49 Best UX/UI Desgin schools in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 204K citations received by 5.52K 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 of Manchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#2 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1824

2. University College London

For UX/UI Desgin

#3 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

For UX/UI Desgin

#4 in the United Kingdom

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of York

For UX/UI Desgin

#5 in the United Kingdom

#24 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

#35 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. Lancaster University

For UX/UI Desgin

#9 in the United Kingdom

#37 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

9. Loughborough University

For UX/UI Desgin

#10 in the United Kingdom

#41 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

10. Brunel University London

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in the United Kingdom

#47 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

11. University of Southampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#12 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

12. University of Nottingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#13 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

Founded: 1948

13. University of Sheffield

For UX/UI Desgin

#14 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1905

14. City, University of London

For UX/UI Desgin

#15 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Founded: 1966

15. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#17 in the United Kingdom

#80 in Europe

Founded: 1963

16. University of Leeds

For UX/UI Desgin

#20 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Founded: 1904

17. Queen Mary University of London

For UX/UI Desgin

#22 in the United Kingdom

#109 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

18. University of Wolverhampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#23 in the United Kingdom

#137 in Europe

Founded: 1992

19. University of Birmingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#25 in the United Kingdom

#145 in Europe

Founded: 1900

20. University of Sussex

For UX/UI Desgin

#26 in the United Kingdom

#151 in Europe

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

21. Oxford Brookes University

For UX/UI Desgin

#27 in the United Kingdom

#152 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

22. University of Warwick

For UX/UI Desgin

#28 in the United Kingdom

#177 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

23. University of Leicester

For UX/UI Desgin

#30 in the United Kingdom

#185 in Europe

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

24. University of Bath

For UX/UI Desgin

#31 in the United Kingdom

#188 in Europe

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

25. University of Surrey

For UX/UI Desgin

#32 in the United Kingdom

#189 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

26. University of Essex

For UX/UI Desgin

#33 in the United Kingdom

#197 in Europe

Founded: 1964

27. University of Bristol

For UX/UI Desgin

#34 in the United Kingdom

#199 in Europe

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

28. Sheffield Hallam University

For UX/UI Desgin

#35 in the United Kingdom

#201 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

29. University of Plymouth

For UX/UI Desgin

#36 in the United Kingdom

#205 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

30. University of Reading

For UX/UI Desgin

#37 in the United Kingdom

#207 in Europe

Founded: 1892

31. University of Salford

For UX/UI Desgin

#38 in the United Kingdom

#209 in Europe

Founded: 1967

32. De Montfort University

For UX/UI Desgin

#39 in the United Kingdom

#212 in Europe

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

33. University of Central Lancashire

For UX/UI Desgin

#40 in the United Kingdom

#213 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

34. University of Hertfordshire

For UX/UI Desgin

#41 in the United Kingdom

#217 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

35. Middlesex University

For UX/UI Desgin

#42 in the United Kingdom

#223 in Europe

Founded: 1973

36. University of Liverpool

For UX/UI Desgin

#44 in the United Kingdom

#226 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

37. King's College London

For UX/UI Desgin

#45 in the United Kingdom

#230 in Europe

Founded: 1829

38. Bournemouth University

For UX/UI Desgin

#46 in the United Kingdom

#234 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

39. Liverpool John Moores University

For UX/UI Desgin

#47 in the United Kingdom

#241 in Europe

Founded: 1992

40. University of Sunderland

For UX/UI Desgin

#49 in the United Kingdom

#252 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

41. Manchester Metropolitan University

For UX/UI Desgin

#50 in the United Kingdom

#254 in Europe

Founded: 1992

42. University of Kent

For UX/UI Desgin

#51 in the United Kingdom

#257 in Europe

Founded: 1965

43. Teesside University

For UX/UI Desgin

#53 in the United Kingdom

#268 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

44. University of London

For UX/UI Desgin

#54 in the United Kingdom

#272 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

45. Birkbeck, University of London

For UX/UI Desgin

#55 in the United Kingdom

#273 in Europe

Founded: 1823

46. Royal College of Art

For UX/UI Desgin

#56 in the United Kingdom

#283 in Europe

Founded: 1896

47. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#57 in the United Kingdom

#284 in Europe

Founded: 1992

48. University of East Anglia

For UX/UI Desgin

#58 in the United Kingdom

#285 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

49. Coventry University

For UX/UI Desgin

#59 in the United Kingdom

#290 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	21
Scotland	9	1