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Accounting and finance — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Accounting and finance in UK universities. London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London leads this subject in 2026.

100 UK universities ranked · See the overall The Guardian UK University Guide table →

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 100.0
TEF S · #2University of Warwick 96.5
TEF B · #3Durham University 91.7
#4University of Bath 90.6
#5University of Sheffield 84.4
#6University of Aberdeen 83.9
#7Loughborough University 82.6
#8Edge Hill University 82.1
#9University of Liverpool 82.0
#10Liverpool John Moores University 81.4
#11The University of Edinburgh 81.1
#12University of Birmingham 81.0
#13University of Leeds 80.3
#14King's College London, University of London 79.5
#15Lancaster University 79.0
#15University of Portsmouth 79.0
#17University of Dundee 78.1
#18Nottingham Trent University 77.8
#19University of Southampton 77.7
#20City (City St George's, University of London) 77.6
#20UCL (University College London) 77.6
#22University of Sunderland 76.8
#23University of Manchester 76.7
#24University of Exeter 76.4
#24University of Glasgow 76.4
#26University of Strathclyde 76.3
#27Ulster University 76.1
#28University of Northampton 75.0
#29University of East London 74.8
#30University of Nottingham 74.6
#31University of Essex 72.6
#32Teesside University 72.5
#33University of Plymouth 72.3
#33University of Surrey 72.3
#35University of Bedfordshire 71.9
#36Aberystwyth University 71.6
#36Southampton, Solent University 71.6
#38Heriot-Watt University 71.4
#39University of West London 70.9
#40Queen's University Belfast 70.8
#41University of Derby 70.6
#42London South Bank University 70.2
#42University of Gloucestershire 70.2
#44Oxford Brookes University 70.1
#45University of Bristol 69.6
#46Newcastle University 69.5
#46University of Sussex 69.5
#48University of Leicester 68.7
#49Manchester Metropolitan University 68.3
#50Cardiff University 67.9
#51University of Reading 66.7
#52Swansea University 66.3
#53University of Greater Manchester 66.2
#54Northumbria University, Newcastle 66.0
#55Bristol, UWE 65.2
#56Aston University, Birmingham 64.3
#57Liverpool Hope University 63.4
#58Bangor University 63.3
#59University of East Anglia UEA 63.1
#60SOAS University of London 62.8
#61University of South Wales 62.6
#62Cardiff Metropolitan University 62.5
#63Queen Mary University of London 61.7
#63University of Greenwich 61.7
#65University of Stirling 61.6
#66University of Hertfordshire 61.5
#67Sheffield Hallam University 61.2
#68University of Kent 61.1
#69Edinburgh Napier University 61.0
#69University of Chester 61.0
#71Royal Holloway, University of London 60.7
#72Brunel University of London 60.1
#73University of Wolverhampton 59.6
#74Keele University 58.8
#75Coventry University 58.7
#76Robert Gordon University 58.5
#77University of York 58.4
#78University of Westminster, London 58.0
#79University of Roehampton 56.6
#80University of Brighton 56.2
#81Canterbury Christ Church University 55.4
#82University of Lincoln 55.3
#83University of Salford 54.5
#84Kingston University 54.1
#85Leeds Beckett University 53.5
#86University of Bradford 53.2
#87Anglia Ruskin University 53.1
#88Middlesex University 51.0
#89Glasgow Caledonian University 48.7
#90University of Central Lancashire 48.5
#91University of Huddersfield 48.0
#92University of Worcester 47.8
#93University of Hull 47.7
#94Birmingham City University 47.4
#95University of Winchester 47.2
#96Bournemouth University 46.8
#97De Montfort University 45.4
#98University of the West of Scotland 42.9
#99London Metropolitan University 36.1
#100York St John University 33.7

Other subjects in the The Guardian UK University Guide

Aerospace engineering 32Anatomy and physiology 26Animal science and agriculture 20Animation and game design 58Anthropology and archaeology 28Architecture 56Biology 83Biomedical science 68Business and management 118Chemical engineering 29Chemistry 49Children's nursing 55Civil engineering 53Classics and ancient history 23Computer science and information systems 110Construction, surveying and planning 41Creative writing 28Criminology 87Dentistry 16Drama and dance 80Earth and marine sciences 38Economics 71Education 91Electrical and electronic engineering 58English 84Fashion and textiles 46Film production and photography 70Fine art 57Forensic science 25General engineering 27General nursing 76Geography 62Graphic design 64Health professions 71History 81History of art 19Hospitality, event management and tourism 45Interior design 35International relations 46Journalism 40Languages and linguistics 49Law 110Marketing and public relations 76Mathematics 55Mechanical engineering 69Media and film studies 75Medicine 36Mental health nursing 67Midwifery 54Music 79Nutrition and food science 30Paramedic science 41Pharmacy and pharmacology 40Philosophy 42Physics 44Physiotherapy 47Politics 60Product design 41Psychology 115Social work 78Sociology and social policy 91Sports science 85Theology and religious studies 15Veterinary science 8Zoology 29

How subject rankings work

Uses NSS teaching, NSS feedback, NSS overall satisfaction, student/staff ratio, expenditure per student, average entry tariff, value-added score, and career prospects 15 months after graduation.

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.