100 Best Art & Design schools in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 15.8M citations received by 683K academic papers made by 151 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 Oxford

For Art & Design

#1 in Europe
#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Art & Design

#2 in Europe
#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. University College London

For Art & Design

#3 in Europe
#9 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

5. University of Edinburgh

For Art & Design

#5 in Europe
#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

11. University of Bristol

For Art & Design

#13 in Europe
#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

12. University of York

For Art & Design

#14 in Europe
#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

14. University of Warwick

For Art & Design

#17 in Europe
#74 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

15. Imperial College London

For Art & Design

#18 in Europe
#75 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

16. Durham University

For Art & Design

#20 in Europe
#78 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

17. University of Southampton

For Art & Design

#21 in Europe
#83 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

19. University of Exeter

For Art & Design

#24 in Europe
#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

20. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Art & Design

#27 in Europe
#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

21. Lancaster University

For Art & Design

#29 in Europe
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

22. University of Sussex

For Art & Design

#34 in Europe
#115 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

24. University of London

For Art & Design

#39 in Europe
#123 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

25. University of Liverpool

For Art & Design

#45 in Europe
#131 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

26. Queen Mary University of London

For Art & Design

#47 in Europe
#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

27. Loughborough University

For Art & Design

#52 in Europe
#152 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

28. University of St Andrews

For Art & Design

#54 in Europe
#159 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

30. University of Leicester

For Art & Design

#59 in Europe
#177 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

32. University of East Anglia

For Art & Design

#72 in Europe
#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

33. University of Surrey

For Art & Design

#77 in Europe
#212 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

36. Brunel University London

For Art & Design

#101 in Europe
#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

37. Queen's University Belfast

For Art & Design

#108 in Europe
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

41. University of Bath

For Art & Design

#122 in Europe
#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

42. University of Stirling

For Art & Design

#126 in Europe
#320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

50. University of Plymouth

For Art & Design

#166 in Europe
#410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

53. Nottingham Trent University

For Art & Design

#178 in Europe
#431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

55. De Montfort University

For Art & Design

#184 in Europe
#448 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

56. University of the West of England

For Art & Design

#189 in Europe
#465 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

57. University of Portsmouth

For Art & Design

#203 in Europe
#493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

59. Sheffield Hallam University

For Art & Design

#211 in Europe
#514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

60. Oxford Brookes University

For Art & Design

#212 in Europe
#516 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

61. SOAS, University of London

For Art & Design

#219 in Europe
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

63. Bournemouth University

For Art & Design

#221 in Europe
#536 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

64. Bangor University

For Art & Design

#227 in Europe
#552 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

67. Cranfield University

For Art & Design

#245 in Europe
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

68. Coventry University

For Art & Design

#246 in Europe
#589 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

69. University of Bradford

For Art & Design

#247 in Europe
#593 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

70. University of Westminster

For Art & Design

#248 in Europe
#594 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

71. University of Huddersfield

For Art & Design

#262 in Europe
#631 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

73. University of Hertfordshire

For Art & Design

#266 in Europe
#637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

75. University of Roehampton

For Art & Design

#281 in Europe
#674 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

80. University of Central Lancashire

For Art & Design

#320 in Europe
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

84. University of Lincoln

For Art & Design

#335 in Europe
#810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

86. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Art & Design

#343 in Europe
#843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

88. Teesside University

For Art & Design

#356 in Europe
#892 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

90. Staffordshire University

For Art & Design

#383 in Europe
#967 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

91. Edinburgh Napier University

For Art & Design

#385 in Europe
#969 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

93. London South Bank University

For Art & Design

#399 in Europe
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

95. University of Derby

For Art & Design

#401 in Europe
#1027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

96. London Business School

For Art & Design

#402 in Europe
#1031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

97. University of Bedfordshire

For Art & Design

#408 in Europe
#1047 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

99. University of Sunderland

For Art & Design

#411 in Europe
#1054 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

The best cities to study Art & Design in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, Cambridge, London, and Manchester.