Best universities for Business and management (2026)

152 UK universities teaching Business and management 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	Imperial College London Westminster, London · TEF Gold	76	£53.5k	—	92%	216
2	University of Warwick Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	73	£57k	90%	89%	184
3	University of Bath Bath and North East Somerset, South West · TEF Gold	71	£60k	91%	87%	152
4	London School of Economics and Political Science Westminster, London · TEF Silver	68	£61k	85%	88%	200
5	UCL Camden, London · TEF Silver	68	£58k	90%	87%	160
6	Loughborough University Charnwood, East Midlands · TEF Gold	68	£54.5k	90%	88%	136
7	University of St Andrews Scotland	68	£52k	90%	86%	216
8	University of Bristol Bristol, City of, South West · TEF Silver	67	£57k	90%	86%	152
9	Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland	66	—	96%	87%	152
10	University of Durham County Durham, North East · TEF Silver	65	£55k	88%	88%	144
11	University of Exeter Exeter, South West · TEF Gold	65	£55k	85%	83%	152
12	University of Leeds Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	65	£49k	90%	89%	152
13	University of Strathclyde Scotland	64	£39.5k	93%	89%	200
14	Hartpury University Forest of Dean, South West · TEF Gold	64	—	95%	90%	120
15	City St George's, University of London Islington, London · TEF Silver	63	£55k	88%	87%	136
16	Cardiff University Cardiff, Wales	63	£40.5k	95%	85%	136
17	University of Lancaster Lancaster, North West · TEF Gold	62	£42.5k	88%	86%	136
18	King's College London Westminster, London · TEF Silver	61	£49.5k	87%	82%	152
19	University of Reading Wokingham, South East · TEF Silver	61	£48.5k	90%	85%	120
20	University of Southampton Southampton, South East · TEF Silver	61	£43k	92%	83%	136
21	University of York York, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	61	£40k	92%	83%	136
22	University of Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	60	£48.5k	84%	83%	152
23	University of Leicester Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Gold	60	£39.5k	90%	87%	104
24	University of Nottingham Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Silver	59	£48.5k	86%	83%	136
25	Aston University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Gold	59	£40k	88%	84%	120
26	University of Liverpool Liverpool, North West · TEF Gold	59	£35k	88%	87%	136
27	Regent's University Westminster, London · TEF Silver	58	£43.5k	—	84%	—
28	University of Sussex Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	58	£42.5k	87%	85%	120
29	University of Sheffield Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	58	£41k	88%	84%	136
30	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Gold	58	£39k	88%	87%	104
31	University of Manchester Manchester, North West · TEF Silver	58	£39k	86%	84%	152
32	University of Surrey Guildford, South East · TEF Silver	58	£38.5k	87%	88%	120
33	University of Aberdeen Scotland	58	£37.5k	90%	89%	168
34	UA92 Lancaster, North West · TEF Silver	57	£42.5k	90%	84%	120
35	University of Ulster Northern Ireland	57	—	90%	87%	120
36	University of Edinburgh Scotland	56	£44k	80%	82%	184
37	University of Chichester Chichester, South East · TEF Gold	56	£31k	90%	87%	120
38	University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	55	£45k	82%	78%	136
39	University of Glasgow Scotland	55	£41k	86%	75%	200
40	Oxford Brookes University Oxford, South East · TEF Silver	55	£39.5k	87%	85%	104
41	University of East Anglia Norwich, East of England · TEF Silver	55	£38k	85%	86%	120
42	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, North West · TEF Gold	55	£29k	88%	88%	120
43	Norwich University of the Arts Norwich, East of England · TEF Gold	55	£24.5k	100%	87%	120
44	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group) Canterbury, South East · TEF Silver	54	£40.5k	86%	81%	120
45	Queen Mary University of London Tower Hamlets, London · TEF Silver	54	£37k	80%	86%	152
46	Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	54	£33.5k	90%	82%	104
47	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, North West · TEF Silver	54	£29k	94%	86%	120
48	Aberystwyth University Ceredigion, Wales	54	£28.5k	95%	89%	104
49	Edge Hill University West Lancashire, North West · TEF Silver	54	£26.5k	93%	90%	120
50	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	53	£37k	82%	87%	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.

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What is the best university for Business and management?

On our measures Imperial College London ranks first for Business and management, followed by University of Warwick, University of Bath, London School of Economics and Political Science. Rankings depend on what matters to you, so compare pay, jobs and satisfaction.

Which university's Business and management graduates earn the most?

London School of Economics and Political Science: typical earnings of £61k five years after graduating (HMRC tax records).