Top Universities for Sociology in UK
based on THE World University Rankings 2018 by Subject
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| International rank | Domestic rank | University | Country |
| 6 | 1 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| 10 | 2 | London School of Economics and Political Science | United Kingdom |
| 34 | 3 | University of Manchester | United Kingdom |
| 39 | 4 | University of Sussex | United Kingdom |
| 43 | 5 | University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom |
| 46 | 6 | University of Essex | United Kingdom |
| 51= | 7 | Durham University | United Kingdom |
| 60 | 8 | University of Warwick | United Kingdom |
| 63 | 9 | University of Sheffield | United Kingdom |
| 73 | 10 | Lancaster University | United Kingdom |
| 79 | 11 | University of Bristol | United Kingdom |
| 82 | 12 | University of York | United Kingdom |
| 83 | 13 | University of Exeter | United Kingdom |
| 88= | 14= | Goldsmiths, University of London | United Kingdom |
| 88= | 14= | University of Leeds | United Kingdom |
| 91= | 16 | Cardiff University | United Kingdom |
| 98 | 17 | Loughborough University | United Kingdom |
| 100 | 18 | University of Surrey | United Kingdom |
| 101-125 | 19= | University of Glasgow | United Kingdom |
| 101-125 | 19= | University of Leicester | United Kingdom |
| 126-150 | 21= | City, University of London | United Kingdom |
| 126-150 | 21= | University of Southampton | United Kingdom |
| 151-175 | 23= | University of Bath | United Kingdom |
| 151-175 | 23= | University of Nottingham | United Kingdom |
| 176-200 | 25= | Newcastle University | United Kingdom |
| 176-200 | 25= | University of Westminster | United Kingdom |
| 201-250 | 27= | Aston University | United Kingdom |
| 201-250 | 27= | Oxford Brookes University | United Kingdom |
| 251-300 | 29= | Middlesex University | United Kingdom |
| 251-300 | 29= | Queen’s University Belfast | United Kingdom |
| 251-300 | 29= | University of Stirling | United Kingdom |
| 301-400 | 32= | Bournemouth University | United Kingdom |
| 301-400 | 32= | University of Bradford | United Kingdom |
| 301-400 | 32= | University of Brighton | United Kingdom |
| 301-400 | 32= | University of Greenwich | United Kingdom |
| 301-400 | 32= | University of Huddersfield | United Kingdom |
| 301-400 | 32= | Leeds Beckett University | United Kingdom |
| 301-400 | 32= | Plymouth University | United Kingdom |