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Top universities for business and management in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
122 UK universities and colleges ranked for business and management on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in business and management to appear in the table. Student experience is the average share of final-year students giving positive answers across the seven National Student Survey themes. Earnings are medians five years after graduating, compared with the UK average for business and management.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)London, England | 100.0 | 87.4% | 95.3% | 86.6% | £66,20084% above the UK average for this subject |
| 2 | University of WarwickWarwick and Leamington Spa, England | 97.6 | 89.8% | 96.0% | 79.7% | £60,00067% above the UK average for this subject |
| 3 | University of BathBath, England | 97.1 | 86.6% | 96.6% | 84.5% | £64,40079% above the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | UCL (University College London)London, England | 87.5 | 87.9% | 95.0% | 74.5% | £57,50060% above the UK average for this subject |
| 5 | Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, England | 86.8 | 86.4% | 93.5% | 82.0% | £55,60055% above the UK average for this subject |
| 6 | Durham UniversityDurham, England | 84.8 | 87.7% | 91.8% | 76.1% | £55,60055% above the UK average for this subject |
| 7 | University of BirminghamBirmingham, England | 80.3 | 86.8% | 94.3% | 76.7% | £49,40037% above the UK average for this subject |
| 8 | Queen's University BelfastBelfast, Northern Ireland | 79.9 | 87.1% | 94.6% | 78.6% | Not in LEO data |
| 9 | University of BristolBristol, England | 79.4 | 85.4% | 92.5% | 70.7% | £59,70066% above the UK average for this subject |
| 10 | King's College LondonLondon, England | 78.6 | 82.9% | 92.3% | 80.3% | £57,80061% above the UK average for this subject |
| 11 | University of ExeterExeter, England | 77.4 | 84.5% | 93.2% | 75.3% | £54,90053% above the UK average for this subject |
| 12 | University of ReadingReading, England | 76.9 | 85.6% | 87.9% | 75.1% | £55,60055% above the UK average for this subject |
| 13 | University of SouthamptonSouthampton, England | 74.9 | 85.1% | 93.7% | 74.9% | £49,40037% above the UK average for this subject |
| 14 | University of LeedsLeeds, England | 74.8 | 88.4% | 90.9% | 67.2% | £48,30034% above the UK average for this subject |
| 15 | University of StrathclydeGlasgow, Scotland | 71.1 | 89.5% | 85.4% | 73.4% | £38,8008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 16 | University of LiverpoolLiverpool, England | 71.0 | 88.7% | 92.8% | 68.5% | £39,2009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 17 | University of SurreyGuildford, England | 70.1 | 89.4% | 88.2% | 67.9% | £40,30012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | City St George's, University of LondonLondon, England | 69.1 | 86.2% | 83.3% | 67.0% | £54,20051% above the UK average for this subject |
| 19 | Lancaster UniversityLancaster, England | 69.0 | 86.2% | 92.7% | 67.9% | £45,00025% above the UK average for this subject |
| 20 | University of NottinghamNottingham, England | 66.9 | 82.4% | 90.9% | 68.8% | £54,90053% above the UK average for this subject |
| 21 | Cardiff UniversityCardiff, Wales | 66.0 | 84.1% | 91.6% | 73.5% | £43,20020% above the UK average for this subject |
| 22 | Aston UniversityBirmingham, England | 63.4 | 84.9% | 95.4% | 62.8% | £43,60021% above the UK average for this subject |
| 23 | University of AberdeenAberdeen, Scotland | 62.6 | 87.4% | 86.1% | 65.4% | £40,30012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 24 | University of YorkYork, England | 62.2 | 82.9% | 90.7% | 72.7% | £43,20020% above the UK average for this subject |
| 25 | University of SussexBrighton, England | 62.1 | 84.9% | 93.9% | 65.4% | £40,60013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 26 | University of ManchesterManchester, England | 60.9 | 84.1% | 93.9% | 63.9% | £42,80019% above the UK average for this subject |
| 27 | Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh, Scotland | 60.7 | 85.4% | 85.4% | 70.0% | £40,30012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 28 | University of SheffieldSheffield, England | 60.6 | 84.0% | 93.0% | 61.2% | £46,10028% above the UK average for this subject |
| 29 | University of LeicesterLeicester, England | 59.8 | 87.2% | 86.7% | 60.9% | £40,60013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 30 | University of East AngliaNorwich, England | 59.4 | 85.4% | 85.9% | 67.2% | £40,60013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 31 | Edge Hill UniversityOrmskirk, England | 58.5 | 90.7% | 83.4% | 60.3% | £31,10014% below the UK average for this subject |
| 32 | Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 58.3 | 81.0% | 91.6% | 70.0% | £45,40026% above the UK average for this subject |
| 33 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, England | 58.2 | 89.3% | 86.5% | 60.9% | £31,80012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 33 | Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham, England | 58.2 | 87.5% | 79.3% | 65.9% | £39,2009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 35 | London School of Management EducationCollegeLondon, England | 57.6 | 97.5% | 88.5% | 21.7% | Not published |
