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 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 149 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
#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Art & Design

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

3. University College London

For Art & Design

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

6. University of Edinburgh

For Art & Design

#6 in Europe
#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

9. University of York

For Art & Design

#10 in Europe
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

10. University of Sheffield

For Art & Design

#11 in Europe
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1905

11. University of Bristol

For Art & Design

#12 in Europe
#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

12. University of Nottingham

For Art & Design

#13 in Europe
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

13. King's College London

For Art & Design

#15 in Europe
#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1829

14. Imperial College London

For Art & Design

#16 in Europe
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

15. University of Warwick

For Art & Design

#17 in Europe
#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

16. University of Southampton

For Art & Design

#18 in Europe
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

17. Durham University

For Art & Design

#19 in Europe
#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

18. Newcastle University

For Art & Design

#23 in Europe
#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1963

19. Lancaster University

For Art & Design

#24 in Europe
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1964

20. University of Exeter

For Art & Design

#26 in Europe
#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

21. University of Sussex

For Art & Design

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

23. Cardiff University

For Art & Design

#34 in Europe
#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1997

24. University of Liverpool

For Art & Design

#39 in Europe
#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

25. Queen Mary University of London

For Art & Design

#42 in Europe
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1989

26. Loughborough University

For Art & Design

#46 in Europe
#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

27. University of London

For Art & Design

#47 in Europe
#149 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

28. University of Reading

For Art & Design

#50 in Europe
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Founded
1892

29. University of St Andrews

For Art & Design

#55 in Europe
#169 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

30. University of Leicester

For Art & Design

#57 in Europe
#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

31. University of Surrey

For Art & Design

#64 in Europe
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

32. University of East Anglia

For Art & Design

#66 in Europe
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

34. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Art & Design

#81 in Europe
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1849

36. University of Strathclyde

For Art & Design

#94 in Europe
#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1964

37. Brunel University London

For Art & Design

#95 in Europe
#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

39. University of Bath

For Art & Design

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

40. Queen's University Belfast

For Art & Design

#99 in Europe
#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

41. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Art & Design

#100 in Europe
#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1904

43. University of Stirling

For Art & Design

#105 in Europe
#291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

45. Birkbeck, University of London

For Art & Design

#125 in Europe
#324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1823

48. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Art & Design

#141 in Europe
#364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1992

49. University of Plymouth

For Art & Design

#148 in Europe
#378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Founded
1992

50. Nottingham Trent University

For Art & Design

#155 in Europe
#395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

51. City, University of London

For Art & Design

#158 in Europe
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1966

52. University of Hull

For Art & Design

#159 in Europe
#404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1954

54. University of the West of England

For Art & Design

#173 in Europe
#432 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

55. Ulster University

For Art & Design

#174 in Europe
#436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1968

57. University of Salford

For Art & Design

#187 in Europe
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1967

58. University of Brighton

For Art & Design

#196 in Europe
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

59. Sheffield Hallam University

For Art & Design

#201 in Europe
#502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1992

60. Bangor University

For Art & Design

#206 in Europe
#515 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

61. University of Bradford

For Art & Design

#207 in Europe
#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1966

62. University of Portsmouth

For Art & Design

#208 in Europe
#520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

63. Oxford Brookes University

For Art & Design

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

65. Cranfield University

For Art & Design

#217 in Europe
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

66. Aberystwyth University

For Art & Design

#224 in Europe
#564 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1872

67. SOAS, University of London

For Art & Design

#225 in Europe
#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1916

68. Bournemouth University

For Art & Design

#228 in Europe
#568 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

69. University of Hertfordshire

For Art & Design

#232 in Europe
#577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

70. Aston University

For Art & Design

#237 in Europe
#592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1895

71. Coventry University

For Art & Design

#239 in Europe
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

72. University of Westminster

For Art & Design

#244 in Europe
#605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

75. University of Huddersfield

For Art & Design

#260 in Europe
#638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

76. University of Roehampton

For Art & Design

#261 in Europe
#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
2004

77. Leeds Beckett University

For Art & Design

#283 in Europe
#691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1992

78. Middlesex University

For Art & Design

#292 in Europe
#712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1973

79. University of Central Lancashire

For Art & Design

#300 in Europe
#736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1992

81. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Art & Design

#305 in Europe
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1993

82. London Metropolitan University

For Art & Design

#306 in Europe
#752 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1848

84. Teesside University

For Art & Design

#319 in Europe
#781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

86. Kingston University

For Art & Design

#339 in Europe
#850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1992

87. University of Lincoln

For Art & Design

#340 in Europe
#857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
1992

88. Staffordshire University

For Art & Design

#354 in Europe
#890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1992

89. Anglia Ruskin University

For Art & Design

#365 in Europe
#925 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1858

90. University of South Wales

For Art & Design

#366 in Europe
#931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1841

92. Edinburgh Napier University

For Art & Design

#374 in Europe
#954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1992

94. London Business School

For Art & Design

#379 in Europe
#965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1964

95. London South Bank University

For Art & Design

#381 in Europe
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1892

96. University of Derby

For Art & Design

#386 in Europe
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

97. Birmingham City University

For Art & Design

#401 in Europe
#1031 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1992

98. Edge Hill University

For Art & Design

#407 in Europe
#1057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
2006

99. University of Bedfordshire

For Art & Design

#409 in Europe
#1072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

100. University of Sunderland

For Art & Design

#417 in Europe
#1096 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.