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Media and film studies — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Media and film studies in UK universities. University of Warwick leads this subject in 2026.

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

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1University of Warwick 100.0
TEF S · #2University of St Andrews 98.3
TEF B · #3Coventry University 94.1
#4University of Chichester 90.6
#4University of East London 90.6
#6Loughborough University 89.3
#7University of Leeds 88.3
#8University of Portsmouth 88.2
#9University of Surrey 88.0
#10Teesside University 85.8
#11University of Northampton 85.5
#11University of Sunderland 85.5
#13Cardiff University 84.8
#14Kingston University 84.4
#15Leeds Beckett University 83.1
#16Swansea University 81.7
#17University of Staffordshire 80.3
#18Bangor University 79.2
#19King's College London, University of London 78.4
#20Lancaster University 78.3
#21Queen Mary University of London 76.0
#22University of Leicester 75.5
#23Southampton, Solent University 75.3
#23University of Greenwich 75.3
#25Birmingham City University 74.7
#26Manchester Metropolitan University 73.3
#27University of Salford 72.4
#28Bath Spa University 70.8
#29University of York 70.5
#30Keele University 68.2
#31Oxford Brookes University 68.1
#32University of Exeter 67.6
#33Aberystwyth University 67.0
#34University of Kent 66.7
#35Leeds Trinity University 66.6
#36Edge Hill University 65.7
#37Queen's University Belfast 65.6
#38University of Roehampton 65.1
#39Liverpool Hope University 64.4
#40Anglia Ruskin University 64.3
#40University of Westminster, London 64.3
#42University of South Wales 64.1
#43Liverpool John Moores University 63.6
#44University of the Arts London 63.3
#45Newcastle University 62.4
#46York St John University 62.0
#47Robert Gordon University 61.7
#48Goldsmiths, University of London 60.4
#49Bristol, UWE 60.1
#49Falmouth University 60.1
#51Canterbury Christ Church University 59.3
#52Bournemouth University 59.2
#53Nottingham Trent University 58.9
#54Royal Holloway, University of London 58.3
#55University of Gloucestershire 57.8
#56University of Winchester 57.3
#57University of Stirling 56.6
#58Sheffield Hallam University 56.4
#58University of Nottingham 56.4
#58University of Southampton 56.4
#61Ulster University 56.2
#62University of Liverpool 55.7
#63Brunel University of London 54.3
#64University of Lincoln 51.3
#65Northumbria University, Newcastle 47.8
#66University of East Anglia UEA 46.9
#67University of Sussex 45.2
#68St Mary's University, Twickenham 42.0
#69University of Brighton 41.2
#69University of Huddersfield 41.2
#71Edinburgh Napier University 40.8
#72De Montfort University 38.6
#73University of Hull 37.7
#74Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 36.1
#75London Metropolitan University 33.3

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 28Architecture 56Biology 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 69Medicine 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

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