80 Best universities for Special Education in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Special Education. A graph of 284K citations received by 12K academic papers made by 80 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 Special Education

#2 in Europe

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Special Education

#3 in Europe

#8 in the World

Founded: 1965

3. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Special Education

#4 in Europe

#10 in the World

Founded: 1900

4. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Special Education

#5 in Europe

#14 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Special Education

#6 in Europe

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

6. King's College London

England | London

For Special Education

#7 in Europe

#25 in the World

Founded: 1829

7. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Special Education

#9 in Europe

#34 in the World

Founded: 1451

8. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Special Education

#11 in Europe

#50 in the World

Founded: 1968

9. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Special Education

#12 in Europe

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

10. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Special Education

#15 in Europe

#57 in the World

Founded: 1997

11. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Special Education

#19 in Europe

#67 in the World

Founded: 1733

12. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Special Education

#20 in Europe

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

13. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Special Education

#21 in Europe

#72 in the World

Founded: 1905

14. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Special Education

#22 in Europe

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

15. Bangor University

For Special Education

#23 in Europe

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

16. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Special Education

#24 in Europe

#84 in the World

Founded: 1893

17. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Special Education

#27 in Europe

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

18. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Special Education

#29 in Europe

#100 in the World

Founded: 1948

19. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Special Education

#30 in Europe

#101 in the World

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

20. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Special Education

#31 in Europe

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

21. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Special Education

#33 in Europe

#113 in the World

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

22. University of London

England | London

For Special Education

#38 in Europe

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

23. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Special Education

#39 in Europe

#132 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Special Education

#42 in Europe

#141 in the World

Founded: 1904

25. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Special Education

#43 in Europe

#147 in the World

Founded: 1841

26. University of York

For Special Education

#48 in Europe

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

27. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Special Education

#51 in Europe

#170 in the World

Founded: 1963

28. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Special Education

#52 in Europe

#174 in the World

Founded: 1967

29. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Special Education

#54 in Europe

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

30. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Special Education

#56 in Europe

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

31. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Special Education

#58 in Europe

#189 in the World

Founded: 1992

32. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Special Education

#63 in Europe

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

33. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Special Education

#69 in Europe

#231 in the World

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

34. Keele University

England | Keele

For Special Education

#71 in Europe

#233 in the World

Founded: 1962

35. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Special Education

#72 in Europe

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

36. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Special Education

#77 in Europe

#248 in the World

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

37. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Special Education

#78 in Europe

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

38. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Special Education

#79 in Europe

#254 in the World

Founded: 1920

39. Durham University

England | Durham

For Special Education

#81 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

40. Imperial College London

England | London

For Special Education

#83 in Europe

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

41. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Special Education

#84 in Europe

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

42. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Special Education

#85 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

43. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Special Education

#86 in Europe

#270 in the World

Founded: 1964

44. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Special Education

#87 in Europe

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

45. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Special Education

#90 in Europe

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Special Education

#93 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

47. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Special Education

#95 in Europe

#286 in the World

Founded: 1954

48. University of Bath

For Special Education

#101 in Europe

#314 in the World

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

49. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Special Education

#102 in Europe

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

50. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Special Education

#103 in Europe

#319 in the World

Founded: 2005

51. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Special Education

#104 in Europe

#320 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Special Education

#108 in Europe

#327 in the World

Founded: 1892

53. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Special Education

#116 in Europe

#346 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Special Education

#117 in Europe

#349 in the World

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

55. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Special Education

#118 in Europe

#351 in the World

Founded: 1967

56. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Special Education

#119 in Europe

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

57. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Special Education

#120 in Europe

#355 in the World

Founded: 1495

58. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Special Education

#121 in Europe

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Special Education

#132 in Europe

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

60. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Special Education

#134 in Europe

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

61. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Special Education

#137 in Europe

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

62. London South Bank University

England | London

For Special Education

#147 in Europe

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

63. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Special Education

#156 in Europe

#438 in the World

Founded: 1990

64. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Special Education

#164 in Europe

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

65. University of Chester

England | Chester

For Special Education

#167 in Europe

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

66. University of East London

England | London

For Special Education

#169 in Europe

#466 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Special Education

#172 in Europe

#470 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

68. City, University of London

England | London

For Special Education

#175 in Europe

#482 in the World

Founded: 1966

69. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Special Education

#176 in Europe

#485 in the World

Founded: 1858

70. University of Northampton

England | Northampton

For Special Education

#177 in Europe

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

71. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Special Education

#181 in Europe

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

72. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Special Education

#185 in Europe

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

73. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Special Education

#190 in Europe

#514 in the World

Founded: 1992

74. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Special Education

#191 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

75. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Special Education

#204 in Europe

#545 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Special Education

#206 in Europe

#550 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Special Education

#210 in Europe

#566 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Special Education

#215 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

79. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Special Education

#216 in Europe

#592 in the World

Founded: 1904

80. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Special Education

#218 in Europe

#596 in the World

Founded: 1895

The best cities to study Special Education in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Canterbury, Birmingham, and Manchester.

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