University for the Creative Arts

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) is a leading specialist arts institution in the United Kingdom, offering a diverse range of creative courses. 

Campuses:

UCA operates across multiple campuses, each focusing on specific creative disciplines:

Canterbury Campus: Specializes in architecture, design, fine art, and visual communications. 

Epsom Campus: Centers on the business aspects of the creative industries, along with fashion and textiles.

Farnham Campus: The largest campus, offering programs in film, media, performing arts, animation, illustration, crafts, graphic design, games, and creative technology. 

Academic Profile:

UCA provides undergraduate, postgraduate, and research degrees in various creative fields, including:

Architecture

Crafts

Fashion

Graphic Design

Illustration

Fine Arts

Photography

Film

Media

Performing Arts

Creative Business

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Rankings and Recognition:

Ranked among the top 101-150 universities globally for art and design in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024. 

Recognized as the second highest-ranked specialist creative university in the UK for 2024 by The Guardian. 

Achieved the third highest ranking among specialist creative universities in the UK in The Times/Sunday Times and Daily Mail rankings for 2024. 

Research Excellence:

In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, UCA had 78% of its research rated as world-leading or internationally excellent, highlighting its commitment to high-quality research in the creative arts. 

Student Community:

UCA is the third-largest provider of design, creative, and performing arts higher education in the UK, with around 5,845 students.