71 Best universities for Architecture in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 420K citations received by 17.1K academic papers made by 71 universities in England 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

For Architecture

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

For Architecture

#2 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

For Architecture

#3 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Imperial College London

For Architecture

#4 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Manchester

For Architecture

#5 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Sheffield

For Architecture

#7 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1905

7. Lancaster University

For Architecture

#8 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

8. University of Southampton

For Architecture

#9 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

9. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Architecture

#10 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Founded: 1963

10. University of Nottingham

For Architecture

#12 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. Loughborough University

For Architecture

#13 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

12. University of York

For Architecture

#14 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

13. Durham University

For Architecture

#15 in the United Kingdom

#74 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

14. Queen Mary University of London

For Architecture

#17 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

15. University of Leeds

For Architecture

#18 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

Founded: 1904

16. University of Liverpool

For Architecture

#19 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

17. University of Bristol

For Architecture

#20 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

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

18. Brunel University London

For Architecture

#21 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

19. University of Kent

For Architecture

#22 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Founded: 1965

20. University of Birmingham

For Architecture

#23 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Founded: 1900

21. King's College London

For Architecture

#24 in the United Kingdom

#99 in Europe

Founded: 1829

22. University of Surrey

For Architecture

#26 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

23. University of Reading

For Architecture

#27 in the United Kingdom

#118 in Europe

Founded: 1892

24. University of Essex

For Architecture

#28 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Founded: 1964

25. University of Warwick

For Architecture

#30 in the United Kingdom

#134 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

26. University of the West of England

For Architecture

#31 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

27. De Montfort University

For Architecture

#33 in the United Kingdom

#156 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

28. Oxford Brookes University

For Architecture

#34 in the United Kingdom

#164 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

29. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Architecture

#35 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Founded: 1992

30. University of Leicester

For Architecture

#36 in the United Kingdom

#182 in Europe

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

31. University of Westminster

For Architecture

#37 in the United Kingdom

#191 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

32. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Architecture

#38 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

33. University of Brighton

For Architecture

#39 in the United Kingdom

#207 in Europe

Founded: 1992

34. University of London

For Architecture

#41 in the United Kingdom

#216 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

35. City, University of London

For Architecture

#42 in the United Kingdom

#217 in Europe

Founded: 1966

36. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Architecture

#43 in the United Kingdom

#218 in Europe

Founded: 1992

37. University of Exeter

For Architecture

#44 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

38. Liverpool John Moores University

For Architecture

#47 in the United Kingdom

#236 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. University of Bath

For Architecture

#48 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

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

40. Cranfield University

For Architecture

#49 in the United Kingdom

#245 in Europe

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

41. University of Sussex

For Architecture

#50 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

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

42. University of Plymouth

For Architecture

#51 in the United Kingdom

#263 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

43. University of Salford

For Architecture

#52 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Founded: 1967

44. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Architecture

#53 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

Founded: 1849

45. University of Portsmouth

For Architecture

#54 in the United Kingdom

#284 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

46. Birkbeck, University of London

For Architecture

#55 in the United Kingdom

#301 in Europe

Founded: 1823

47. University of Hertfordshire

For Architecture

#56 in the United Kingdom

#311 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

48. Coventry University

For Architecture

#57 in the United Kingdom

#312 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

49. Bournemouth University

For Architecture

#60 in the United Kingdom

#324 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

50. University of Huddersfield

For Architecture

#61 in the United Kingdom

#334 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

51. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Architecture

#62 in the United Kingdom

#337 in Europe

Founded: 1992

52. Middlesex University

For Architecture

#63 in the United Kingdom

#345 in Europe

Founded: 1973

53. University of East Anglia

For Architecture

#64 in the United Kingdom

#350 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

54. Leeds Beckett University

For Architecture

#65 in the United Kingdom

#351 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. Teesside University

For Architecture

#66 in the United Kingdom

#359 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

56. University of Lincoln

For Architecture

#68 in the United Kingdom

#370 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

57. Nottingham Trent University

For Architecture

#69 in the United Kingdom

#378 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

58. Keele University

For Architecture

#70 in the United Kingdom

#383 in Europe

Founded: 1962

59. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Architecture

#71 in the United Kingdom

#384 in Europe

Founded: 1954

60. University of Greenwich

For Architecture

#72 in the United Kingdom

#389 in Europe

Founded: 1890

61. Sheffield Hallam University

For Architecture

#74 in the United Kingdom

#395 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

62. University of Bradford

For Architecture

#79 in the United Kingdom

#436 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

63. Aston University

For Architecture

#80 in the United Kingdom

#442 in Europe

Founded: 1895

64. Birmingham City University

For Architecture

#82 in the United Kingdom

#447 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. London Metropolitan University

For Architecture

#83 in the United Kingdom

#448 in Europe

Founded: 1848

66. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Architecture

#84 in the United Kingdom

#451 in Europe

Founded: 1904

67. London South Bank University

For Architecture

#85 in the United Kingdom

#462 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

68. University of Wolverhampton

For Architecture

#86 in the United Kingdom

#472 in Europe

Founded: 1992

69. Royal College of Art

For Architecture

#87 in the United Kingdom

#474 in Europe

Founded: 1896

70. University of Derby

For Architecture

#88 in the United Kingdom

#478 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

71. University of East London

For Architecture

#90 in the United Kingdom

#497 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Architecture

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	11
Scotland	13	6