64 Best universities for Special Education 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 Special Education. A graph of 223K citations received by 9.53K academic papers made by 64 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 Special Education

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Kent

For Special Education

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Founded: 1965

3. University of Birmingham

For Special Education

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Founded: 1900

4. University of Manchester

For Special Education

#4 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. Lancaster University

For Special Education

#5 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

6. King's College London

For Special Education

#6 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1829

7. University of Cambridge

For Special Education

#9 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. St George's, University of London

For Special Education

#11 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Founded: 1733

9. University of Sheffield

For Special Education

#13 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Founded: 1905

10. University of Oxford

For Special Education

#14 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

11. University of Southampton

For Special Education

#17 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

12. University of Nottingham

For Special Education

#18 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1948

13. University of Bristol

For Special Education

#19 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

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

14. University of Warwick

For Special Education

#20 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

15. University of Leicester

For Special Education

#21 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

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

16. University of London

For Special Education

#22 in the United Kingdom

#38 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

17. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Special Education

#23 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Founded: 1992

18. University of Leeds

For Special Education

#24 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Founded: 1904

19. University of York

For Special Education

#26 in the United Kingdom

#48 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

20. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Special Education

#27 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Founded: 1963

21. University of East Anglia

For Special Education

#29 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Exeter

For Special Education

#30 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

23. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Special Education

#31 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Founded: 1992

24. University of Huddersfield

For Special Education

#32 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

25. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Special Education

#33 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

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

26. Keele University

For Special Education

#34 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1962

27. University of Plymouth

For Special Education

#35 in the United Kingdom

#72 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

28. Sheffield Hallam University

For Special Education

#37 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

29. Durham University

For Special Education

#39 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

30. Imperial College London

For Special Education

#40 in the United Kingdom

#83 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

31. University of Surrey

For Special Education

#42 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

32. University of Hertfordshire

For Special Education

#45 in the United Kingdom

#90 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

33. University of Liverpool

For Special Education

#46 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

34. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Special Education

#47 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Founded: 1954

35. University of Bath

For Special Education

#48 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

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

36. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Special Education

#50 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

Founded: 2005

37. University of Wolverhampton

For Special Education

#51 in the United Kingdom

#104 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. University of Reading

For Special Education

#52 in the United Kingdom

#108 in Europe

Founded: 1892

39. Liverpool John Moores University

For Special Education

#53 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Founded: 1992

40. University of Sussex

For Special Education

#54 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

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

41. University of Salford

For Special Education

#55 in the United Kingdom

#118 in Europe

Founded: 1967

42. Nottingham Trent University

For Special Education

#56 in the United Kingdom

#119 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

43. University of Portsmouth

For Special Education

#58 in the United Kingdom

#121 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

44. Loughborough University

For Special Education

#59 in the United Kingdom

#132 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

45. Oxford Brookes University

For Special Education

#60 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

46. University of the West of England

For Special Education

#61 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

47. London South Bank University

For Special Education

#62 in the United Kingdom

#147 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

48. University of West London

For Special Education

#63 in the United Kingdom

#156 in Europe

Founded: 1990

49. University of Central Lancashire

For Special Education

#64 in the United Kingdom

#164 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

50. University of Chester

For Special Education

#65 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

51. University of East London

For Special Education

#66 in the United Kingdom

#169 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. Coventry University

For Special Education

#67 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

53. City, University of London

For Special Education

#68 in the United Kingdom

#175 in Europe

Founded: 1966

54. Anglia Ruskin University

For Special Education

#69 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

Founded: 1858

55. University of Northampton

For Special Education

#70 in the United Kingdom

#177 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

56. University of Roehampton

For Special Education

#71 in the United Kingdom

#181 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

57. Leeds Beckett University

For Special Education

#73 in the United Kingdom

#190 in Europe

Founded: 1992

58. Teesside University

For Special Education

#74 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

59. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Special Education

#75 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Founded: 1992

60. De Montfort University

For Special Education

#76 in the United Kingdom

#206 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. Edge Hill University

For Special Education

#77 in the United Kingdom

#210 in Europe

Founded: 2006

62. University of Derby

For Special Education

#78 in the United Kingdom

#215 in Europe

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

63. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Special Education

#79 in the United Kingdom

#216 in Europe

Founded: 1904

64. Aston University

For Special Education

#80 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Founded: 1895

Closest to England states to learn Special Education

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	5	10
Scotland	12	7

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