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Business and management — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Business and management in UK universities. University of Oxford leads this subject in 2026.

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

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1University of Oxford 100.0
TEF S · #2University of St Andrews 94.6
TEF B · #3University of Warwick 87.9
#4London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 86.8
#5University of Bath 80.2
#6The University of Edinburgh 78.9
#7UCL (University College London) 76.5
#8King's College London, University of London 76.2
#9Loughborough University 75.7
#10Durham University 74.7
#11University of Leeds 73.4
#12Lancaster University 73.2
#13University of Exeter 72.8
#14Aberystwyth University 72.5
#15University of Aberdeen 71.0
#15University of Liverpool 71.0
#17Nottingham Trent University 70.1
#18University of Manchester 70.0
#19University of Dundee 69.9
#20University of Strathclyde 69.5
#21University of Sheffield 69.0
#22Liverpool John Moores University 68.8
#23University of Surrey 68.7
#24Queen's University Belfast 68.4
#25University of Bristol 68.2
#26Norwich University of the Arts 68.0
#27University of Wolverhampton 67.5
#28University of Sunderland 67.1
#29University of Sussex 66.6
#30Cardiff University 66.1
#31Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 65.8
#31University of Essex 65.8
#33Edge Hill University 65.6
#33University of the Arts London 65.6
#35University of Reading 65.4
#35University of West London 65.4
#37University of Glasgow 65.3
#37University of Kent 65.3
#39University of Nottingham 64.9
#40University of Birmingham 64.5
#41University of Southampton 63.9
#42University of Greater Manchester 63.7
#43City (City St George's, University of London) 63.6
#44Keele University 62.6
#45Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 61.8
#45University of Plymouth 61.8
#47Goldsmiths, University of London 61.5
#48Bristol, UWE 61.3
#49Oxford Brookes University 60.9
#50University of Salford 60.2
#51University of Derby 60.1
#51University of Stirling 60.1
#53Northumbria University, Newcastle 59.6
#54Anglia Ruskin University 59.5
#55University of York 59.3
#56Heriot-Watt University 58.7
#57University of Hertfordshire 58.6
#58University of Lincoln 58.3
#59Aston University, Birmingham 57.8
#59University of Gloucestershire 57.8
#61Coventry University 57.7
#62Southampton, Solent University 57.6
#62University of Bradford 57.6
#64Manchester Metropolitan University 57.0
#64Wrexham University 57.0
#66Falmouth University 56.8
#66University of East Anglia UEA 56.8
#68Royal Holloway, University of London 56.5
#69University of Portsmouth 56.0
#70Newcastle University 55.6
#70Sheffield Hallam University 55.6
#72University of East London 55.4
#73Edinburgh Napier University 55.3
#73University of Leicester 55.3
#75University of Wales Trinity Saint David 55.2
#76Robert Gordon University 55.1
#77Kingston University 54.0
#78Liverpool Hope University 53.9
#78London Metropolitan University 53.9
#80Teesside University 53.5
#81University of Staffordshire 53.2
#82St Mary's University, Twickenham 52.8
#83Ulster University 52.4
#84Brunel University of London 52.2
#85University of Chester 51.7
#86University of Central Lancashire 51.0
#87York St John University 50.8
#88London South Bank University 50.5
#89Queen Mary University of London 50.4
#90Glasgow Caledonian University 50.0
#91Bangor University 49.9
#92Swansea University 49.5
#93Bath Spa University 49.1
#93De Montfort University 49.1
#93University of Chichester 49.1
#96University of Northampton 48.4
#96University of Winchester 48.4
#98University for the Creative Arts 48.0
#99University of Hull 47.8
#100Leeds Beckett University 45.9
#101University of Greenwich 45.8
#102Bournemouth University 44.9
#103University of Huddersfield 44.7
#104Cardiff Metropolitan University 44.4
#105University of South Wales 43.4
#106University of Bedfordshire 42.4
#106University of Cumbria 42.4
#108University of Westminster, London 41.9
#109Abertay University 41.3
#110University of Brighton 38.8
#111Birmingham City University 38.7
#112Canterbury Christ Church University 37.8
#113Royal Agricultural University 37.3
#114University of Worcester 35.7
#115SOAS University of London 34.8
#116Middlesex University 33.3
#117University of Roehampton 31.1
#118University of the West of Scotland 29.7

Other subjects in the The Guardian UK University Guide

Accounting and finance 100Aerospace engineering 32Anatomy and physiology 26Animal science and agriculture 20Animation and game design 58Anthropology and archaeology 28Architecture 56Biology 83Biomedical science 68Chemical 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.