1.University of Cambridge
Cambridge contains 31 residential colleges, which are responsible for admitting undergraduate and graduate students; three colleges – Lucy Cavendish College, Murray Edwards College and Newnham College – are women-only. Some small-group instruction for undergraduates also takes place at the colleges. Most undergraduate students at the University of Cambridge are guaranteed college housing for at least three years. Many new graduate students can also utilize college housing. Around 20 percent of the student body is from outside of the European Union; tuition costs are higher for non-EU students and vary depending on the field of study. Cambridge has more than 100 libraries, including college and department libraries. The university has around 140 centers and institutes that contribute to different areas of research, such as the Centre of African Studies; the Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy; and the Institute of Theoretical Geophysics. In a recent year, the university received around $415 million in research grants and contracts.
2.University of St Andrews
At undergraduate level, the University of St Andrews currently offers part-time, foundation, full-time, non-degree programs in over 20 subjects, including:
Medicine
Social anthropology
History
Language and comparative literature
Earth and environmental studies
At postgraduate level, the University of St Andrews offers a number of degrees, including: Anthropology, art and perception
Statistics
Postcolonial and world literatures
Peace and conflict studies
3.Courtauld Institute of Art
The Courtauld Institute of Art is the world’s leading centre for the study of the history and conservation of art and architecture. Its Gallery houses one of Britain’s best-loved collections. Through its unique integration of activities, facilities and resources, The Courtauld provides an exceptional environment for research, learning and professional development.
Based at Somerset House, The Courtauld is an independent college of the University of London.
The Courtauld offers a range of degree programmes – a BA, Graduate Diploma and MA in the History of Art; a Postgraduate Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings; an MA in Wall Painting Conservation; an MA in Buddhist Art: History and Conservation; an MA in Curating the Art Museum; and MPhil and PhD research degrees in all these subjects.
Courtauld faculty teach and supervise research from western antiquity to the global present. Through its alumni, The Courtauld generates a evolving community of specialists who shape the international art world.
| Subject rank | Overall rank | University | Total score |
| 1 | 1 | University of Cambridge | 100.0.0 |
| 2 | 3 | University of St Andrews | 98.5 |
| 3 | - | Courtauld | 96.1 |
| 4 | 9 | University of Warwick | 95.6 |
| 5 | 2 | University of Oxford | 95.5 |
| 6 | 14 | University of Exeter | 94.3 |
| 7 | 22 | University of Essex | 93.9 |
| 8 | 15 | University of Birmingham | 93.8 |
| 9= | 16= | University of York | 93.4 |
| 9= | 7= | University College London | 93.4 |
| 11 | 25 | University of Manchester | 92.3 |
| 12 | 10 | University of Leeds | 91.7 |
| 13 | 40 | University of Aberdeen | 91.3 |
| 14 | 13 | University of East Anglia | 91.1 |
| 15 | 36= | SOAS University of London | 90.8 |
| 16 | 18 | University of Nottingham | 89.8 |
| 17 | 34 | University of Leicester | 89.4 |
| 18 | 84 | Oxford Brookes University | 89.3 |
| 19 | 27 | University of Sussex | 89.1 |
| 20 | 31 | University of Kent | 88.9 |
| 21 | 63= | Goldsmiths, University of London | 88.0.0 |
| 22 | 16= | University of Bristol | 87.8 |
| 23 | 20 | University of Glasgow | 86.8 |
| 24 | 24 | University of Edinburgh | 86.7 |
| 25 | 70= | Liverpool John Moores University | 85.5 |
| 26 | 86= | Plymouth University | 83.7 |
| 27 | 80 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 81.4 |
| 28 | 112 | University of Brighton | 74.1 |
