69 Best universities for Architecture in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 228K citations received by 14.8K academic papers made by 69 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

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

For Architecture

#2 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. Imperial College London

For Architecture

#3 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Cambridge

For Architecture

#4 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Manchester

For Architecture

#5 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. Lancaster University

For Architecture

#7 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

7. University of Sheffield

For Architecture

#8 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Founded: 1905

8. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Architecture

#9 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Founded: 1963

9. University of Southampton

For Architecture

#10 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

10. University of York

For Architecture

#11 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

11. Durham University

For Architecture

#12 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

12. Loughborough University

For Architecture

#14 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

13. University of Nottingham

For Architecture

#15 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Founded: 1948

14. University of Bristol

For Architecture

#16 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

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

15. University of Leeds

For Architecture

#18 in the United Kingdom

#92 in Europe

Founded: 1904

16. University of Essex

For Architecture

#19 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Founded: 1964

17. King's College London

For Architecture

#20 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Founded: 1829

18. Brunel University London

For Architecture

#21 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

19. University of Kent

For Architecture

#22 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Founded: 1965

20. University of Birmingham

For Architecture

#23 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

Founded: 1900

21. University of Liverpool

For Architecture

#24 in the United Kingdom

#109 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

22. University of Surrey

For Architecture

#25 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

23. University of Warwick

For Architecture

#29 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

24. Queen Mary University of London

For Architecture

#30 in the United Kingdom

#141 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

25. De Montfort University

For Architecture

#31 in the United Kingdom

#149 in Europe

Founded: 1992

26. University of Reading

For Architecture

#32 in the United Kingdom

#152 in Europe

Founded: 1892

27. University of Leicester

For Architecture

#33 in the United Kingdom

#169 in Europe

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

28. University of Westminster

For Architecture

#34 in the United Kingdom

#171 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

29. Oxford Brookes University

For Architecture

#36 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

30. University of the West of England

For Architecture

#37 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

31. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Architecture

#38 in the United Kingdom

#197 in Europe

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

32. City, University of London

For Architecture

#39 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Founded: 1966

33. Liverpool John Moores University

For Architecture

#40 in the United Kingdom

#210 in Europe

Founded: 1992

34. University of Sussex

For Architecture

#42 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

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

35. University of Plymouth

For Architecture

#43 in the United Kingdom

#229 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

36. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Architecture

#44 in the United Kingdom

#234 in Europe

Founded: 1849

37. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Architecture

#45 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. University of Bath

For Architecture

#46 in the United Kingdom

#237 in Europe

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

39. University of Brighton

For Architecture

#47 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Founded: 1992

40. Cranfield University

For Architecture

#48 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

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

41. University of Salford

For Architecture

#50 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Founded: 1967

42. University of Exeter

For Architecture

#51 in the United Kingdom

#270 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

43. University of Portsmouth

For Architecture

#52 in the United Kingdom

#281 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

44. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Architecture

#53 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. Birkbeck, University of London

For Architecture

#54 in the United Kingdom

#289 in Europe

Founded: 1823

46. University of London

For Architecture

#55 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

47. Coventry University

For Architecture

#56 in the United Kingdom

#305 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

48. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Architecture

#57 in the United Kingdom

#309 in Europe

Founded: 1992

49. Teesside University

For Architecture

#59 in the United Kingdom

#317 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

50. University of Hertfordshire

For Architecture

#61 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

51. Middlesex University

For Architecture

#63 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Founded: 1973

52. University of Huddersfield

For Architecture

#64 in the United Kingdom

#329 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

53. Keele University

For Architecture

#65 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Founded: 1962

54. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Architecture

#67 in the United Kingdom

#339 in Europe

Founded: 1954

55. University of East Anglia

For Architecture

#68 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

56. Nottingham Trent University

For Architecture

#69 in the United Kingdom

#351 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

57. Bournemouth University

For Architecture

#71 in the United Kingdom

#371 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

58. University of Greenwich

For Architecture

#72 in the United Kingdom

#381 in Europe

Founded: 1890

59. Sheffield Hallam University

For Architecture

#73 in the United Kingdom

#390 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

60. University of Lincoln

For Architecture

#75 in the United Kingdom

#393 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

61. University of Bradford

For Architecture

#76 in the United Kingdom

#403 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

62. Aston University

For Architecture

#77 in the United Kingdom

#405 in Europe

Founded: 1895

63. Birmingham City University

For Architecture

#79 in the United Kingdom

#425 in Europe

Founded: 1992

64. Leeds Beckett University

For Architecture

#80 in the United Kingdom

#432 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. London South Bank University

For Architecture

#82 in the United Kingdom

#440 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

66. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Architecture

#83 in the United Kingdom

#444 in Europe

Founded: 1904

67. London Metropolitan University

For Architecture

#84 in the United Kingdom

#455 in Europe

Founded: 1848

68. University of Derby

For Architecture

#85 in the United Kingdom

#456 in Europe

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

69. Royal College of Art

For Architecture

#87 in the United Kingdom

#470 in Europe

Founded: 1896

Closest to England states to learn Architecture

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	13
Scotland	12	6