57 Best universities for Social Work 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 Social Work. A graph of 89.5K citations received by 5.67K academic papers made by 57 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 of York

For Social Work

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

2. King's College London

For Social Work

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Founded: 1829

3. University of Nottingham

For Social Work

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Founded: 1948

4. University of Birmingham

For Social Work

#5 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1900

5. University of Bristol

For Social Work

#6 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

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

6. University of Manchester

For Social Work

#7 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1824

7. University of East Anglia

For Social Work

#9 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

8. University of Sheffield

For Social Work

#10 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. Brunel University London

For Social Work

#11 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

10. University College London

For Social Work

#12 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

11. University of Huddersfield

For Social Work

#13 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

12. University of Bedfordshire

For Social Work

#16 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

13. University of Southampton

For Social Work

#17 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

14. Lancaster University

For Social Work

#18 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

15. University of Sussex

For Social Work

#19 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

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

16. University of Bradford

For Social Work

#20 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

17. Durham University

For Social Work

#22 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

18. University of Salford

For Social Work

#23 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Founded: 1967

19. University of Plymouth

For Social Work

#24 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

20. University of Warwick

For Social Work

#26 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

21. University of Kent

For Social Work

#27 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1965

22. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Social Work

#28 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Founded: 1954

23. University of Leicester

For Social Work

#29 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

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

24. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Social Work

#30 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Founded: 1992

25. Anglia Ruskin University

For Social Work

#31 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1858

26. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Social Work

#32 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Founded: 1849

27. University of Central Lancashire

For Social Work

#33 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

28. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Social Work

#34 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

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

29. University of Exeter

For Social Work

#36 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

30. University of Bath

For Social Work

#37 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

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

31. Bournemouth University

For Social Work

#39 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

32. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Social Work

#41 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Founded: 1904

33. London Metropolitan University

For Social Work

#42 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Founded: 1848

34. University of Leeds

For Social Work

#43 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Founded: 1904

35. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Social Work

#44 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Founded: 1992

36. University of Oxford

For Social Work

#45 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

37. University of Hertfordshire

For Social Work

#47 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

38. University of the West of England

For Social Work

#48 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

39. University of London

For Social Work

#49 in the United Kingdom

#64 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

40. Keele University

For Social Work

#50 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Founded: 1962

41. London South Bank University

For Social Work

#52 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

42. University of Liverpool

For Social Work

#53 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

43. Coventry University

For Social Work

#54 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

44. University of Lincoln

For Social Work

#55 in the United Kingdom

#70 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

45. University of Wolverhampton

For Social Work

#56 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1992

46. Loughborough University

For Social Work

#57 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

47. Nottingham Trent University

For Social Work

#58 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

48. Leeds Beckett University

For Social Work

#59 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

Founded: 1992

49. University of East London

For Social Work

#60 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Founded: 1992

50. Liverpool John Moores University

For Social Work

#61 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. Staffordshire University

For Social Work

#62 in the United Kingdom

#83 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

52. University of Brighton

For Social Work

#63 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Social Work

#64 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Founded: 1963

54. Teesside University

For Social Work

#65 in the United Kingdom

#86 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

55. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Social Work

#66 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Founded: 1992

56. Liverpool Hope University

For Social Work

#68 in the United Kingdom

#99 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

57. Sheffield Hallam University

For Social Work

#69 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Social Work

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	6	15
Scotland	13	8

Psychology subfields in England

Child Psychology103

Clinical Psychology98

Cognitive Science103

Education Majors108

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution82

Neuroscience108

Occupational Therapy65

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology64

Social Psychology111

Special Education81