69 Best universities for Social Work in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Social Work. A graph of 110K citations received by 7.16K academic papers made by 69 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 of York

For Social Work

#1 in Europe
#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

4. Queen's University Belfast

For Social Work

#4 in Europe
#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

6. University of Bristol

For Social Work

#6 in Europe
#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

8. University of Edinburgh

For Social Work

#8 in Europe
#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

9. University of East Anglia

For Social Work

#9 in Europe
#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

11. Brunel University London

For Social Work

#11 in Europe
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

12. University College London

For Social Work

#12 in Europe
#55 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

13. University of Huddersfield

For Social Work

#13 in Europe
#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

16. University of Bedfordshire

For Social Work

#17 in Europe
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

17. University of Southampton

For Social Work

#18 in Europe
#72 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

18. Lancaster University

For Social Work

#19 in Europe
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

19. University of Sussex

For Social Work

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

20. University of Bradford

For Social Work

#21 in Europe
#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

22. Durham University

For Social Work

#23 in Europe
#98 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

24. University of Plymouth

For Social Work

#26 in Europe
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

25. University of Stirling

For Social Work

#27 in Europe
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

26. University of Warwick

For Social Work

#29 in Europe
#106 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

29. University of Leicester

For Social Work

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

33. University of Central Lancashire

For Social Work

#39 in Europe
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

34. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Social Work

#40 in Europe
#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

36. University of Exeter

For Social Work

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

37. University of Bath

For Social Work

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

38. Bangor University

For Social Work

#45 in Europe
#156 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

39. Bournemouth University

For Social Work

#47 in Europe
#162 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

45. University of Oxford

For Social Work

#57 in Europe
#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

47. University of Hertfordshire

For Social Work

#60 in Europe
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

48. University of the West of England

For Social Work

#63 in Europe
#195 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

49. University of London

For Social Work

#64 in Europe
#199 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

52. London South Bank University

For Social Work

#67 in Europe
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

53. University of Liverpool

For Social Work

#68 in Europe
#205 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

54. Coventry University

For Social Work

#69 in Europe
#216 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

55. University of Lincoln

For Social Work

#70 in Europe
#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

57. Loughborough University

For Social Work

#73 in Europe
#235 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

58. Nottingham Trent University

For Social Work

#77 in Europe
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

62. Staffordshire University

For Social Work

#83 in Europe
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

65. Teesside University

For Social Work

#86 in Europe
#275 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

67. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Social Work

#97 in Europe
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

68. Liverpool Hope University

For Social Work

#99 in Europe
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Founded
2005

69. Sheffield Hallam University

For Social Work

#100 in Europe
#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

The best cities to study Social Work in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are York, London, Nottingham, and Belfast.