100 Best universities for Multimedia in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Multimedia. A graph of 812K citations received by 39.5K academic papers made by 113 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 College London

England | London

For Multimedia

#1 in Europe

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Multimedia

#4 in Europe

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Multimedia

#6 in Europe

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

4. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Multimedia

#8 in Europe

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

5. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Multimedia

#11 in Europe

#61 in the World

Founded: 1451

6. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Multimedia

#14 in Europe

#67 in the World

Founded: 1948

7. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Multimedia

#17 in Europe

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

8. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Multimedia

#19 in Europe

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

9. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Multimedia

#20 in Europe

#87 in the World

Founded: 1824

10. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Multimedia

#21 in Europe

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

11. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Multimedia

#27 in Europe

#111 in the World

Founded: 1905

12. Imperial College London

England | London

For Multimedia

#33 in Europe

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

13. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Multimedia

#37 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

14. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Multimedia

#42 in Europe

#146 in the World

Founded: 1900

15. University of York

For Multimedia

#49 in Europe

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

16. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Multimedia

#52 in Europe

#168 in the World

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

17. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Multimedia

#55 in Europe

#183 in the World

Founded: 1968

18. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Multimedia

#56 in Europe

#185 in the World

Founded: 1904

19. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Multimedia

#59 in Europe

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

20. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Multimedia

#64 in Europe

#204 in the World

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

21. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Multimedia

#67 in Europe

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

22. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Multimedia

#70 in Europe

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

23. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Multimedia

#73 in Europe

#225 in the World

Founded: 1963

24. King's College London

England | London

For Multimedia

#75 in Europe

#234 in the World

Founded: 1829

25. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Multimedia

#80 in Europe

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

26. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Multimedia

#81 in Europe

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

27. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Multimedia

#82 in Europe

#248 in the World

Founded: 1964

28. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Multimedia

#86 in Europe

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

29. City, University of London

England | London

For Multimedia

#90 in Europe

#271 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Multimedia

#111 in Europe

#322 in the World

Founded: 1964

31. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Multimedia

#113 in Europe

#330 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. University of London

England | London

For Multimedia

#125 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

33. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Multimedia

#128 in Europe

#356 in the World

Founded: 1965

34. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Multimedia

#131 in Europe

#363 in the World

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

35. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Multimedia

#134 in Europe

#367 in the World

Founded: 1967

36. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Multimedia

#136 in Europe

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

37. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Multimedia

#138 in Europe

#374 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

38. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Multimedia

#143 in Europe

#381 in the World

Founded: 1997

39. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Multimedia

#149 in Europe

#396 in the World

Founded: 1920

40. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Multimedia

#152 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

41. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Multimedia

#162 in Europe

#430 in the World

Founded: 1992

42. University of Bath

For Multimedia

#165 in Europe

#446 in the World

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

43. Middlesex University

England | London

For Multimedia

#172 in Europe

#457 in the World

Founded: 1973

44. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Multimedia

#174 in Europe

#464 in the World

Founded: 1892

45. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Multimedia

#176 in Europe

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

46. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Multimedia

#184 in Europe

#485 in the World

Founded: 1992

47. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Multimedia

#185 in Europe

#488 in the World

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

48. Durham University

England | Durham

For Multimedia

#191 in Europe

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

49. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Multimedia

#192 in Europe

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

50. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Multimedia

#195 in Europe

#508 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. Keele University

England | Keele

For Multimedia

#196 in Europe

#509 in the World

Founded: 1962

52. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Multimedia

#205 in Europe

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

53. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Multimedia

#206 in Europe

#530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

54. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Multimedia

#208 in Europe

#532 in the World

Founded: 1904

55. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Multimedia

#210 in Europe

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

56. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Multimedia

#212 in Europe

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

57. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Multimedia

#213 in Europe

#544 in the World

Founded: 1992

58. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Multimedia

#215 in Europe

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

59. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Multimedia

#216 in Europe

#564 in the World

Founded: 1954

60. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Multimedia

#221 in Europe

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

61. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Multimedia

#223 in Europe

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

62. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Multimedia

#226 in Europe

#582 in the World

Founded: 1495

63. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Multimedia

#227 in Europe

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

64. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Multimedia

#230 in Europe

#591 in the World

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

65. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Multimedia

#246 in Europe

#628 in the World

Founded: 1992

66. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Multimedia

#250 in Europe

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

67. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Multimedia

#253 in Europe

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

68. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Multimedia

#257 in Europe

#649 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Multimedia

#260 in Europe

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

70. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Multimedia

#265 in Europe

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

71. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Multimedia

#271 in Europe

#680 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Multimedia

#276 in Europe

#690 in the World

Founded: 1841

73. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Multimedia

#281 in Europe

#700 in the World

Founded: 1893

74. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Multimedia

#287 in Europe

#725 in the World

Founded: 1966

75. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Multimedia

#288 in Europe

#731 in the World

Founded: 1848

76. Bangor University

For Multimedia

#293 in Europe

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

77. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Multimedia

#307 in Europe

#777 in the World

Founded: 1890

78. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Multimedia

#310 in Europe

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

79. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Multimedia

#314 in Europe

#797 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

80. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Multimedia

#323 in Europe

#816 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

81. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Multimedia

#329 in Europe

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

82. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Multimedia

#340 in Europe

#864 in the World

Founded: 1895

83. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Multimedia

#344 in Europe

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

84. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Multimedia

#347 in Europe

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

85. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Multimedia

#350 in Europe

#895 in the World

Founded: 1823

86. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Multimedia

#352 in Europe

#903 in the World

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

87. University of Westminster

England | London

For Multimedia

#353 in Europe

#907 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

88. London South Bank University

England | London

For Multimedia

#365 in Europe

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

89. Royal College of Art

England | London

For Multimedia

#389 in Europe

#1062 in the World

Founded: 1896

90. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Multimedia

#395 in Europe

#1075 in the World

Founded: 1849

91. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Multimedia

#404 in Europe

#1119 in the World

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

92. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Multimedia

#418 in Europe

#1174 in the World

Founded: 1858

93. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Multimedia

#426 in Europe

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

94. University of East London

England | London

For Multimedia

#430 in Europe

#1205 in the World

Founded: 1992

95. Abertay University

Scotland | Dundee

For Multimedia

#435 in Europe

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

96. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Multimedia

#458 in Europe

#1307 in the World

Founded: 1992

97. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Multimedia

#462 in Europe

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

98. University of Bolton

England | Bolton

For Multimedia

#468 in Europe

#1365 in the World

Founded: 2004

99. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Multimedia

#481 in Europe

#1410 in the World

Founded: 2006

100. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Multimedia

#504 in Europe

#1531 in the World

Founded: 1990

The best cities to study Multimedia in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are London, Cambridge, Southampton, and Lancaster.