Best Universities in United Kingdom [2026 Rankings]

1

England | Cambridge

University of Cambridge

#2 in Europe #6 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

2

England | London

University College London

#3 in Europe #16 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

3

England | Manchester

University of Manchester

#8 in Europe #54 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

4

England | London

King’s College London

#11 in Europe #64 in the World

43% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1829 Founded

5

Scotland | Glasgow

University of Glasgow

#18 in Europe #94 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

6

England | Bristol

University of Bristol

#20 in Europe #96 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

7

England | Leeds

University of Leeds

#22 in Europe #99 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

8

England | Nottingham

University of Nottingham

#38 in Europe #133 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

England | Coventry

University of Warwick

#43 in Europe #140 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

10

England | London

London School of Economics and Political Science

#48 in Europe #154 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

11

England | Liverpool

University of Liverpool

#55 in Europe #164 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

12

Wales | Cardiff

Cardiff University

#72 in Europe #207 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

13

England | Exeter

University of Exeter

#75 in Europe #214 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

14

England | Durham

Durham University

#97 in Europe #257 in the World

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

15

England | Leicester

University of Leicester

#101 in Europe #264 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

16

Northern Ireland | Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast

#104 in Europe #270 in the World

31% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1849 Founded

17

Scotland | St Andrews

University of St Andrews

#107 in Europe #276 in the World

33% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1413 Founded

18

Scotland | Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

#109 in Europe #279 in the World

38% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1495 Founded

19

England | London

University of London

#120 in Europe #303 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

20

England | Guildford

University of Surrey

#124 in Europe #317 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

21

England | Norwich

University of East Anglia

#131 in Europe #333 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

22

England | Lancaster, ENG

Lancaster University

#134 in Europe #340 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

23

England | Bath

University of Bath

#136 in Europe #343 in the World

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

24

England | Loughborough

Loughborough University

#144 in Europe #356 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

25

Scotland | Dundee

University of Dundee

#169 in Europe #399 in the World

49% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1967 Founded

26

England | Canterbury

University of Kent

#177 in Europe #416 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1965 Founded

27

England | Colchester

University of Essex

#195 in Europe #472 in the World

52% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

28

England | Uxbridge

Brunel University London

#200 in Europe #494 in the World

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

29

Wales | Swansea

Swansea University

#201 in Europe #498 in the World

55% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1920 Founded

30

England | London

City, University of London

#204 in Europe #508 in the World

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1966 Founded

31

England | Egham

Royal Holloway, University of London

#222 in Europe #544 in the World

55% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1849 Founded

32

Wales | Bangor

Bangor University

#237 in Europe #582 in the World

58% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1884 Founded

33

England | Plymouth

University of Plymouth

#239 in Europe #587 in the World

77% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1992 Founded

34

Scotland | Stirling

University of Stirling

#240 in Europe #592 in the World

11% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

35

England | Manchester

Manchester Metropolitan University

#244 in Europe #599 in the World

53% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

36

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

Northumbria University

#251 in Europe #620 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

37

England | Keele

Keele University

#256 in Europe #628 in the World

52% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1962 Founded

38

England | Cranfield

Cranfield University

#263 in Europe #645 in the World

59% Acceptance

4,825 Enrollment

1993 Founded

39

England | Birmingham

Aston University

#273 in Europe #660 in the World

44% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1895 Founded

40

England | Nottingham

Nottingham Trent University

#279 in Europe #672 in the World

22% Acceptance

19,710 Enrollment

1992 Founded

41

England | Bristol

University of the West of England

#284 in Europe #683 in the World

57% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1992 Founded

42

England | Hatfield

University of Hertfordshire

#286 in Europe #690 in the World

70% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1992 Founded

43

Wales | Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth University

#287 in Europe #691 in the World

63% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1872 Founded

44

England | London

Goldsmiths, University of London

#312 in Europe #761 in the World

64% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1904 Founded

45

England | Bradford

University of Bradford

#319 in Europe #775 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1966 Founded

46

England | Oxford

Oxford Brookes University

#328 in Europe #802 in the World

62% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1865 Founded

47

England | London

University of Greenwich

#355 in Europe #872 in the World

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1890 Founded

48

England | London

University of Westminster

#357 in Europe #877 in the World

56% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1838 Founded

49

England | Poole

Bournemouth University

#364 in Europe #901 in the World

55% Acceptance

14,293 Enrollment

1992 Founded

50

England | London

London Business School

#376 in Europe #929 in the World

25% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

51

England | Cambridge

Anglia Ruskin University

#403 in Europe #1016 in the World

57% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1858 Founded

52

England | Lincoln

University of Lincoln

#407 in Europe #1026 in the World

78% Acceptance

19,710 Enrollment

1992 Founded

53

England | Kingston upon Thames

Kingston University

#418 in Europe #1071 in the World

68% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

54

Scotland | Glasgow

Glasgow Caledonian University

#421 in Europe #1077 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1993 Founded

