Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in England for Philosophy

Focusing specifically on Philosophy, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in England. Based on 5.54M scholarly articles and 198.55M peer-reviewed citations, we reveal the best research labs driving innovation in Philosophy. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Oxford

University of Oxford

#1 in United Kingdom #1 in Europe

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

2

London

University College London

#3 in United Kingdom #3 in Europe

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

3

Cambridge

University of Cambridge

#2 in United Kingdom #2 in Europe

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

4

Manchester

University of Manchester

#6 in United Kingdom #8 in Europe

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

5

London

Imperial College London

#5 in United Kingdom #5 in Europe

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

6

Bristol

University of Bristol

#9 in United Kingdom #20 in Europe

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

7

Birmingham

University of Birmingham

#11 in United Kingdom #27 in Europe

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

8

Sheffield

University of Sheffield

#14 in United Kingdom #41 in Europe

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

9

Nottingham

University of Nottingham

#13 in United Kingdom #38 in Europe

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Coventry

University of Warwick

#15 in United Kingdom #43 in Europe

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

11

Leeds

University of Leeds

#10 in United Kingdom #22 in Europe

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

12

London

London School of Economics and Political Science

#16 in United Kingdom #48 in Europe

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

13

Southampton

University of Southampton

#12 in United Kingdom #32 in Europe

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

14

York

University of York

#20 in United Kingdom #66 in Europe

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

15

Brighton

University of Sussex

#25 in United Kingdom #103 in Europe

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

16

Lancaster, ENG

Lancaster University

#33 in United Kingdom #134 in Europe

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

17

London

University of London

#30 in United Kingdom #120 in Europe

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

18

Liverpool

University of Liverpool

#18 in United Kingdom #55 in Europe

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

19

Durham

Durham University

#23 in United Kingdom #97 in Europe

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

20

Exeter

University of Exeter

#22 in United Kingdom #75 in Europe

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

21

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle University

#17 in United Kingdom #52 in Europe

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

22

London

Queen Mary University of London

#19 in United Kingdom #65 in Europe

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

23

Reading

University of Reading

#29 in United Kingdom #113 in Europe

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

24

Leicester

University of Leicester

#24 in United Kingdom #101 in Europe

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

25

Colchester

University of Essex

#39 in United Kingdom #195 in Europe

52% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

26

Loughborough

Loughborough University

#36 in United Kingdom #144 in Europe

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

27

Canterbury

University of Kent

#38 in United Kingdom #177 in Europe

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1965 Founded

28

Guildford

University of Surrey

#31 in United Kingdom #124 in Europe

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

29

London

Birkbeck, University of London

#53 in United Kingdom #255 in Europe

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1823 Founded

30

Norwich

University of East Anglia

#32 in United Kingdom #131 in Europe

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

31

Bath

University of Bath

#34 in United Kingdom #136 in Europe

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

32

Egham

Royal Holloway, University of London

#44 in United Kingdom #222 in Europe

55% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1849 Founded

33

Uxbridge

Brunel University London

#40 in United Kingdom #200 in Europe

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

34

Keele

Keele University

#54 in United Kingdom #256 in Europe

52% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1962 Founded

35

London

City, University of London

#42 in United Kingdom #204 in Europe

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1966 Founded

36

London

Goldsmiths, University of London

#64 in United Kingdom #312 in Europe

64% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1904 Founded

37

Kingston upon Hull

University of Hull

#45 in United Kingdom #235 in Europe

55% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1954 Founded

38

Manchester

Manchester Metropolitan University

#50 in United Kingdom #244 in Europe

53% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

39

Nottingham

Nottingham Trent University

#58 in United Kingdom #279 in Europe

22% Acceptance

19,710 Enrollment

1992 Founded

40

Bradford

University of Bradford

#66 in United Kingdom #319 in Europe

63% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1966 Founded

41

Oxford

Oxford Brookes University

#67 in United Kingdom #328 in Europe

62% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1865 Founded

42

Cranfield

Cranfield University

#55 in United Kingdom #263 in Europe

59% Acceptance

4,825 Enrollment

1993 Founded

43

Sheffield

Sheffield Hallam University

#65 in United Kingdom #313 in Europe

69% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

44

London

SOAS, University of London

#75 in United Kingdom #368 in Europe

44% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

1916 Founded

45

Liverpool

Liverpool John Moores University

#59 in United Kingdom #280 in Europe

46% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1992 Founded

46

Poole

Bournemouth University

#74 in United Kingdom #364 in Europe

55% Acceptance

14,293 Enrollment

1992 Founded

47

London

University of Westminster

#73 in United Kingdom #357 in Europe

56% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1838 Founded

48

London

London Business School

#78 in United Kingdom #376 in Europe

25% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

49

Leeds

Leeds Beckett University

#84 in United Kingdom #438 in Europe

68% Acceptance

4,270 Enrollment

1992 Founded

50

Preston

University of Central Lancashire

#76 in United Kingdom #370 in Europe

72% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

51

London

University of Roehampton

#95 in United Kingdom #530 in Europe

72% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2004 Founded

52

Canterbury

Canterbury Christ Church University

#107 in United Kingdom #627 in Europe

82% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

53

Bolton

University of Bolton

#116 in United Kingdom #720 in Europe

83% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

2004 Founded

54

London

Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

#108 in United Kingdom #639 in Europe

79% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1932 Founded

55

London

Royal College of Music

#132 in United Kingdom #875 in Europe

66% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1882 Founded

56

London

University of East London

#86 in United Kingdom #444 in Europe

70% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

57

Twickenham

St Mary’s University, Twickenham

#128 in United Kingdom #825 in Europe

71% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1850 Founded

58

Carlisle

University of Cumbria

#122 in United Kingdom #785 in Europe

67% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

59

Leicester

De Montfort University

#68 in United Kingdom #335 in Europe

64% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

60

Ormskirk

Edge Hill University

#103 in United Kingdom #594 in Europe

87% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2006 Founded

61

London

Heythrop College

#153 in United Kingdom #1457 in Europe

79% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

1614 Founded

62

Wolverhampton

University of Wolverhampton

#85 in United Kingdom #440 in Europe

71% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1992 Founded

63

Chichester

University of Chichester

#129 in United Kingdom #850 in Europe

73% Acceptance

11,340 Enrollment

2005 Founded

64

York

York St John University

#120 in United Kingdom #756 in Europe

86% Acceptance

4,270 Enrollment

1841 Founded

65

Coventry

Coventry University

#63 in United Kingdom #303 in Europe

62% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

66

Sunderland

University of Sunderland

#101 in United Kingdom #571 in Europe

83% Acceptance

19,090 Enrollment

1992 Founded

67

London

Richmond, The American International University in London

#147 in United Kingdom #1326 in Europe

50% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

1972 Founded

68

London

Royal Veterinary College University of London

#82 in United Kingdom #419 in Europe

66% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1791 Founded

69

Falmouth

Falmouth University

#133 in United Kingdom #929 in Europe

59% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2012 Founded

70

Liverpool

Liverpool Hope University

#119 in United Kingdom #739 in Europe

96% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2005 Founded

71

Hatfield

University of Hertfordshire

#61 in United Kingdom #286 in Europe

70% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1992 Founded

72

London

University of the Arts London

#100 in United Kingdom #568 in Europe

80% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1986 Founded

73

London

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

#142 in United Kingdom #1103 in Europe

63% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

74

Kingston upon Thames

Kingston University

#81 in United Kingdom #418 in Europe

68% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

75

Canterbury

University for the Creative Arts

#136 in United Kingdom #967 in Europe

33% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

76

Bath

Bath Spa University

#117 in United Kingdom #723 in Europe

83% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1975 Founded

77

Bristol

University of the West of England

#60 in United Kingdom #284 in Europe

57% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1992 Founded

78

Luton

University of Bedfordshire

#96 in United Kingdom #537 in Europe

82% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

2006 Founded

79

London

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

#139 in United Kingdom #1049 in Europe

40% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1906 Founded

80

Lincoln

University of Lincoln

#80 in United Kingdom #407 in Europe

78% Acceptance

19,710 Enrollment

1992 Founded

81

Lincoln

Bishop Grosseteste University

#150 in United Kingdom #1380 in Europe

95% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1862 Founded

82

Winchester

University of Winchester

#114 in United Kingdom #709 in Europe

69% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2005 Founded

83

Birmingham

Aston University

#57 in United Kingdom #273 in Europe

44% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1895 Founded

84

Middlesbrough

Teesside University

#93 in United Kingdom #500 in Europe

76% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

85

London

Royal Academy of Music, University of London

#137 in United Kingdom #975 in Europe

13% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1822 Founded

86

Cambridge

Anglia Ruskin University

#79 in United Kingdom #403 in Europe

57% Acceptance

30,732 Enrollment

1858 Founded

87

Manchester

#144 in United Kingdom #1177 in Europe

65% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

88

Worcester

University of Worcester

#111 in United Kingdom #666 in Europe

89% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

89

Salford

University of Salford

#56 in United Kingdom #265 in Europe

49% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1967 Founded

90

Derby

University of Derby

#92 in United Kingdom #499 in Europe

76% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

91

London

Regent’s University London

#135 in United Kingdom #958 in Europe

44% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

92

Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield

#77 in United Kingdom #374 in Europe

69% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

93

Manchester

Royal Northern College of Music

#141 in United Kingdom #1096 in Europe

60% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

94

Northampton

University of Northampton

#110 in United Kingdom #649 in Europe

73% Acceptance

10,798 Enrollment

2005 Founded

95

Newcastle upon Tyne

Northumbria University

#52 in United Kingdom #251 in Europe

50% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

96

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire University

#91 in United Kingdom #496 in Europe

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

97

Birmingham

Newman University, Birmingham

#143 in United Kingdom #1152 in Europe

70% Acceptance

4,270 Enrollment

1968 Founded

98

London

School of Advanced Study, University of London

#127 in United Kingdom #814 in Europe

76% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1994 Founded

99

London

University of Greenwich

#72 in United Kingdom #355 in Europe

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1890 Founded

100

Cheltenham

University of Gloucestershire

#109 in United Kingdom #641 in Europe

74% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

2001 Founded