100 Best universities for Advertising 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 Advertising. A graph of 2.12M citations received by 87.8K academic papers made by 125 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 of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Advertising

#2 in Europe

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

England | London

For Advertising

#3 in Europe

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Advertising

#7 in Europe

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Advertising

#8 in Europe

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

5. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Advertising

#9 in Europe

#58 in the World

Founded: 1451

6. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Advertising

#10 in Europe

#62 in the World

Founded: 1824

7. Imperial College London

England | London

For Advertising

#11 in Europe

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Advertising

#12 in Europe

#70 in the World

Founded: 1905

9. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Advertising

#13 in Europe

#71 in the World

Founded: 1948

10. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Advertising

#14 in Europe

#74 in the World

Founded: 1900

11. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Advertising

#15 in Europe

#76 in the World

Founded: 1997

12. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Advertising

#17 in Europe

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

13. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Advertising

#18 in Europe

#91 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. King's College London

England | London

For Advertising

#19 in Europe

#94 in the World

Founded: 1829

15. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Advertising

#25 in Europe

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

16. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Advertising

#28 in Europe

#137 in the World

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

17. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Advertising

#31 in Europe

#145 in the World

Founded: 1964

18. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Advertising

#33 in Europe

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

19. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Advertising

#34 in Europe

#154 in the World

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

20. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Advertising

#36 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

21. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Advertising

#37 in Europe

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

22. University of York

For Advertising

#38 in Europe

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

23. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Advertising

#39 in Europe

#166 in the World

Founded: 1963

24. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Advertising

#42 in Europe

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

25. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Advertising

#46 in Europe

#186 in the World

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

26. City, University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#51 in Europe

#195 in the World

Founded: 1966

27. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Advertising

#58 in Europe

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

28. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#59 in Europe

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

29. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Advertising

#61 in Europe

#221 in the World

Founded: 1892

30. University of Bath

For Advertising

#62 in Europe

#223 in the World

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

31. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Advertising

#65 in Europe

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

32. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Advertising

#66 in Europe

#238 in the World

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

33. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Advertising

#68 in Europe

#242 in the World

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

34. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Advertising

#69 in Europe

#243 in the World

Founded: 1992

35. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Advertising

#71 in Europe

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

36. University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#73 in Europe

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

37. London Business School

England | London

For Advertising

#74 in Europe

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

38. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Advertising

#76 in Europe

#259 in the World

Founded: 1920

39. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Advertising

#80 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

40. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Advertising

#86 in Europe

#289 in the World

Founded: 1968

41. Durham University

England | Durham

For Advertising

#93 in Europe

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

42. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Advertising

#98 in Europe

#323 in the World

Founded: 1992

43. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Advertising

#112 in Europe

#353 in the World

Founded: 1965

44. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Advertising

#113 in Europe

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

45. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Advertising

#118 in Europe

#373 in the World

Founded: 1893

46. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Advertising

#128 in Europe

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

47. University of Westminster

England | London

For Advertising

#131 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

48. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Advertising

#136 in Europe

#408 in the World

Founded: 1495

49. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Advertising

#137 in Europe

#410 in the World

Founded: 1849

50. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Advertising

#138 in Europe

#415 in the World

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

51. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Advertising

#139 in Europe

#416 in the World

Founded: 1964

52. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Advertising

#140 in Europe

#418 in the World

Founded: 1967

53. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Advertising

#141 in Europe

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

54. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Advertising

#142 in Europe

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

55. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Advertising

#146 in Europe

#431 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

56. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Advertising

#147 in Europe

#434 in the World

Founded: 1895

57. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Advertising

#153 in Europe

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

58. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Advertising

#169 in Europe

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

59. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Advertising

#182 in Europe

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

60. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Advertising

#183 in Europe

#509 in the World

Founded: 1967

61. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Advertising

#186 in Europe

#517 in the World

Founded: 1954

62. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Advertising

#190 in Europe

#531 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#196 in Europe

#539 in the World

Founded: 1904

64. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Advertising

#198 in Europe

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

65. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Advertising

#206 in Europe

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

66. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Advertising

#208 in Europe

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

67. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Advertising

#210 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

68. Keele University

England | Keele

For Advertising

#215 in Europe

#582 in the World

Founded: 1962

69. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#216 in Europe

#583 in the World

Founded: 1823

70. Bangor University

For Advertising

#224 in Europe

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

71. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Advertising

#225 in Europe

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

72. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Advertising

#231 in Europe

#612 in the World

Founded: 1992

73. Middlesex University

England | London

For Advertising

#232 in Europe

#615 in the World

Founded: 1973

74. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Advertising

#235 in Europe

#621 in the World

Founded: 1733

75. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Advertising

#236 in Europe

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

76. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Advertising

#238 in Europe

#630 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Advertising

#241 in Europe

#640 in the World

Founded: 1890

78. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Advertising

#244 in Europe

#647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

79. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Advertising

#245 in Europe

#648 in the World

Founded: 1848

80. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Advertising

#248 in Europe

#652 in the World

Founded: 1992

81. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Advertising

#249 in Europe

#653 in the World

Founded: 1992

82. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Advertising

#269 in Europe

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

83. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Advertising

#274 in Europe

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

84. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Advertising

#289 in Europe

#774 in the World

Founded: 1858

85. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Advertising

#291 in Europe

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

86. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Advertising

#294 in Europe

#792 in the World

Founded: 1841

87. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Advertising

#306 in Europe

#827 in the World

Founded: 2006

88. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Advertising

#307 in Europe

#831 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

89. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Advertising

#308 in Europe

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

90. London South Bank University

England | London

For Advertising

#318 in Europe

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

91. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Advertising

#319 in Europe

#861 in the World

Founded: 1966

92. University of East London

England | London

For Advertising

#326 in Europe

#877 in the World

Founded: 1992

93. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Advertising

#328 in Europe

#881 in the World

Founded: 1872

94. Cardiff Metropolitan University

Wales | Cardiff

For Advertising

#338 in Europe

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 2011

95. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Advertising

#353 in Europe

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

96. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Advertising

#359 in Europe

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

97. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Advertising

#372 in Europe

#998 in the World

Founded: 1992

98. University of the Arts London

England | London

For Advertising

#374 in Europe

#1003 in the World

Founded: 1986

99. Queen Margaret University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Advertising

#386 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

100. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Advertising

#398 in Europe

#1073 in the World

Founded: 2005

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