The University for the Creative Arts has several campuses located in Canterbury, Epsom, and Farnham, a teaching base at The Maidstone Studios, and a project and exhibition space in Folkestone Creative Quarter.

The Farnham campus is the largest of all the campuses. In 2022, it became the headquarters for ISEA International. The UK’s first business school for the creative industries is situated at UCA Epsom.

The University for the Creative Arts is packed with more than 15,000 students, of which almost 1,800 are international students, with a wide range of undergraduate programmes, postgraduate programmes, and international scholarships.

The University for the Creative Arts wants to be recognised as a great symbol of creative arts, creative technologies, and business for the creative industries.

1. Their strategies include:
2. Delivery of a shared vision through high-performing teams
3. Develop and drive a financially robust and resilient business model
4. Develop the ‘Business of Creativity’
5. Develop their international presence and influence
6. Enhancing their educational offer

The history of the University for the Creative Arts lies in the establishment of several small schools in Kent and Surrey. The first establishment was the Guildford School of Art, founded in 1856, and the second establishment was Maidstone College of Art, founded in 1867.

During the second half of the 20th century, various schools merged and formed Kent Institute of Art & Design in 1987 and Surrey Institute of Art & Design in 1995. In 2005, these two institutes merged and formed the University College for the Creative Arts.

In 2008, the University College for the Creative Arts gained full university status from the Privy Council and became what it is today.

The University for the Creative Arts and its courses are accredited by some of the most esteemed professional bodies. These include:

1. Privy Council
2. London School of Design and Marketing
3. The Rookies
4. National Theatre
5. British Film Institute (BFI)
6. Spotlight
7. Equity
8. Steinberg Certified Training
9. AVID (Learning Partner)
10. British Film Institute (BFI)
11. ARRI
12. Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

The University for the Creative Arts is well-ranked around the globe for its sublime services for international students.

1. Library with more than 280,000 print, e-books, exhibition catalogues, and 500 million of archival material
2. Design Studio & Modelling Workshop
3. TrakLab
4. Digital Fashion & Print Studios
5. Fashion Design Atelier
6. Sewing & Fabrication Workshop
7. Audio & Broadcast Studios
8. Creative Computing Labs
9. Lumina Media Centre
10. Motion Capture Studio
11. Virtual Production Studio
12. XR Creative Labs
13. ArtMaker Studios
14. Ceramic Studios
15. Culture Labs
16. Design & Digital Workshops
17. Elemental Craftworks Studios
18. Letterpress Studio
19. Fashion Photography IT Suites
20. Photography & Sound Studios
21. Print and Fabrication Studio
22. Lumina Media Centre

