100 Best Art & Design schools 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 & Design. A graph of 9.12M citations received by 498K academic papers made by 119 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. University of Leeds

For Art & Design

#7 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1904

6. University of Birmingham

For Art & Design

#8 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1900

7. King's College London

For Art & Design

#9 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Founded: 1829

8. University of Bristol

For Art & Design

#10 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

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

9. University of Sheffield

For Art & Design

#11 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1905

10. University of Nottingham

For Art & Design

#12 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1948

11. University of York

For Art & Design

#13 in the United Kingdom

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

12. Imperial College London

For Art & Design

#14 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

13. University of Warwick

For Art & Design

#15 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

14. Durham University

For Art & Design

#16 in the United Kingdom

#19 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

#25 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

18. Lancaster University

For Art & Design

#20 in the United Kingdom

#27 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

19. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Art & Design

#21 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

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

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 Liverpool

For Art & Design

#23 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

22. University of London

For Art & Design

#25 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

23. Queen Mary University of London

For Art & Design

#26 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

24. Loughborough University

For Art & Design

#28 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

25. University of Reading

For Art & Design

#29 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Founded: 1892

26. University of Leicester

For Art & Design

#30 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

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

27. University of East Anglia

For Art & Design

#31 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Surrey

For Art & Design

#32 in the United Kingdom

#69 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

29. University of Kent

For Art & Design

#33 in the United Kingdom

#72 in Europe

Founded: 1965

30. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Art & Design

#34 in the United Kingdom

#85 in Europe

Founded: 1849

31. University of Bath

For Art & Design

#38 in the United Kingdom

#102 in Europe

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

32. Brunel University London

For Art & Design

#39 in the United Kingdom

#106 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

33. University of Essex

For Art & Design

#40 in the United Kingdom

#108 in Europe

Founded: 1964

34. Birkbeck, University of London

For Art & Design

#42 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Founded: 1823

35. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Art & Design

#45 in the United Kingdom

#133 in Europe

Founded: 1904

36. Keele University

For Art & Design

#48 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Founded: 1962

37. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Art & Design

#49 in the United Kingdom

#148 in Europe

Founded: 1992

38. University of Plymouth

For Art & Design

#50 in the United Kingdom

#158 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

39. University of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

For Art & Design

#51 in the United Kingdom

#167 in Europe

Founded: 1954

40. Nottingham Trent University

For Art & Design

#52 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

41. City, University of London

For Art & Design

#53 in the United Kingdom

#173 in Europe

Founded: 1966

42. De Montfort University

For Art & Design

#54 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

Founded: 1992

43. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Art & Design

#55 in the United Kingdom

#180 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. University of the West of England

For Art & Design

#56 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

45. University of Portsmouth

For Art & Design

#57 in the United Kingdom

#192 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

46. University of Salford

For Art & Design

#58 in the United Kingdom

#205 in Europe

Founded: 1967

47. Sheffield Hallam University

For Art & Design

#59 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. Oxford Brookes University

