[UK] Lancaster Uni Vs Manchester Uni

Both U are very famous in accounting but Lancaster is not famous in economics. In 2004, the Victoria U of Manchester and U of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology were merged. Now, MU has 35,000 students but Lancaster is still a very small U. It only has a few thousands students. Also the Greater Manchester (a metropolitan) is much bigger than Lancaster (only a small city). So I prefer MU.