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- University of the Arts London Ranking
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- UAL The Guardian Ranking 2026
- UAL The Complete University Guide Ranking 2026
- UAL QS Ranking 2025
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University of the Arts London is one of the famous universities among international students. Located in London, UK, the university is aimed at offering quality education to a diverse student community coming from across the globe. This university is also known to be among the top ranked universities worldwide. Let’s look at some of the rankings this university holds.
According to Shiksha Popularity Ranking 2025, University of the Arts London is ranked at #, among universities in UK. Shiksha Popularity Ranking is a unique ranking system that aggregates different rankings the university holds from leading publishers globally. This aggregate ranking allows Indian students to evaluate a university and make a guided decision.
Nationally, the University of the Arts London ranking as per Shiksha Popularity Ranking has improved in the 2025. It was ranked by Shiksha Popularity Ranking at #73, whereas in 2024 this rank stood at #74.
Moving on to the next one, the university is ranked by THE (Times Higher Education) Guardian at #13, globally in 2025. In 2024, this ranking stood at #15, showing improved trend. The university is also ranked by The (Times Higher Education) complete Guide University (UK) globally for 2026, its position dropped to #34 from #29 in 2025.
Below table showcases three-year University of the Arts London ranking trends:
Ranking Body | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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The Guardian | 19 | 15 | 13 | Not Ranked |
The complete Guide | Not Ranked | 29 | 29 | 34 |
UALUniversity of the Arts London Course Ranking
As per the University of the Arts London subject ranking 2025, many of the university courses are ranked among the top in the world. These courses, available in streams such as Business and Management Studies, Science, Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), Architecture and Planning and Mass Communication and Media, among others, are also highly popular among international students.
The Shiksha Popularity World Ranking has ranked University of the Arts London Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) courses at #21 in 2025. This course was ranked at #14 in 2024. On the other hand, the QS ranks these courses at #2 for the Art and Design courses, showing remained unchanged trend from 2024 rank.
On the other hand, the University of the Arts London courses for Mass Communication & Media were ranked at #134 globally by Shiksha Popularity World Ranking in 2025. This rank reflects a improved trend from its 2024 position of #163.
According to Shiksha Popularity Rankings, here’s how some of the courses are ranked:
Course Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) | #12 | #14 | #21 |
Mass Communication & Media | #155 | #163 | #134 |

UALThe Guardian Ranking 2026
Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
---|---|---|---|
University | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Architecture | 18 | 18 | 34 |
Business and Management | 58 | 42 | 32 |
Journalism | 30 | 29 | 12 |
Media and Film Studies | 47 | 70 | 44 |

UALThe Complete University Guide Ranking 2026
Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
---|---|---|---|
UK University | 29 | 28 | 34 |
Architecture | 20 | 13 | 22 |
Art and Design | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Business and Management Studies UK | 35 | 40 | 44 |
Communication and Media Studies | 32 | 35 | 26 |
Computer Science | 77 | 81 | 77 |

UALQS Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
---|---|---|---|
Art and Design | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Communication and Media Studies | 151 | 151 | 101 |
Performing Arts | 101 | – / – | 101 |
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