100 Best Art & Design 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 Art & Design. A graph of 13.2M citations received by 564K academic papers made by 120 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 Art & Design

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Art & Design

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University College London

For Art & Design

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Manchester

For Art & Design

#4 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Founded: 1824

5. King's College London

For Art & Design

#7 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1829

6. University of Leeds

For Art & Design

#8 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1904

7. University of Birmingham

For Art & Design

#9 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Founded: 1900

8. University of Sheffield

For Art & Design

#10 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Founded: 1905

9. University of Bristol

For Art & Design

#11 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

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

10. University of York

For Art & Design

#12 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

11. University of Nottingham

For Art & Design

#13 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Founded: 1948

12. University of Warwick

For Art & Design

#14 in the United Kingdom

#17 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

13. Imperial College London

For Art & Design

#15 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

14. Durham University

For Art & Design

#16 in the United Kingdom

#20 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

15. University of Southampton

For Art & Design

#17 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

16. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Art & Design

#18 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1963

17. University of Exeter

For Art & Design

#19 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

18. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Art & Design

#20 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

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

19. Lancaster University

For Art & Design

#21 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

20. University of Sussex

For Art & Design

#22 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

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

21. University of London

For Art & Design

#24 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

22. University of Liverpool

For Art & Design

#25 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. Queen Mary University of London

For Art & Design

#26 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

24. Loughborough University

For Art & Design

#27 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

25. University of Reading

For Art & Design

#29 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Founded: 1892

26. University of Leicester

For Art & Design

#30 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

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

27. University of Kent

For Art & Design

#31 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Founded: 1965

28. University of East Anglia

For Art & Design

#32 in the United Kingdom

#72 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

29. University of Surrey

For Art & Design

#33 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

30. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Art & Design

#34 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Founded: 1849

31. Brunel University London

For Art & Design

#36 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

32. Birkbeck, University of London

For Art & Design

#38 in the United Kingdom

#110 in Europe

Founded: 1823

33. University of Essex

For Art & Design

#39 in the United Kingdom

#114 in Europe

Founded: 1964

34. University of Bath

For Art & Design

#41 in the United Kingdom

#122 in Europe

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

35. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Art & Design

#43 in the United Kingdom

#130 in Europe

Founded: 1904

36. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Art & Design

#45 in the United Kingdom

#138 in Europe

Founded: 1992

37. Keele University

For Art & Design

#49 in the United Kingdom

#151 in Europe

Founded: 1962

38. University of Plymouth

For Art & Design

#50 in the United Kingdom

#166 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

39. City, University of London

For Art & Design

#51 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

Founded: 1966

40. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Art & Design

#52 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Founded: 1954

41. Nottingham Trent University

For Art & Design

#53 in the United Kingdom

#178 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

42. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Art & Design

#54 in the United Kingdom

#179 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. De Montfort University

For Art & Design

#55 in the United Kingdom

#184 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

44. University of the West of England

For Art & Design

#56 in the United Kingdom

#189 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

45. University of Portsmouth

For Art & Design

#57 in the United Kingdom

#203 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Salford

For Art & Design

#58 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Founded: 1967

47. Sheffield Hallam University

For Art & Design

#59 in the United Kingdom

#211 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. Oxford Brookes University

