39 Best universities for Music in the United Kingdom

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Music. A graph of 68.9K citations received by 3.57K academic papers made by 39 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 Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Music

#2 in Europe

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Music

#3 in Europe

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

3. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Music

#4 in Europe

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

4. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Music

#5 in Europe

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

5. University College London

England | London

For Music

#8 in Europe

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Music

#10 in Europe

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

7. University of London

England | London

For Music

#11 in Europe

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

8. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Music

#12 in Europe

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

9. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Music

#14 in Europe

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

10. Keele University

England | Keele

For Music

#15 in Europe

#51 in the World

Founded: 1962

11. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Music

#16 in Europe

#54 in the World

Founded: 1451

12. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Music

#17 in Europe

#55 in the World

Founded: 1904

13. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Music

#19 in Europe

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

14. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Music

#20 in Europe

#61 in the World

Founded: 1824

15. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Music

#21 in Europe

#63 in the World

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

16. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Music

#22 in Europe

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

17. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Music

#23 in Europe

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1904

18. University of York

For Music

#24 in Europe

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

19. Durham University

England | Durham

For Music

#26 in Europe

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

20. Royal College of Music

England | London

For Music

#31 in Europe

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1882

21. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Music

#33 in Europe

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

22. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Music

#38 in Europe

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Music

#41 in Europe

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 2004

24. King's College London

England | London

For Music

#42 in Europe

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

25. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Music

#44 in Europe

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

26. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Music

#45 in Europe

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1992

27. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Music

#46 in Europe

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

28. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Music

#48 in Europe

#135 in the World

Founded: 1900

29. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Music

#53 in Europe

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

30. Imperial College London

England | London

For Music

#55 in Europe

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

31. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Music

#58 in Europe

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

32. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Music

#59 in Europe

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

33. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Music

#65 in Europe

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

34. City, University of London

England | London

For Music

#69 in Europe

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

35. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Music

#70 in Europe

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

36. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Music

#73 in Europe

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

37. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Music

#75 in Europe

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

38. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Music

#77 in Europe

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

39. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Music

#81 in Europe

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Music in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, London, Exeter, and Oxford.