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Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 53rd in the United Kingdom, 615th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 181 research topics. Manchester Metropolitan University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,945 academic publications and 701,338 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 103 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#615 of 14,131 In the World
#249 of 2,785 In Europe
#53 of 163 In the United Kingdom
#40 of 131 In England
#2 of 4 In Manchester
#85 of 1,052 For Aviation
#116 of 1,036 For Social Work
#160 of 2,702 For Sports Medicine
#506 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#566 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 178 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 52nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Kingdom and 590th in the World with 18,260 publications made and 401,265 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#52 of 154 In the United Kingdom
#242 of 1,500 In Europe
#590 of 7,081 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 13 26
1993 113 41
1994 239 105
1995 290 249
1996 248 446
1997 237 573
1998 275 777
1999 320 959
2000 339 1304
2001 298 1575
2002 305 2086
2003 309 2552
2004 326 3046
2005 313 3772
2006 330 4458
2007 401 5400
2008 394 6441
2009 393 7847
2010 415 9038
2011 548 10854
2012 480 12359
2013 522 14035
2014 515 14619
2015 596 15592
2016 749 15997
2017 879 17252
2018 943 20200
2019 1043 24346
2020 1292 31082
2021 1319 39106
2022 1342 41988
2023 1302 47332
2024 1066 41909

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 26 30 116
Gender Studies 32 44 178
Special Education 32 59 181
Communications and Public Relations 37 62 206
Media Studies 49 71 212
Sports / Exercise science 21 65 214
Anthropology 35 66 217
Aesthetics 38 82 230
Education Majors 27 51 232
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 40 82 233
Publishing 43 79 248
Early Childhood Education 24 62 255
Political Economy 54 119 286
International Relations and Diplomacy 51 113 292
Criminology and Criminal Justice 55 84 304
Law Enforcement 51 93 319
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 44 125 320
Art History 56 138 329
Sociology 50 128 361
Public Policy / Administration 65 142 398
Genealogy 52 149 399
Journalism and Digital Media 42 139 410
Human Rights Law 66 166 410
Law 53 152 418
History 49 170 447
Urban and Regional planning 56 227 455
Archaeology 48 174 455
Classics and Ancient History 59 186 473
Political Science 53 202 481
International Law 69 239 582
Library and Information science 69 241 604
Broadcast Journalism 65 213 607
Linguistics 55 245 608
Military science 84 231 732
Philosophy 55 304 747
Occupational Safety and Health 69 240 776
Demography 55 284 811
Forensic Science 75 268 819

Biology rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 62nd for Biology in the United Kingdom and 1067th in the World with 12,971 publications made and 371,692 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#62 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#348 of 1,448 In Europe
#1067 of 6,833 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 3 12
1993 55 22
1994 91 50
1995 155 130
1996 127 256
1997 142 392
1998 139 574
1999 177 767
2000 216 1036
2001 177 1236
2002 190 1606
2003 176 2077
2004 209 2470
2005 233 3088
2006 274 3810
2007 292 4459
2008 280 5590
2009 295 6528
2010 317 7667
2011 406 9280
2012 354 10502
2013 411 12517
2014 399 13409
2015 432 14237
2016 581 15188
2017 636 16852
2018 675 19991
2019 677 22927
2020 901 29635
2021 1035 36467
2022 960 37908
2023 1025 41250
2024 835 36620

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 55 149 421
Neuroscience 61 279 748
Forestry 48 248 798
Animal Science 45 231 803
Paleontology 56 286 805
Nanotechnology 42 289 901
Evolutionary Biology 66 346 912
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 57 328 1048
Nutrition and Food Science 47 324 1052
Zoology 60 345 1064
Biophysics 64 374 1073
Microbiology 59 346 1077
Immunology 51 330 1093
Botany 62 362 1149
Oncology and Cancer research 55 359 1228
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 68 406 1229
Genetics 66 400 1284
Biochemistry 64 401 1305
Molecular Biology 65 389 1309
Biotechnology 68 394 1319
Agricultural Science 68 397 1374
Pharmacology 64 378 1418
Virology 71 417 1549
Horticulture 61 414 1606

