100 Best universities for Advertising in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Advertising. A graph of 1.33M citations received by 71.1K academic papers made by 122 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.

1. University College London

England | London

For Advertising

#3 in Europe

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Advertising

#4 in Europe

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Advertising

#6 in Europe

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Advertising

#7 in Europe

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

5. Imperial College London

England | London

For Advertising

#8 in Europe

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Advertising

#9 in Europe

#63 in the World

Founded: 1824

7. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Advertising

#10 in Europe

#67 in the World

Founded: 1905

8. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Advertising

#11 in Europe

#70 in the World

Founded: 1948

9. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Advertising

#13 in Europe

#76 in the World

Founded: 1900

10. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Advertising

#14 in Europe

#84 in the World

Founded: 1451

11. King's College London

England | London

For Advertising

#15 in Europe

#90 in the World

Founded: 1829

12. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Advertising

#18 in Europe

#98 in the World

Founded: 1904

13. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Advertising

#20 in Europe

#104 in the World

Founded: 1997

14. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Advertising

#21 in Europe

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

15. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Advertising

#22 in Europe

#113 in the World

Founded: 1964

16. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Advertising

#27 in Europe

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

17. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Advertising

#28 in Europe

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

18. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Advertising

#29 in Europe

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

19. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Advertising

#30 in Europe

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

20. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Advertising

#35 in Europe

#160 in the World

Founded: 1963

21. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Advertising

#36 in Europe

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

22. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Advertising

#39 in Europe

#170 in the World

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

23. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Advertising

#42 in Europe

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

24. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Advertising

#45 in Europe

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

25. University of York

For Advertising

#48 in Europe

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

26. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Advertising

#51 in Europe

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

27. City, University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#52 in Europe

#194 in the World

Founded: 1966

28. London Business School

England | London

For Advertising

#53 in Europe

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

29. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#60 in Europe

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

30. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Advertising

#68 in Europe

#234 in the World

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

31. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Advertising

#70 in Europe

#236 in the World

Founded: 1968

32. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Advertising

#72 in Europe

#239 in the World

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

33. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Advertising

#75 in Europe

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

34. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Advertising

#77 in Europe

#249 in the World

Founded: 1992

35. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Advertising

#79 in Europe

#260 in the World

Founded: 1892

36. University of Bath

For Advertising

#80 in Europe

#261 in the World

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

37. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Advertising

#86 in Europe

#279 in the World

Founded: 1893

38. University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#87 in Europe

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

39. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Advertising

#89 in Europe

#284 in the World

Founded: 1920

40. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Advertising

#91 in Europe

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

41. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Advertising

#102 in Europe

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

42. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Advertising

#105 in Europe

#332 in the World

Founded: 1965

43. Durham University

England | Durham

For Advertising

#111 in Europe

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

44. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Advertising

#115 in Europe

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

45. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Advertising

#116 in Europe

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

46. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Advertising

#118 in Europe

#364 in the World

Founded: 1992

47. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Advertising

#122 in Europe

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

48. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Advertising

#132 in Europe

#391 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

49. University of Westminster

England | London

For Advertising

#140 in Europe

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

50. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Advertising

#142 in Europe

#404 in the World

Founded: 1895

51. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Advertising

#146 in Europe

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

52. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Advertising

#151 in Europe

#424 in the World

Founded: 1964

53. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Advertising

#153 in Europe

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

54. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Advertising

#156 in Europe

#434 in the World

Founded: 1967

55. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Advertising

#160 in Europe

#444 in the World

Founded: 1849

56. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Advertising

#166 in Europe

#458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

57. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Advertising

#168 in Europe

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

58. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Advertising

#178 in Europe

#483 in the World

Founded: 1495

59. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Advertising

#179 in Europe

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

60. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Advertising

#180 in Europe

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

61. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Advertising

#182 in Europe

#494 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Advertising

#193 in Europe

#518 in the World

Founded: 1967

63. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Advertising

#197 in Europe

#525 in the World

Founded: 1954

64. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Advertising

#212 in Europe

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

65. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#214 in Europe

#568 in the World

Founded: 1823

66. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Advertising

#216 in Europe

#570 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Advertising

#217 in Europe

#571 in the World

Founded: 1992

68. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#218 in Europe

#575 in the World

Founded: 1904

69. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Advertising

#221 in Europe

#580 in the World

Founded: 1848

70. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Advertising

#222 in Europe

#583 in the World

Founded: 1992

71. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Advertising

#229 in Europe

#603 in the World

Founded: 1890

72. Middlesex University

England | London

For Advertising

#231 in Europe

#608 in the World

Founded: 1973

73. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Advertising

#236 in Europe

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

74. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Advertising

#237 in Europe

#624 in the World

Founded: 1992

75. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Advertising

#238 in Europe

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

76. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Advertising

#239 in Europe

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

77. Bangor University

For Advertising

#241 in Europe

#635 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

78. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Advertising

#247 in Europe

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

79. Keele University

England | Keele

For Advertising

#250 in Europe

#662 in the World

Founded: 1962

80. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Advertising

#252 in Europe

#665 in the World

Founded: 1992

81. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Advertising

#254 in Europe

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

82. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Advertising

#280 in Europe

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

83. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Advertising

#284 in Europe

#727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

84. London South Bank University

England | London

For Advertising

#292 in Europe

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

85. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Advertising

#298 in Europe

#771 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#301 in Europe

#779 in the World

Founded: 1733

87. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Advertising

#302 in Europe

#782 in the World

Founded: 1841

88. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Advertising

#305 in Europe

#787 in the World

Founded: 1966

89. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Advertising

#308 in Europe

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1992

90. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Advertising

#311 in Europe

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

91. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Advertising

#331 in Europe

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 2011

92. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Advertising

#344 in Europe

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

93. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Advertising

#346 in Europe

#898 in the World

Founded: 1872

94. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Advertising

#350 in Europe

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

95. University of the Arts London

England | London

For Advertising

#353 in Europe

#911 in the World

Founded: 1986

96. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Advertising

#361 in Europe

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

97. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Advertising

#365 in Europe

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

98. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Advertising

#372 in Europe

#963 in the World

Founded: 2005

99. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Advertising

#379 in Europe

#973 in the World

Founded: 1858

100. University of East London

England | London

For Advertising

#383 in Europe

#985 in the World

Founded: 1992

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