Best universities for accounting and finance

London School of Economics and Political Science comes top for accounting and finance, with a median salary of £38k 15 months after graduating and 100% of graduates in professional jobs. University of Warwick, Durham University and UCL complete the top four.

121 unis ranked£28k typical early salary60% in graduate jobs

#1 for accounting and finance100

London School of Economics and Political Science

Satisfaction88%better than 54% of accounting and finance unis
Stay on course98%better than 98% of accounting and finance unis
Graduate jobs100%better than 99% of accounting and finance unis
Early salary£38kbetter than 98% of accounting and finance unis

Half of students who started had more than 208 UCAS points, counting all their qualifications

Ranked 2 to 5

2University of Warwick9590% satisfied, £33.3k salary
3Durham University9392% satisfied, £35k salary
4UCL9287% satisfied, £39k salary
5Queen's University Belfast8490% satisfied, £28.3k salary

Scores are out of 100 and relative to other unis offering accounting and finance. Data: Discover Uni, September 2026.

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Best for…

Happiest studentsLondon School of Management Education98%positive about their course
Highest early salaryUCL£39kmedian, 15 months after graduating
Best for graduate jobsLondon School of Economics and Political Science100%of working graduates in professional jobs
Best if you’re aiming below ABBUniversity of Surrey62/100half of starters had under 118 UCAS points

Full accounting and finance ranking

Tap a column to sort. Bars show where each uni sits between the lowest and highest for accounting and finance. ^* Ranked on fewer than five measures because some data isn’t published. ~ estimate = we couldn’t get the university’s own offer, so it’s estimated from similar courses. Check the course page.

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Region Fits my grades Placement year Year abroad Foundation year

