45 Best Film schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Cinematography. A graph of 16.8K citations received by 5.09K academic papers made by 45 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 Exeter

England | Exeter

For Cinematography

#2 in Europe

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

2. King's College London

England | London

For Cinematography

#3 in Europe

#8 in the World

Founded: 1829

3. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Cinematography

#4 in Europe

#10 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Cinematography

#5 in Europe

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

5. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Cinematography

#6 in Europe

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Cinematography

#7 in Europe

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

7. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Cinematography

#8 in Europe

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

8. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Cinematography

#9 in Europe

#25 in the World

Founded: 1948

9. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Cinematography

#10 in Europe

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

10. University of York

For Cinematography

#11 in Europe

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

11. University College London

England | London

For Cinematography

#12 in Europe

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

12. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Cinematography

#13 in Europe

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

13. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Cinematography

#15 in Europe

#41 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Cinematography

#16 in Europe

#42 in the World

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

15. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Cinematography

#17 in Europe

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

16. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Cinematography

#18 in Europe

#49 in the World

Founded: 1451

17. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Cinematography

#19 in Europe

#56 in the World

Founded: 1849

18. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Cinematography

#21 in Europe

#59 in the World

Founded: 1823

19. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Cinematography

#23 in Europe

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

20. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Cinematography

#25 in Europe

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

21. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Cinematography

#26 in Europe

#73 in the World

Founded: 1992

22. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Cinematography

#27 in Europe

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

23. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Cinematography

#29 in Europe

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

24. University of London

England | London

For Cinematography

#31 in Europe

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

25. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Cinematography

#32 in Europe

#83 in the World

Founded: 1965

26. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Cinematography

#34 in Europe

#90 in the World

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

27. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Cinematography

#35 in Europe

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

28. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Cinematography

#37 in Europe

#97 in the World

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

29. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Cinematography

#38 in Europe

#98 in the World

Founded: 1992

30. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Cinematography

#39 in Europe

#101 in the World

Founded: 1963

31. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Cinematography

#40 in Europe

#102 in the World

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

32. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Cinematography

#42 in Europe

#104 in the World

Founded: 1892

33. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Cinematography

#44 in Europe

#106 in the World

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

34. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Cinematography

#45 in Europe

#107 in the World

Founded: 1904

35. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Cinematography

#48 in Europe

#115 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Cinematography

#52 in Europe

#124 in the World

Founded: 1905

37. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Cinematography

#53 in Europe

#125 in the World

Founded: 1992

38. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Cinematography

#57 in Europe

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

39. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Cinematography

#59 in Europe

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

40. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Cinematography

#60 in Europe

#138 in the World

Founded: 1900

41. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Cinematography

#62 in Europe

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

42. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Cinematography

#63 in Europe

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

43. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Cinematography

#66 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

44. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Cinematography

#67 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1997

45. University of Westminster

England | London

For Cinematography

#68 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

The best cities to study Cinematography in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Exeter, London, Manchester, and St Andrews.