46 Best universities for Graphic Design 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 Graphic Design. A graph of 148K citations received by 3.82K academic papers made by 46 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 Cambridge

For Graphic Design

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

For Graphic Design

#3 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Imperial College London

For Graphic Design

#4 in the United Kingdom

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University College London

For Graphic Design

#5 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. Durham University

For Graphic Design

#6 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

6. University of Manchester

For Graphic Design

#7 in the United Kingdom

#13 in Europe

Founded: 1824

7. University of Nottingham

For Graphic Design

#9 in the United Kingdom

#22 in Europe

Founded: 1948

8. University of Leeds

For Graphic Design

#10 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Founded: 1904

9. University of Southampton

For Graphic Design

#11 in the United Kingdom

#32 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

10. University of Bristol

For Graphic Design

#12 in the United Kingdom

#34 in Europe

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

11. University of York

For Graphic Design

#13 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

12. University of Sheffield

For Graphic Design

#14 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Founded: 1905

13. Lancaster University

For Graphic Design

#15 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

14. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Graphic Design

#16 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Founded: 1963

15. Loughborough University

For Graphic Design

#17 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

16. Brunel University London

For Graphic Design

#18 in the United Kingdom

#95 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

17. University of Sussex

For Graphic Design

#19 in the United Kingdom

#103 in Europe

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

18. University of Birmingham

For Graphic Design

#22 in the United Kingdom

#128 in Europe

Founded: 1900

19. University of Liverpool

For Graphic Design

#23 in the United Kingdom

#131 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

20. University of London

For Graphic Design

#24 in the United Kingdom

#132 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

21. University of Reading

For Graphic Design

#25 in the United Kingdom

#135 in Europe

Founded: 1892

22. Queen Mary University of London

For Graphic Design

#26 in the United Kingdom

#142 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. University of Surrey

For Graphic Design

#29 in the United Kingdom

#159 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

24. King's College London

For Graphic Design

#30 in the United Kingdom

#160 in Europe

Founded: 1829

25. University of Warwick

For Graphic Design

#31 in the United Kingdom

#163 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

26. University of Leicester

For Graphic Design

#32 in the United Kingdom

#165 in Europe

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

27. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Graphic Design

#33 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Founded: 1904

28. University of Bath

For Graphic Design

#34 in the United Kingdom

#172 in Europe

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

29. Bournemouth University

For Graphic Design

#35 in the United Kingdom

#181 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

30. University of Exeter

For Graphic Design

#36 in the United Kingdom

#190 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

31. Royal College of Art

For Graphic Design

#38 in the United Kingdom

#202 in Europe

Founded: 1896

32. University of Brighton

For Graphic Design

#39 in the United Kingdom

#206 in Europe

Founded: 1992

33. University of Kent

For Graphic Design

#40 in the United Kingdom

#207 in Europe

Founded: 1965

34. Manchester Metropolitan University

For Graphic Design

#45 in the United Kingdom

#222 in Europe

Founded: 1992

35. City, University of London

For Graphic Design

#46 in the United Kingdom

#225 in Europe

Founded: 1966

36. Sheffield Hallam University

For Graphic Design

#47 in the United Kingdom

#229 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

37. University of Plymouth

For Graphic Design

#48 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

38. Coventry University

For Graphic Design

#49 in the United Kingdom

#233 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

39. University of Salford

For Graphic Design

#51 in the United Kingdom

#264 in Europe

Founded: 1967

40. Oxford Brookes University

For Graphic Design

#52 in the United Kingdom

#267 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

41. University of East Anglia

For Graphic Design

#53 in the United Kingdom

#273 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

42. Middlesex University

For Graphic Design

#54 in the United Kingdom

#277 in Europe

Founded: 1973

43. University of Central Lancashire

For Graphic Design

#55 in the United Kingdom

#282 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

44. London Metropolitan University

For Graphic Design

#56 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Founded: 1848

45. De Montfort University

For Graphic Design

#57 in the United Kingdom

#284 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

46. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Graphic Design

#58 in the United Kingdom

#289 in Europe

Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn Graphic Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	20
Scotland	9	1