37 Best Sculpture schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Sculpture. A graph of 37.9K citations received by 4.19K academic papers made by 37 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. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

England | London

For Sculpture

#1 in Europe

#1 in the World

Founded: 1932

2. University College London

England | London

For Sculpture

#2 in Europe

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Sculpture

#3 in Europe

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Sculpture

#6 in Europe

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Sculpture

#9 in Europe

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

6. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Sculpture

#24 in Europe

#47 in the World

Founded: 1824

7. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Sculpture

#26 in Europe

#50 in the World

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

8. Durham University

England | Durham

For Sculpture

#28 in Europe

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

9. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Sculpture

#35 in Europe

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

10. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Sculpture

#37 in Europe

#71 in the World

Founded: 1948

11. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Sculpture

#38 in Europe

#72 in the World

Founded: 1823

12. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Sculpture

#40 in Europe

#77 in the World

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

13. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Sculpture

#41 in Europe

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

14. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Sculpture

#42 in Europe

#83 in the World

Founded: 1451

15. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Sculpture

#43 in Europe

#85 in the World

Founded: 1900

16. University of York

For Sculpture

#46 in Europe

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

17. Imperial College London

England | London

For Sculpture

#55 in Europe

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

18. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Sculpture

#57 in Europe

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

19. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Sculpture

#60 in Europe

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

20. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Sculpture

#61 in Europe

#115 in the World

Founded: 1992

21. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Sculpture

#66 in Europe

#122 in the World

Founded: 1495

22. King's College London

England | London

For Sculpture

#71 in Europe

#130 in the World

Founded: 1829

23. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Sculpture

#74 in Europe

#137 in the World

Founded: 1904

24. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Sculpture

#75 in Europe

#141 in the World

Founded: 1904

25. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Sculpture

#85 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

26. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Sculpture

#87 in Europe

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

27. University of the Arts London

England | London

For Sculpture

#88 in Europe

#174 in the World

Founded: 1986

28. University of Bath

For Sculpture

#93 in Europe

#183 in the World

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

29. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Sculpture

#94 in Europe

#187 in the World

Founded: 1965

30. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Sculpture

#97 in Europe

#193 in the World

Founded: 1849

31. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Sculpture

#102 in Europe

#202 in the World

Founded: 1892

32. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Sculpture

#110 in Europe

#226 in the World

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

33. University of Westminster

England | London

For Sculpture

#111 in Europe

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

34. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Sculpture

#114 in Europe

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

35. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Sculpture

#122 in Europe

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

36. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Sculpture

#123 in Europe

#248 in the World

Founded: 1905

37. University of London

England | London

For Sculpture

#126 in Europe

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

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