Environmental Science rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 55th for Environmental Science in the United Kingdom and 753rd in the World with 12,673 publications made and 345,405 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#55 of 149 In the United Kingdom
#269 of 1,464 In Europe
#753 of 6,876 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 6 9
1993 63 20
1994 121 44
1995 177 162
1996 140 273
1997 155 382
1998 171 535
1999 194 683
2000 210 967
2001 213 1156
2002 220 1596
2003 196 1983
2004 235 2227
2005 242 2780
2006 252 3457
2007 303 4174
2008 280 4995
2009 298 6150
2010 296 7127
2011 398 8700
2012 335 10130
2013 371 11526
2014 387 12193
2015 412 12832
2016 521 13703
2017 619 14977
2018 689 17402
2019 712 20992
2020 864 26777
2021 956 33076
2022 880 34766
2023 910 38873
2024 704 34626

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 56 227 455
Geography and Cartography 53 240 629
Forestry 48 248 798
Ecology 55 290 803
Paleontology 56 286 805
Oceanography 54 295 815
Environmental Management 60 291 848
Geology 58 309 851
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 59 352 966
Earth science and Geophysics 58 335 984
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 57 328 1048
Geotechnical Engineering 59 360 1140
Petrology and Geochemistry 71 410 1174
Environmental Chemistry 58 397 1210
Agricultural Science 68 397 1374
Environmental Engineering 67 420 1399

Computer Science rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 62nd for Computer Science in the United Kingdom and 730th in the World with 12,255 publications made and 311,856 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#62 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#277 of 1,469 In Europe
#730 of 6,845 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 8 14
1993 74 22
1994 158 69
1995 188 166
1996 158 348
1997 164 502
1998 165 621
1999 184 835
2000 200 1047
2001 181 1290
2002 187 1913
2003 170 2009
2004 194 2364
2005 230 2982
2006 236 3438
2007 285 4078
2008 256 4883
2009 264 5586
2010 276 6524
2011 369 7564
2012 331 8306
2013 350 9531
2014 330 9712
2015 391 10532
2016 465 10624
2017 585 12098
2018 638 14476
2019 713 17428
2020 896 23057
2021 994 30051
2022 852 33206
2023 957 37550
2024 690 32268

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 27 98 255
Management Information Systems 35 117 296
Information Technology 36 95 351
Human-Computer Interaction 41 165 411
Multimedia 41 162 430
Software Engineering 48 239 534
Data Science 59 238 536
Library and Information science 69 241 604
UX/UI Desgin 52 259 627
Cyber Security 53 232 636
Cognitive Science 59 242 645
Computational Linguistics 56 290 726
Neuroscience 61 279 748
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 60 283 750
Database Administration 50 290 799
Animation 53 304 808
Machine Learning 57 284 825
Computer Networking 59 326 930
Computer Vision 62 344 962
Computer Graphics 67 385 999
Telecommunications 60 363 1043
Blockchain and Cryptography 56 358 1058
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 68 406 1229
Robotics 69 457 1424
Computer Engineering 77 481 1552

Engineering rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 58th for Engineering in the United Kingdom and 947th in the World with 11,765 publications made and 316,353 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#58 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#331 of 1,465 In Europe
#947 of 6,782 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 7 12
1993 69 26
1994 111 62
1995 169 185
1996 170 295
1997 191 473
1998 153 575
1999 169 780
2000 203 1095
2001 189 1326
2002 198 1794
2003 171 2027
2004 220 2254
2005 219 2940
2006 246 3466
2007 280 3992
2008 268 4859
2009 258 5738
2010 305 6487
2011 342 7939
2012 291 8812
2013 364 10234
2014 381 11093
2015 368 11564
2016 463 12258
2017 563 13723
2018 592 15851
2019 638 18703
2020 803 23903
2021 846 30010
2022 754 31852
2023 818 35106
2024 648 32239

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Engineering.

