Top UK Universities on X | 2024 X University Rankings

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 UK higher education-related organization in each country
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	Country
1	University of Oxford	998,067	58	gb
2	University of Cambridge	839,953	15	gb
3	London Business School	183,920	55	gb
4	Imperial College London	179,126	61	gb
5	University of Edinburgh	160,411	17	gb
6	King's College London	152,171	15	gb
7	University College London	138,869	19	gb
8	University of Glasgow	138,103	55	gb
9	University of Birmingham	137,932	47	gb
10	The London School of Economics and Political Science	135,765	56	gb
11	University of Sheffield	133,355	32	gb
12	University of Leeds	123,344	24	gb
13	University of Manchester	103,167	84	gb
14	University of Bristol	102,240	26	gb
15	University of Nottingham	98,877	54	gb
16	Cardiff University	92,505	30	gb
17	The University of York	87,754	40	gb
18	Sheffield Hallam University	86,811	27	gb
19	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London	86,720	16	gb
20	University of Liverpool	82,368	20	gb
21	University of Sussex	81,672	44	gb
22	University of Exeter	80,306	19	gb
23	University of Bath	80,246	82	gb
24	Queen Mary University of London	76,345	26	gb
25	University of Aberdeen	76,257	28	gb
26	University of London	74,839	28	gb
27	Coventry University	74,097	43	gb
28	Lancaster University	69,916	38	gb
29	University of Dundee	67,066	44	gb
30	University of Plymouth	66,183	78	gb
31	University of East Anglia	66,102	35	gb
32	University of Southampton	65,241	28	gb
33	University of Surrey	64,950	49	gb
34	University of Strathclyde	63,638	20	gb
35	Durham University	63,270	31	gb
36	Queen's University Belfast	62,236	63	gb
37	SOAS, University of London	62,116	12	gb
38	Leeds Beckett University	62,047	34	gb
39	University of Reading	61,344	25	gb
40	University of St Andrews	60,369	15	gb
41	University of Leicester	60,292	54	gb
42	University of the Arts London	58,772	20	gb
43	Manchester Metropolitan University	58,553	31	gb
44	Loughborough University	58,524	130	gb
45	University of Salford	58,300	33	gb
46	University of Kent	57,115	40	gb
47	Swansea University	56,319	35	gb
48	Bournemouth University	55,192	50	gb
49	University of Hull	54,148	45	gb
50	University of Essex	53,485	41	gb
51	De Montfort University	53,101	376	gb
52	University of Central Lancashire	52,294	29	gb
53	Kingston University	51,726	21	gb
54	Royal College of Art	49,644	26	gb
55	University of Hertfordshire	49,018	42	gb
56	Teesside University	48,842	25	gb
57	University of Derby	48,322	102	gb
58	The Glasgow School of Art	47,419	14	gb
59	University of Portsmouth	45,648	13	gb
60	University of Huddersfield	45,647	31	gb
61	Liverpool John Moores University	44,637	18	gb
62	University of Lincoln	44,444	30	gb
63	University of Brighton	44,383	16	gb
64	Aston University	44,172	34	gb
65	Keele University	44,123	57	gb
66	Oxford Brookes University	43,556	26	gb
67	University of Stirling	42,935	52	gb
68	Bangor University	42,869	24	gb
69	Birmingham City University	42,864	30	gb
70	Northumbria University	41,916	15	gb
71	University of Bradford	40,932	29	gb
72	University of Westminster	40,331	26	gb
73	The Royal Academy of Music, University of London	40,123	19	gb
74	Edge Hill University	40,018	33	gb
75	University of the West of England	39,304	37	gb
76	University of South Wales	39,227	29	gb
77	Goldsmiths, University of London	38,844	11	gb
78	Robert Gordon University	38,588	25	gb
79	The University of Northampton	38,308	37	gb
80	University of Wolverhampton	38,243	45	gb
81	Staffordshire University	38,108	48	gb
82	The University of Law	37,896	40	gb
83	City, University of London	37,292	18	gb
84	Bath Spa University	35,784	19	gb
85	University of Chester	35,382	21	gb
