92 Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) schools in the United Kingdom

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 280K citations received by 15.9K academic papers made by 92 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 Oxford

For Performing arts

#1 in Europe
#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

2. University College London

For Performing arts

#2 in Europe
#9 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

3. University of Cambridge

For Performing arts

#3 in Europe
#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

6. University of Edinburgh

For Performing arts

#8 in Europe
#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

10. University of Exeter

For Performing arts

#13 in Europe
#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

13. University of Bristol

For Performing arts

#17 in Europe
#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

14. University of Warwick

For Performing arts

#18 in Europe
#51 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

16. Loughborough University

For Performing arts

#23 in Europe
#65 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

18. Lancaster University

For Performing arts

#25 in Europe
#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

19. University of East Anglia

For Performing arts

#29 in Europe
#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

20. Durham University

For Performing arts

#30 in Europe
#73 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

21. Queen Mary University of London

For Performing arts

#32 in Europe
#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

22. University of Southampton

For Performing arts

#35 in Europe
#84 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

23. University of London

For Performing arts

#36 in Europe
#90 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

25. University of Liverpool

For Performing arts

#41 in Europe
#103 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

26. Queen's University Belfast

For Performing arts

#44 in Europe
#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

28. University of York

For Performing arts

#47 in Europe
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

31. Imperial College London

For Performing arts

#60 in Europe
#135 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

32. University of St Andrews

For Performing arts

#62 in Europe
#137 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

33. University of Leicester

For Performing arts

#63 in Europe
#141 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

35. University of Sussex

For Performing arts

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

36. Brunel University London

For Performing arts

#77 in Europe
#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

37. De Montfort University

For Performing arts

#78 in Europe
#184 in the World
Enrollment
29,000
Founded
1992

39. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Performing arts

#82 in Europe
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

40. Sheffield Hallam University

For Performing arts

#86 in Europe
#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

48. University of Surrey

For Performing arts

#107 in Europe
#262 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

49. University of Roehampton

For Performing arts

#108 in Europe
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

50. University of Huddersfield

For Performing arts

#113 in Europe
#274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

54. Oxford Brookes University

For Performing arts

#128 in Europe
#304 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

57. University of the West of England

For Performing arts

#141 in Europe
#332 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

59. University of Stirling

For Performing arts

#144 in Europe
#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

60. University of Bath

For Performing arts

#147 in Europe
#344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

61. University of Winchester

For Performing arts

#150 in Europe
#351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
2005

63. Nottingham Trent University

For Performing arts

#152 in Europe
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

65. University of Plymouth

For Performing arts

#161 in Europe
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

69. Bangor University

For Performing arts

#192 in Europe
#435 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

71. University of Lincoln

For Performing arts

#210 in Europe
#468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
19,710
Founded
1992

72. Coventry University

For Performing arts

#214 in Europe
#482 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

74. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

For Performing arts

#221 in Europe
#504 in the World
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

76. University of Hertfordshire

For Performing arts

#235 in Europe
#534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

78. University of Portsmouth

For Performing arts

#243 in Europe
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

80. Teesside University

For Performing arts

#255 in Europe
#571 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

81. Bournemouth University

For Performing arts

#261 in Europe
#587 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

82. University of Westminster

For Performing arts

#265 in Europe
#595 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

84. University of Sunderland

For Performing arts

#267 in Europe
#602 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

85. London South Bank University

For Performing arts

#272 in Europe
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

86. Edinburgh Napier University

For Performing arts

#274 in Europe
#614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

90. Cardiff Metropolitan University

For Performing arts

#299 in Europe
#686 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
2011

91. University of Northampton

For Performing arts

#304 in Europe
#703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

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