| 36 | Swansea UniversitySwansea, Wales | 57.0 | 86.4% | 85.8% | 66.2% | £35,1002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 37 | University of PlymouthPlymouth, England | 56.1 | 88.5% | 86.8% | 59.3% | £32,6009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 38 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, England | 55.5 | 87.6% | 86.6% | 62.2% | £32,20010% below the UK average for this subject |
| 39 | Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth, Wales | 55.4 | 89.7% | 86.9% | 56.9% | £30,00017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 40 | University of LincolnLincoln, England | 54.8 | 82.1% | 89.9% | 66.5% | £41,70016% above the UK average for this subject |
| 41 | University of the Arts, LondonLondon, England | 54.6 | 84.8% | 91.7% | Not published | £36,2001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 42 | Falmouth UniversityFalmouth, England | 54.0 | 88.1% | 88.0% | 57.4% | £31,70012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 42 | Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford, England | 54.0 | 86.3% | 86.6% | 56.5% | £39,50010% above the UK average for this subject |
| 44 | Robert Gordon UniversityAberdeen, Scotland | 53.9 | 86.5% | 77.9% | 67.0% | £36,6002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 45 | Royal Holloway, University of LondonEgham, England | 53.8 | 84.0% | 93.5% | 56.6% | £40,30012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 46 | Queen Mary University of LondonLondon, England | 53.4 | 85.3% | 80.0% | 55.8% | £48,30034% above the UK average for this subject |
| 47 | Arden UniversityBirmingham, England | 53.1 | 89.8% | 75.2% | Not published | £33,3007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 48 | De Montfort UniversityLeicester, England | 53.0 | 88.4% | 84.3% | 58.2% | £31,80012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 49 | University of GreenwichLondon, England | 52.9 | 89.1% | 77.2% | 59.1% | £34,8003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 50 | University of PortsmouthPortsmouth, England | 52.4 | 87.3% | 83.6% | 55.8% | £37,3004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 51 | UWE BristolBristol, England | 52.3 | 87.0% | 81.6% | 58.1% | £37,7005% above the UK average for this subject |
| 52 | Keele UniversityKeele, England | 51.9 | 89.2% | 66.3% | 68.1% | £34,4004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 53 | University Campus of Football BusinessCollegeManchester, England | 51.7 | 83.1% | 87.2% | 65.2% | Not published |
| 54 | Bangor UniversityBangor, Wales | 51.1 | 84.8% | 87.6% | 62.9% | £33,3007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 55 | University of RoehamptonLondon, England | 50.7 | 88.6% | 78.4% | Not published | £31,80012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 56 | University of East LondonLondon, England | 50.2 | 94.9% | 75.4% | 42.6% | £29,60018% below the UK average for this subject |
| 57 | University of GlasgowGlasgow, Scotland | 50.0 | 80.1% | 90.3% | 63.3% | £43,90022% above the UK average for this subject |
| 58 | University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland | 49.4 | 83.0% | 92.9% | 52.8% | £41,40015% above the UK average for this subject |
| 59 | University of WorcesterWorcester, England | 48.3 | 84.3% | 70.4% | 74.0% | £35,900In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 60 | University of ChesterChester, England | 48.0 | 87.0% | 78.2% | 62.8% | £30,40016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 61 | University of HertfordshireHatfield, England | 47.4 | 89.8% | 69.7% | 54.4% | £35,900In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 62 | University of South WalesPontypridd, Wales | 47.1 | 90.6% | 77.5% | 50.4% | £29,80017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 63 | Ulster UniversityBelfast, Northern Ireland | 46.8 | 85.9% | 85.9% | 50.8% | Not in LEO data |
| 64 | University of DundeeDundee, Scotland | 46.6 | 78.9% | 80.7% | 77.3% | £38,4007% above the UK average for this subject |
| 65 | University of EssexColchester, England | 46.3 | 84.6% | 81.9% | 57.4% | £37,3004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 66 | Brunel University LondonLondon, England | 45.9 | 86.1% | 77.7% | Not published | £35,3002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 67 | University of HullHull, England | 45.7 | 83.0% | 92.2% | 58.2% | £31,80012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 68 | University College BirminghamBirmingham, England | 45.0 | 93.6% | 73.9% | 45.1% | £25,30030% below the UK average for this subject |
| 69 | Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds, England | 44.9 | 86.3% | 81.4% | 53.5% | £34,0006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 70 | Ravensbourne University LondonLondon, England | 44.6 | 90.8% | 73.6% | 50.5% | £28,90020% below the UK average for this subject |
| 71 | Liverpool Hope UniversityLiverpool, England | 44.4 | 88.7% | 79.4% | 52.0% | £28,90020% below the UK average for this subject |
| 71 | University of KentCanterbury, England | 44.4 | 81.4% | 83.1% | 58.7% | £42,50018% above the UK average for this subject |
