Name: 2026 UK University YouTube Rankings
Creator: uniRank
Published: 2026-08-13

Introduction

What are the most popular UK Universities on YouTube? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 YouTube University Ranking (August 2026 data) of all UK higher-education institutions on YouTube 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 YouTube University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each UK university on the YouTube social media platform, based on the total number of subscribers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

UK Universities on YouTube

Rank	University	Subscribers	Avg views per video
1	University of Cambridge	550,000	47,704
2	University of Oxford	503,000	51,296
3	London Business School	312,000	16,840
4	The London School of Economics and Political Science	280,000	6,777
5	Imperial College London	242,000	15,118
6	University of Edinburgh	171,000	26,418
7	University of East London	171,000	11,540
8	University of Nottingham	128,000	9,429
9	University of Birmingham	107,000	4,189
10	University of Stirling	105,000	27,865
11	Solent University	104,000	22,134
12	University of Leicester	91,200	27,629
13	Royal College of Music	63,900	17,568
14	SOAS, University of London	63,700	3,679
15	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	57,800	19,030
16	University of South Wales	56,700	26,177
17	King's College London	56,300	5,883
18	University of London	50,700	4,160
19	University of Manchester	49,600	6,884
20	University of Glasgow	47,200	11,668
21	University College London	44,200	9,757
22	University of Derby	38,500	8,235
23	University of Bristol	37,300	6,299
24	University of Surrey	34,800	11,479
25	University of the Arts London	33,900	593
26	Queen's University Belfast	32,200	11,974
27	University of Aberdeen	30,200	3,456
28	University of Essex	29,300	6,348
29	The Royal Academy of Music, University of London	29,000	14,431
30	University of Kent	27,800	2,982
31	University of Bath	26,700	6,379
32	University of Sheffield	26,600	10,233
33	University of Dundee	26,400	4,736
34	Durham University	26,300	3,214
35	Birkbeck, University of London	25,700	1,087
36	Birmingham City University	25,200	3,973
37	Nottingham Trent University	24,700	2,200
38	University of Exeter	24,500	27,086
39	University of Westminster	24,300	4,560
40	University of Leeds	24,200	3,300
41	Coventry University	24,000	9,810
42	The University of Law	23,700	8,538
43	Loughborough University	23,300	5,244
44	Newcastle University	23,000	7,656
45	Royal College of Art	22,700	2,288
46	City St George's, University of London	22,600	6,617
47	University of Greenwich	21,600	11,661
48	Queen Mary University of London	21,300	7,576
49	Liverpool John Moores University	20,700	3,103
50	University of Hertfordshire	19,900	7,258
51	Oxford Brookes University	19,900	25,884
52	De Montfort University	19,600	20,212
53	The University of York	19,600	3,917
54	Lancaster University	19,400	29,143
55	Cardiff University	19,300	5,075
56	The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London	18,600	3,968
57	Brunel University of London	17,800	5,700
58	School of Advanced Study, University of London	17,700	639
59	Middlesex University	17,600	3,942
60	University of Southampton	17,400	8,712
61	University of Warwick	16,900	4,062
62	Kingston University	16,100	3,251
63	University of West London	15,800	1,951
64	University of Worcester	15,200	9,812
65	Anglia Ruskin University	15,000	1,683
66	University of Wolverhampton	14,900	5,875
67	University of Central Lancashire	14,900	3,269
68	University of Salford	14,900	3,967
69	Bournemouth University	14,800	15,908
70	Teesside University	14,300	5,245
71	University of the West of England	14,300	10,034
72	University of Portsmouth	14,100	2,272
73	University of Reading	13,800	1,987
74	Aston University	13,300	45,725
75	Bangor University	12,900	4,540
76	University of Lincoln	12,600	5,570
77	Manchester Metropolitan University	12,400	62,774
