Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

35 Best Universities in London

Exploring the academic landscape of London, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 35 higher education institutions. We analyzed 1.54M scientific publications and 58.59M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

University College London

#3 in United Kingdom #3 in Europe

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

2

Imperial College London

#5 in United Kingdom #5 in Europe

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

3

King’s College London

#7 in United Kingdom #11 in Europe

43% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1829 Founded

4

London School of Economics and Political Science

#16 in United Kingdom #48 in Europe

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

5

Queen Mary University of London

#19 in United Kingdom #65 in Europe

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

6

University of London

#30 in United Kingdom #120 in Europe

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

7

City, University of London

#42 in United Kingdom #204 in Europe

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1966 Founded

8

Birkbeck, University of London

#53 in United Kingdom #255 in Europe

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1823 Founded

9

Goldsmiths, University of London

#64 in United Kingdom #312 in Europe

64% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1904 Founded

10

St George’s, University of London

#69 in United Kingdom #340 in Europe

64% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1733 Founded

11

Middlesex University

#71 in United Kingdom #353 in Europe

63% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1973 Founded

12

University of Greenwich

#72 in United Kingdom #355 in Europe

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1890 Founded

13

University of Westminster

#73 in United Kingdom #357 in Europe

56% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1838 Founded

14

SOAS, University of London

#75 in United Kingdom #368 in Europe

44% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

1916 Founded

15

London Business School

#78 in United Kingdom #376 in Europe

25% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

16

Royal Veterinary College University of London

#82 in United Kingdom #419 in Europe

66% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1791 Founded

17

University of East London

#86 in United Kingdom #444 in Europe

70% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

18

London South Bank University

#88 in United Kingdom #452 in Europe

83% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1892 Founded

19

London Metropolitan University

#90 in United Kingdom #490 in Europe

74% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1848 Founded

20

University of Roehampton

#95 in United Kingdom #530 in Europe

72% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2004 Founded

21

University of the Arts London

#100 in United Kingdom #568 in Europe

80% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1986 Founded

22

Royal College of Art

#106 in United Kingdom #624 in Europe

85% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1896 Founded

23

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

#108 in United Kingdom #639 in Europe

79% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1932 Founded

24

School of Advanced Study, University of London

#127 in United Kingdom #814 in Europe

76% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1994 Founded

25

Royal College of Music

#132 in United Kingdom #875 in Europe

66% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1882 Founded

26

Regent’s University London

#135 in United Kingdom #958 in Europe

44% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

27

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

#137 in United Kingdom #975 in Europe

13% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1822 Founded

28

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

#139 in United Kingdom #1049 in Europe

40% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

29

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

#142 in United Kingdom #1103 in Europe

63% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

30

Richmond, The American International University in London

#147 in United Kingdom #1326 in Europe

50% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

1972 Founded

31

Heythrop College

#153 in United Kingdom #1457 in Europe

79% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

1614 Founded

32

Rose Bruford College

#154 in United Kingdom #1475 in Europe

65% Acceptance

1950 Founded

33

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London

#158 in United Kingdom #1604 in Europe

20% Acceptance

1899 Founded

34

#160 in United Kingdom #1667 in Europe

48% Acceptance

2,400 Enrollment

1962 Founded

35

European School of Economics

#163 in United Kingdom #2153 in Europe

34% Acceptance

1989 Founded