Art and Design — Complete University Guide 2027

Subject-level ranking from the Complete University Guide for Art and Design in UK universities. University of Oxford leads this subject in 2027.

82 UK universities ranked · See the overall Complete University Guide table →

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	University of Oxford	—
TEF S · #2	Loughborough University	—
TEF B · #3	University of Glasgow	—
#4	UCL (University College London)	—
#5	Newcastle University	—
#6	University of Leeds	—
#7	University of Southampton	—
#8	The University of Edinburgh	—
#9	Lancaster University	—
#10	Kingston University	—
#11	Goldsmiths, University of London	—
#12	Nottingham Trent University	—
#13	University of Dundee	—
#14	University of Reading	—
#15	Manchester Metropolitan University	—
#16	Bangor University	—
#17	University of Westminster, London	—
#18	Bournemouth University	—
#19	University of the Arts London	—
#20	University of Salford	—
#21	Sheffield Hallam University	—
#22	Oxford Brookes University	—
#23	Liverpool John Moores University	—
#24	Arts University Bournemouth	—
#25	University of Manchester	—
#26	University of Lincoln	—
#27	University of Staffordshire	—
#28	Canterbury Christ Church University	—
#29	Falmouth University	—
#30	Edinburgh Napier University	—
#31	Bristol, UWE	—
#32	University of Sunderland	—
#33	University of Plymouth	—
#34	Northumbria University, Newcastle	—
#35	University of Portsmouth	—
#36	Robert Gordon University	—
#37	Ulster University	—
#38	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	—
#39	Norwich University of the Arts	—
#40	Coventry University	—
#41	University of Greenwich	—
#42	University of Gloucestershire	—
#43	University of West London	—
#44	Abertay University	—
#45	De Montfort University	—
#46	Cardiff Metropolitan University	—
#47	Aberystwyth University	—
#48	University of Worcester	—
#49	University of Central Lancashire	—
#50	Teesside University	—
#51	University of Brighton	—
#52	University of South Wales	—
#53	University of Kent	—
#54	Birmingham City University	—
#55	Bath Spa University	—
#56	Leeds Arts University	—
#57	Buckinghamshire New University	—
#58	Anglia Ruskin University	—
#59	University of Derby	—
#60	University of Huddersfield	—
#61	York St John University	—
#62	University of Chester	—
#63	University of Wolverhampton	—
#64	Leeds Beckett University	—
#65	London Metropolitan University	—
#66	Heriot-Watt University	—
#67	London South Bank University	—
#68	University of Hertfordshire	—
#69	University for the Creative Arts	—
#70	University of Greater Manchester	—
#71	University of Northampton	—
#72	Liverpool Hope University	—
#73	University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)	—
#74	Arts University Plymouth	—
#75	University of East London	—
#76	University of Winchester	—
#77	Middlesex University	—
#78	Wrexham University	—
#79	University of Cumbria	—
#80	Southampton, Solent University	—
#81	University of Suffolk	—
#82	University of Bedfordshire	—

Other subjects in the Complete University Guide

Accounting and Finance 104 Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering 33 African and Middle Eastern Studies 7 Agriculture and Forestry 19 American Studies 6 Anthropology 23 Archaeology 25 Architecture 57 Asian Studies 12 Biological Sciences 87 Biomedical Sciences 87 Building 37 Business and Management Studies 124 Celtic Studies 6 Chemical Engineering 33 Chemistry 48 Childhood and Youth Studies 46 Civil Engineering 59 Classics 24 Communication and Media Studies 92 Complementary Medicine 10 Computer Science 118 Counselling, Psychotherapy and Occupational Therapy 47 Creative Writing 47 Dentistry 16 Drama, Dance and Cinematics 96 Economics 76 Education 91 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 English 89 Food Science 35 Forensic Science 37 French 42 General Engineering 31 Geography and Environmental Science 70 Geology 29 German 31 Health Studies 30 History 91 History of Art, Architecture and Design 23 Iberian Languages 43 Information Technology and Systems 18 Italian 23 Land and Property Management 11 Law 113 Linguistics 24 Manufacturing and Production Engineering 31 Marketing 93 Materials Technology 12 Mathematics 65 Mechanical Engineering 74 Medical Technology and Bioengineering 45 Medicine 40 Music 80 Nursing and Midwifery 86 Optometry, Ophthalmics and Orthoptics 14 Paramedic Science 45 Pharmacology and Pharmacy 47 Philosophy 45 Physics and Astronomy 46 Physiotherapy 48 Politics 77 Psychology 118 Russian and East European Languages 13 Social Policy 33 Social Work 75 Sociology 103 Speech and Language Therapy 19 Sports Science 86 Theology and Religious Studies 17 Tourism, Transport, Travel and Heritage Studies 53 Town and Country Planning and Landscape Design 22 Veterinary Medicine 13

How subject rankings work

CUG combines entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, academic services spend, facilities spend, graduate prospects (outcomes + on-track), student-staff ratio, and continuation.

Subject rankings apply the same methodology to courses within a single discipline. They tend to reorder the overall table — a top-10 overall university may rank lower in a specific subject, and vice versa.