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64 universities and study institutions.
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Anglia Ruskin UniversitySchool of Architecture and PlanningChelmsford, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Guardian 2025 · 51st for architecture
Architectural AssociationLondon, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3
Arts University BournemouthBournemouth, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Guardian 2025 · 42nd for architecture
Bath Spa UniversityBath, EnglandSchoolPart 1
Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham School of ArchitectureBirmingham, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 37th for architecture
Cardiff UniversityThe Welsh School of ArchitectureCardiff, WalesSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 5th for architectureComplete University Guide 2027 · 5th for architectureQS 2026 · 50th in the world for architecture
Centre for Alternative TechnologyGraduate School of the EnvironmentMachynlleth, WalesSchoolPart 2
Coventry UniversitySchool of Art and DesignCoventry, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Guardian 2025 · 22nd for architectureIncludes a candidate course
De Montfort UniversityThe Leicester School of ArchitectureLeicester, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 52nd for architecture
Falmouth UniversitySchool of Architecture, Design and InteriorsFalmouth, EnglandSchoolPart 1Guardian 2025 · 49th for architecture
Kingston UniversitySchool of Architecture and LandscapeLondon, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 28th for architecture
Lancaster UniversityLancaster, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2
Leeds Beckett UniversitySchool of ArtsLeeds, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 36th for architecture
Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 31st for architecture
London Metropolitan UniversitySchool of Art, Architecture, and DesignLondon, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3ApprenticeshipGuardian 2025 · 44th for architecture
London South Bank UniversityEngineering, Science and the Built EnvironmentLondon, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3ApprenticeshipGuardian 2025 · 39th for architecture
Loughborough UniversitySchool of Architecture, Building and Civil EngineeringLoughborough, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Guardian 2025 · 7th for architectureComplete University Guide 2027 · 1st for architecture
Manchester School of ArchitectureUniversity of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 16th for architectureComplete University Guide 2027 · 8th for architectureQS 2026 · 5th in the world for architectureManchester Student Society of Architecture (MSSA)
Newcastle UniversitySchool of Architecture, Planning and LandscapeNewcastle upon Tyne, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 20th for architecture
Northumbria UniversityArchitecture Department, School of the Built EnvironmentNewcastle upon Tyne, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2ApprenticeshipGuardian 2025 · 33rd for architecture
Norwich University of the ArtsNorwich, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Includes a candidate course
Nottingham Trent UniversitySchool of Architecture, Design and the Built EnvironmentNottingham, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3ApprenticeshipGuardian 2025 · 26th for architecture
Oxford Brookes UniversitySchool of ArchitectureOxford, EnglandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 12th for architecture
Queen's University BelfastSchool of Planning, Architecture and Civil EngineeringBelfast, Northern IrelandSchoolPart 1Part 2Part 3Guardian 2025 · 9th for architectureComplete University Guide 2027 · 10th for architecture