Best Design Universities/Colleges in UK

Rank	College Info	Tuition Fees & living Cost(Avg.)	Top Courses	Ranking & Reviews
#1	Imperial College London, London England, Uk14.3%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£37,900/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£11,537/Yr)Admission	M.Eng Design EngineeringGRE updated314TOEFL92PTE620/Yr £37,900 Course duration: 4 years Programs	10.0/10(11 Users)Ranked 8 by THE in 2024 Ranked 2 by QS in 2025
#2	University College London, London England, Uk63%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£30,119/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£17,981/Yr)Admission	M.A Art and Design in EducationIELTS6.0PTE590/Yr £27,778 Course duration: 1 year 7+ More Programs	9.0/10(11 Users)
#3	University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland, Uk10%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£26,300/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£9,950/Yr)Admission	M.A Graphic DesignGRE updated298IELTS6.0PTE560/Yr £26,300 Course duration: 1 year Programs	6.2/10(15 Users)Ranked 30 by THE in 2024 Ranked 27 by QS in 2025
#4	London School of Economics and Political Science, London England, Uk8.9%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£42,461/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£13,416/Yr)Admission	M.Sc City Design and Social Scie...IELTS7PTE690/Yr £42,461 Course duration: 1 year Programs	7.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 46 by THE in 2024 Ranked 50 by QS in 2025
Partner Colleges Durham University Durham, England 0 1st Year Fees B.A Marketing and Management Apply Now 7.7 Best In Infrastructure Middlesex University London, England 0 1st Year Fees B.A/B.S Games Design Apply Now York St John University York, England 0 1st Year Fees M.B.A Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure University of Leeds Leeds, England 0 1st Year Fees B.S Healthcare Science - Audiology Apply Now 7.2 Best In Infrastructure Birmingham City University Birmingham, England 0 1st Year Fees M.A Interior Architecture and Design Apply Now 6.9 Best In Social Life Queen Mary, University of London London, England 0 1st Year Fees B.A International Relations Apply Now 8.9 Best In Academic University of York York, England 0 1st Year Fees B.A Politics with International Relations Apply Now 7.3 Best In Accomodation University of Leicester Leicester, England 0 1st Year Fees B.A International Relations Apply Now 7.1 Best In Infrastructure University of Nottingham Nottingham, England 0 1st Year Fees B.Eng Chemical Engineering Apply Now 7.7 Best In Infrastructure Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, England 0 1st Year Fees B.S Computer Science Apply Now
#5	The University of Manchester, Manchester England, Uk70.6%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£27,500/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£10,300/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Mechanical Engineering Desi...GRE updated298IELTS6.5PTE600/Yr £27,000 Course duration: 1 year 1 More Program	7.0/10(12 Users)Ranked 51 by THE in 2024 Ranked 34 by QS in 2025
#6	University of Glasgow, Glasgow Scotland, Uk74.3%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£23,950/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£9,623/Yr)Admission	M.Sc International Management an...GRE updated298TOEFL90PTE600/Yr £23,950 Course duration: 1 year Programs	8.3/10(17 Users)Ranked 87 by THE in 2024 Ranked 78 by QS in 2025
#7	University of Leeds, Leeds England, Uk75.4%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£28,502/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£8,151/Yr)Admission	M.A DesignIELTS6.5PTE640/Yr £25,750 Course duration: 1 year 7+ More Programs	6.0/10(24 Users)
#8	University of Nottingham, Nottingham England, Uk11%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£27,200/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£8,533/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Additive Manufacturing and ...IELTS6.5PTE650/Yr £27,200 Course duration: 1 year Programs	5.8/10(12 Users)
#9	Queen Mary, University of London, London England, Uk43.6%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£24,255/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£6,692/Yr)Admission	B.Eng Materials and DesignIELTS7.0PTE680/Yr £24,255 Course duration: 3 years 3+ More Programs	6.8/10(10 Users)Ranked 135 by THE in 2024 Ranked 120 by QS in 2025
#10	Lancaster University, Lancaster England, Uk18.69%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£22,100/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£12,542/Yr)Admission	M.A Design ManagementTOEFL87PTE580/Yr £22,100 Course duration: 1 year Programs	7.5/10(9 Users)

#11	University of Liverpool, Liverpool England, Uk14%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£20,500/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£14,736/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Product Design and Manageme...IELTS6PTE560/Yr £20,500 Course duration: 1 year Programs	7.8/10(3 Users)Ranked 168 by THE in 2024 Ranked 165 by QS in 2025
#12	Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne England, Uk87%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£26,400/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£154/Yr)Admission	B.Eng Mechanical Design and Manu...IELTS6.5PTE620/Yr £26,400 Course duration: 3 years Programs	6.5/10(8 Users)Ranked 168 by THE in 2024 Ranked 129 by QS in 2025