78	University of Chester	12,300	3,594
79	University of Staffordshire	12,200	1,690
80	Keele University	12,200	3,359
81	University of Sunderland	11,700	5,846
82	University of Bradford	11,700	2,920
83	University of St Andrews	11,700	21,303
84	University of Brighton	11,600	3,027
85	Sheffield Hallam University	11,600	9,551
86	University of Plymouth	11,500	6,306
87	Leeds Beckett University	11,300	1,586
88	University of Liverpool	11,100	7,896
89	University of East Anglia	11,000	6,663
90	University for the Creative Arts	10,900	6,152
91	Northumbria University	10,700	2,417
92	University of Sussex	10,600	5,404
93	London Metropolitan University	10,600	18,255
94	University of the West of Scotland	10,400	1,873
95	London South Bank University	10,400	7,122
96	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London	10,300	5,215
97	Goldsmiths, University of London	10,100	12,068
98	University of Bedfordshire	9,740	7,352
99	Cardiff Metropolitan University	9,630	30,635
100	Heriot-Watt University	9,550	8,545
101	Royal Holloway, University of London	8,750	2,046
102	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	8,730	2,413
103	The University of Northampton	8,270	19,553
104	University of Roehampton	8,250	4,909
105	University of Strathclyde	8,060	1,885
106	The Royal Veterinary College University of London	8,030	2,469
107	University of Hull	7,960	5,103
108	Robert Gordon University	7,930	10,290
109	Cranfield University	7,890	4,876
110	Glasgow Caledonian University	7,290	14,744
111	University College Birmingham	7,100	1,690
112	Edinburgh Napier University	6,890	18,059
113	University of Huddersfield	6,880	2,593
114	Canterbury Christ Church University	6,690	2,212
115	Edge Hill University	6,550	1,109
116	St Mary's University, Twickenham	6,370	2,983
117	Swansea University	6,370	4,414
118	Aberystwyth University	6,260	3,591
119	The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	5,980	5,621
120	University of Greater Manchester	5,630	2,871
121	Hartpury University and Hartpury College	5,430	3,061
122	Ulster University	5,380	1,780
123	Buckinghamshire New University	5,160	10,211
124	Falmouth University	5,030	28,669
125	Norwich University of the Arts	4,910	1,710
126	University of Gloucestershire	4,730	3,645
127	Northern School of Contemporary Dance	4,730	5,542
128	Walbrook Institute London	4,550	352
129	The University of Buckingham	4,420	3,500
130	Royal Northern College of Music	4,350	3,576
131	York St John University	4,330	2,537
132	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	4,210	893
133	Harper Adams University	4,100	4,862
134	Liverpool Hope University	3,950	1,051
135	Bath Spa University	3,910	2,853
136	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	3,520	1,163
137	University of Cumbria	3,460	2,073
138	Wrexham University	3,450	1,639
139	University of Winchester	3,140	2,029
140	Arts University Plymouth	2,810	1,766
141	University of Suffolk	2,810	5,321
142	Regent's University London	2,670	994
143	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	2,630	856
144	Leeds Conservatoire	2,590	1,110
145	University of Chichester	2,580	900
146	European School of Economics	2,330	1,232
147	Abertay University	2,330	1,259
148	Leeds Arts University	2,320	2,805
149	Arts University Bournemouth	2,310	1,366
150	The Royal Agricultural University	2,300	4,682
151	Queen Margaret University	2,230	1,163
152	University of the Highlands and Islands	2,150	3,399
153	Leeds Trinity University	2,120	904
154	Ravensbourne University London	2,080	793
155	The Glasgow School of Art	2,030	1,998
156	Richmond American University London	1,800	17,521
157	Rose Bruford College	1,770	3,051
158	The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	1,630	350
159	Plymouth Marjon University	1,190	1,141
160	Lincoln Bishop University	956	273
161	Birmingham Newman University	888	17,007
162	Scotland's Rural College	882	547
163	University of Wales	39	4,853

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