49 Best universities for Animation in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Animation. A graph of 169K citations received by 6.44K academic papers made by 49 universities in the United Kingdom was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Animation

#3 in Europe

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. Imperial College London

England | London

For Animation

#4 in Europe

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Animation

#5 in Europe

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University College London

England | London

For Animation

#13 in Europe

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Animation

#21 in Europe

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

6. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Animation

#23 in Europe

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Animation

#27 in Europe

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

8. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Animation

#31 in Europe

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

9. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Animation

#42 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1905

10. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Animation

#45 in Europe

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

11. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Animation

#46 in Europe

#162 in the World

Founded: 1824

12. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Animation

#53 in Europe

#174 in the World

Founded: 1451

13. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Animation

#63 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

14. University of Bath

For Animation

#78 in Europe

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

15. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Animation

#86 in Europe

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

16. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Animation

#89 in Europe

#244 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Animation

#92 in Europe

#258 in the World

Founded: 1904

18. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Animation

#93 in Europe

#259 in the World

Founded: 1997

19. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Animation

#95 in Europe

#264 in the World

Founded: 1920

20. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Animation

#96 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

21. King's College London

England | London

For Animation

#97 in Europe

#269 in the World

Founded: 1829

22. University of York

For Animation

#105 in Europe

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

23. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Animation

#109 in Europe

#294 in the World

Founded: 1872

24. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Animation

#120 in Europe

#318 in the World

Founded: 1963

25. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Animation

#138 in Europe

#364 in the World

Founded: 1900

26. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Animation

#139 in Europe

#366 in the World

Founded: 1964

27. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Animation

#140 in Europe

#367 in the World

Founded: 1893

28. Durham University

England | Durham

For Animation

#141 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Animation

#144 in Europe

#373 in the World

Founded: 1967

30. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Animation

#145 in Europe

#375 in the World

Founded: 1892

31. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Animation

#152 in Europe

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

32. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Animation

#154 in Europe

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

33. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Animation

#162 in Europe

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

34. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Animation

#163 in Europe

#426 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

35. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Animation

#168 in Europe

#435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

36. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Animation

#171 in Europe

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

37. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Animation

#180 in Europe

#457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

38. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Animation

#190 in Europe

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

39. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Animation

#202 in Europe

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

40. University of London

England | London

For Animation

#206 in Europe

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

41. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Animation

#207 in Europe

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

42. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Animation

#216 in Europe

#546 in the World

Founded: 1965

43. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Animation

#227 in Europe

#574 in the World

Founded: 1964

44. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Animation

#251 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

45. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Animation

#255 in Europe

#663 in the World

Founded: 1823

46. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Animation

#264 in Europe

#677 in the World

Founded: 1968

47. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Animation

#274 in Europe

#702 in the World

Founded: 1966

48. City, University of London

England | London

For Animation

#276 in Europe

#717 in the World

Founded: 1966

49. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Animation

#278 in Europe

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Animation in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, London, Cambridge, and Guildford.