55

England | Leeds

Leeds Beckett University

#438 in Europe #1136 in the World

68% Acceptance

4,270 Enrollment

1992 Founded

56

England | London

University of East London

#444 in Europe #1149 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

57

Scotland | Edinburgh

Edinburgh Napier University

#445 in Europe #1151 in the World

60% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1992 Founded

58

England | Birmingham

Birmingham City University

#456 in Europe #1178 in the World

75% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

59

England | London

London Metropolitan University

#490 in Europe #1265 in the World

74% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1848 Founded

60

England | Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire University

#496 in Europe #1283 in the World

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

61

England | Derby

University of Derby

#499 in Europe #1292 in the World

76% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

62

England | Middlesbrough

Teesside University

#500 in Europe #1293 in the World

76% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

63

Wales | Pontypridd

University of South Wales

#519 in Europe #1353 in the World

75% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1841 Founded

64

England | London

University of Roehampton

#530 in Europe #1390 in the World

72% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2004 Founded

65

England | Luton

University of Bedfordshire

#537 in Europe #1419 in the World

82% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

2006 Founded

66

Wales | Cardiff

University of Wales

#552 in Europe #1462 in the World

78% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1893 Founded

67

Scotland | Paisley

University of the West of Scotland

#558 in Europe #1481 in the World

78% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1897 Founded

68

Scotland | Aberdeen

Robert Gordon University

#563 in Europe #1495 in the World

73% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1992 Founded

69

England | Sunderland

University of Sunderland

#571 in Europe #1515 in the World

83% Acceptance

19,090 Enrollment

1992 Founded

70

Wales | Cardiff

Cardiff Metropolitan University

#578 in Europe #1538 in the World

86% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

2011 Founded

71

England | Ormskirk

Edge Hill University

#594 in Europe #1607 in the World

87% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2006 Founded

72

England | Chester

University of Chester

#608 in Europe #1653 in the World

95% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

73

England | Ealing

University of West London

#619 in Europe #1695 in the World

88% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1990 Founded

74

England | London

Royal College of Art

#624 in Europe #1713 in the World

85% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1896 Founded

75

England | Canterbury

Canterbury Christ Church University

#627 in Europe #1719 in the World

82% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

76

England | Northampton

University of Northampton

#649 in Europe #1816 in the World

73% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

77

England | Worcester

University of Worcester

#666 in Europe #1873 in the World

89% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

78

Scotland | Edinburgh

Queen Margaret University

#667 in Europe #1874 in the World

73% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2007 Founded

79

England | Winchester

University of Winchester

#709 in Europe #2055 in the World

69% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2005 Founded

80

Wales | Carmarthen

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

#715 in Europe #2078 in the World

91% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

2010 Founded

81

England | Bolton

University of Bolton

#720 in Europe #2095 in the World

83% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

2004 Founded

82

England | Bath

Bath Spa University

#723 in Europe #2102 in the World

83% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1975 Founded

83

England | Liverpool

Liverpool Hope University

#739 in Europe #2171 in the World

96% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2005 Founded

84

Scotland | Edinburgh

Scotland’s Rural College

#776 in Europe #2358 in the World

79% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

85

England | Buckingham

University of Buckingham

#789 in Europe #2404 in the World

78% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

86

England | Cirencester

Royal Agricultural University

#806 in Europe #2474 in the World

69% Acceptance

1,100 Enrollment

2013 Founded

87

Wales | Newport

Harper Adams University

#812 in Europe #2495 in the World

96% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

88

England | London

School of Advanced Study, University of London

#814 in Europe #2504 in the World

76% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1994 Founded

89

England | Chichester

University of Chichester

#850 in Europe #2686 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,340 Enrollment

2005 Founded

90

Scotland | Glasgow

Glasgow School of Art

#857 in Europe #2721 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1845 Founded

91

England | London

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

#975 in Europe #3298 in the World

13% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1822 Founded

92

Scotland | Glasgow

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

#1022 in Europe #3600 in the World

31% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

93

England | London

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

#1049 in Europe #3737 in the World

40% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

94

England | Manchester

Royal Northern College of Music

#1096 in Europe #3969 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

95

England | London

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

#1103 in Europe #4014 in the World

63% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

96

England | Leeds

Leeds Arts University

#1245 in Europe #4848 in the World

63% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1846 Founded

97

England | Norwich

Norwich University of the Arts

#1336 in Europe #5403 in the World

66% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1845 Founded

98

England | Leeds

Leeds College of Music

#1351 in Europe #5505 in the World

77% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

99

England | Lincoln

Bishop Grosseteste University

#1380 in Europe #5640 in the World

95% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1862 Founded

100

England | Poole

Arts University Bournemouth

#1406 in Europe #5820 in the World

76% Acceptance

1885 Founded

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