| 73 | University of WestminsterLondon, England | 44.2 | 85.9% | 82.7% | 51.4% | £35,1002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 74 | Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow, Scotland | 44.1 | 84.4% | 85.7% | 57.4% | £31,50012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 74 | University of SalfordSalford, England | 44.1 | 85.8% | 83.6% | 55.8% | £30,40016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 76 | Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham, England | 43.6 | 86.3% | 82.9% | 53.7% | £30,70015% below the UK average for this subject |
| 77 | Southampton Solent UniversitySouthampton, England | 43.4 | 86.4% | 87.3% | 49.1% | £30,40016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 77 | University of ChichesterChichester, England | 43.4 | 81.8% | 85.3% | 65.3% | £31,80012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 79 | University of StirlingStirling, Scotland | 43.3 | 82.8% | 84.8% | 60.1% | £33,7006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 80 | University of BrightonBrighton, England | 43.2 | 83.1% | 79.3% | 59.1% | £38,4007% above the UK average for this subject |
| 81 | Regent's University LondonLondon, England | 43.1 | 83.7% | 78.9% | 60.5% | Not published |
| 82 | Kingston UniversityLondon, England | 42.5 | 81.7% | 88.2% | 57.5% | £35,5001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 83 | Bournemouth UniversityBournemouth and Poole, England | 41.3 | 77.5% | 82.7% | 69.0% | £41,40015% above the UK average for this subject |
| 84 | University of NorthamptonNorthampton, England | 41.1 | 87.2% | 79.3% | 48.6% | £32,20010% below the UK average for this subject |
| 85 | University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton, England | 40.7 | 93.4% | 74.6% | 36.1% | £27,60023% below the UK average for this subject |
| 86 | Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCardiff, Wales | 40.5 | 84.2% | 81.0% | 56.8% | £31,80012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 87 | Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield, England | 40.4 | 82.1% | 81.5% | 59.7% | £35,1002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 87 | University of West LondonLondon, England | 40.4 | 92.5% | 67.3% | 42.3% | £30,70015% below the UK average for this subject |
| 89 | University of GloucestershireCheltenham, England | 40.3 | 82.3% | 76.4% | 67.7% | £31,50012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 90 | Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 38.6 | 80.7% | 83.2% | 57.0% | £38,1006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 91 | Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh, Scotland | 37.3 | 81.4% | 80.9% | 62.4% | £31,10014% below the UK average for this subject |
| 92 | Goldsmiths, University of LondonLondon, England | 36.2 | 80.3% | 81.8% | 58.8% | £35,5001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 93 | University of WinchesterWinchester, England | 36.1 | 78.8% | 77.2% | 67.5% | £36,2001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 94 | York St John UniversityYork, England | 35.7 | 85.0% | 78.1% | 49.8% | £31,50012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 95 | University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidSwansea, Wales | 35.3 | 93.5% | 65.8% | 38.1% | £25,60029% below the UK average for this subject |
| 96 | University of SunderlandSunderland, England | 35.1 | 91.1% | 74.0% | 37.8% | £26,00028% below the UK average for this subject |
| 97 | Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, England | 34.1 | 84.3% | 62.2% | 67.0% | £29,60018% below the UK average for this subject |
| 98 | University of DerbyDerby, England | 33.2 | 88.3% | 62.3% | 51.4% | £30,00017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 99 | University of LancashirePreston, England | 33.1 | 89.3% | 61.5% | 50.1% | £28,50021% below the UK average for this subject |
| 100 | Abertay UniversityDundee, Scotland | 32.7 | 85.0% | 65.4% | 58.9% | £30,00017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 101 | St Mary’s University, TwickenhamLondon, England | 32.1 | 88.1% | 49.7% | 60.0% | £32,20010% below the UK average for this subject |
| 102 | Buckinghamshire New UniversityHigh Wycombe, England | 31.9 | 83.5% | 63.8% | 61.2% | £32,9008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 103 | Coventry UniversityCoventry, England | 31.7 | 90.1% | 52.1% | 49.0% | £33,3007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 104 | Middlesex UniversityLondon, England | 31.5 | 87.5% | 79.6% | 34.3% | £30,70015% below the UK average for this subject |
| 105 | University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield, England | 30.7 | 82.2% | 83.6% | 47.8% | £30,40016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 106 | QA Higher Education (QAHE)CollegeLondon, England | 28.9 | 81.9% | 88.0% | 40.8% | Not published |
| 107 | Anglia Ruskin UniversityCambridge, England | 28.7 | 85.5% | 74.7% | 38.8% | £33,3007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 108 | University Academy 92Manchester, England | 28.6 | 84.1% | 44.8% | 74.0% | Not published |
