100 Best universities for Journalism and Digital Media in the United Kingdom

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 671K citations received by 26.7K academic papers made by 102 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 Oxford

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Europe
#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

2. University of Cambridge

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Europe
#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. University College London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Europe
#49 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

4. University of Manchester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Europe
#65 in the World
Founded
1824

5. Cardiff University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in Europe
#81 in the World
Founded
1997

6. University of Sheffield

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in Europe
#96 in the World
Founded
1905

7. King's College London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#12 in Europe
#102 in the World
Founded
1829

8. Imperial College London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#13 in Europe
#103 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

9. University of Glasgow

For Journalism and Digital Media

#17 in Europe
#111 in the World
Founded
1451

10. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Journalism and Digital Media

#18 in Europe
#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

11. University of Nottingham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#21 in Europe
#124 in the World
Founded
1948

12. University of Liverpool

For Journalism and Digital Media

#22 in Europe
#129 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

13. University of Leeds

For Journalism and Digital Media

#24 in Europe
#133 in the World
Founded
1904

14. University of Leicester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#29 in Europe
#144 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

15. University of Edinburgh

For Journalism and Digital Media

#31 in Europe
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

16. University of Southampton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#34 in Europe
#157 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

17. Lancaster University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#37 in Europe
#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

18. City, University of London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#38 in Europe
#172 in the World
Founded
1966

19. University of Bristol

For Journalism and Digital Media

#42 in Europe
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

20. University of Warwick

For Journalism and Digital Media

#55 in Europe
#213 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

21. Newcastle University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#57 in Europe
#219 in the World
Founded
1963

22. Bournemouth University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#63 in Europe
#234 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

23. Queen's University Belfast

For Journalism and Digital Media

#64 in Europe
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

24. University of Birmingham

For Journalism and Digital Media

#65 in Europe
#243 in the World
Founded
1900

25. University of York

For Journalism and Digital Media

#69 in Europe
#251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

26. University of Bath

For Journalism and Digital Media

#70 in Europe
#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

27. Nottingham Trent University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#73 in Europe
#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

28. University of Wolverhampton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#74 in Europe
#263 in the World
Founded
1992

29. Loughborough University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#77 in Europe
#267 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

30. Swansea University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#87 in Europe
#289 in the World
Founded
1920

31. University of Exeter

For Journalism and Digital Media

#93 in Europe
#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

32. Queen Mary University of London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#98 in Europe
#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

33. Brunel University London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#102 in Europe
#318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

34. University of St Andrews

For Journalism and Digital Media

#105 in Europe
#327 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

35. Durham University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#115 in Europe
#342 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

36. University of Sussex

For Journalism and Digital Media

#117 in Europe
#352 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

37. University of Strathclyde

For Journalism and Digital Media

#121 in Europe
#361 in the World
Founded
1964

38. University of Westminster

For Journalism and Digital Media

#125 in Europe
#371 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

39. Northumbria University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#138 in Europe
#409 in the World
Founded
1992

40. University of East Anglia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#140 in Europe
#413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

41. University of London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#142 in Europe
#418 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

42. Goldsmiths, University of London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#143 in Europe
#420 in the World
Founded
1904

44. Birkbeck, University of London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#149 in Europe
#433 in the World
Founded
1823

45. University of Kent

For Journalism and Digital Media

#152 in Europe
#442 in the World
Founded
1965

46. University of Surrey

For Journalism and Digital Media

#155 in Europe
#451 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

47. University of Aberdeen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#158 in Europe
#455 in the World
Founded
1495

48. University of Essex

For Journalism and Digital Media

#171 in Europe
#476 in the World
Founded
1964

49. University of Stirling

For Journalism and Digital Media

#175 in Europe
#482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

50. Ulster University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#177 in Europe
#490 in the World
Founded
1968

51. University of Plymouth

For Journalism and Digital Media

#178 in Europe
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

52. University of Reading

For Journalism and Digital Media

#187 in Europe
#513 in the World
Founded
1892

53. Keele University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#189 in Europe
#517 in the World
Founded
1962

54. Aston University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#192 in Europe
#523 in the World
Founded
1895

55. University of Salford

For Journalism and Digital Media

#194 in Europe
#531 in the World
Founded
1967

56. Sheffield Hallam University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#200 in Europe
#545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

