100 Best Art & Design schools in the United Kingdom

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 10.9M citations received by 603K academic papers made by 150 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.

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.

1. University of Oxford

For Art & Design

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

2. University of Cambridge

For Art & Design

#2 in Europe
#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

3. University College London

For Art & Design

#3 in Europe
#8 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

5. University of Edinburgh

For Art & Design

#5 in Europe
#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

10. University of Bristol

For Art & Design

#12 in Europe
#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

13. University of York

For Art & Design

#15 in Europe
#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

14. Imperial College London

For Art & Design

#16 in Europe
#72 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

15. University of Warwick

For Art & Design

#18 in Europe
#74 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

16. Durham University

For Art & Design

#19 in Europe
#77 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

17. University of Southampton

For Art & Design

#21 in Europe
#81 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

19. University of Exeter

For Art & Design

#25 in Europe
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

20. Lancaster University

For Art & Design

#27 in Europe
#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

21. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Art & Design

#29 in Europe
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

22. University of Sussex

For Art & Design

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

23. University of Liverpool

For Art & Design

#37 in Europe
#118 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

25. University of London

For Art & Design

#42 in Europe
#128 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

26. Queen Mary University of London

For Art & Design

#46 in Europe
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1989

27. University of St Andrews

For Art & Design

#48 in Europe
#148 in the World
Enrollment
10,425
Founded
1413

28. Loughborough University

For Art & Design

#51 in Europe
#154 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

30. University of Leicester

For Art & Design

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

31. University of East Anglia

For Art & Design

#66 in Europe
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

32. University of Surrey

For Art & Design

#69 in Europe
#204 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

36. Queen's University Belfast

For Art & Design

#100 in Europe
#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

38. University of Bath

For Art & Design

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

39. Brunel University London

For Art & Design

#106 in Europe
#282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

43. University of Stirling

For Art & Design

#126 in Europe
#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

50. University of Plymouth

For Art & Design

#158 in Europe
#396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

52. Nottingham Trent University

For Art & Design

#168 in Europe
#416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1992

56. University of the West of England

For Art & Design

#185 in Europe
#452 in the World
Enrollment
30,732
Founded
1992

57. University of Portsmouth

For Art & Design

#192 in Europe
#469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

59. Sheffield Hallam University

For Art & Design

#209 in Europe
#513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

60. Bangor University

For Art & Design

#212 in Europe
#524 in the World
Enrollment
11,270
Founded
1884

61. Oxford Brookes University

For Art & Design

#213 in Europe
#526 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

62. SOAS, University of London

For Art & Design

#214 in Europe
#528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

63. University of Bradford

For Art & Design

#217 in Europe
#536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

64. Cranfield University

For Art & Design

#219 in Europe
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

66. Bournemouth University

For Art & Design

#227 in Europe
#557 in the World
Enrollment
14,293
Founded
1992

70. Coventry University

For Art & Design

#252 in Europe
#616 in the World
Enrollment
22,980
Founded
1992

71. University of Westminster

For Art & Design

#253 in Europe
#625 in the World
Enrollment
19,000
Founded
1838

72. University of Huddersfield

For Art & Design

#254 in Europe
#626 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

73. University of Roehampton

For Art & Design

#255 in Europe
#627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

75. University of Hertfordshire

For Art & Design

#268 in Europe
#648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1992

80. University of Central Lancashire

For Art & Design

#311 in Europe
#741 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1992

84. Glasgow Caledonian University

For Art & Design

#326 in Europe
#781 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1993

85. Teesside University

For Art & Design

#339 in Europe
#819 in the World
Enrollment
19,290
Founded
1992

86. University of Lincoln

For Art & Design

#344 in Europe
#844 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1992

88. Staffordshire University

For Art & Design

#361 in Europe
#900 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1992

91. Edinburgh Napier University

For Art & Design

#378 in Europe
#943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

92. London South Bank University

For Art & Design

#383 in Europe
#953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1892

94. London Business School

For Art & Design

#387 in Europe
#961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1964

95. University of Derby

For Art & Design

#404 in Europe
#1014 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

96. University of Sunderland

For Art & Design

#410 in Europe
#1032 in the World
Enrollment
19,090
Founded
1992

99. University of Bedfordshire

For Art & Design

#422 in Europe
#1065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2006

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