10 Best Painting and Drawing schools in the United Kingdom

Below is the list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Painting and Drawing. A graph of 15.3K citations received by 1.75K academic papers made by 10 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 topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.

1. University College London

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Europe
#1 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

2. University of Cambridge

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Europe
#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1209

3. University of Oxford

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Europe
#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
27,500
Founded
1096

4. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Europe
#8 in the World
Enrollment
375
Founded
1932

5. Durham University

For Painting and Drawing

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

6. University of Edinburgh

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in Europe
#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1583

7. University of Sussex

For Painting and Drawing

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

8. Imperial College London

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in Europe
#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

9. University of Bristol

For Painting and Drawing

#26 in Europe
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Enrollment
23,590
Founded
1909

10. University of Glasgow

For Painting and Drawing

#31 in Europe
#67 in the World
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1451

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