49 Best UX/UI Desgin schools in England

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in UX/UI Desgin. A graph of 140K citations received by 5.15K academic papers made by 49 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.

1. University College London

For UX/UI Desgin

#2 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Manchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#3 in the United Kingdom

#14 in Europe

Founded: 1824

3. University of Cambridge

For UX/UI Desgin

#4 in the United Kingdom

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of York

For UX/UI Desgin

#5 in the United Kingdom

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

5. Durham University

For UX/UI Desgin

#6 in the United Kingdom

#28 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

6. Imperial College London

For UX/UI Desgin

#7 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Oxford

For UX/UI Desgin

#8 in the United Kingdom

#33 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. Loughborough University

For UX/UI Desgin

#9 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

9. Lancaster University

For UX/UI Desgin

#10 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

10. Brunel University London

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in the United Kingdom

#44 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

11. University of Nottingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#12 in the United Kingdom

#49 in Europe

Founded: 1948

12. University of Southampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#14 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. City, University of London

For UX/UI Desgin

#15 in the United Kingdom

#65 in Europe

Founded: 1966

14. University of Sheffield

For UX/UI Desgin

#16 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1905

15. University of Leeds

For UX/UI Desgin

#18 in the United Kingdom

#86 in Europe

Founded: 1904

16. University of Wolverhampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#20 in the United Kingdom

#107 in Europe

Founded: 1992

17. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#21 in the United Kingdom

#113 in Europe

Founded: 1963

18. Queen Mary University of London

For UX/UI Desgin

#22 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

19. Oxford Brookes University

For UX/UI Desgin

#23 in the United Kingdom

#132 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

20. University of Sussex

For UX/UI Desgin

#26 in the United Kingdom

#150 in Europe

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

21. University of Birmingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#27 in the United Kingdom

#151 in Europe

Founded: 1900

22. De Montfort University

For UX/UI Desgin

#28 in the United Kingdom

#168 in Europe

Founded: 1992

23. University of Plymouth

For UX/UI Desgin

#29 in the United Kingdom

#170 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

24. Middlesex University

For UX/UI Desgin

#30 in the United Kingdom

#174 in Europe

Founded: 1973

25. University of Leicester

For UX/UI Desgin

#31 in the United Kingdom

#176 in Europe

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

26. University of Essex

For UX/UI Desgin

#32 in the United Kingdom

#180 in Europe

Founded: 1964

27. University of Bristol

For UX/UI Desgin

#33 in the United Kingdom

#183 in Europe

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

28. University of Warwick

For UX/UI Desgin

#34 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

29. Sheffield Hallam University

For UX/UI Desgin

#35 in the United Kingdom

#189 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

30. University of Surrey

For UX/UI Desgin

#36 in the United Kingdom

#197 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

31. University of Central Lancashire

For UX/UI Desgin

#37 in the United Kingdom

#204 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

32. University of Bath

For UX/UI Desgin

#39 in the United Kingdom

#208 in Europe

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

33. University of Reading

For UX/UI Desgin

#40 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Founded: 1892

34. University of Hertfordshire

For UX/UI Desgin

#42 in the United Kingdom

#215 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

35. King's College London

For UX/UI Desgin

#43 in the United Kingdom

#229 in Europe

Founded: 1829

36. University of Liverpool

For UX/UI Desgin

#44 in the United Kingdom

#231 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

37. Bournemouth University

For UX/UI Desgin

#46 in the United Kingdom

#235 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

38. Liverpool John Moores University

For UX/UI Desgin

#47 in the United Kingdom

#241 in Europe

Founded: 1992

39. University of Kent

For UX/UI Desgin

#48 in the United Kingdom

#252 in Europe

Founded: 1965

40. Birkbeck, University of London

For UX/UI Desgin

#49 in the United Kingdom

#256 in Europe

Founded: 1823

41. University of Salford

For UX/UI Desgin

#51 in the United Kingdom

#260 in Europe

Founded: 1967

42. University of Sunderland

For UX/UI Desgin

#52 in the United Kingdom

#271 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

43. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#53 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Founded: 1992

44. Manchester Metropolitan University

For UX/UI Desgin

#54 in the United Kingdom

#279 in Europe

Founded: 1992

45. Royal College of Art

For UX/UI Desgin

#55 in the United Kingdom

#281 in Europe

Founded: 1896

46. University of Brighton

For UX/UI Desgin

#56 in the United Kingdom

#288 in Europe

Founded: 1992

47. Goldsmiths, University of London

For UX/UI Desgin

#57 in the United Kingdom

#289 in Europe

Founded: 1904

48. University of Exeter

For UX/UI Desgin

#58 in the United Kingdom

#293 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

49. Coventry University

For UX/UI Desgin

#60 in the United Kingdom

#297 in Europe

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

Closest to England states to learn UX/UI Desgin

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	3	24
Scotland	9	1