Medicine rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 54th for Medicine in the United Kingdom and 804th in the World with 11,730 publications made and 307,994 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#54 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#275 of 1,433 In Europe
#804 of 6,775 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 4 13
1993 61 15
1994 121 48
1995 119 94
1996 103 196
1997 131 295
1998 137 422
1999 157 535
2000 145 763
2001 151 957
2002 150 1245
2003 150 1669
2004 182 1948
2005 201 2616
2006 234 3157
2007 233 3892
2008 230 4859
2009 247 5782
2010 252 6679
2011 344 7801
2012 289 8814
2013 354 10162
2014 368 11015
2015 405 11450
2016 484 11790
2017 539 13035
2018 582 15578
2019 640 17592
2020 869 23255
2021 1007 29499
2022 941 31183
2023 971 33750
2024 868 30512

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 26 30 116
Sports Medicine 18 52 160
Physical Therapy 23 69 211
Sports / Exercise science 21 65 214
Occupational Therapy 31 118 318
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 55 149 421
Anatomy and Physiology 31 173 489
Health Science 57 170 514
Orthodontics 28 181 517
Gerontology 53 168 539
Nursing 66 187 548
Healthcare Management (MHA) 70 191 551
Sonography and Ultrasound 29 206 574
Dentistry 32 244 683
Clinical Psychology 64 235 691
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 64 238 702
Biomedical Engineering 47 260 704
Cardiology 38 269 745
Psychiatry 61 271 754
Optometry 59 255 763
Public Health 61 266 768
Critical Care Nursing 55 283 771
Forensic Science 75 268 819
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 44 273 826
Audiology 67 294 835
Surgery 42 271 840
Pathology 50 280 849
Medical Physics 60 325 880
Ophthalmology 57 306 923
Family medicine 74 295 954
Epidemiology 58 328 1033
Immunology 51 330 1093
Anesthesiology 60 340 1104
Pediatrics 65 335 1172
Oncology and Cancer research 55 359 1228
Pharmacy 58 414 1295
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 63 427 1339
Dermatology 60 391 1365
Pharmacology 64 378 1418
Urology 64 406 1433
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 58 404 1490
Virology 71 417 1549
Veterinary 72 426 1980

Physics rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 59th for Physics in the United Kingdom and 974th in the World with 10,612 publications made and 291,424 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#59 of 150 In the United Kingdom
#359 of 1,457 In Europe
#974 of 6,713 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 6 12
1993 61 23
1994 103 66
1995 162 152
1996 157 264
1997 182 408
1998 144 498
1999 180 728
2000 199 958
2001 201 1274
2002 185 1557
2003 175 1799
2004 207 2098
2005 207 2729
2006 229 3144
2007 256 3693
2008 233 4442
2009 229 5262
2010 265 6062
2011 326 7484
2012 295 8344
2013 353 9446
2014 356 10302
2015 362 10818
2016 449 11331
2017 546 12604
2018 519 14280
2019 518 16417
2020 652 20638
2021 706 24766
2022 677 25894
2023 666 28118
2024 537 26079

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 50 235 628
Medical Physics 60 325 880
Nanotechnology 42 289 901
Quantum and Particle physics 59 358 974
Biophysics 64 374 1073
Astrophysics and Astronomy 65 404 1091
Materials Science 54 379 1106
Optical Engineering 62 408 1201
Applied/Engineering Physics 64 416 1245
Nuclear Physics 70 495 1607
Atomic and Molecular physics 68 534 1776
Theoretical Physics 66 572 1836
Condensed Matter Physics 67 533 1929