#13	Queen's University Belfast, Belfast Northern Ireland, Uk30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£23,100/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£160/Yr)Admission	B.Eng Product Design EngineeringIELTS6.5PTE670/Yr £23,100 Course duration: 3 years Programs	9.7/10(5 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024 Ranked 206 by QS in 2025
#14	University of Reading, Berkshire England, Uk58%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£20,300/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£9,800/Yr)Admission	B.A Graphic CommunicationIELTS6.5PTE600/Yr £20,300 Course duration: 3 years Programs	6.3/10(5 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024 Ranked 172 by QS in 2025
#15	University of Sussex, Brighton England, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£23,175/Yr)Admission	B.S Product DesignIELTS6.0PTE590/Yr £23,175 Course duration: 3 years 1 More Program	9.5/10(2 Users)Ranked 201 by THE in 2024 Ranked 246 by QS in 2025
#16	Loughborough University, Loughborough England, Uk68%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£26,776/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£8,710/Yr)Admission	M.A Graphic Design and Visualisa...IELTS6.5PTE620/Yr £22,500 Course duration: 1 year 7+ More Programs	9.0/10(7 Users)
#17	University of Dundee, Dundee Scotland, Uk36%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£20,300/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£7,048/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Animation and VFXIELTS6.5PTE670/Yr £20,900 Course duration: 1 year 13+ More Programs	8.0/10(3 Users)
#18	University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Scotland, Uk42%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£23,171/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£8,900/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Urban DesignGRE updated310IELTS6.5PTE590/Yr £23,200 Course duration: 1 year 6+ More Programs	8.3/10(5 Users)
#19	Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Scotland, Uk80%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£16,046/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£6,360/Yr)Admission	M.A Fashion and Textiles Design ...GRE updated300IELTS6.5PTE580/Yr £16,184 Course duration: 1 year 3+ More Programs	6.0/10(5 Users)Ranked 351 by THE in 2024 Ranked 256 by QS in 2025
#20	City, University of London, London England, Uk11%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£20,838/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£14,339/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Business Systems Analysis a...IELTS7PTE680/Yr £20,838 Course duration: 1 year Programs	Ranked 351 by THE in 2024 Ranked 352 by QS in 2025
#21	Brunel University, London England, Uk60%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£19,997/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£10,287/Yr)Admission	M.A Design and Branding StrategyIELTS6.5PTE590/Yr £20,450 Course duration: 1 year 8+ More Programs	8.3/10(5 Users)Ranked 351 by THE in 2024 Ranked 342 by QS in 2025
#22	Aston University, Birmingham England, Uk50%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£22,972/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£6,962/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Product DesignGMAT550TOEFL93PTE600/Yr £23,448 Course duration: 1 year 2+ More Programs	6.8/10(3 Users)Ranked 401 by THE in 2024 Ranked 423 by QS in 2025
#23	University of Kent, Canterbury England, Uk85%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£19,744/Yr)Admission	M.A Digital ArtsIELTS6PTE680/Yr £18,000 Course duration: 1 year 6+ More Programs	9.3/10(1 User)
#24	Bangor University, Bangor Wales, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£16,500/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£14,904/Yr)Admission	M.Res Advanced Visualization, Vi...IELTS6.0PTE560/Yr £17,000 Course duration: 1 year 2+ More Programs	8.0/10(2 Users)Ranked 401 by THE in 2024 Ranked 474 by QS in 2025
#25	Goldsmiths, University of London, London England, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£19,606/Yr)Admission	M.A Design0/Yr £22,600 Course duration: 1 year 6+ More Programs	--
#26	University of Plymouth, Plymouth England, Uk79%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£16,617/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Brand and Design ManagementIELTS6PTE590/Yr £17,683 Course duration: 1 year 4+ More Programs	--
#27	Bournemouth University, Poole England, Uk50%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£17,331/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£7,348/Yr)Admission	M.Des Product DesignIELTS6.5PTE620/Yr £17,595 Course duration: 5 years 11+ More Programs	5.7/10(1 User)
#28	University of The West of England, Bristol England, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£15,167/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£9,048/Yr)Admission	M.A DesignIELTS6.5PTE500/Yr £15,000 Course duration: 1 year 2+ More Programs	--
#29	Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge England, Uk52%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£14,878/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£6,871/Yr)Admission	M.A Graphic Design and Typograph...IELTS6.5PTE590/Yr £16,700 Course duration: 1 year 8+ More Programs	7.2/10(2 Users)
#30	Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh Scotland, Uk56%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£18,155/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£6,617/Yr)Admission	M.A Interaction DesignIELTS6.0PTE560/Yr £16,075 Course duration: 1 year 3+ More Programs	5.8/10(1 User)
#31	University of Greenwich, London England, Uk68%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£15,100/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£1,334/Yr)Admission	M.A Web Design and Content Plann...IELTS60/Yr £15,100 Course duration: 1 year 4+ More Programs	5.5/10(5 Users)
