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Imperial College London leads the 24 Public Artificial Intelligence universities in the United Kingdom at #2 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Manchester (QS World #35) and Queen Mary, University of London (QS World #110). Across the whole list there are 40 courses to choose from.
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Public University · 1 course in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 2 courses in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 1 course in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 1 course in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 1 course in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 3 courses in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 1 course in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 2 courses in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 3 courses in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 1 course in Artificial Intelligence
Public University · 1 course in Artificial Intelligence
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9 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #2 (Imperial College London) to #561 (University of Plymouth); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Imperial College London has the largest research record in this group, with 42,983,196 citations and an h-index of 1,567. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 24 public to 0 private institutions. By location, England (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Manchester, founded in 1824. University of Manchester is the largest, with 46,000 students.
By level: 21 bachelor's, 16 master's, 1 foundation and 1 diploma. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 95% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (92% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (59% of courses with a stated intake). University of Liverpool offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. University of Manchester is the least expensive at USD 34,000 a year and Imperial College London the most at USD 47,000; the middle of the range is about USD 47,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Imperial College London (QS World #2), University of Manchester (QS World #35) and Queen Mary, University of London (QS World #110) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Manchester is the least expensive at about USD 34,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
24 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 92% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
2 of these courses are listed as online.
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