	University
1	London School of Economics and Political Science2 courses	A*AA	100	88%	98%	100%	£38k	208
2	University of Warwick4 courses	A*AA	95	90%	96%	85%	£33.3k	168
3	Durham University5 courses	AAB	93	92%	87%	82%	£35k	141
4	UCL1 course	A*AA	92	87%	97%	85%	£39k	181
5	Queen's University Belfast9 courses	A*AA	84	90%	97%	84%	£28.3k	155
6	University of Bath6 courses	AAA–AA*B+ others	83	90%	98%	68%	£34k	159
7	University of Leeds6 courses	AAA+ others	82	92%	81%	83%	£33k	148
8	University of Exeter6 courses	AAB	81	87%	93%	90%	£35k	147
9	City St George's, University of London16 courses	AAA+ others	79	90%	80%	82%	£34.8k	136
10	University of Liverpool7 courses	AAB+ others	76	94%	92%	75%	£28.5k	141
11	University of Bristol11 courses	AAA	75	87%	90%	83%	£32k	153
11	University of Strathclyde20 courses	AAA+ others	75	90%	89%	85%	£29.5k	213
13	University of Birmingham2 courses	AAA	71	90%	93%	70%	£30k	151
14	Loughborough University6 courses	AAB+ others	69	85%	94%	75%	£33.6k	136
15	King's College London4 courses	A*AA	69	82%	94%	75%	£35k	157
16	University of Southampton15 courses	AAB+ others	68	88%	96%	72%	£30.8k	134
17	University of Glasgow10 courses	AAB–BBB+ others	63	85%	91%	74%	£30k	228
18	University of Surrey9 courses	ABB+ others	62	91%	90%	61%	£30.8k	118
19	University of Reading28 courses	ABB+ others	60	85%	81%	76%	£33.9k	120
20	Lancaster University12 courses	AAB+ others	59	88%	94%	68%	£28.4k	125
21	Cardiff University7 courses	AAB–BBB	56	84%	90%	70%	£32k	146
22	Liverpool John Moores University4 courses	BBC	56	95%	88%	65%	£26k	106
23	University of Sussex12 courses	ABB–BBB+ others	55	88%	96%	62%	£30k	116
24	University of Manchester^*12 courses	AAA+ others	54	86%	96%	60%	–	149
25	Regent's University^*2 courses	CCC	53	90%	95%	–	–	115
26	Newcastle University^*6 courses	AAB	52	88%	89%	–	–	137
27	University College Birmingham^*1 course	~BBB–BBCestimate	51	93%	89%	–	–	96
28	University of Winchester4 courses	BBB–BCC+ others	51	91%	86%	77%	£28.5k	88
29	Cardiff Metropolitan University^*6 courses	CCC	51	91%	78%	90%	–	104
30	University of Nottingham^*3 courses	AAA	50	83%	92%	85%	–	135
31	University of York6 courses	AAB+ others	50	83%	92%	71%	£28.5k	133
32	University of Leicester10 courses	ABB+ others	50	90%	88%	60%	£28k	110
33	Buckinghamshire New University4 courses	88–112 UCAS points	49	96%	83%	50%	£32k	68
34	University of Edinburgh^*6 courses	A*AA–AAA+ others	49	88%	92%	–	–	193
35	University of Portsmouth3 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	48	92%	90%	49%	£28.5k	98
35	Ulster University^*9 courses	BCC+ others	48	88%	88%	–	–	124
37	Swansea University24 courses	ABB–BBB+ others	48	89%	86%	66%	£27.5k	105
38	University of Worcester^*4 courses	BBC	47	94%	85%	–	–	96
39	University of Plymouth^*3 courses	112 UCAS points	46	95%	82%	–	–	90
39	Queen Mary University of London^*9 courses	AAA	46	85%	82%	70%	–	150
41	Nottingham Trent University5 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	46	88%	84%	67%	£28k	103
42	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group)^*5 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	46	90%	84%	–	–	95
43	University of Lincoln1 course	BBC–BCC	45	89%	88%	68%	£27k	96
44	University of Sheffield4 courses	AAB+ others	45	85%	94%	45%	£28.2k	146
45	Aberystwyth University9 courses	BBB–CCC+ others	45	92%	86%	66%	£25.5k	94
46	University of East Anglia20 courses	ABB+ others	44	86%	87%	62%	£29.8k	106
47	University of Hull15 courses	BBC	44	85%	98%	62%	£26.9k	107
48	Oxford Brookes University^*8 courses	BBC	44	85%	90%	70%	–	97
49	Robert Gordon University2 courses	BCC	43	86%	91%	65%	£28k	162
50	University of Dundee8 courses	–	43	87%	84%	70%	£26k	166
51	University of Lancashire^*4 courses	104–112 UCAS points	42	90%	77%	–	–	108
51	Royal Holloway, University of London4 courses	ABB–BBB	42	85%	86%	60%	£30k	107
53	University of Stirling15 courses	BBB+ others	42	81%	92%	76%	£28.4k	160
54	University of Salford^*4 courses	104 UCAS points	41	89%	78%	–	–	106
55	Manchester Metropolitan University4 courses	BCC	41	89%	89%	55%	£27k	109
56	University of Hertfordshire5 courses	BBC+ others	41	91%	81%	56%	£27.5k	107
57	Keele University12 courses	BBC	40	92%	84%	60%	£25.7k	88
58	University of West London3 courses	112–120 UCAS points	40	92%	81%	43%	£30k	91
59	Aston University6 courses	BBB	40	84%	94%	58%	£27.9k	116
60	Amity Global Education Ltd^*1 course	BCC	40	92%	90%	35%	–	–
61	University of Buckingham^*2 courses	~ABB–BBCestimate	39	85%	95%	50%	–	118
62	Wrexham University^*1 course	~ABB–BBCestimate	38	86%	80%	–	–	109
63	University of Aberdeen19 courses	BBC	38	86%	87%	64%	£26k	167
64	University of East London5 courses	112 UCAS points	38	92%	76%	54%	£28.5k	90
65	University of the West of Scotland^*2 courses	AAB	37	90%	90%	–	–	112
66	Glasgow Caledonian University2 courses	BCC	36	87%	84%	60%	£26.5k	171
67	University of Derby8 courses	BBC	36	87%	83%	61%	£27.5k	94
68	Edinburgh Napier University^*4 courses	BCC	36	89%	80%	55%	–	142
68	Roehampton University^*3 courses	~BBC–CCCestimate	36	87%	86%	–	–	72
70	Abertay University5 courses	CCC	35	90%	80%	60%	£28k	132
71	University of Staffordshire^*3 courses	BBC	35	87%	80%	–	–	87
72	University Centre Peterborough^*1 course	72 UCAS points	34	91%	85%	65%	–	42
73	UWE, Bristol6 courses	112 UCAS points	34	86%	79%	61%	£28.1k	91
73	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group)15 courses	ABB+ others	34	85%	83%	59%	£28.4k	105
75	London School of Management Education2 courses	–	33	98%	85%	30%	£28k	40
76	University of Westminster3 courses	BBC	33	83%	84%	56%	£30k	112
77	Birkbeck, University of London10 courses	BBC+ others	33	88%	75%	38%	£33.8k	85
78	University of Wolverhampton12 courses	~BBB–CCCestimate	33	95%	69%	35%	£30k	77
79	University of Chichester1 course	BCC	32	82%	95%	70%	£25k	115
80	UoNL^*2 courses	48 UCAS points	30	90%	67%	–	–	65
81	Brunel University of London10 courses	ABB–BBB	30	85%	84%	55%	£26.8k	115
82	Kingston University9 courses	120–136 UCAS points	30	84%	88%	55%	£26.5k	98
83	University of Suffolk^*1 course	BBC	29	81%	75%	–	–	93
84	University of Cumbria^*1 course	~ABB–BBCestimate	28	80%	77%	–	–	116
85	Leeds Beckett University^*5 courses	112–120 UCAS points	26	80%	84%	–	–	102
86	Southampton Solent University4 courses	104–120 UCAS points	26	88%	80%	57%	£27k	67
87	Heriot-Watt University^*8 courses	BBC+ others	26	79%	87%	–	–	154
88	University of Brighton3 courses	ABB–BCC	26	85%	84%	50%	£26k	96
89	University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru^*3 courses	BBC	26	84%	–	53%	£27k	96
90	University of Sunderland^*4 courses	96–112 UCAS points	25	91%	75%	35%	–	83
91	St Mary's University, Twickenham6 courses	120 UCAS points	25	88%	72%	55%	£26k	101
92	Teesside University^*5 courses	80–104 UCAS points	24	84%	71%	–	–	102
93	University of Essex38 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	24	82%	90%	50%	£28k	91
94	University of Northumbria at Newcastle4 courses	96–112 UCAS points	23	86%	76%	55%	£25k	115
95	UA92^*4 courses	BCC	23	78%	89%	45%	–	105
95	Liverpool Hope University5 courses	BBC	23	93%	79%	42%	£25.2k	90
97	Middlesex University3 courses	BBC	21	90%	81%	38%	£27.6k	87
98	University of Bedfordshire11 courses	48 UCAS points	21	90%	80%	38%	£29k	63
99	SOAS University of London^*2 courses	ABB	20	74%	86%	–	–	108
100	University of Northampton4 courses	BBC	19	87%	82%	48%	£25.5k	82
101	Bangor University7 courses	112–136 UCAS points	19	76%	91%	46%	£29k	102
102	Sheffield Hallam University5 courses	BCC+ others	18	80%	84%	55%	£26k	108
103	University of Gloucestershire5 courses	BCC	18	80%	75%	55%	£25.5k	96
104	University of Chester7 courses	BBC–BCC	14	82%	82%	42%	£26.8k	104
105	University of the Highlands and Islands1 course	–	13	82%	85%	30%	£26k	104
106	Birmingham Newman University2 courses	BBC	12	94%	45%	45%	£27k	63
107	York St John University3 courses	104 UCAS points	12	87%	70%	45%	£26k	77
108	Canterbury Christ Church University6 courses	BBC	12	84%	66%	54%	£28k	58
108	University of Greater Manchester^*2 courses	BCC	12	80%	48%	–	–	73
108	Leeds Trinity University2 courses	112 UCAS points	12	88%	64%	55%	£25k	66
111	University of Huddersfield2 courses	BBB–BBC	11	79%	87%	25%	£25k	102
112	Birmingham City University4 courses	BBC	9	85%	86%	38%	£25k	86
113	Bournemouth University^*8 courses	ABB–BBC	9	74%	83%	–	–	88
114	University of Law^*4 courses	BBC	5	75%	65%	60%	–	88
114	Arden University^*2 courses	–	5	79%	69%	–	–	38
116	University of Bradford4 courses	BBB	5	75%	80%	45%	£28k	109
117	London South Bank University2 courses	112 UCAS points	5	82%	79%	41%	£27k	84
118	Coventry University18 courses	BBC+ others	5	84%	77%	38%	£27.7k	88
119	London Metropolitan University^*2 courses	CCC	3	81%	57%	35%	–	69
120	Anglia Ruskin University14 courses	96–112 UCAS points+ others	1	80%	80%	38%	£29.4k	84
121	Bloomsbury Institute2 courses	BBC	0	82%	65%	35%	£29k	34