#32	Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne England, Uk63%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£17,671/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£4,798/Yr)Admission	M.A Fashion DesignGRE updated298IELTS6.5PTE620/Yr £19,500 Course duration: 1 year 12+ More Programs	7.0/10(11 Users)
#33	Coventry University, Coventry England, Uk32%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£18,601/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£6,837/Yr)Admission	M.A Interior Design0/Yr £16,950 Course duration: 1 year 11+ More Programs	7.5/10(10 Users)
#34	De Montfort University, Leicester England, Uk45%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£15,426/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£6,235/Yr)Admission	M.A Interior DesignGRE updated308IELTS6PTE590/Yr £15,800 Course duration: 4 years 22+ More Programs	7.8/10(4 Users)
#35	The Open University, Milton Keynes England, Uk70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£8,817/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£1,680/Yr)Admission	B.A Design and InnovationIELTS6.5PTE650/Yr £20,619 Course duration: 3 years 5+ More Programs	4.7/10(1 User)
#36	University of East London, London England, Uk56%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£14,013/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£7,626/Yr)Admission	M.A Interior DesignIELTS6PTE560/Yr £14,760 Course duration: 1 year 7+ More Programs	Ranked 1001 by THE in 2024 Ranked 901 by QS in 2025
#37	University of Bedfordshire, Luton England, Uk70%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£13,531/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£7,584/Yr)Admission	M.A Art and DesignGRE updated299IELTS6PTE590/Yr £13,750 Course duration: 1 year 7+ More Programs	7.7/10(1 User)
#38	Teesside University, Middlesbrough England, Uk31%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£14,000/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£5,600/Yr)Admission	M.A Visual EffectsGRE updated314IELTS6.5PTE520/Yr £14,000 Course duration: 1 year 10+ More Programs	6.8/10(6 Users)
#39	University of South Wales, Pontypridd Wales, Uk20%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£13,750/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£7,008/Yr)Admission	M.A Graphic CommunicationTOEFL72PTE640/Yr £14,300 Course duration: 1 year 4+ More Programs	8.8/10(3 Users)Ranked 1001 by THE in 2024 Ranked 1636 by CWUR in 2022
#40	University of Central Lancashire, Preston England, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£15,258/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£105/Yr)Admission	M.A Fashion DesignIELTS6.0PTE600/Yr £15,500 Course duration: 1 year 11+ More Programs	5.5/10(1 User)
#41	Edge Hill University, Ormskirk England, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£15,317/Yr)Admission	B.A AnimationIELTS6.0PTE660/Yr £15,314 Course duration: 3 years 2+ More Programs	Ranked 1001 by THE in 2024 Ranked 75 by The Guardian in 2021
#42	University of West London, London England, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£13,250/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£16,436/Yr)Admission	B.A Interior DesignSAT1100IELTS6.0PTE600/Yr £13,250 Course duration: 3 years Programs	Ranked 1001 by THE in 2024 Ranked 34 by The Guardian in 2021
#43	Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff Wales, Uk64%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£14,962/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£713/Yr)Admission	M.A Art and DesignGRE updated320IELTS6PTE520/Yr £15,500 Course duration: 1 year 12+ More Programs	5.7/10(1 User)
#44	University of Chester, Chester England, Uk30%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£12,950/Yr)Admission	B.A Interior DesignIELTS6.0PTE570/Yr £12,950 Course duration: 3 years Programs	7.2/10(2 Users)Ranked 1201 by THE in 2024 Ranked 81 by The Guardian in 2021
#45	University of Sunderland, Sunderland England, Uk27%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£14,111/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£570/Yr)Admission	M.A DesignIELTS6PTE570/Yr £15,000 Course duration: 1 year 8+ More Programs	6.2/10(1 User)
#46	Birkbeck, University of London, London England, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£6,409/Yr)Admission	Graduate Certificate Web Design ...TOEFL790/Yr £6,409 Course duration: 1 year Programs	Ranked 408 by QS in 2025 Ranked 716 by CWUR in 2022
#47	Oxford Brookes University, Oxford England, Uk21%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£16,600/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£16,061/Yr)Admission	M.Sc Racing Engine DesignIELTS6.0PTE510/Yr £17,800 Course duration: 1 year 2+ More Programs	9.7/10(1 User)
#48	University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield England, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£15,167/Yr)Admission	M.A Graphic DesignGRE updated299IELTS6PTE590/Yr £16,000 Course duration: 1 year 11+ More Programs	9.0/10(1 User)
#49	University of Bradford, Bradford England, Uk	Tuition: 0/Yr (£22,180/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£10,420/Yr)Admission	B.A Graphics for GamesIELTS6.0PTE550/Yr £22,180 Course duration: 4 years Programs	Ranked 531 by QS in 2025 Ranked 1214 by CWUR in 2022
#50	Ulster University, Belfast Northern Ireland, Uk81%Acceptance Rate	Tuition: 0/Yr (£15,840/Yr)Living: 0/Yr (£3,885/Yr)Admission	M.A DesignIELTS6.0PTE660/Yr £15,840 Course duration: 2 years 3+ More Programs	7.7/10(2 Users)