86	Edinburgh Napier University	35,321	28	gb
87	University of Gloucestershire	35,112	25	gb
88	Anglia Ruskin University	33,975	43	gb
89	Middlesex University	33,452	24	gb
90	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	32,992	32	gb
91	Heriot-Watt University	32,190	22	gb
92	Cardiff Metropolitan University	31,521	21	gb
93	Aberystwyth University	31,391	21	gb
94	University of Greenwich	31,317	45	gb
95	Royal College of Music	30,915	28	gb
96	Royal Holloway, University of London	30,893	18	gb
97	University of East London	29,807	60	gb
98	Newcastle University	29,212	54	gb
99	Brunel University London	28,969	31	gb
100	Abertay University	27,928	31	gb
101	Cranfield University	27,736	15	gb
102	Glasgow Caledonian University	27,622	31	gb
103	University of Roehampton	27,579	16	gb
104	University of Sunderland	27,355	37	gb
105	University of Bolton	26,915	35	gb
106	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	26,518	25	gb
107	University of the West of Scotland	25,831	83	gb
108	The Royal Veterinary College University of London	25,121	10	gb
109	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	24,916	11	gb
110	Falmouth University	24,833	21	gb
111	The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	24,605	41	gb
112	London South Bank University	24,197	30	gb
113	York St John University	23,914	22	gb
114	Solent University	23,344	55	gb
115	Liverpool Hope University	23,155	28	gb
116	London Metropolitan University	22,071	21	gb
117	Birkbeck, University of London	22,066	29	gb
118	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	21,931	47	gb
119	Canterbury Christ Church University	21,896	14	gb
120	University of Worcester	21,304	24	gb
121	Wrexham University	20,732	33	gb
122	Queen Margaret University	20,671	29	gb
123	The University of Buckingham	20,285	16	gb
124	The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	18,847	7	gb
125	Royal Northern College of Music	18,633	18	gb
126	University of Cumbria	18,512	44	gb
127	University of Chichester	17,877	24	gb
128	Harper Adams University	17,720	19	gb
129	Leeds Trinity University	17,322	35	gb
130	University of the Highlands and Islands	16,134	25	gb
131	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	16,079	46	gb
132	University of Winchester	15,596	20	gb
133	University for the Creative Arts	15,505	44	gb
134	University of Bedfordshire	15,495	27	gb
135	Scotland's Rural College	15,394	26	gb
136	St Mary's University, Twickenham	15,274	10	gb
137	St George's, University of London	13,756	23	gb
138	Hartpury University and Hartpury College	13,602	18	gb
139	Leeds Arts University	13,534	22	gb
140	Leeds Conservatoire	13,436	25	gb
141	Rose Bruford College	13,389	12	gb
142	University of West London	13,299	35	gb
143	Buckinghamshire New University	13,208	33	gb
144	The Royal Agricultural University	12,305	17	gb
145	Norwich University of the Arts	12,263	22	gb
146	University of Wales	11,433	0.22	gb
147	School of Advanced Study, University of London	10,228	15	gb
148	University of Suffolk	10,185	21	gb
149	Arts University Bournemouth	10,097	17	gb
150	Regent's University London	9,832	10	gb
151	Bishop Grosseteste University	9,143	31	gb
152	Arts University Plymouth	8,867	22	gb
153	Ravensbourne University London	8,672	15	gb
154	Northern School of Contemporary Dance	7,766	5	gb
155	University College Birmingham	6,946	40	gb
156	Plymouth Marjon University	6,701	22	gb
157	Birmingham Newman University	5,517	16	gb
158	Ulster University	4,819	23	gb
159	The London Institute of Banking and Finance	4,380	21	gb
160	Richmond, The American International University in London	2,734	2	gb
161	European School of Economics	1,034	1	gb
162	University of Warwick	424	0	gb
163	The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London	383	0	gb
164	Nottingham Trent University	43	0	gb