Best universities for Accounting (2026)

53 UK universities teaching Accounting as a full-time degree, ranked on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, students staying on and entry points.

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#	University	Score	Salary 5 yrs on	Working or studying	Satisfied	Typical UCAS
1	Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland	69	—	100%	89%	152
2	Loughborough University Charnwood, East Midlands · TEF Gold	68	£54.5k	90%	89%	136
3	University of Liverpool Liverpool, North West · TEF Gold	67	£41k	94%	94%	136
4	University of Durham County Durham, North East · TEF Silver	66	£55k	88%	91%	136
5	University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	66	£50k	—	90%	136
6	University of Strathclyde Scotland	65	£43k	92%	90%	216
7	University of Exeter Exeter, South West · TEF Gold	64	£60k	90%	80%	152
8	University of Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	64	£52k	83%	90%	152
9	University of Glasgow Scotland	59	£40.5k	90%	86%	216
10	Cardiff University Cardiff, Wales	59	£40k	—	86%	144
11	University of Manchester Manchester, North West · TEF Silver	58	£42.5k	85%	85%	152
12	University of Ulster Northern Ireland	58	—	90%	88%	136
13	University of Aberdeen Scotland	56	£38.5k	90%	86%	168
14	Robert Gordon University Scotland	56	£35k	95%	86%	168
15	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, North West · TEF Silver	55	£29k	96%	93%	88
16	University of Buckingham Buckinghamshire, South East · TEF Silver	54	£41k	80%	85%	120
17	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Gold	54	£34.5k	89%	88%	104
18	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	54	£32.5k	—	89%	104
19	University of Stirling Scotland	53	£31.5k	100%	82%	168
20	Swansea University Swansea, Wales	52	£32k	85%	91%	104
21	Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff, Wales	52	£30k	90%	92%	104
22	Glasgow Caledonian University Scotland	51	£29k	95%	87%	168
23	University of East London Newham, London · TEF Silver	51	£28.5k	88%	93%	96
24	Oxford Brookes University Oxford, South East · TEF Silver	50	£36.5k	90%	85%	104
25	University of Westminster Westminster, London · TEF Silver	50	£34.5k	84%	86%	120
26	University of Keele Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands · TEF Gold	50	£32k	80%	92%	88
27	Abertay University Scotland	50	£26.5k	95%	90%	152
28	University of Dundee Scotland	49	£30.5k	90%	86%	168
29	University of the West of England, Bristol South Gloucestershire, South West · TEF Silver	48	£35.5k	89%	86%	88
30	Roehampton University Wandsworth, London · TEF Silver	48	£34k	—	87%	72
31	University of Northumbria at Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	48	£32.5k	95%	83%	120
32	University of West London Ealing, London · TEF Silver	47	£29k	85%	93%	88
33	Heriot-Watt University Scotland	46	£38k	—	79%	152
34	Edinburgh Napier University Scotland	46	£32k	—	88%	136
35	Brunel University of London Hillingdon, London · TEF Bronze	45	£37k	75%	85%	120
36	University of Hull Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	44	£32k	85%	84%	104
37	University of Chester Cheshire West and Chester, North West · TEF Silver	44	£30k	90%	82%	104
38	University of Bedfordshire Luton, East of England · TEF Bronze	44	£26.5k	90%	93%	56
39	University of Central Lancashire Preston, North West · TEF Silver	44	£25.5k	80%	90%	104
40	University of Northampton West Northamptonshire, East Midlands · TEF Silver	43	£29k	83%	89%	80
41	University of Sunderland Sunderland, North East · TEF Silver	43	£25k	80%	91%	88
42	Middlesex University Barnet, London · TEF Silver	42	£29.5k	75%	92%	88
43	Teesside University Middlesbrough, North East · TEF Gold	42	£27.5k	—	82%	104
44	St Mary's University, Twickenham Richmond upon Thames, London · TEF Silver	42	£27k	83%	88%	104
45	Leeds Beckett University Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Bronze	41	£32k	—	81%	104
46	Coventry University Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	41	£31k	80%	83%	88
47	Birmingham City University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	41	£28.5k	77%	85%	72
48	London School of Management Education Redbridge, London · TEF Silver	41	—	68%	98%	24
49	Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, East of England · TEF Gold	40	£31.5k	75%	81%	88
50	University of the West of Scotland Scotland	40	£25.5k	—	90%	104

How the score works: universities are compared within each subject on salary five years after graduating (27%), the share in work or further study (18%), student satisfaction (18%), students staying on (13.5%), typical UCAS points (13.5%, compared within each nation) and the TEF rating (10%, England). 50 is typical. Figures: Discover Uni (Office for Students, HESA), National Student Survey, Graduate Outcomes, HMRC LEO earnings; full-time first degrees.

Questions

What is the best university for Accounting?

On our measures Queen's University Belfast ranks first for Accounting, followed by Loughborough University, University of Liverpool, University of Durham. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Accounting graduates earn the most?

University of Exeter: typical earnings of £60k five years after graduating (HMRC tax records).