Foundation

1. Acting
2. Acting (with Professional Practice Year)
3. Animation
4. Animation (with Professional Practice Year)
5. Architectural Technology
6. Architectural Technology (with Professional Practice Year)
7. Architecture
8. Arts and Cultural Management
9. Arts and Cultural Management (with Professional Practice Year)
10. Automotive & Transport Design
11. Automotive & Transport Design (with Professional Practice Year)
12. Business and Management
13. Business and Management (with Professional Practice Year)
14. Ceramics & Glass
15. Ceramics & Glass (with Professional Practice Year)
16. Comic & Concept Art
17. Comic & Concept Art (with Professional Practice Year)
18. Composition for Screen
19. Composition for Screen (with Professional Practice Year)
20. Computer Science
21. Computer Science (with Professional Practice Year)
22. Creative Computing
23. Creative Computing (with Professional Practice Year)
24. Creative Practices (International Foundation)
25. Design for Theatre & Screen
26. Design for Theatre & Screen (with Professional Practice Year)
27. Digital Art
28. Digital Art (with Professional Practice Year)
29. Digital Marketing & Social Media
30. Digital Marketing & Social Media (with Professional Practice Year)
31. Events & Festivals Management
32. Events & Festivals Management (with Professional Practice Year)
33. Fashion Atelier & Tailoring
34. Fashion Atelier & Tailoring (with Professional Practice Year)
35. Fashion Branding & Communication
36. Fashion Branding & Communication (with Professional Practice Year)
37. Fashion Business & Management
38. Fashion Business & Management (with Professional Practice Year)
39. Fashion Design
40. Fashion Design (with Professional Practice Year)
41. Fashion Image & Styling
42. Fashion Image & Styling (with Professional Practice Year)
43. Fashion Photography
44. Fashion Photography (with Professional Practice Year)
45. Film & Screen Studies
46. Film & Screen Studies (with Professional Practice Year)
47. Film Production
48. Film Production (with Professional Practice Year)
49. Fine Art - Canterbury
50. Fine Art - Canterbury (with Professional Practice Year)
51. Fine Art - Farnham
52. Fine Art - Farnham (with Professional Practice Year)
53. Games Animation
54. Games Animation (with Professional Practice Year)
55. Games Arts
56. Games Arts (with Professional Practice Year)
57. Games Design
58. Games Design (with Professional Practice Year)
59. Games Development
60. Games Development (with Professional Practice Year)
61. Graphic Design
62. Graphic Design (with Professional Practice Year)
63. Illustration
64. Illustration (with Professional Practice Year)
65. Industrial Design
66. Industrial Design (with Professional Practice Year)
67. Interior Architecture
68. Interior Architecture (with Professional Practice Year)
69. Interior Decoration & Styling
70. Interior Decoration & Styling (with Professional Practice Year)
71. Interior Design
72. Interior Design (with Professional Practice Year)
73. Jewellery & Silversmithing
74. Jewellery & Silversmithing (with Professional Practice Year)
75. Journalism & Communications
76. Journalism & Communications (with Professional Practice Year)
77. Landscape Architecture & Design
78. Landscape Architecture & Design (with Professional Practice Year)
79. Make-Up & Hair Design
80. Make-Up & Hair Design (with Professional Practice Year)
81. Modelmaking
82. Modelmaking (with Professional Practice Year)
83. Music & Sound Production
84. Music & Sound Production (with Professional Practice Year)
85. Music Business & Management
86. Music Business & Management (with Professional Practice Year)
87. Photo & Digital Journalism
88. Photo & Digital Journalism (with Professional Practice Year)
89. Photography
90. Photography (with Professional Practice Year)
91. Product & Furniture Design
92. Product & Furniture Design (with Professional Practice Year)
93. Television Production
94. Television Production (with Professional Practice Year)
95. Textiles
96. Textiles (with Professional Practice Year)
97. Urban Design & Planning
98. Urban Design & Planning (with Professional Practice Year)
99. User Experience Design
100. User Experience Design (with Professional Practice Year)
101. Virtual & Augmented Reality
102. Virtual & Augmented Reality (with Professional Practice Year)
103. Visual Communication
104. Visual Communication (with Professional Practice Year)
105. Visual Effects
106. Visual Effects (with Professional Practice Year)

