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Top Universities in Archaeology in United Kingdom: 39 Ranked Universities in 2026

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King's College London

London, United Kingdom +1•4,2117 Reviews

#2

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 0.5% Global Rank

85 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom +1•4,394 Reviews

#3

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 1% Global Rank

102 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of York

York, United Kingdom •4,2100 Reviews

#6

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 2.7% Global Rank

67 PhDs On-campus Online

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The University of Exeter

Exeter, United Kingdom +1•4,3106 Reviews

#7

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 2.1% Global Rank

77 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Southampton

Southampton, United Kingdom +3•4,496 Reviews

#10

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

35 PhDs On-campus Online

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Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom +3•4,281 Reviews

#11

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 2.2% Global Rank

76 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom +2•4,347 Reviews

#15

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 1.3% Global Rank

91 PhDs On-campus Online

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Cardiff University

Cardiff, United Kingdom •4,6163 Reviews

#20

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 2.5% Global Rank

103 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Nottingham

Nottingham, United Kingdom +6•4,3108 Reviews

#22

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

128 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Liverpool

Liverpool, United Kingdom +3•4,4136 Reviews

#23

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 1.8% Global Rank

75 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Leicester

Leicester, United Kingdom •4,294 Reviews

#36

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 3.5% Global Rank

30 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Reading

Reading, United Kingdom •4,130 Reviews

#37

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 3.9% Global Rank

63 PhDs On-campus Online

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Queen's University Belfast

Belfast, United Kingdom •4,280 Reviews

#38

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 3.4% Global Rank

47 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom •4,1112 Reviews

#100

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

114 PhDs On-campus Online

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UCL

London, United Kingdom +2•4,1115 Reviews

#104

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 0.2% Global Rank

14 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom +1

#105

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

99 PhDs On-campus Online

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The University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom +6•4,095 Reviews

#133

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 0.6% Global Rank

190 PhDs On-campus Online

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Aarhus University

Glasgow, United Kingdom +15•3,9219 Reviews

#135

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 1.4% Global Rank

20 PhDs On-campus

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University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom •4,397 Reviews

#148

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 1% Global Rank

83 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom +2•4,396 Reviews

#158

Archaeology Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

39 PhDs On-campus Online

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