60 Best UX/UI Desgin schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 188K citations received by 6.4K academic papers made by 60 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

#9 in the World

Founded: 1451

2. University College London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#6 in Europe

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#14 in Europe

#47 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For UX/UI Desgin

#16 in Europe

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of York

For UX/UI Desgin

#21 in Europe

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

6. Durham University

England | Durham

For UX/UI Desgin

#28 in Europe

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

7. Imperial College London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#30 in Europe

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For UX/UI Desgin

#33 in Europe

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

9. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For UX/UI Desgin

#35 in Europe

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

10. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For UX/UI Desgin

#43 in Europe

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

11. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For UX/UI Desgin

#44 in Europe

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

12. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#49 in Europe

#122 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

#55 in Europe

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#58 in Europe

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

15. City, University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#65 in Europe

#156 in the World

Founded: 1966

16. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For UX/UI Desgin

#71 in Europe

#173 in the World

Founded: 1905

17. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For UX/UI Desgin

#85 in Europe

#203 in the World

Founded: 1968

18. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For UX/UI Desgin

#86 in Europe

#208 in the World

Founded: 1904

19. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For UX/UI Desgin

#89 in Europe

#215 in the World

Founded: 1967

20. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For UX/UI Desgin

#107 in Europe

#254 in the World

Founded: 1992

21. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#113 in Europe

#265 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#117 in Europe

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

23. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For UX/UI Desgin

#132 in Europe

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

24. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For UX/UI Desgin

#145 in Europe

#337 in the World

Founded: 1997

25. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For UX/UI Desgin

#148 in Europe

#343 in the World

Founded: 1964

26. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For UX/UI Desgin

#150 in Europe

#351 in the World

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

27. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For UX/UI Desgin

#151 in Europe

#352 in the World

Founded: 1900

28. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For UX/UI Desgin

#168 in Europe

#388 in the World

Founded: 1992

29. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For UX/UI Desgin

#170 in Europe

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

30. Middlesex University

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#174 in Europe

#397 in the World

Founded: 1973

31. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For UX/UI Desgin

#176 in Europe

#404 in the World

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

32. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#180 in Europe

#415 in the World

Founded: 1964

33. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For UX/UI Desgin

#183 in Europe

#419 in the World

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

34. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For UX/UI Desgin

#185 in Europe

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

35. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For UX/UI Desgin

#189 in Europe

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

36. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For UX/UI Desgin

#197 in Europe

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

37. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For UX/UI Desgin

#204 in Europe

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

38. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For UX/UI Desgin

#205 in Europe

#467 in the World

Founded: 1920

39. University of Bath

For UX/UI Desgin

#208 in Europe

#473 in the World

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

40. University of Reading

England | Reading

For UX/UI Desgin

#209 in Europe

#474 in the World

Founded: 1892

41. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For UX/UI Desgin

#214 in Europe

#489 in the World

Founded: 1893

42. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For UX/UI Desgin

#215 in Europe

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

43. King's College London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#229 in Europe

#524 in the World

Founded: 1829

44. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For UX/UI Desgin

#231 in Europe

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

45. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

#232 in Europe

#536 in the World

Founded: 1966

46. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For UX/UI Desgin

#235 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

47. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For UX/UI Desgin

#241 in Europe

#554 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For UX/UI Desgin

#252 in Europe

#589 in the World

Founded: 1965

49. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#256 in Europe

#603 in the World

Founded: 1823

50. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For UX/UI Desgin

#258 in Europe

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

51. University of Salford

England | Salford

For UX/UI Desgin

#260 in Europe

#618 in the World

Founded: 1967

52. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For UX/UI Desgin

#271 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

53. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For UX/UI Desgin

#272 in Europe

#637 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For UX/UI Desgin

#279 in Europe

#656 in the World

Founded: 1992

55. Royal College of Art

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#281 in Europe

#668 in the World

Founded: 1896

56. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For UX/UI Desgin

#288 in Europe

#686 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For UX/UI Desgin

#289 in Europe

#691 in the World

Founded: 1904

58. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For UX/UI Desgin

#293 in Europe

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

59. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For UX/UI Desgin

#295 in Europe

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

60. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For UX/UI Desgin

#297 in Europe

#718 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, London, Manchester, and Cambridge.