For Art & Design

#60 in the United Kingdom

#212 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

49. SOAS, University of London

For Art & Design

#61 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

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

50. University of Brighton

For Art & Design

#62 in the United Kingdom

#220 in Europe

Founded: 1992

51. Bournemouth University

For Art & Design

#63 in the United Kingdom

#221 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

52. Liverpool John Moores University

For Art & Design

#66 in the United Kingdom

#242 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. Cranfield University

For Art & Design

#67 in the United Kingdom

#245 in Europe

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

54. Coventry University

For Art & Design

#68 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

55. University of Bradford

For Art & Design

#69 in the United Kingdom

#247 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

56. University of Westminster

For Art & Design

#70 in the United Kingdom

#248 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

57. University of Huddersfield

For Art & Design

#71 in the United Kingdom

#262 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

58. Aston University

For Art & Design

#72 in the United Kingdom

#265 in Europe

Founded: 1895

59. University of Hertfordshire

For Art & Design

#73 in the United Kingdom

#266 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

60. Leeds Beckett University

For Art & Design

#74 in the United Kingdom

#275 in Europe

Founded: 1992

61. University of Roehampton

For Art & Design

#75 in the United Kingdom

#281 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

62. University of Wolverhampton

For Art & Design

#77 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. Middlesex University

For Art & Design

#78 in the United Kingdom

#303 in Europe

Founded: 1973

64. University of East London

For Art & Design

#79 in the United Kingdom

#319 in Europe

Founded: 1992

65. University of Central Lancashire

For Art & Design

#80 in the United Kingdom

#320 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

66. London Metropolitan University

For Art & Design

#81 in the United Kingdom

#323 in Europe

Founded: 1848

67. St George's, University of London

For Art & Design

#82 in the United Kingdom

#324 in Europe

Founded: 1733

68. University of Greenwich

For Art & Design

#83 in the United Kingdom

#325 in Europe

Founded: 1890

69. University of Lincoln

For Art & Design

#84 in the United Kingdom

#335 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

70. Anglia Ruskin University

For Art & Design

#85 in the United Kingdom

#340 in Europe

Founded: 1858

71. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Art & Design

#87 in the United Kingdom

#348 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. Teesside University

For Art & Design

#88 in the United Kingdom

#356 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

73. Staffordshire University

For Art & Design

#90 in the United Kingdom

#383 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

74. Birmingham City University

For Art & Design

#92 in the United Kingdom

#389 in Europe

Founded: 1992

75. London South Bank University

For Art & Design

#93 in the United Kingdom

#399 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

76. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Art & Design

#94 in the United Kingdom

#400 in Europe

Founded: 2005

77. University of Derby

For Art & Design

#95 in the United Kingdom

#401 in Europe

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

78. London Business School

For Art & Design

#96 in the United Kingdom

#402 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

79. University of Bedfordshire

For Art & Design

#97 in the United Kingdom

#408 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

80. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Art & Design

#98 in the United Kingdom

#410 in Europe

Founded: 1932

81. University of Sunderland

For Art & Design

#99 in the United Kingdom

#411 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

82. University of the Arts London

For Art & Design

#100 in the United Kingdom

#433 in Europe

Founded: 1986

83. University of Winchester

For Art & Design

#101 in the United Kingdom

#438 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

84. Edge Hill University

For Art & Design

#102 in the United Kingdom

#442 in Europe

Founded: 2006

85. University of Chester

For Art & Design

#105 in the United Kingdom

#472 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. Royal College of Art

For Art & Design

#107 in the United Kingdom

#486 in Europe

Founded: 1896

87. University of Northampton

For Art & Design

#108 in the United Kingdom

#487 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

88. University of Worcester

For Art & Design

#109 in the United Kingdom

#497 in Europe

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

89. University of Gloucestershire

For Art & Design

#110 in the United Kingdom

#498 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

90. Liverpool Hope University

For Art & Design

#111 in the United Kingdom

#530 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

91. Bath Spa University

For Art & Design

#113 in the United Kingdom

#550 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

92. University of West London

For Art & Design

#114 in the United Kingdom

#564 in Europe

Founded: 1990

93. York St John University

For Art & Design

#116 in the United Kingdom

#584 in Europe

Founded: 1841

94. University of Bolton

For Art & Design

#117 in the United Kingdom

#638 in Europe

Founded: 2004

95. University of Buckingham

For Art & Design

#118 in the United Kingdom

#650 in Europe

Founded: 1973

96. University of Chichester

For Art & Design

#120 in the United Kingdom

#673 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

97. Solent University

For Art & Design

#121 in the United Kingdom

#710 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 11,340
Founded: 2004

98. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Art & Design

#122 in the United Kingdom

#736 in Europe

Founded: 1791

99. University of Cumbria

For Art & Design

#124 in the United Kingdom

#748 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

100. School of Advanced Study, University of London

For Art & Design

#125 in the United Kingdom

#752 in Europe

Founded: 1994

Closest to England states to learn Art & Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	23
Scotland	18	5