59 Best UX/UI Desgin schools 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 UX/UI Desgin. A graph of 278K citations received by 6.92K academic papers made by 59 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

#32 in the World

Founded: 1824

3. University College London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#11 in Europe

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For UX/UI Desgin

#12 in Europe

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of York

For UX/UI Desgin

#24 in Europe

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

6. Durham University

England | Durham

For UX/UI Desgin

#28 in Europe

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

7. Imperial College London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#30 in Europe

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For UX/UI Desgin

#35 in Europe

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

9. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For UX/UI Desgin

#37 in Europe

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

10. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For UX/UI Desgin

#41 in Europe

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

11. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For UX/UI Desgin

#47 in Europe

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

12. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#52 in Europe

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#57 in Europe

#139 in the World

Founded: 1948

14. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For UX/UI Desgin

#71 in Europe

#180 in the World

Founded: 1905

15. City, University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#73 in Europe

#184 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

#76 in Europe

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

17. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#80 in Europe

#194 in the World

Founded: 1963

18. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For UX/UI Desgin

#84 in Europe

#207 in the World

Founded: 1968

19. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For UX/UI Desgin

#93 in Europe

#230 in the World

Founded: 1967

20. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For UX/UI Desgin

#100 in Europe

#241 in the World

Founded: 1904

21. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For UX/UI Desgin

#103 in Europe

#248 in the World

Founded: 1997

22. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#109 in Europe

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#137 in Europe

#312 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For UX/UI Desgin

#141 in Europe

#321 in the World

Founded: 1964

25. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#145 in Europe

#337 in the World

Founded: 1900

26. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For UX/UI Desgin

#151 in Europe

#350 in the World

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

27. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For UX/UI Desgin

#152 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

28. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For UX/UI Desgin

#177 in Europe

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

29. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For UX/UI Desgin

#181 in Europe

#422 in the World

Founded: 1920

30. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For UX/UI Desgin

#185 in Europe

#427 in the World

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

31. University of Bath

For UX/UI Desgin

#188 in Europe

#437 in the World

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

32. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For UX/UI Desgin

#189 in Europe

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

33. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#197 in Europe

#456 in the World

Founded: 1964

34. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For UX/UI Desgin

#199 in Europe

#459 in the World

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

35. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For UX/UI Desgin

#201 in Europe

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

36. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For UX/UI Desgin

#205 in Europe

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

37. University of Reading

England | Reading

For UX/UI Desgin

#207 in Europe

#477 in the World

Founded: 1892

38. University of Salford

England | Salford

For UX/UI Desgin

#209 in Europe

#479 in the World

Founded: 1967

39. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For UX/UI Desgin

#212 in Europe

#489 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

40. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For UX/UI Desgin

#213 in Europe

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

41. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For UX/UI Desgin

#217 in Europe

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

42. Middlesex University

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#223 in Europe

#522 in the World

Founded: 1973

43. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For UX/UI Desgin

#225 in Europe

#528 in the World

Founded: 1893

44. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For UX/UI Desgin

#226 in Europe

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

45. King's College London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#230 in Europe

#550 in the World

Founded: 1829

46. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For UX/UI Desgin

#234 in Europe

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

47. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For UX/UI Desgin

#241 in Europe

#573 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

#242 in Europe

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

49. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For UX/UI Desgin

#252 in Europe

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

50. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#254 in Europe

#609 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For UX/UI Desgin

#257 in Europe

#622 in the World

Founded: 1965

52. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

#258 in Europe

#623 in the World

Founded: 1966

53. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For UX/UI Desgin

#268 in Europe

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

54. University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#272 in Europe

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

55. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#273 in Europe

#668 in the World

Founded: 1823

56. Royal College of Art

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#283 in Europe

#692 in the World

Founded: 1896

57. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#284 in Europe

#693 in the World

Founded: 1992

58. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For UX/UI Desgin

#285 in Europe

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

59. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For UX/UI Desgin

#290 in Europe

#704 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.