41 Best Film schools in England

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Cinematography. A graph of 27.8K citations received by 4.85K academic papers made by 41 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 Leeds

For Cinematography

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Founded: 1904

2. University of Warwick

For Cinematography

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

3. University of Exeter

For Cinematography

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

4. King's College London

For Cinematography

#4 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Founded: 1829

5. University of Manchester

For Cinematography

#5 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Founded: 1824

6. University of Cambridge

For Cinematography

#6 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. University of Southampton

For Cinematography

#8 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

8. University of Bristol

For Cinematography

#9 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

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

9. University of Nottingham

For Cinematography

#12 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1948

10. University of York

For Cinematography

#13 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

11. University College London

For Cinematography

#14 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

12. Birkbeck, University of London

For Cinematography

#15 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Founded: 1823

13. University of East Anglia

For Cinematography

#16 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

14. University of Oxford

For Cinematography

#17 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

15. Queen Mary University of London

For Cinematography

#18 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

16. De Montfort University

For Cinematography

#19 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

17. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Cinematography

#20 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1849

18. SOAS, University of London

For Cinematography

#22 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

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

19. University of Sussex

For Cinematography

#23 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

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

20. University of Sheffield

For Cinematography

#24 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Founded: 1905

21. University of Kent

For Cinematography

#25 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Founded: 1965

22. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Cinematography

#26 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

Founded: 1963

23. University of Portsmouth

For Cinematography

#27 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

24. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Cinematography

#28 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

Founded: 1992

25. University of Roehampton

For Cinematography

#29 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

26. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Cinematography

#30 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

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

27. Lancaster University

For Cinematography

#31 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

28. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Cinematography

#32 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Founded: 1904

29. University of Leicester

For Cinematography

#33 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

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

30. University of Reading

For Cinematography

#34 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Founded: 1892

31. Oxford Brookes University

For Cinematography

#35 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

32. University of London

For Cinematography

#36 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

33. University of Liverpool

For Cinematography

#37 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

34. University of Salford

For Cinematography

#38 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Founded: 1967

35. University of Surrey

For Cinematography

#39 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

36. University of Westminster

For Cinematography

#40 in the United Kingdom

#60 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

37. Liverpool John Moores University

For Cinematography

#41 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. University of Birmingham

For Cinematography

#42 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Founded: 1900

39. University of Essex

For Cinematography

#43 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1964

40. Brunel University London

For Cinematography

#46 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

41. University of Winchester

For Cinematography

#47 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

Closest to England states to learn Cinematography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	6	45
Scotland	10	7