What accounting and finance graduates earn

Typical (median) earnings for accounting and finance graduates, across the universities we rank.

£28kAfter 15 months
£25.5kAfter 3 years
£32.4kAfter 5 years

Highest earnings five years after graduating

University of Bath£61k
University of Exeter£60.2k
UCL£58k
Loughborough University£57.4k
London School of Economics and Political Science£56k

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure. Pay also depends on where people live. Compare earnings across all subjects or see what you’d repay on your student loan.

What the measures mean

Student satisfaction: Average share of final-year students answering positively across the seven themes of the National Student Survey: teaching, learning opportunities, assessment, support, organisation, resources and student voice.
Stay on course: Share of students still studying or having qualified a year after starting. Lower numbers mean more people drop out.
Graduate-level jobs: Of graduates in work 15 months after finishing, the share in professional or managerial roles.
Salary after 15 months: Median salary of graduates in full-time work in the UK, 15 months after finishing.
Entry points (median): The middle UCAS tariff score of students who started: half had more, half had less. It counts all their qualifications (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels, music grades and so on), so it usually sits above the published offer, especially at selective universities. It shows how competitive entry is. Always check the real offer on the university’s course page.

See exactly how the overall score is calculated

Not ranked yet

These offer accounting and finance but don’t yet have enough published data to rank fairly, often because the course is new or small.

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