965

49. University of Stirling

For Occupational Therapy

#176 in Europe
#428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

50. Coventry University

For Occupational Therapy

#179 in Europe
#439 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

51. Swansea University

For Occupational Therapy

#182 in Europe
#448 in the World
Founded
1920

52. University of Essex

For Occupational Therapy

#183 in Europe
#449 in the World
Founded
1964

53. Bournemouth University

For Occupational Therapy

#186 in Europe
#453 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

54. Sheffield Hallam University

For Occupational Therapy

#190 in Europe
#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

57. University of the West of England

For Occupational Therapy

#199 in Europe
#478 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

58. University of London

For Occupational Therapy

#215 in Europe
#527 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

59. University of Reading

For Occupational Therapy

#223 in Europe
#537 in the World
Founded
1892

61. University of Hertfordshire

For Occupational Therapy

#239 in Europe
#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

62. York St John University

For Occupational Therapy

#242 in Europe
#592 in the World
Founded
1841

63. Leeds Beckett University

For Occupational Therapy

#248 in Europe
#622 in the World
Founded
1992

66. Nottingham Trent University

For Occupational Therapy

#264 in Europe
#676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

67. Lancaster University

For Occupational Therapy

#272 in Europe
#698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

68. University of Portsmouth

For Occupational Therapy

#291 in Europe
#771 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

69. Staffordshire University

For Occupational Therapy

#293 in Europe
#776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

70. University of Bradford

For Occupational Therapy

#294 in Europe
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

71. London South Bank University

For Occupational Therapy

#296 in Europe
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

72. University of Sussex

For Occupational Therapy

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

75. Middlesex University

For Occupational Therapy

#323 in Europe
#863 in the World
Founded
1973

76. Edge Hill University

For Occupational Therapy

#332 in Europe
#899 in the World
Founded
2006

78. University of Derby

For Occupational Therapy

#340 in Europe
#938 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

79. University of Lincoln

For Occupational Therapy

#346 in Europe
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

80. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Occupational Therapy

#360 in Europe
#999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

81. Edinburgh Napier University

For Occupational Therapy

#367 in Europe
#1024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

82. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Occupational Therapy

#369 in Europe
#1028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
2011

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