Psychology rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 55th for Psychology in the United Kingdom and 585th in the World with 9,465 publications made and 243,079 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#55 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#216 of 1,423 In Europe
#585 of 6,645 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 4 22
1993 29 27
1994 77 57
1995 102 97
1996 84 220
1997 80 285
1998 115 406
1999 122 479
2000 118 646
2001 119 820
2002 104 1031
2003 119 1253
2004 133 1526
2005 166 2187
2006 170 2505
2007 212 3145
2008 195 3895
2009 174 4694
2010 205 5374
2011 261 6531
2012 238 7272
2013 277 8439
2014 284 8909
2015 323 9391
2016 428 9580
2017 517 10518
2018 509 12502
2019 563 14518
2020 732 18714
2021 792 22971
2022 751 25081
2023 793 27521
2024 635 23596

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 26 30 116
Special Education 32 59 181
Education Majors 27 51 232
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 40 82 233
Sexology 37 57 246
Occupational Therapy 31 118 318
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 39 113 468
Social Psychology 56 170 471
Child Psychology 61 193 548
Cognitive Science 59 242 645
Clinical Psychology 64 235 691
Neuroscience 61 279 748
Psychiatry 61 271 754

Chemistry rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 61st for Chemistry in the United Kingdom and 1257th in the World with 8,275 publications made and 242,002 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#61 of 142 In the United Kingdom
#410 of 1,417 In Europe
#1257 of 6,545 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 4 6
1993 54 16
1994 77 48
1995 130 114
1996 116 197
1997 122 319
1998 102 397
1999 118 552
2000 141 800
2001 137 938
2002 141 1239
2003 129 1431
2004 160 1610
2005 148 1970
2006 173 2383
2007 189 2722
2008 176 3447
2009 191 3930
2010 205 4633
2011 264 5865
2012 259 6857
2013 308 7966
2014 287 8714
2015 304 9167
2016 349 10053
2017 427 11048
2018 377 12706
2019 368 14571
2020 485 18525
2021 562 22317
2022 508 23367
2023 589 25348
2024 493 24568

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 50 287 681
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 50 269 685
Nanotechnology 42 289 901
Physical chemistry 48 319 965
Nutrition and Food Science 47 324 1052
Chemical Engineering 47 324 1068
Materials Science 54 379 1106
Petrology and Geochemistry 71 410 1174
Environmental Chemistry 58 397 1210
Pharmacy 58 414 1295
Biochemistry 64 401 1305
Organic Chemistry 60 432 1396
Inorganic Chemistry 54 407 1406
Radiochemistry 54 405 1707
Computational Chemistry 70 583 2182

Business rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 55th for Business in the United Kingdom and 502nd in the World with 7,344 publications made and 179,643 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#55 of 145 In the United Kingdom
#188 of 1,433 In Europe
#502 of 6,339 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 6 7
1993 38 7
1994 110 57
1995 126 117
1996 125 222
1997 126 274
1998 124 375
1999 171 475
2000 153 646
2001 136 772
2002 141 1063
2003 147 1297
2004 162 1443
2005 166 1915
2006 156 2185
2007 168 2520
2008 150 3070
2009 160 3605
2010 161 4198
2011 218 4803
2012 197 5521
2013 183 6250
2014 210 6635
2015 221 6992
2016 290 6822
2017 354 7422
2018 346 8410
2019 413 10093
2020 468 13088
2021 497 16516
2022 498 17185
2023 489 19584
2024 375 16199

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 7 17 55
Entertainment Industry Business 21 33 125
Entrepreneurship 26 79 172
Advertising 36 78 268
Management Information Systems 35 117 296
Project Management 44 150 352
Marketing 41 129 356
Human Resource Management 45 135 377
Public Policy / Administration 65 142 398
International Trade 58 239 412
International Business 56 243 449
Supply Chain Management 50 165 539
Management 59 238 645
Finance 64 276 667
Engineering Management 66 258 735
Occupational Safety and Health 69 240 776
Risk Management 71 337 777
Real Estate 57 256 785
Accounting 71 311 864
Construction Management 74 372 949
Actuarial Science 73 376 1015
Operations Research 73 361 1052
Investment Banking and Stock trading 82 458 1363

