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Summary
Study at the University for the Creative Arts and let your imagination expand, think beyond limits and break boundaries. UCA is a creative specialist in the south-east of England with courses across the arts, business, and technology. Its campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, and Maidstone each offer a unique set of specialist creative subjects. You’ll find dedicated facilities to experiment in and a community of passionate creators ready to collaborate with you.

Student statistics
These stats give you an idea of what the student population looks like at this university.
Study level
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Undergraduate86%Postgraduate14%
Study mode
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Full-time77%Part-time23%
Student population MEDIUM
- 5,001–10,000 students
Where students come from
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UK75%International19%EU6%
Student gender
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Male 36%Female 64%
League table performance
See the latest league table performance of this university - overall, by subject, and its ranking during the past five years.
University League Table 2025
Overall ranking
85th out of 130
Overall ranking trend - past 5 years
Ranking breakdown
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Overall score
/ Max 1000587 59%85th
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Entry standards
/ Max 212129 61%72nd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.10 77%42nd
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Research quality
/ Max 43.06 77%55th
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Research intensity
/ Max 10.11 11%128th
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Academic services spend
/ Max 33252728 82%8th
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Facilities spend
/ Max 2226266 12%126th
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Student - staff ratio
/ Min 10.312.68th
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Continuation
/ Max 10089.4 89%98th
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Graduate prospects – outcomes
/ Max 10057.3 57%129th
1 -
Graduate prospects – on track
/ Max 10063.6 64%130th
Subject League Tables 2025
Overall ranking
42nd out of 55
Architecture ranking breakdown
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Overall score
/ Max 10084.3 84%42nd
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Entry standards
/ Max 208121 58%43rd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.37 84%7th
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Research quality
/ Max 43.06 77%27th
1 -
Continuation
/ Max 10088.4 88%47th
1 -
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10074.0 74%42nd
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Campus locations
Study options
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For undergraduate courses
Frequently asked questions
UCA gives you the space to dream, discover, and disrupt. To hone your talents so you can excel in your creative career. UCA welcomes the bold opportunists, the quiet innovators, the curious experimentalists, and the out-of-the-box thinkers. All are invited to become part of its incredible community. Guiding you along the way will be academic staff and talented technicians with expert industry knowledge and hands-on skills to help you succeed. UCA also has great industry links at every turn – so you'll leave with the professional connections you need to get started in the working world.
There are three main campuses that form the University for the Creative Arts. The Canterbury campus focuses on architecture and design, fine art and visual communications. In Epsom, UCA teaches the business of the creative industries, together with fashion and textiles. Farnham is UCA's largest campus, home to a wide range of courses in film, media, performing arts, animation, illustration, crafts, graphic design, games, and creative technology. UCA teaches television production at a satellite learning centre in Maidstone Television Studios. In China, the Institute of Creativity and Innovation in Xiamen is UCA's joint venture with Xiamen University.
Students love UCA's creative community; the fact that they find themselves in a supportive place full of like-minded people they know, and not feeling lost on a big campus or living half a city away from friends. Meanwhile, the social life fizzes with creativity. While it's easy enough to hop on a train and head to a club, you'll also find unique options for creative fun. There are dozens of clubs and societies to choose from, covering games like Dungeons and Dragons and eSports, film and animation, sports and wellness, and culture and heritage. If that's the sort of university experience you're looking for, then maybe you've found your place. And – more importantly – your people.