57. University of the West of England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#204 in Europe
#549 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

58. Royal Holloway, University of London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#213 in Europe
#578 in the World
Founded
1849

59. University of Hull

For Journalism and Digital Media

#218 in Europe
#593 in the World
Founded
1954

60. University of Lincoln

For Journalism and Digital Media

#224 in Europe
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

61. Bangor University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#230 in Europe
#630 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

62. Edinburgh Napier University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#239 in Europe
#648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

63. University of Portsmouth

For Journalism and Digital Media

#241 in Europe
#652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

64. Coventry University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#251 in Europe
#690 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

65. De Montfort University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#259 in Europe
#703 in the World
Founded
1992

66. Robert Gordon University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#261 in Europe
#711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

67. Liverpool John Moores University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#262 in Europe
#712 in the World
Founded
1992

68. University of Hertfordshire

For Journalism and Digital Media

#263 in Europe
#720 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

69. University of Huddersfield

For Journalism and Digital Media

#265 in Europe
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

70. University of Greenwich

For Journalism and Digital Media

#270 in Europe
#737 in the World
Founded
1890

71. Oxford Brookes University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#272 in Europe
#745 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

72. University of Central Lancashire

For Journalism and Digital Media

#273 in Europe
#746 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

73. Middlesex University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#276 in Europe
#758 in the World
Founded
1973

74. Leeds Beckett University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#281 in Europe
#770 in the World
Founded
1992

75. University of Dundee

For Journalism and Digital Media

#283 in Europe
#776 in the World
Founded
1967

76. University of Bedfordshire

For Journalism and Digital Media

#296 in Europe
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

77. University of Bradford

For Journalism and Digital Media

#317 in Europe
#877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

78. London South Bank University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#323 in Europe
#890 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

79. Cranfield University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#324 in Europe
#892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

80. University of Brighton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#327 in Europe
#898 in the World
Founded
1992

81. London Business School

For Journalism and Digital Media

#339 in Europe
#932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

82. Birmingham City University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#340 in Europe
#933 in the World
Founded
1992

83. University of South Wales

For Journalism and Digital Media

#341 in Europe
#935 in the World
Founded
1841

84. Kingston University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#343 in Europe
#949 in the World
Founded
1992

85. University of Gloucestershire

For Journalism and Digital Media

#351 in Europe
#967 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
2001

86. University of Roehampton

For Journalism and Digital Media

#352 in Europe
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

87. Edge Hill University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#356 in Europe
#980 in the World
Founded
2006

88. London Metropolitan University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#372 in Europe
#1043 in the World
Founded
1848

89. University of Worcester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#375 in Europe
#1052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Enrollment
10,798
Founded
2005

90. Teesside University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#376 in Europe
#1053 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

91. University of East London

For Journalism and Digital Media

#388 in Europe
#1082 in the World
Founded
1992

93. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#394 in Europe
#1111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

94. University of Sunderland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#398 in Europe
#1134 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

95. University of the West of Scotland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#405 in Europe
#1152 in the World
Enrollment
15,555
Founded
1897

96. University of Winchester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#406 in Europe
#1155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
2005

97. Anglia Ruskin University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#408 in Europe
#1164 in the World
Founded
1858

98. University of Derby

For Journalism and Digital Media

#413 in Europe
#1176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

99. Staffordshire University

For Journalism and Digital Media

#426 in Europe
#1233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

100. University of Chester

For Journalism and Digital Media

#430 in Europe
#1246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Founded
2005

The best cities to study Journalism and Digital Media in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, Cambridge, London, and Manchester.