

University For The Creative Arts Rankings 2025
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- UCA University Ranking
- UCA Course Ranking
- UCA The Guardian Ranking 2025
- UCA The Complete University Guide Ranking 2026
- UCA QS Ranking 2025
UCAUniversity Ranking
Recognized globally as a leading global enterprise, University For The Creative Arts is dedicated to delivering academic excellence. The University For The Creative Arts has recieved an C+ rating by Shiksha Grading.
Even though there are multiple global ranking metrics available for students to check university rankings, what makes Shiksha Grading different is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.
Moving forward, according to 'University Ranking' category of The Complete University Guide 2025, University For The Creative Arts ranks #85, showing an improvement from its previous ranking of #87 in 2024. University For The Creative Arts also ranks #71 in The Guardian 'University Ranking' category 2024. As compared to the last year, University For The Creative Arts witnessed a declining trend in its The Guardian ranking which stood at #49 in 2023.
Check out more details on University For The Creative Arts ranking in the below content.
UCACourse Ranking
University For The Creative Arts ranks well for its Art & Design, Journalism, and Business & Management courses. In the previous years, University For The Creative Arts has been ranked among the top universities in the world for Art & Design by QS. As per the QS, University For The Creative Arts ranks at #101 in 2024 for its Art & Design courses. In 2022, this ranking stood at #151. Additionally, in THE Guardian 2023 ranking, the University For The Creative Arts is ranked #4 for Journalism.
Apart from the global ranking bodies, Shiksha has also graded University For The Creative Arts streams, such as Mass Communication & Media, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), and Aerospace Engineering with B++, B+, and B+ grades. The presence of multiple rankings online can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad. Hence, Shiksha Study Abroad has launched Shiksha Grading. With it, students will no longer be required to check multiple ranking organisations to know about the performance of a particular university. Just checking Shiksha rating will suffice.
More details around University For The Creative Arts courses and subject rankings are detailed in the below article.

UCAThe Guardian Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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University | 49 | 71 | 89 |
Architecture | 15 | 36 | 29 |
Business and Management | 13 | 23 | 51 |
Journalism | 4 | – / – | – / – |

UCAThe Complete University Guide Ranking 2026
Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
---|---|---|---|
UK University | 87 | 85 | 111 |
Architecture | 48 | 42 | 40 |
Art and Design | 64 | 67 | 73 |
Business and Management Studies UK | 54 | 58 | 55 |
Communication and Media Studies | 76 | – / – | – / – |
Computer Science | 104 | 116 | 116 |

UCAQS Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 |
---|---|---|
Art and Design | 101 | 51 |
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Student Forum
Answered 3 days ago
The cost of living on campus at University for the Creative Arts varies with the type of the accommodation facility & the duration one chooses to stay there.
The table below gives a detailed description of the same:
Residence Hall | Room Type | Cost Per Week | Total Cost for 38 weeks |
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Ian Dry House | En-Suite | GBP 158 (INR 18.3 K) | GBP 6,004 (INR 6.97 L) |
Ian Dry House | Flat for 1 | GBP 158 (INR 18.3 K) | GBP 6,004 (INR 6.97 L) |
Riverside Student Quarter | Premium En-suite | GBP 179.71-GBP 185.22 (INR 20.88 K-INR 21.52 K) | GBP 7,408.80 (INR 8.61 L) |
1 GBP = INR 116.22
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
International students looking for admission to the University for the Creative Arts for the Master of Business Administration are required to submit certain requirements and need to meet the eligibility conditions of the course as mentioned below:
Students are required to achieve a three-year bachel
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
International students have to meet the English language requirements if their first language is not English. The minimum test score requirements for our undergraduate and graduate programs are listed below for the Unversity for the Creative Arts:
Level of Courses | IELTS | PTE | TOEFL | Duolingo |
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Undergraduate (BA and BSc) | 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band | 59 | Overall, 80 with a minimum score of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing | 110, with a minimum of 100 in each section |
BA Architecture | 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band | 59 | Overall, 90 with a minimum score of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing | 120, with a minimum of 100 in each section |
Master's degree (MA/MSc/MFA/MBA) | 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band | 59 | Overall, 90 with a minimum score of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing | 120, with a minimum of 100 in each section |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
To apply to the Unversity for the Creative Arts, students can submit their application through the official portal and for the undergraduate courses, the applications are also accepted through the UCAS application portal. The complete application covers all the documents, portfolio, and other countr
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The University for the Creative Arts has not shared its offical data of nthe ifirst year eneollment of th efres enerollment at the university. However, the university has studnets retention data.
Moreover, the data sourced from the unofficial website shows that more than 9,430 students enrolled in th
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