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University of Cambridge tops our list of 39 Public Bachelor's Arts, Design & Architecture universities in the United Kingdom at #6 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Manchester (QS World #35) and University of Bristol (QS World #51). Across the whole list there are 158 courses to choose from.
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13 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #6 (University of Cambridge) to #662 (University of Portsmouth); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Cambridge has the largest research record in this group, with 56,887,152 citations and an h-index of 1,890. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 39 public to 0 private institutions. By location, England (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Cambridge, founded in 1209. University of Manchester is the largest, with 46,000 students.
The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (93% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (86% of courses with a stated intake). Bath Spa University offers the widest choice, with 27 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 University of Cambridge the most at USD 43,000; the middle of the range is about USD 43,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Cambridge (QS World #6), University of Manchester (QS World #35) and University of Bristol (QS World #51) 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.
39 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 3 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 93% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Bath Spa University, with 27, ahead of York St. John University (13).
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