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 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	56
2	University of Cambridge	839,953	14
3	London Business School	183,920	53
4	Imperial College London	179,126	59
5	University of Edinburgh	160,411	16
6	King's College London	152,171	15
7	University College London	138,869	18
8	University of Glasgow	138,103	52
9	University of Birmingham	137,932	45
10	The London School of Economics and Political Science	135,765	53
11	University of Sheffield	133,355	31
12	University of Leeds	123,344	23
13	University of Manchester	103,167	79
14	University of Bristol	102,240	25
15	University of Nottingham	98,877	52
16	Cardiff University	92,505	29
17	The University of York	87,754	39
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	42
22	University of Exeter	80,306	18
23	University of Bath	80,246	79
24	Queen Mary University of London	76,345	25
25	University of Aberdeen	76,257	27
26	University of London	74,839	27
27	Coventry University	74,097	41
28	Lancaster University	69,916	36
29	University of Dundee	67,066	42
30	University of Plymouth	66,183	75
31	University of East Anglia	66,102	34
32	University of Southampton	65,241	27
33	University of Surrey	64,950	47
34	University of Strathclyde	63,638	20
35	Durham University	63,270	30
36	Queen's University Belfast	62,236	60
37	SOAS, University of London	62,116	11
38	Leeds Beckett University	62,047	33
39	University of Reading	61,344	24
40	University of St Andrews	60,369	15
41	University of Leicester	60,292	51
42	University of the Arts London	58,772	19
43	Manchester Metropolitan University	58,553	30
44	Loughborough University	58,524	125
45	University of Salford	58,300	31
46	University of Kent	57,115	38
47	Swansea University	56,319	34
48	Bournemouth University	55,192	48
49	University of Hull	54,148	43
50	University of Essex	53,485	39
51	De Montfort University	53,101	360
52	University of Central Lancashire	52,294	28
53	Kingston University	51,726	20
54	Royal College of Art	49,644	25
55	University of Hertfordshire	49,018	40
56	Teesside University	48,842	24
57	University of Derby	48,322	98
58	The Glasgow School of Art	47,419	14
59	University of Portsmouth	45,648	12
60	University of Huddersfield	45,647	30
61	Liverpool John Moores University	44,637	18
62	University of Lincoln	44,444	29
63	University of Brighton	44,383	15
64	Aston University	44,172	32
65	Keele University	44,123	55
66	Oxford Brookes University	43,556	25
67	University of Stirling	42,935	50
68	Bangor University	42,869	23
69	Birmingham City University	42,864	29
70	Northumbria University	41,916	15
71	University of Bradford	40,932	28
72	University of Westminster	40,331	25
73	The Royal Academy of Music, University of London	40,123	18
74	Edge Hill University	40,018	31
75	University of the West of England	39,304	35
76	University of South Wales	39,227	28
77	Goldsmiths, University of London	38,844	11
78	Robert Gordon University	38,588	24
79	The University of Northampton	38,308	36
80	University of Wolverhampton	38,243	43
81	Staffordshire University	38,108	46
82	The University of Law	37,896	38
83	City, University of London	37,292	17
84	Bath Spa University	35,784	18
85	University of Chester	35,382	20
86	Edinburgh Napier University	35,321	27
87	University of Gloucestershire	35,112	24
88	Anglia Ruskin University	33,975	41
89	Middlesex University	33,452	23
90	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	32,992	31
91	Heriot-Watt University	32,190	21
92	Cardiff Metropolitan University	31,521	20
93	Aberystwyth University	31,391	20
94	University of Greenwich	31,317	44
95	Royal College of Music	30,915	27
96	Royal Holloway, University of London	30,893	17
97	University of East London	29,807	57
98	Brunel University London	28,969	29
99	Abertay University	27,928	29
100	Cranfield University	27,736	15
101	Glasgow Caledonian University	27,622	30
102	University of Roehampton	27,579	15
103	University of Sunderland	27,355	35
104	University of Bolton	26,915	34
105	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	26,518	24
106	University of the West of Scotland	25,831	79
107	The Royal Veterinary College University of London	25,121	9
108	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	24,916	10
109	Falmouth University	24,833	20
110	The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	24,605	39
111	London South Bank University	24,197	28
112	York St John University	23,914	21
113	Solent University	23,344	53
114	Liverpool Hope University	23,155	27
115	London Metropolitan University	22,071	20
116	Birkbeck, University of London	22,066	28
117	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	21,931	45
118	Canterbury Christ Church University	21,896	13
119	University of Worcester	21,304	23
120	Wrexham University	20,732	32
121	Queen Margaret University	20,671	28
122	The University of Buckingham	20,285	16
123	The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	18,847	7
124	Royal Northern College of Music	18,633	18
125	University of Cumbria	18,512	42
126	University of Chichester	17,877	23
127	Harper Adams University	17,720	18
128	Leeds Trinity University	17,322	33
129	University of the Highlands and Islands	16,134	24
130	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	16,079	44
131	University of Winchester	15,596	19
132	University for the Creative Arts	15,505	41
133	University of Bedfordshire	15,495	26
134	Scotland's Rural College	15,394	25
135	St Mary's University, Twickenham	15,274	10
136	St George's, University of London	13,756	22
137	Hartpury University and Hartpury College	13,602	17
138	Leeds Arts University	13,534	21
139	Leeds Conservatoire	13,436	24
140	Rose Bruford College	13,389	11
141	University of West London	13,299	34
142	Buckinghamshire New University	13,208	31
143	The Royal Agricultural University	12,305	16
144	Norwich University of the Arts	12,263	21
145	University of Wales	11,433	0.21
146	School of Advanced Study, University of London	10,228	14
147	University of Suffolk	10,185	20
148	Arts University Bournemouth	10,097	16
149	Regent's University London	9,832	10
150	Bishop Grosseteste University	9,143	30
151	Arts University Plymouth	8,867	21
152	Ravensbourne University London	8,672	15
153	Northern School of Contemporary Dance	7,766	4
154	University College Birmingham	6,946	37
155	Plymouth Marjon University	6,701	21
156	Birmingham Newman University	5,517	16
157	Ulster University	4,819	21
158	The London Institute of Banking and Finance	4,380	20
159	Richmond, The American International University in London	2,734	2
160	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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