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Architecture — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Architecture in UK universities. UCL (University College London) leads this subject in 2026.

56 UK universities ranked · See the overall The Guardian UK University Guide table →

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1UCL (University College London) 100.0
TEF S · #2Loughborough University 96.7
TEF B · #3University of Dundee 92.1
#4University of Sheffield 91.5
#5The University of Edinburgh 89.9
#7University of Cambridge 89.1
#8University of Nottingham 87.1
#9Queen's University Belfast 85.7
#10University of Liverpool 85.6
#11University of Leeds 85.3
#12Cardiff University 83.4
#13Bristol, UWE 83.3
#14University of Bath 83.1
#15University of East London 82.3
#16University of Derby 79.2
#17Oxford Brookes University 76.5
#18Lancaster University 76.3
#19Southampton, Solent University 74.7
#20University for the Creative Arts 74.0
#20University of Strathclyde 74.0
#22Ulster University 73.4
#23Liverpool John Moores University 70.9
#24University of Westminster, London 69.0
#25Falmouth University 67.7
#26Glasgow School of Art 66.8
#26Robert Gordon University 66.8
#28Newcastle University 65.8
#29Northumbria University, Newcastle 65.3
#30Sheffield Hallam University 65.0
#31Nottingham Trent University 64.1
#32Birmingham City University 63.6
#32Norwich University of the Arts 63.6
#34University of the Arts London 63.3
#35London Metropolitan University 62.1
#36University of Central Lancashire 62.0
#37Leeds Beckett University 61.4
#38University of Wolverhampton 61.2
#39University of Kent 60.4
#40University of Brighton 60.3
#41Edinburgh Napier University 56.8
#42University of Huddersfield 55.1
#43University of Lincoln 54.0
#44Cardiff Metropolitan University 52.1
#45University of Reading 50.9
#46University of Portsmouth 49.7
#47University of Greenwich 48.7
#48Kingston University 47.8
#49Coventry University 47.5
#50University of West London 46.9
#51University of Plymouth 46.4
#52Arts University Bournemouth 44.6
#53London South Bank University 43.7
#54University of Salford 42.7
#55Anglia Ruskin University 39.5
#56De Montfort University 38.7
#57University of Hertfordshire 33.9

Other subjects in the The Guardian UK University Guide

Accounting and finance 100Aerospace engineering 32Anatomy and physiology 26Animal science and agriculture 20Animation and game design 58Anthropology and archaeology 28Biology 83Biomedical science 68Business and management 118Chemical engineering 29Chemistry 49Children's nursing 55Civil engineering 53Classics and ancient history 23Computer science and information systems 110Construction, surveying and planning 41Creative writing 28Criminology 87Dentistry 16Drama and dance 80Earth and marine sciences 38Economics 71Education 91Electrical and electronic engineering 58English 84Fashion and textiles 46Film production and photography 70Fine art 57Forensic science 25General engineering 27General nursing 76Geography 62Graphic design 64Health professions 71History 81History of art 19Hospitality, event management and tourism 45Interior design 35International relations 46Journalism 40Languages and linguistics 49Law 110Marketing and public relations 76Mathematics 55Mechanical engineering 69Media and film studies 75Medicine 36Mental health nursing 67Midwifery 54Music 79Nutrition and food science 30Paramedic science 41Pharmacy and pharmacology 40Philosophy 42Physics 44Physiotherapy 47Politics 60Product design 41Psychology 115Social work 78Sociology and social policy 91Sports science 85Theology and religious studies 15Veterinary science 8Zoology 29

How subject rankings work

Uses NSS teaching, NSS feedback, NSS overall satisfaction, student/staff ratio, expenditure per student, average entry tariff, value-added score, and career prospects 15 months after graduation.

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.