72 Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) schools in England

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 146K citations received by 11.6K academic papers made by 72 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 College London

For Performing arts

#1 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

2. University of Oxford

For Performing arts

#2 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

4. University of Cambridge

For Performing arts

#4 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

7. University of Warwick

For Performing arts

#8 in Europe
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

11. University of Bristol

For Performing arts

#13 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

13. University of Exeter

For Performing arts

#15 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

14. Lancaster University

For Performing arts

#21 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

15. University of East Anglia

For Performing arts

#22 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

17. Queen Mary University of London

For Performing arts

#26 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

18. Durham University

For Performing arts

#28 in Europe
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

19. University of Liverpool

For Performing arts

#33 in Europe
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

20. University of Southampton

For Performing arts

#37 in Europe
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

22. University of London

For Performing arts

#43 in Europe
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

23. University of York

For Performing arts

#44 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

24. Imperial College London

For Performing arts

#47 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

25. University of Leicester

For Performing arts

#48 in Europe
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

28. Loughborough University

For Performing arts

#59 in Europe
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

29. University of Sussex

For Performing arts

#66 in Europe
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

31. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Performing arts

#79 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

35. University of Surrey

For Performing arts

#89 in Europe
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

36. Sheffield Hallam University

For Performing arts

#92 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

37. Brunel University London

For Performing arts

#98 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

39. University of Roehampton

For Performing arts

#104 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

43. University of the West of England

For Performing arts

#118 in Europe
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

45. Oxford Brookes University

For Performing arts

#135 in Europe
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

46. University of Huddersfield

For Performing arts

#143 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

47. Nottingham Trent University

For Performing arts

#153 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

48. University of Winchester

For Performing arts

#156 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
2005

49. University of Bath

For Performing arts

#158 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

53. University of Plymouth

For Performing arts

#175 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

57. University of Hertfordshire

For Performing arts

#212 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

59. University of Lincoln

For Performing arts

#222 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

63. University of Portsmouth

For Performing arts

#248 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

66. Bournemouth University

For Performing arts

#254 in Europe
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

68. Teesside University

For Performing arts

#266 in Europe
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

69. London South Bank University

For Performing arts

#268 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

70. Coventry University

For Performing arts

#271 in Europe
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

Closest to England states to learn Performing arts

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United Kingdom Flag rank
Wales 7 27
Scotland 9 6