Business and Management Studies — Complete University Guide 2027

Subject-level ranking from the Complete University Guide for Business and Management Studies in UK universities. University of Oxford leads this subject in 2027.

124 UK universities ranked · See the overall Complete University Guide table →

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	University of Oxford	—
TEF S · #2	University of Warwick	—
TEF B · #3	London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London	—
#4	University of St Andrews	—
#5	UCL (University College London)	—
#6	University of Bath	—
#7	King's College London, University of London	—
#8	University of Exeter	—
#9	University of Leeds	—
#10	University of Bristol	—
#11	University of Birmingham	—
#12	University of Manchester	—
#13	The University of Edinburgh	—
#14	Loughborough University	—
#15	Durham University	—
#16	University of Glasgow	—
#17	University of Strathclyde	—
#18	City (City St George's, University of London)	—
#19	Cardiff University	—
#20	Lancaster University	—
#21	University of Sheffield	—
#22	University of Liverpool	—
#23	University of Nottingham	—
#24	Queen's University Belfast	—
#25	University of Southampton	—
#26	University of York	—
#27	University of Aberdeen	—
#28	Newcastle University	—
#29	University of Reading	—
#30	University of Dundee	—
#31	University of Surrey	—
#32	University of Stirling	—
#33	Aston University, Birmingham	—
#34	University of Sussex	—
#35	Bangor University	—
#36	Swansea University	—
#37	University of Leicester	—
#38	Queen Mary University of London	—
#39	Aberystwyth University	—
#40	University of East Anglia UEA	—
#41	Heriot-Watt University	—
#42	University of Plymouth	—
#43	University of Kent	—
#44	University of the Arts London	—
#45	Royal Holloway, University of London	—
#46	Ulster University	—
#47	University of Chichester	—
#48	Keele University	—
#49	Nottingham Trent University	—
#50	Robert Gordon University	—
#51	University of Bradford	—
#52	University of Hull	—
#53	Manchester Metropolitan University	—
#54	Oxford Brookes University	—
#55	Glasgow Caledonian University	—
#56	University of Lincoln	—
#57	University of Portsmouth	—
#58	Edge Hill University	—
#59	Northumbria University, Newcastle	—
#60	University of Essex	—
#61	Bristol, UWE	—
#62	Liverpool John Moores University	—
#63	University of Central Lancashire	—
#64	University of Chester	—
#65	University of Staffordshire	—
#66	Liverpool Hope University	—
#67	University of Winchester	—
#68	Bournemouth University	—
#69	University of Derby	—
#70	University of Huddersfield	—
#71	University of Hertfordshire	—
#72	Teesside University	—
#73	SOAS University of London	—
#74	Goldsmiths, University of London	—
#75	University of East London	—
#76	Brunel University of London	—
#77	University of Brighton	—
#78	Coventry University	—
#79	University of Salford	—
#80	Leeds Beckett University	—
#81	University of Buckingham	—
#82	Edinburgh Napier University	—
#83	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	—
#84	Royal Agricultural University	—
#85	Southampton, Solent University	—
#86	Sheffield Hallam University	—
#87	Kingston University	—
#88	University of Cumbria	—
#89	York St John University	—
#90	Norwich University of the Arts	—
#91	University of Worcester	—
#92	University of South Wales	—
#93	University for the Creative Arts	—
#94	University of Westminster, London	—
#95	University of Greenwich	—
#96	University of Gloucestershire	—
#97	University of Roehampton	—
#98	University of Wolverhampton	—
#99	Birmingham City University	—
#100	London South Bank University	—
#101	De Montfort University	—
#102	Anglia Ruskin University	—
#103	Cardiff Metropolitan University	—
#104	London Metropolitan University	—
#105	Falmouth University	—
#106	University of Northampton	—
#107	Middlesex University	—
#108	Abertay University	—
#109	St Mary's University, Twickenham	—
#110	Canterbury Christ Church University	—
#111	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	—
#112	University of Suffolk	—
#113	University of Sunderland	—
#114	University of West London	—
#115	Wrexham University	—
#116	Bath Spa University	—
#117	University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)	—
#118	University of Greater Manchester	—
#119	University of Bedfordshire	—
#120	Regent's University London	—
#121	University of the West of Scotland	—
#122	Birmingham Newman University	—
#123	Buckinghamshire New University	—
#124	Leeds Trinity University	—

Other subjects in the Complete University Guide

Accounting and Finance 104 Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering 33 African and Middle Eastern Studies 7 Agriculture and Forestry 19 American Studies 6 Anthropology 23 Archaeology 25 Architecture 57 Art and Design 82 Asian Studies 12 Biological Sciences 87 Biomedical Sciences 87 Building 37 Celtic Studies 6 Chemical Engineering 33 Chemistry 48 Childhood and Youth Studies 46 Civil Engineering 59 Classics 24 Communication and Media Studies 92 Complementary Medicine 10 Computer Science 118 Counselling, Psychotherapy and Occupational Therapy 47 Creative Writing 47 Dentistry 16 Drama, Dance and Cinematics 96 Economics 76 Education 91 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 English 89 Food Science 35 Forensic Science 37 French 42 General Engineering 31 Geography and Environmental Science 70 Geology 29 German 31 Health Studies 30 History 91 History of Art, Architecture and Design 23 Iberian Languages 43 Information Technology and Systems 18 Italian 23 Land and Property Management 11 Law 113 Linguistics 24 Manufacturing and Production Engineering 31 Marketing 93 Materials Technology 12 Mathematics 65 Mechanical Engineering 74 Medical Technology and Bioengineering 45 Medicine 40 Music 80 Nursing and Midwifery 86 Optometry, Ophthalmics and Orthoptics 14 Paramedic Science 45 Pharmacology and Pharmacy 47 Philosophy 45 Physics and Astronomy 46 Physiotherapy 48 Politics 77 Psychology 118 Russian and East European Languages 13 Social Policy 33 Social Work 75 Sociology 103 Speech and Language Therapy 19 Sports Science 86 Theology and Religious Studies 17 Tourism, Transport, Travel and Heritage Studies 53 Town and Country Planning and Landscape Design 22 Veterinary Medicine 13

How subject rankings work

CUG combines entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, academic services spend, facilities spend, graduate prospects (outcomes + on-track), student-staff ratio, and continuation.

Subject rankings apply the same methodology to courses within a single discipline. They tend to reorder the overall table — a top-10 overall university may rank lower in a specific subject, and vice versa.