58 Best UX/UI Desgin schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in UX/UI Desgin. A graph of 266K citations received by 6.89K academic papers made by 58 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 Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For UX/UI Desgin

#1 in Europe

#5 in the World

Founded: 1451

2. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#9 in Europe

#29 in the World

Founded: 1824

3. University College London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in Europe

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For UX/UI Desgin

#15 in Europe

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of York

For UX/UI Desgin

#22 in Europe

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

6. Durham University

England | Durham

For UX/UI Desgin

#29 in Europe

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

7. Imperial College London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#31 in Europe

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For UX/UI Desgin

#35 in Europe

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

9. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For UX/UI Desgin

#37 in Europe

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

10. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For UX/UI Desgin

#40 in Europe

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

11. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For UX/UI Desgin

#46 in Europe

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

12. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#52 in Europe

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#57 in Europe

#138 in the World

Founded: 1948

14. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

#62 in Europe

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

15. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For UX/UI Desgin

#71 in Europe

#178 in the World

Founded: 1905

16. City, University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#72 in Europe

#179 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#82 in Europe

#199 in the World

Founded: 1963

18. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For UX/UI Desgin

#86 in Europe

#209 in the World

Founded: 1968

19. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For UX/UI Desgin

#92 in Europe

#226 in the World

Founded: 1967

20. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For UX/UI Desgin

#94 in Europe

#230 in the World

Founded: 1904

21. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For UX/UI Desgin

#101 in Europe

#247 in the World

Founded: 1997

22. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#110 in Europe

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For UX/UI Desgin

#138 in Europe

#319 in the World

Founded: 1964

24. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#140 in Europe

#326 in the World

Founded: 1992

25. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For UX/UI Desgin

#144 in Europe

#333 in the World

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

26. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For UX/UI Desgin

#150 in Europe

#348 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

27. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#151 in Europe

#351 in the World

Founded: 1900

28. University of Bath

For UX/UI Desgin

#181 in Europe

#421 in the World

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

29. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For UX/UI Desgin

#182 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

30. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For UX/UI Desgin

#183 in Europe

#423 in the World

Founded: 1920

31. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For UX/UI Desgin

#186 in Europe

#429 in the World

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

32. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#190 in Europe

#440 in the World

Founded: 1964

33. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For UX/UI Desgin

#195 in Europe

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

34. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For UX/UI Desgin

#200 in Europe

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

35. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For UX/UI Desgin

#201 in Europe

#465 in the World

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

36. University of Reading

England | Reading

For UX/UI Desgin

#202 in Europe

#466 in the World

Founded: 1892

37. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For UX/UI Desgin

#208 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

38. University of Salford

England | Salford

For UX/UI Desgin

#209 in Europe

#487 in the World

Founded: 1967

39. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For UX/UI Desgin

#211 in Europe

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

40. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For UX/UI Desgin

#213 in Europe

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

41. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For UX/UI Desgin

#217 in Europe

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

42. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For UX/UI Desgin

#220 in Europe

#512 in the World

Founded: 1893

43. Middlesex University

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#222 in Europe

#515 in the World

Founded: 1973

44. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For UX/UI Desgin

#226 in Europe

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

45. King's College London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#228 in Europe

#529 in the World

Founded: 1829

46. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

#235 in Europe

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

47. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For UX/UI Desgin

#236 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

48. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For UX/UI Desgin

#237 in Europe

#569 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For UX/UI Desgin

#252 in Europe

#604 in the World

Founded: 1965

50. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

#253 in Europe

#606 in the World

Founded: 1966

51. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For UX/UI Desgin

#257 in Europe

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

52. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#259 in Europe

#627 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For UX/UI Desgin

#266 in Europe

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

54. University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#267 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

55. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#269 in Europe

#659 in the World

Founded: 1823

56. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#278 in Europe

#683 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. Royal College of Art

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#284 in Europe

#698 in the World

Founded: 1896

58. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For UX/UI Desgin

#285 in Europe

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study UX/UI Desgin in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Glasgow, Manchester, London, and Cambridge.