University of the Arts London
UAL is the world’s biggest factory for trouble - Throughout their time here, students are encouraged to push boundaries and explore the limits of their creativity.
About the institution
University of the Arts London (UAL) is a world Top 2 university for art and design according to the QS World University Rankings® and Europe's largest specialist university for art and design.
UAL is made up of six world renowned Colleges including a new Creative Computing Institute. Across our Colleges we teach foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the subject areas: Arts, Design, Fashion, Media and Communication, and Performing Arts.
The collaborative, entrepreneurial and boundary-pushing environment here at UAL continues to produce many of the world’s leading creatives. Our students seek to use creativity to help solve the biggest global challenges from social justice and climate change to health and wellbeing.
Number of Undergraduate Students
18000
Average Undergraduate Class Size
Class sizes vary in each course and College, some courses can have classes as small as 7, others can have up to 40.
Size of Instituition
Large Institution 15,000-30,000
Selectivity
Highly Selective (10-25% admitted), Selective, Somewhat Selective
Campus Style
UAL is a city based university with our Colleges based across London.
Education Model
UAL offers a range of honours and integrated masters courses in the wider subject areas:
Art, Design, Fashion, Media and Communications, Performing Arts
Are there internship opportunities?
No but, UAL is the number one ranked university in the UK for producing business leaders (Hitachi Capital invoice Finance Stud, 2020)
Students can undertake a Diploma in Professional Studies as part of their course.
Are there study abroad options?
Yes, absolutely!
Cost of Tuition
Foundation Diploma is free for home students under 19.
19 or over fee is £5,280+£140 awarding body registration fee.
Foundation Diploma fee for International students is £18,300.
Home tuition fees for full time undergraduate study is £9,250 per year.
International tuition fees for full time undergraduate study is £22,920 per year.
Funding
UAL offer a range of scholarships and financial aid, all of which can be found on our webpage:
https://www.arts.ac.uk/study-at-ual/fees-and-funding/scholarships-search
IB Grade Requirements
For Foundation Diploma entry, Level 3/EU/International qualifications, such as International Baccalaureate Certificates - 2 at ‘Higher Level’ and 1 at ‘Standard Level’ - all grade 4 or above. Applications for practical art subjects also require a portfolio.
Most students applying to UAL will undertake a foundation diploma before applying to an undergraduate degree.
UFP Grade Requirements
Subjects
UK Top 50
Architecture | Country Top 20 | |
Art & Design | UK Top 20 | |
Art & Design | World Top 10 | |
Business and Management | Country Top 100 | |
Communication and Media Studies | Country Top 50 | |
Computer Science | Country Top 100 | |
Dance, Drama and Cinematics | UK Top 50 | |
Fashion | Industry Leaders | |
Film and Media Production | Industry Recognised Top School |
Subject Name | Degree Area |
|---|---|
Architecture | Art & Design |
Art & Design | Art & Design |
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Computing & ICT |
Business and Management | Business |
Chemistry
| Sciences |
Communication and Media Studies
| English & Media |
Computer Games and Graphics
| Computing & ICT |
Computer Science | Computing & ICT |
Creative Writing | English & Media |
Drama & Theatre
| Performing Arts |
Fashion | Art & Design |
Film and Media Production | Art & Design |
Journalism | English & Media |
Marketing | Business |
Psychology
| Society & Social Sciences |