Most Followed UK Universities on X | 2025 X University Rankings by uniRank.org

Introduction

What are the most popular UK Universities on X (formerly Twitter)? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 X University Ranking of all UK higher-education institutions on X meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United Kingdom
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank X University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each UK university on the X social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

UK Universities on X

Rank	University	Followers	Avg monthly posts
1	University of Oxford	1,043,344	58
2	University of Cambridge	869,491	17
3	Imperial College London	186,415	60
4	London Business School	179,998	52
5	University of Edinburgh	156,223	16
6	King's College London	153,750	16
7	University College London	140,605	18
8	The London School of Economics and Political Science	136,813	53
9	University of Glasgow	136,200	55
10	University of Birmingham	133,662	46
11	University of Sheffield	127,647	31
12	University of Leeds	117,698	23
13	University of Manchester	103,341	77
14	University of Bristol	99,581	26
15	University of Nottingham	95,013	51
16	University of Warwick	92,387	45
17	Cardiff University	89,073	29
18	The University of York	86,204	39
19	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London	84,902	17
20	Sheffield Hallam University	82,445	26
21	University of Liverpool	81,265	20
22	University of Sussex	78,672	42
23	University of Exeter	77,601	17
24	University of Bath	77,508	80
25	Queen Mary University of London	76,251	25
26	University of London	75,597	30
27	University of Aberdeen	73,693	29
28	Coventry University	71,652	42
29	Lancaster University	68,391	36
30	Nottingham Trent University	64,574	39
31	University of Dundee	64,523	41
32	University of Southampton	64,019	29
33	University of Surrey	63,814	48
34	University of Plymouth	63,389	75
35	University of East Anglia	62,818	33
36	Durham University	62,344	35
37	University of Strathclyde	62,149	19
38	SOAS, University of London	61,904	11
39	Queen's University Belfast	61,342	62
40	The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London	59,815	11
41	University of St Andrews	59,714	15
42	University of the Arts London	59,168	20
43	University of Reading	59,021	27
44	Leeds Beckett University	58,852	32
45	University of Leicester	57,905	54
46	Loughborough University	57,693	124
47	University of Salford	57,313	32
48	Manchester Metropolitan University	56,425	32
49	University of Kent	55,410	38
50	Newcastle University	54,398	14
51	Swansea University	54,034	34
52	Bournemouth University	52,785	48
53	University of Essex	51,933	43
54	University of Hull	51,771	44
55	De Montfort University	50,636	354
56	Kingston University	50,325	23
57	University of Central Lancashire	50,274	29
58	University of Derby	47,451	97
59	University of Hertfordshire	47,444	40
60	Royal College of Art	47,164	25
61	Teesside University	47,103	25
62	University of Portsmouth	43,785	13
63	Liverpool John Moores University	43,684	18
64	The Glasgow School of Art	43,582	13
65	Aston University	43,407	32
66	University of Huddersfield	43,362	30
67	Keele University	42,836	57
68	University of Lincoln	42,737	32
69	University of Brighton	42,673	15
70	Birmingham City University	41,938	32
71	Oxford Brookes University	41,789	26
72	Bangor University	41,687	23
73	University of Stirling	41,496	54
74	Northumbria University	40,833	15
75	University of Bradford	39,733	27
76	University of Westminster	39,406	26
77	Edge Hill University	38,525	31
78	The Royal Academy of Music, University of London	38,137	18
79	University of South Wales	38,057	29
80	University of the West of England	37,670	35
81	Goldsmiths, University of London	37,190	10
82	Robert Gordon University	37,173	25
83	University of Wolverhampton	37,103	45
84	University of Staffordshire	36,827	45
85	City St George's, University of London	36,813	19
86	The University of Northampton	36,509	36
87	The University of Law	36,447	38
88	Bath Spa University	34,059	19
89	University of Chester	34,044	23
90	Edinburgh Napier University	34,020	29
91	University of Gloucestershire	33,662	25
92	Anglia Ruskin University	32,881	42
93	Middlesex University	32,864	24
94	Heriot-Watt University	31,388	21
95	University of Greenwich	31,242	45
96	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	30,568	31
97	Cardiff Metropolitan University	30,335	20
98	Aberystwyth University	30,043	21
99	University of East London	29,913	60
100	Royal College of Music	29,778	28
101	Royal Holloway, University of London	29,690	19
102	Brunel University London	28,874	29
103	Cranfield University	27,119	15
104	Glasgow Caledonian University	27,093	31
105	University of Sunderland	26,907	34
106	Abertay University	26,710	30
107	University of Roehampton	26,705	15
108	University of the West of Scotland	25,244	81
109	The Royal Veterinary College University of London	24,980	11
110	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	24,650	24
111	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	24,433	11
112	York St John University	23,506	24
113	Falmouth University	23,264	19
114	London South Bank University	23,243	29
115	The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	22,629	38
116	Liverpool Hope University	22,490	27
117	Solent University	22,420	51
118	London Metropolitan University	21,309	20
119	Birkbeck, University of London	21,221	28
120	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	21,184	45
121	Canterbury Christ Church University	21,180	13
122	University of Worcester	20,538	23
123	The University of Buckingham	20,365	17
124	Wrexham University	19,993	32
125	Queen Margaret University	19,862	27
126	The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	17,820	7
127	University of Cumbria	17,806	41
128	Royal Northern College of Music	17,330	17
129	Harper Adams University	17,166	18
130	University of Chichester	17,019	23
131	Leeds Trinity University	16,692	34
132	University of the Highlands and Islands	15,074	27
133	St Mary's University, Twickenham	15,041	9
134	University of Winchester	14,915	19
135	University of Bedfordshire	14,885	26
136	University for the Creative Arts	14,755	40
137	Scotland's Rural College	14,749	26
138	Hartpury University and Hartpury College	13,268	17
139	University of West London	12,896	36
140	Leeds Arts University	12,669	22
141	Leeds Conservatoire	12,506	23
142	Rose Bruford College	12,326	11
143	The Royal Agricultural University	11,988	17
144	Norwich University of the Arts	11,523	21
145	University of Wales	10,883	0.20
146	University of Suffolk	9,880	20
147	School of Advanced Study, University of London	9,737	15
148	Arts University Bournemouth	9,508	16
149	Regent's University London	9,472	9
150	Arts University Plymouth	8,377	22
151	Ravensbourne University London	8,238	15
152	Northern School of Contemporary Dance	7,202	5
153	University College Birmingham	6,777	37
154	Plymouth Marjon University	6,448	21
155	Birmingham Newman University	5,362	16
156	Ulster University	4,768	24
157	Richmond, The American International University in London	2,628	2
158	European School of Economics	1,060	1

Notice: the total number of followers of the above X pages were extracted in November 2025.

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