| 109 | Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCanterbury, England | 27.9 | 83.0% | 69.9% | 51.1% | £32,9008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 110 | SOAS University of LondonLondon, England | 26.9 | 74.8% | 88.7% | 54.2% | £38,1006% above the UK average for this subject |
| 111 | Bath Spa UniversityBath, England | 25.7 | 86.0% | 51.8% | 53.6% | £34,0006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 112 | Birkbeck, University of LondonLondon, England | 24.7 | 82.6% | 72.5% | 34.8% | £42,50018% above the UK average for this subject |
| 113 | The Royal Agricultural UniversityEngland | 24.3 | 73.7% | 65.9% | 79.5% | £34,6004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 114 | Education for Industry GroupCollegeEngland | 21.7 | 81.9% | 81.8% | 38.0% | Not published |
| 115 | London Metropolitan UniversityLondon, England | 20.3 | 87.8% | 62.4% | 32.2% | £31,10014% below the UK average for this subject |
| 116 | London South Bank UniversityLondon, England | 18.5 | 85.5% | 66.1% | 34.0% | £30,90014% below the UK average for this subject |
| 117 | University for the Creative ArtsCanterbury, England | 16.9 | 84.8% | 32.6% | 58.0% | £31,50012% below the UK average for this subject |
| 118 | University of the West of ScotlandPaisley, Scotland | 12.8 | 83.3% | 57.5% | 44.5% | £27,80023% below the UK average for this subject |
| 119 | University of BradfordBradford, England | 8.0 | 79.3% | 64.2% | 45.2% | £27,10025% below the UK average for this subject |
| 120 | University of BedfordshireLuton, England | 7.2 | 86.8% | 51.0% | 30.2% | £27,80023% below the UK average for this subject |
| 121 | BIMM UniversityLondon, England | 4.5 | 75.0% | 77.0% | 43.3% | £26,40027% below the UK average for this subject |
| 122 | University of LawLondon, England | 0.0 | 76.4% | 42.3% | 68.0% | Not published |
Sources: National Student Survey 2026, Office for Students (Open Government Licence v3.0), first degree, full-time, by teaching provider; LEO graduate outcomes, tax year 2023-24, Department for Education (Open Government Licence v3.0), median earnings five years after graduating; Discover Uni dataset, 8 September 2026 edition, HESA (CC BY 4.0), continuation and graduate prospects. All sources and licences.
Not enough data (75)
These providers teach business and management but have fewer than 50 survey responses in the subject or too few published measures to include fairly. This says nothing about their quality. Discover Uni has their course-level data.
AAP Education; Amity Global Education; Arts University Bournemouth; BPP University; Birmingham Newman University; Blackburn College; Blackpool and the Fylde College; Bloomsbury Institute; Bradford College; Bristol City Robins Foundation; British Academy of Jewellery; CWSH, CWS & College of Esports; Cecos Computing International; Christ the Redeemer College; City College Norwich; Colchester Institute; Cornwall College; DN Colleges Group; Elizabeth School of London; Fairfield School of Business; Global Banking School; Greenwich International College Limted; Grwp Llandrillo Menai; Harper Adams University; Hartpury University; ICMP Management; Imperial College London; Institute of Art - London; Istituto Marangoni; LCA Education; LCA London; LD Training Services; Leeds Trinity University; London College of Contemporary Arts; London School of Commerce & IT; London School of Science & Technology; Loughborough College; Luminate Education Group; Mont Rose College of Management and Sciences; Myerscough College; NCG; Navitas UK Holdings; New College Durham; Northeastern University – London; Norwich University of the Arts; Nottingham College; Oxford Business College UK; Paris Dauphine International; QAHE (NU); QAHE (Solent); QAHE (Ulst); Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh; RTC Education; Results Consortium; S P Jain London School of Management; SRUC; South Eastern Regional College; St. Piran's School (GB); TEC Partnership; UCK; UK College of Business and Computing; UK Curriculum and Accreditation Body (UKCAB); University of Buckingham; University of Cambridge; University of Cumbria; University of Greater Manchester; University of Oxford; University of St Andrews; University of St Mark & St John; University of Staffordshire; University of Suffolk; University of the Highlands and Islands; Walbrook Institute London; Waltham International College; Wrexham University
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Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for business and management?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for business and management among providers with at least 50 responses were London School of Management Education (97.5%), University of East London (94.9%), University College Birmingham (93.6%), University of Wales Trinity Saint David (93.5%), University of Wolverhampton (93.4%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
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Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of business and management graduates five years after graduating were £36,000 in the 2023-24 tax year, according to the Department for Education's LEO data. Earnings vary a lot by university, region and job.
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