Mathematics rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 61st for Mathematics in the United Kingdom and 760th in the World with 5,970 publications made and 160,232 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#61 of 143 In the United Kingdom
#283 of 1,401 In Europe
#760 of 6,418 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 17
1993 28 25
1994 74 49
1995 83 101
1996 76 177
1997 95 235
1998 77 294
1999 94 446
2000 76 515
2001 81 655
2002 79 971
2003 74 994
2004 85 1231
2005 100 1522
2006 99 1906
2007 112 2149
2008 113 2568
2009 123 3062
2010 104 3421
2011 172 4147
2012 158 4794
2013 156 5392
2014 164 5663
2015 179 6120
2016 226 5810
2017 336 6835
2018 326 7965
2019 383 9591
2020 458 12560
2021 484 16459
2022 484 17383
2023 496 19197
2024 326 13711

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Math Teachers 32 72 312
Applied Mathematics 41 294 709
Statistics 66 339 904
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 66 391 978
Actuarial Science 73 376 1015
Operations Research 73 361 1052
Blockchain and Cryptography 56 358 1058

Economics rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 60th for Economics in the United Kingdom and 537th in the World with 5,260 publications made and 123,998 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#60 of 144 In the United Kingdom
#203 of 1,388 In Europe
#537 of 6,167 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 5 6
1993 19 6
1994 63 37
1995 79 84
1996 72 151
1997 87 149
1998 75 219
1999 124 301
2000 101 381
2001 85 498
2002 99 586
2003 90 799
2004 107 853
2005 87 1125
2006 123 1387
2007 99 1519
2008 108 1863
2009 103 2353
2010 117 2740
2011 149 3314
2012 121 3741
2013 141 4200
2014 155 4577
2015 179 4700
2016 224 4805
2017 251 5005
2018 269 5695
2019 325 7146
2020 377 9179
2021 382 11674
2022 394 12269
2023 368 13997
2024 261 10682

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 54 119 286
International Relations and Diplomacy 51 113 292
International Economics 54 247 400
International Trade 58 239 412
Development Studies 54 152 467
Environmental Economics 50 246 600
Finance 64 276 667
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 66 391 978
Actuarial Science 73 376 1015
Investment Banking and Stock trading 82 458 1363

Art & Design rankings

Manchester Metropolitan University ranked 45th for Art & Design in the United Kingdom and 350th in the World with 4,724 publications made and 90,601 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#45 of 151 In the United Kingdom
#138 of 1,381 In Europe
#350 of 5,966 In the World

Manchester Metropolitan University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 3 4
1993 28 6
1994 64 17
1995 64 54
1996 52 89
1997 42 124
1998 73 154
1999 69 201
2000 98 259
2001 70 326
2002 71 449
2003 74 543
2004 88 651
2005 72 791
2006 85 939
2007 126 1111
2008 105 1273
2009 117 1644
2010 122 1892
2011 145 2324
2012 150 2675
2013 142 2997
2014 151 3136
2015 174 3379
2016 221 3601
2017 253 3815
2018 300 4333
2019 279 5624
2020 347 6698
2021 327 8148
2022 318 8611
2023 277 9763
2024 192 8111

The following table provides academic rankings for Manchester Metropolitan University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Kingdom ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 28 36 97
Entertainment Industry Business 21 33 125
Creative Writing 36 52 163
Aesthetics 38 82 230
Game Design and Development 27 98 255
Music 40 103 259
Art History 56 138 329
Literature 49 148 362
Architecture 35 164 362
Performing arts 64 160 372
Illustration and Concept Art 46 172 384
Painting and Drawing 48 180 394
Sculpture 48 180 394
Fashion Design 42 163 403
Multimedia 41 162 430
Singing and Vocal Performance 55 192 511
Photography 78 223 570
Graphic Design 45 222 570
Landscape Architecture 50 257 596
Interior Design 54 246 604
UX/UI Desgin 52 259 627
Animation 53 304 808
Computer Graphics 67 385 999