For Art & Design

#61 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

49. SOAS, University of London

For Art & Design

#62 in the United Kingdom

#214 in Europe

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

50. University of Bradford

For Art & Design

#63 in the United Kingdom

#217 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

51. Cranfield University

For Art & Design

#64 in the United Kingdom

#219 in Europe

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

52. University of Brighton

For Art & Design

#65 in the United Kingdom

#224 in Europe

Founded: 1992

53. Bournemouth University

For Art & Design

#66 in the United Kingdom

#227 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

54. Liverpool John Moores University

For Art & Design

#67 in the United Kingdom

#228 in Europe

Founded: 1992

55. Aston University

For Art & Design

#69 in the United Kingdom

#246 in Europe

Founded: 1895

56. Coventry University

For Art & Design

#70 in the United Kingdom

#252 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

57. University of Westminster

For Art & Design

#71 in the United Kingdom

#253 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

58. University of Huddersfield

For Art & Design

#72 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

59. University of Roehampton

For Art & Design

#73 in the United Kingdom

#255 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

60. University of Hertfordshire

For Art & Design

#75 in the United Kingdom

#268 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

61. University of Wolverhampton

For Art & Design

#76 in the United Kingdom

#281 in Europe

Founded: 1992

62. Leeds Beckett University

For Art & Design

#77 in the United Kingdom

#290 in Europe

Founded: 1992

63. St George's, University of London

For Art & Design

#78 in the United Kingdom

#299 in Europe

Founded: 1733

64. Middlesex University

For Art & Design

#79 in the United Kingdom

#302 in Europe

Founded: 1973

65. University of Central Lancashire

For Art & Design

#80 in the United Kingdom

#311 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

66. University of Greenwich

For Art & Design

#81 in the United Kingdom

#318 in Europe

Founded: 1890

67. London Metropolitan University

For Art & Design

#82 in the United Kingdom

#322 in Europe

Founded: 1848

68. University of East London

For Art & Design

#83 in the United Kingdom

#325 in Europe

Founded: 1992

69. Teesside University

For Art & Design

#85 in the United Kingdom

#339 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

70. University of Lincoln

For Art & Design

#86 in the United Kingdom

#344 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

71. Kingston University

Kingston upon Thames

For Art & Design

#87 in the United Kingdom

#349 in Europe

Founded: 1992

72. Staffordshire University

For Art & Design

#88 in the United Kingdom

#361 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

73. Anglia Ruskin University

For Art & Design

#90 in the United Kingdom

#372 in Europe

Founded: 1858

74. London South Bank University

For Art & Design

#92 in the United Kingdom

#383 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

75. Canterbury Christ Church University

For Art & Design

#93 in the United Kingdom

#385 in Europe

Founded: 2005

76. London Business School

For Art & Design

#94 in the United Kingdom

#387 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

77. University of Derby

For Art & Design

#95 in the United Kingdom

#404 in Europe

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

78. University of Sunderland

For Art & Design

#96 in the United Kingdom

#410 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

79. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Art & Design

#97 in the United Kingdom

#419 in Europe

Founded: 1932

80. Edge Hill University

For Art & Design

#98 in the United Kingdom

#421 in Europe

Founded: 2006

81. University of Bedfordshire

For Art & Design

#99 in the United Kingdom

#422 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

82. Birmingham City University

For Art & Design

#100 in the United Kingdom

#423 in Europe

Founded: 1992

83. University of Winchester

For Art & Design

#103 in the United Kingdom

#456 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 2005

84. University of Northampton

For Art & Design

#104 in the United Kingdom

#458 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Chester

For Art & Design

#105 in the United Kingdom

#465 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Founded: 2005

86. Royal College of Art

For Art & Design

#106 in the United Kingdom

#467 in Europe

Founded: 1896

87. University of the Arts London

For Art & Design

#107 in the United Kingdom

#468 in Europe

Founded: 1986

88. University of Gloucestershire

For Art & Design

#109 in the United Kingdom

#481 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

89. University of Worcester

For Art & Design

#110 in the United Kingdom

#500 in Europe

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

90. Liverpool Hope University

For Art & Design

#112 in the United Kingdom

#529 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Founded: 2005

91. University of West London

For Art & Design

#113 in the United Kingdom

#544 in Europe

Founded: 1990

92. Bath Spa University

For Art & Design

#115 in the United Kingdom

#553 in Europe

Enrollment: 6,863
Founded: 1975

93. York St John University

For Art & Design

#116 in the United Kingdom

#586 in Europe

Founded: 1841

94. University of Bolton

For Art & Design

#117 in the United Kingdom

#606 in Europe

Founded: 2004

95. University of Chichester

For Art & Design

#120 in the United Kingdom

#681 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

96. Royal Veterinary College University of London

For Art & Design

#121 in the United Kingdom

#690 in Europe

Founded: 1791

97. University of Buckingham

For Art & Design

#122 in the United Kingdom

#697 in Europe

Founded: 1973

98. Solent University

For Art & Design

#123 in the United Kingdom

#701 in Europe

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

99. Heythrop College

For Art & Design

#124 in the United Kingdom

#726 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1614

100. University of Cumbria

For Art & Design

#125 in the United Kingdom

#737 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 2007

Closest to England states to learn Art & Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	10	24
Scotland	18	5