Most Followed UK Universities on X | 2024 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 2024 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 [WM-Field: EnglishThe]
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	998,067	54
2	University of Cambridge	839,953	14
3	London Business School	183,920	52
4	Imperial College London	179,126	57
5	University of Edinburgh	160,411	16
6	King's College London	152,171	14
7	University College London	138,869	18
8	University of Glasgow	138,103	51
9	University of Birmingham	137,932	43
10	The London School of Economics and Political Science	135,765	52
11	University of Sheffield	133,355	30
12	University of Leeds	123,344	23
13	University of Manchester	103,167	76
14	University of Bristol	102,240	24
15	University of Nottingham	98,877	51
16	Cardiff University	92,505	28
17	The University of York	87,754	37
18	Sheffield Hallam University	86,811	25
19	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London	86,720	15
20	University of Liverpool	82,368	19
21	University of Sussex	81,672	41
22	University of Exeter	80,306	17
23	University of Bath	80,246	76
24	Queen Mary University of London	76,345	25
25	University of Aberdeen	76,257	26
26	University of London	74,839	26
27	Coventry University	74,097	40
28	Lancaster University	69,916	35
29	University of Dundee	67,066	41
30	University of Plymouth	66,183	73
31	University of East Anglia	66,102	33
32	University of Southampton	65,241	26
33	University of Surrey	64,950	46
34	University of Strathclyde	63,638	19
35	Durham University	63,270	29
36	Queen's University Belfast	62,236	58
37	SOAS, University of London	62,116	11
38	Leeds Beckett University	62,047	32
39	University of Reading	61,344	24
40	University of St Andrews	60,369	14
41	University of Leicester	60,292	50
42	University of the Arts London	58,772	19
43	Manchester Metropolitan University	58,553	29
44	Loughborough University	58,524	121
45	University of Salford	58,300	30
46	University of Kent	57,115	37
47	Swansea University	56,319	33
48	Bournemouth University	55,192	47
49	University of Hull	54,148	42
50	University of Essex	53,485	38
51	De Montfort University	53,101	349
52	University of Central Lancashire	52,294	27
53	Kingston University	51,726	19
54	Royal College of Art	49,644	24
55	University of Hertfordshire	49,018	39
56	Teesside University	48,842	23
57	University of Derby	48,322	95
58	The Glasgow School of Art	47,419	13
59	University of Portsmouth	45,648	12
60	University of Huddersfield	45,647	29
61	Liverpool John Moores University	44,637	17
62	University of Lincoln	44,444	28
63	University of Brighton	44,383	14
64	Aston University	44,172	31
65	Keele University	44,123	53
66	Oxford Brookes University	43,556	24
67	University of Stirling	42,935	49
68	Bangor University	42,869	22
69	Birmingham City University	42,864	28
70	Northumbria University	41,916	14
71	University of Bradford	40,932	27
72	University of Westminster	40,331	24
73	The Royal Academy of Music, University of London	40,123	17
74	Edge Hill University	40,018	30
75	University of the West of England	39,304	34
76	University of South Wales	39,227	27
77	Goldsmiths, University of London	38,844	10
78	Robert Gordon University	38,588	23
79	The University of Northampton	38,308	35
80	University of Wolverhampton	38,243	42
81	University of Staffordshire	38,108	44
82	The University of Law	37,896	37
83	Bath Spa University	35,784	18
84	University of Chester	35,382	19
85	Edinburgh Napier University	35,321	26
86	University of Gloucestershire	35,112	24
87	Anglia Ruskin University	33,975	40
88	Middlesex University	33,452	22
89	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	32,992	30
90	Heriot-Watt University	32,190	20
91	Cardiff Metropolitan University	31,521	20
92	Aberystwyth University	31,391	19
93	University of Greenwich	31,317	42
94	Royal College of Music	30,915	26
95	Royal Holloway, University of London	30,893	17
96	University of East London	29,807	56
97	Brunel University London	28,969	28
98	Abertay University	27,928	28
99	Cranfield University	27,736	14
100	Glasgow Caledonian University	27,622	29
101	University of Roehampton	27,579	15
102	University of Sunderland	27,355	34
103	University of Greater Manchester	26,915	33
104	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	26,518	24
105	University of the West of Scotland	25,831	77
106	The Royal Veterinary College University of London	25,121	9
107	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	24,916	10
108	Falmouth University	24,833	20
109	The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	24,605	38
110	London South Bank University	24,197	28
111	York St John University	23,914	20
112	Solent University	23,344	51
113	Liverpool Hope University	23,155	26
114	London Metropolitan University	22,071	20
115	Birkbeck, University of London	22,066	27
116	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	21,931	43
117	Canterbury Christ Church University	21,896	13
118	University of Worcester	21,304	23
119	Wrexham University	20,732	31
120	Queen Margaret University	20,671	27
121	The University of Buckingham	20,285	15
122	The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	18,847	6
123	Royal Northern College of Music	18,633	17
124	University of Cumbria	18,512	40
125	University of Chichester	17,877	23
126	Harper Adams University	17,720	18
127	Leeds Trinity University	17,322	32
128	University of the Highlands and Islands	16,134	24
129	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	16,079	43
130	University of Winchester	15,596	18
131	University for the Creative Arts	15,505	40
132	University of Bedfordshire	15,495	25
133	Scotland's Rural College	15,394	24
134	St Mary's University, Twickenham	15,274	9
135	Hartpury University and Hartpury College	13,602	17
136	Leeds Arts University	13,534	20
137	Leeds Conservatoire	13,436	23
138	Rose Bruford College	13,389	11
139	University of West London	13,299	33
140	Buckinghamshire New University	13,208	30
141	The Royal Agricultural University	12,305	15
142	Norwich University of the Arts	12,263	21
143	University of Wales	11,433	0.20
144	School of Advanced Study, University of London	10,228	14
145	University of Suffolk	10,185	19
146	Arts University Bournemouth	10,097	16
147	Regent's University London	9,832	9
148	Bishop Grosseteste University	9,143	29
149	Arts University Plymouth	8,867	20
150	Ravensbourne University London	8,672	14
151	Northern School of Contemporary Dance	7,766	4
152	University College Birmingham	6,946	36
153	Plymouth Marjon University	6,701	21
154	Birmingham Newman University	5,517	15
155	Ulster University	4,819	20
156	Richmond, The American International University in London	2,734	2
157	European School of Economics	1,034	1

Notice: the total number of followers of the above X pages were extracted in April 2024.

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