2016 UK University Rankings for Art and Design

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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Rank University Name Total score Student satisfaction Research quality Entry Points Graduate prospects
1 University of Oxford

(Oxford, England)

100 89.4 39.7 - 81.5
2 Loughborough University

(Loughborough, England)

92.7 83.9 35.3 - 72
2 University College London

(London, England)

92.7 93.6 44.7 - 57.4
4 Newcastle University

(Newcastle, England)

92.6 92.3 37.3 - 56.7
5 Brunel University London

(London, England)

92.3 87.7 32.8 - 81.8
6 University of Glasgow

(Glasgow, Scotland)

91.8 78.3 37.2 - 83.6
7 Lancaster University

(Lancaster, England)

91.5 85.3 48 - 60.3
8 Heriot-Watt University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

89.8 85 31.1 - 70
9 University of Leeds

(Leeds, England)

89 80 33.6 - 67
10 Goldsmiths, University of London

(London, England)

88.8 83.5 25.9 - 61.2
11 University of Southampton

(Southampton, England)

88.1 85.4 35.4 - 63.2
12 University of Dundee

(Dundee, Scotland)

87.6 83.8 39.9 - 51
13 University of Edinburgh

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

87.5 73.5 27.9 - 66
14 Bangor University

(Bangor, Welsh)

86.9 89.3 - - 88.4
14 University of Essex

(Colchester, England)

86.9 94 46.9 - 52.4
16 University of Ulster

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

86.8 84.5 57.2 - 50.6
17 Northumbria University

(Newcastle, England)

86.6 89 13.3 - 60.3
18 Kingston University

(Kingston, England)

86.4 84.7 10.1 - 66.1
18 University of Reading

(Reading, England)

86.4 77.2 38.9 - 73.8
20 Falmouth University

(Falmouth, England)

85.9 86.8 3 - 78.9
21 Oxford Brookes University

(Oxford, England)

85.4 91.2 10.4 - 52.3
22 University of Kent

(Kent, England)

85.3 73.4 44.3 - 66.5
23 University of Winchester

(Winchester, England)

85 92.3 - - 73.7
24 Manchester Metropolitan University

(Manchester, England)

84.9 79.9 9.7 - 60.3
25 Robert Gordon University

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

84.6 80.8 11.5 - 67.1
26 De Montfort University

(Leicester, England)

84.5 83.9 10.2 - 71
27 University of Lincoln

(Lincoln, England)

83.9 85 7.1 - 65.3
28 Nottingham Trent University

(Nottingham, England)

83.8 84.4 4.7 - 71.7
29 Coventry University

(Coventry, England)

83.7 79.7 18.1 - 64.8
30 Norwich University of the Arts

(Norwich, England)

83.5 85.9 5.6 - 61.5
31 University of Huddersfield

(Huddersfield, England)

83.4 85.6 4.8 - 63.8
32 Edinburgh Napier University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

82.9 83.9 - - 62.3
33 University of Brighton

(Brighton, England)

82 81.6 13.1 - 54.9
34 University of Chichester

(Westcliff on Sea, England)

81.8 92.3 - - 52.2
35 University of Westminster

(London, England)

81.7 76.3 22.5 - 51.8
36 Sheffield Hallam University

(Sheffield, England)

81.5 85.1 15.5 - 52.9
36 University of the West of England

(Bristol, England)

81.5 77.7 15 - -
38 Bath Spa University

(Bath, England)

81.3 81 9.6 - 55.5
39 Arts University Bournemouth

(Bournemouth, England)

81 81.5 2.4 - 64.5
40 Anglia Ruskin University

(Cambridge, England)

80.9 85.1 8.5 - 52.9
40 Teesside University

(Middlesbrough, England)

80.9 88.9 2.9 - 53.1
42 University of Hertfordshire

(Hertfordshire, England)

80.7 84.1 5.8 - 61.6
43 Middlesex University

(London, England)

80.6 83.9 13.3 - 57.9
44 University of Cumbria

(Lancaster, England)

80.5 86.9 6.1 - 47.5
45 University of Derby

(Derby, England)

80.4 89.8 5.1 - 51.1
46 University for the Creative Arts

(Canterbury, England)

79.9 82.7 3.4 - 51.8
47 Bournemouth University

(Bournemouth, England)

79.8 73.3 15 - 69.2
47 York St John University

(York, England)

79.8 83.2 - - 51.2
49 University of Worcester

(Worcester, England)

79.5 86.6 11.1 - 50.3
50 Plymouth University

(Plymouth, England)

79.4 86.2 14.7 - 40.5
50 University of Northampton

(Northampton, England)

79.4 81.7 2.9 - 54.6
52 Buckinghamshire New University

(Buckinghamshire, England)

79.3 75.6 6.1 - 59.6
53 Aberystwyth University

(Aberystwyth, Welsh)

79 73 21.6 - 43.2
54 Liverpool Hope University

(Liverpool, England)

78.8 85.6 - - 47.1
55 University of Portsmouth

(Portsmouth, England)

78.6 84.3 - - 47.6
56 Cardiff Metropolitan University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

78.5 80.5 7.9 - 57.9
57 University of the Arts London

(London, England)

78.4 74 8 - 58.5
58 Glasgow Caledonian University

(Glasgow, Scotland)

78.3 84.6 1.8 - 51.5
58 Liverpool John Moores University

(Liverpool, England)

78.3 81.4 7.2 - 44.3
60 Abertay University

(Dundee, England)

78.2 74.6 - - 61.4
60 University of Salford

(Manchester, England)

78.2 82 8 - 45.5
62 Staffordshire University

(Staffordshire, England)

77.9 88.7 2.3 - 51.4
63 University of Central Lancashire

(Preston, England)

77.8 79.8 3.9 - 57.5
64 Leeds Beckett University

(Leeds, England)

77.6 86.9 1.2 - 46.3
65 Birmingham City University

(Birmingham, England)

77.1 73 9.6 - 50.2
66 Glyndwr University

(Wrexham, Welsh)

76.9 76.6 7.8 - 58.3
67 University of Chester

(Chester, England)

76.8 77.3 6.2 - 54.9
67 University of Sunderland

(Sunderland, England)

76.8 83.4 9.8 - 40.6
69 Southampton Solent University

(Southampton, England)

76.5 83.9 1.6 - 44.9
70 University of Bolton

(Bolton, England)

76.3 78 - - 50.6
71 University of Greenwich

(London, England)

75.8 64.3 3.5 - 56.3
71 University of South Wales

(Glamorgan, Welsh)

75.8 73.7 3.3 - 57
73 Canterbury Christ Church University

(Canterbury, England)

75.7 82.3 7.3 - 50.6
74 University of Gloucestershire

(Cheltenham, England)

75.5 78.5 - - 50.6
75 University of East London

(London, England)

74.8 79.7 9.8 - 38.9
76 London Metropolitan University

(London, England)

74.1 73.3 4.7 - 46.2
77 University of West London

(London, England)

72.9 60.3 4.5 - 56
78 University of Hull

(Hull, England)

72.8 68.8 11.2 - 52.4
79 London South Bank University

(London, England)

70.2 66.8 12.8 - 40.6
80 University of Bedfordshire

(Luton, England)

69.5 74.8 - - 34.8

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