100 Best universities for Art History 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 Art History. A graph of 630K citations received by 96.5K academic papers made by 107 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 Cambridge

For Art History

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University College London

For Art History

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Oxford

For Art History

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Art History

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Founded: 1963

5. University of Manchester

For Art History

#6 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Bristol

For Art History

#7 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

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

7. King's College London

For Art History

#8 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1829

8. University of Leeds

For Art History

#9 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. Durham University

For Art History

#10 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

10. University of Birmingham

For Art History

#11 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1900

11. University of Warwick

For Art History

#12 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

12. University of Nottingham

For Art History

#14 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Founded: 1948

13. University of Sheffield

For Art History

#15 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Founded: 1905

14. Imperial College London

For Art History

#17 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

15. University of Exeter

For Art History

#18 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

16. University of Southampton

For Art History

#19 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

17. University of Sussex

For Art History

#20 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

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

18. University of York

For Art History

#21 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

19. University of Liverpool

For Art History

#22 in the United Kingdom

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. St George's, University of London

For Art History

#23 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Founded: 1733

21. University of London

For Art History

#24 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

22. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Art History

#25 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Founded: 1849

23. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Art History

#26 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

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

24. Queen Mary University of London

For Art History

#27 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

25. University of Reading

For Art History

#28 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Founded: 1892

26. University of East Anglia

For Art History

#30 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

27. Lancaster University

For Art History

#31 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

28. University of Kent

For Art History

#32 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Founded: 1965

29. Birkbeck, University of London

For Art History

#33 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

Founded: 1823

30. University of Leicester

For Art History

#34 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

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

31. University of Essex

For Art History

#37 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1964

32. Keele University

For Art History

#38 in the United Kingdom

#64 in Europe

Founded: 1962

33. University of Bath

For Art History

#39 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

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

34. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Art History

#42 in the United Kingdom

#81 in Europe

Founded: 1904

35. University of Portsmouth

For Art History

#44 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

36. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Art History

#47 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Founded: 1954

37. Loughborough University

For Art History

#48 in the United Kingdom

#93 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

38. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Art History

#50 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. University of Surrey

For Art History

#51 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

40. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Art History

#52 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

Founded: 1932

41. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Art History

#53 in the United Kingdom

#124 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. Oxford Brookes University

For Art History

#54 in the United Kingdom

#127 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

43. Sheffield Hallam University

For Art History

#57 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

44. University of Salford

For Art History

#58 in the United Kingdom

#152 in Europe

Founded: 1967

45. Nottingham Trent University

For Art History

#59 in the United Kingdom

#153 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

46. De Montfort University

For Art History

#60 in the United Kingdom

#154 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. Brunel University London

For Art History

#61 in the United Kingdom

#155 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

48. University of Roehampton

For Art History

#62 in the United Kingdom

#156 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

49. University of Bradford

For Art History

#63 in the United Kingdom

#162 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

50. SOAS, University of London

For Art History

#64 in the United Kingdom

#165 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

51. Royal College of Art

For Art History

#65 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Founded: 1896

52. University of Brighton

For Art History

#66 in the United Kingdom

#175 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. University of Plymouth

For Art History

#67 in the United Kingdom

#193 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

54. University of the West of England

For Art History

#68 in the United Kingdom

#198 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

55. University of Hertfordshire

For Art History

#69 in the United Kingdom

#208 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

56. University of Westminster

For Art History

#70 in the United Kingdom

#215 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

57. University of the Arts London

For Art History

#71 in the United Kingdom

#236 in Europe

Founded: 1986

58. London Metropolitan University

For Art History

#73 in the United Kingdom

#240 in Europe

Founded: 1848

59. Anglia Ruskin University

For Art History

#74 in the United Kingdom

#241 in Europe

Founded: 1858

60. Leeds Beckett University

For Art History

#75 in the United Kingdom

#249 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. University of Lincoln

For Art History

#76 in the United Kingdom

#250 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

62. City, University of London

For Art History

#77 in the United Kingdom

#252 in Europe

Founded: 1966

63. University of Huddersfield

For Art History

#78 in the United Kingdom

#256 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

64. Liverpool John Moores University

For Art History

#79 in the United Kingdom

#257 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. University of East London

For Art History

#80 in the United Kingdom

#259 in Europe

Founded: 1992

66. University of Buckingham

For Art History

#81 in the United Kingdom

#276 in Europe

Founded: 1973

67. Aston University

For Art History

#82 in the United Kingdom

#277 in Europe

Founded: 1895

68. University of Greenwich

For Art History

#83 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Founded: 1890

69. University of Central Lancashire

For Art History

#84 in the United Kingdom

#291 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

70. Coventry University

For Art History

#85 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

71. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Art History

#86 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. University of Winchester

For Art History

#87 in the United Kingdom

#300 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

73. Bournemouth University

For Art History

#88 in the United Kingdom

#302 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

74. Staffordshire University

For Art History

#89 in the United Kingdom

#309 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

75. Birmingham City University

For Art History

#91 in the United Kingdom

#316 in Europe

Founded: 1992

76. University of Wolverhampton

For Art History

#92 in the United Kingdom

#318 in Europe

Founded: 1992

77. Bath Spa University

For Art History

#93 in the United Kingdom

#328 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

78. University of Worcester

For Art History

#94 in the United Kingdom

#340 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

79. Middlesex University

For Art History

#95 in the United Kingdom

#341 in Europe

Founded: 1973

80. Teesside University

For Art History

#96 in the United Kingdom

#342 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

81. Cranfield University

For Art History

#97 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

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

82. University of Sunderland

For Art History

#98 in the United Kingdom

#351 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

83. University of Bedfordshire

For Art History

#99 in the United Kingdom

#355 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

84. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Art History

#100 in the United Kingdom

#356 in Europe

Founded: 2005

85. University of Chester

For Art History

#101 in the United Kingdom

#359 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. University of Derby

For Art History

#103 in the United Kingdom

#368 in Europe

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

87. University of Northampton

For Art History

#104 in the United Kingdom

#372 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

88. London South Bank University

For Art History

#105 in the United Kingdom

#373 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

89. Liverpool Hope University

For Art History

#107 in the United Kingdom

#383 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

90. Edge Hill University

For Art History

#108 in the United Kingdom

#384 in Europe

Founded: 2006

91. University of Gloucestershire

For Art History

#110 in the United Kingdom

#398 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

92. London Business School

For Art History

#111 in the United Kingdom

#399 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

93. Heythrop College

For Art History

#112 in the United Kingdom

#420 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1614

94. School of Advanced Study, University of London

For Art History

#113 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

Founded: 1994

95. University of Chichester

For Art History

#115 in the United Kingdom

#444 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

96. Royal College of Music

For Art History

#116 in the United Kingdom

#446 in Europe

Founded: 1882

97. University of Bolton

For Art History

#117 in the United Kingdom

#452 in Europe

Founded: 2004

98. Royal Academy of Music, University of London

For Art History

#119 in the United Kingdom

#485 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1822

99. Buckinghamshire New University

For Art History

#120 in the United Kingdom

#488 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2007

100. University of West London

For Art History

#121 in the United Kingdom

#492 in Europe

Founded: 1990

Closest to England states to learn Art History

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	8	29
Scotland	17	5