92 Best universities for Creative Writing in England

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 121M citations received by 4.23M academic papers made by 92 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 Creative Writing

#1 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Creative Writing

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. King's College London

For Creative Writing

#3 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

5. University College London

For Creative Writing

#5 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

6. University of Exeter

For Creative Writing

#6 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

8. University of Nottingham

For Creative Writing

#9 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

9. University of Sheffield

For Creative Writing

#10 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

11. Lancaster University

For Creative Writing

#12 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

12. University of Bristol

For Creative Writing

#13 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

13. University of York

For Creative Writing

#14 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

14. University of Warwick

For Creative Writing

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

15. Durham University

For Creative Writing

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

16. University of Sussex

For Creative Writing

#19 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

18. University of Southampton

For Creative Writing

#21 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

19. University of London

For Creative Writing

#22 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

20. Queen Mary University of London

For Creative Writing

#25 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

21. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Creative Writing

#28 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1849

22. University of Liverpool

For Creative Writing

#30 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

23. Newcastle University

For Creative Writing

#32 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

24. University of Leicester

For Creative Writing

#34 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

25. Loughborough University

For Creative Writing

#35 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

27. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Creative Writing

#41 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1904

28. University of Reading

For Creative Writing

#44 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

29. University of East Anglia

For Creative Writing

#48 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

31. Birkbeck, University of London

For Creative Writing

#52 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

32. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Creative Writing

#56 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1992

33. Teesside University

For Creative Writing

#59 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

34. University of Bath

For Creative Writing

#60 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

36. Brunel University London

For Creative Writing

#73 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

37. University of Surrey

For Creative Writing

#76 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

38. University of Portsmouth

For Creative Writing

#81 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

39. University of Hull

For Creative Writing

#82 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

40. Oxford Brookes University

For Creative Writing

#83 in Europe
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

41. SOAS, University of London

For Creative Writing

#84 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1916

43. Nottingham Trent University

For Creative Writing

#90 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

45. University of the West of England

For Creative Writing

#95 in Europe
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

46. University of Salford

For Creative Writing

#98 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

47. Sheffield Hallam University

For Creative Writing

#100 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

48. University of Brighton

For Creative Writing

#101 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

50. University of Plymouth

For Creative Writing

#103 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

51. Bournemouth University

For Creative Writing

#105 in Europe
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

52. Leeds Beckett University

For Creative Writing

#108 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

53. City, University of London

For Creative Writing

#111 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

54. University of Hertfordshire

For Creative Writing

#116 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

55. University of Huddersfield

For Creative Writing

#118 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

56. University of Roehampton

For Creative Writing

#121 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
2004

58. Coventry University

For Creative Writing

#137 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

59. University of Central Lancashire

For Creative Writing

#140 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

60. Anglia Ruskin University

For Creative Writing

#141 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1858

61. Middlesex University

For Creative Writing

#153 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

62. Imperial College London

For Creative Writing

#156 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

64. University of Westminster

For Creative Writing

#163 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

65. Edge Hill University

For Creative Writing

#164 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
2006

66. University of Lincoln

For Creative Writing

#167 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1992

67. London Metropolitan University

For Creative Writing

#180 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

69. University of Winchester

For Creative Writing

#187 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
2005

70. London South Bank University

For Creative Writing

#189 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

71. Aston University

For Creative Writing

#202 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

72. University of Derby

For Creative Writing

#205 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

73. Birmingham City University

For Creative Writing

#210 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1992

75. Kingston University

For Creative Writing

#218 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

76. University of Bradford

For Creative Writing

#221 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

77. University of Chester

For Creative Writing

#228 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

78. University of Gloucestershire

For Creative Writing

#232 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
2001

79. University of Bedfordshire

For Creative Writing

#235 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

80. University of Northampton

For Creative Writing

#260 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2005

81. University of Sunderland

For Creative Writing

#279 in Europe
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

82. Staffordshire University

For Creative Writing

#282 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

83. University of Worcester

For Creative Writing

#301 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
10,798
Founded
2005

84. University of the Arts London

For Creative Writing

#302 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
1986

85. York St John University

For Creative Writing

#312 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1841

86. University of Chichester

For Creative Writing

#320 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

88. Liverpool Hope University

For Creative Writing

#348 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
2005

90. Bath Spa University

For Creative Writing

#354 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
6,863
Founded
1975

91. Royal College of Art

For Creative Writing

#396 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
1896

Closest to England states to learn Creative Writing

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United Kingdom Flag rank
Wales 8 18
Scotland 13 7