Undergraduate

1. Acting
2. Acting (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
3. Acting (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
4. Acting (with Professional Practice Year)
5. Animation
6. Animation (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
7. Animation (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
8. Animation (with Professional Practice Year)
9. Architectural Technology
10. Architectural Technology (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
11. Architectural Technology (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
12. Architectural Technology (with Professional Practice Year)
13. Architecture
14. Architecture (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
15. Arts and Cultural Management
16. Arts and Cultural Management (3 Years)
17. Arts and Cultural Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
18. Arts and Cultural Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) (5 Years)
19. Arts and Cultural Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
20. Arts and Cultural Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year) (4 Years)
21. Arts and Cultural Management (with Professional Practice Year)
22. Arts and Cultural Management (with Professional Practice Year) (4 Years)
23. Automotive & Transport Design
24. Automotive & Transport Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
25. Automotive & Transport Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
26. Automotive & Transport Design (with Professional Practice Year)
27. Business and Management
28. Business and Management (3 Years)
29. Business and Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
30. Business and Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) (5 Years)
31. Business and Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
32. Business and Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year) (4 Years)
33. Business and Management (with Professional Practice Year)
34. Business and Management (with Professional Practice Year) (4 Years)
35. Business Innovation & Management (Top-Up)
36. Ceramics & Glass
37. Ceramics & Glass (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
38. Ceramics & Glass (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
39. Ceramics & Glass (with Professional Practice Year)
40. Comic & Concept Art
41. Comic & Concept Art (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
42. Comic & Concept Art (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
43. Comic & Concept Art (with Professional Practice Year)
44. Composition for Screen
45. Composition for Screen (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
46. Composition for Screen (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
47. Composition for Screen (with Professional Practice Year)
48. Computer Science
49. Computer Science (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
50. Computer Science (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
51. Computer Science (with Professional Practice Year)
52. Creative Computing
53. Creative Computing (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
54. Creative Computing (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
55. Creative Computing (with Professional Practice Year)
56. Creative Industries Management Fashion (Top-Up)
57. Design for Theatre & Screen
58. Design for Theatre & Screen (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
59. Design for Theatre & Screen (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
60. Design for Theatre & Screen (with Professional Practice Year)
61. Digital Art
62. Digital Art (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
63. Digital Art (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
64. Digital Art (with Professional Practice Year)
65. Digital Marketing & Social Media
66. Digital Marketing & Social Media (3 Years)
67. Digital Marketing & Social Media (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
68. Digital Marketing & Social Media (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) (5 Years)
69. Digital Marketing & Social Media (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
70. Digital Marketing & Social Media (with Integrated International Foundation Year) (4 Years)
71. Digital Marketing & Social Media (with Professional Practice Year)
72. Digital Marketing & Social Media (with Professional Practice Year) (4 Years)
73. Events & Festivals Management
74. Events & Festivals Management (3 Years)
75. Events & Festivals Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
76. Events & Festivals Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) (5 Years)
77. Events & Festivals Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
78. Events & Festivals Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year) (4 Years)
79. Events & Festivals Management (with Professional Practice Year)
80. Events & Festivals Management (with Professional Practice Year) (4 Years)
81. Fashion Atelier & Tailoring
82. Fashion Atelier & Tailoring (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
83. Fashion Atelier & Tailoring (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
84. Fashion Atelier & Tailoring (with Professional Practice Year)
85. Fashion Branding & Communication
86. Fashion Branding & Communication (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
87. Fashion Branding & Communication (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
88. Fashion Branding & Communication (with Professional Practice Year)
89. Fashion Business & Management
90. Fashion Business & Management (3 Years)
91. Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
92. Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) (5 Years)
93. Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
94. Fashion Business & Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year) (4 Years)
95. Fashion Business & Management (with Professional Practice Year)
96. Fashion Business & Management (with Professional Practice Year) (4 Years)
97. Fashion Design
98. Fashion Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
99. Fashion Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
100. Fashion Design (with Professional Practice Year)
101. Fashion Image & Styling
102. Fashion Image & Styling (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
103. Fashion Image & Styling (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
104. Fashion Image & Styling (with Professional Practice Year)
105. Fashion Photography
106. Fashion Photography (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
107. Fashion Photography (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
108. Fashion Photography (with Professional Practice Year)
109. Film & Screen Studies
110. Film & Screen Studies (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
111. Film & Screen Studies (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
112. Film & Screen Studies (with Professional Practice Year)
113. Film Production
114. Film Production (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
115. Film Production (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
116. Film Production (with Professional Practice Year)
117. Fine Art - Canterbury
118. Fine Art - Canterbury (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
119. Fine Art - Canterbury (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
120. Fine Art - Canterbury (with Professional Practice Year)
121. Fine Art - Farnham
122. Fine Art - Farnham (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
123. Fine Art - Farnham (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
124. Fine Art - Farnham (with Professional Practice Year)
125. Games Animation
126. Games Animation (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
127. Games Animation (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
128. Games Animation (with Professional Practice Year)
129. Games Arts
130. Games Arts (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
131. Games Arts (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
132. Games Arts (with Professional Practice Year)
133. Games Design
134. Games Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
135. Games Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
136. Games Design (with Professional Practice Year)
137. Games Development
138. Games Development (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
139. Games Development (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
140. Games Development (with Professional Practice Year)
141. Graphic Design
142. Graphic Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
143. Graphic Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
144. Graphic Design (with Professional Practice Year)
145. Illustration
146. Illustration (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
147. Illustration (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
148. Illustration (with Professional Practice Year)
149. Industrial Design
150. Industrial Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
151. Industrial Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
152. Industrial Design (with Professional Practice Year)
153. Interior Architecture
154. Interior Architecture (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
155. Interior Architecture (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
156. Interior Architecture (with Professional Practice Year)
157. Interior Decoration & Styling
158. Interior Decoration & Styling (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
159. Interior Decoration & Styling (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
160. Interior Decoration & Styling (with Professional Practice Year)
161. Interior Design
162. Interior Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
163. Interior Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
164. Interior Design (with Professional Practice Year)
165. Jewellery & Silversmithing
166. Jewellery & Silversmithing (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
167. Jewellery & Silversmithing (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
168. Jewellery & Silversmithing (with Professional Practice Year)
169. Journalism & Communications
170. Journalism & Communications (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
171. Journalism & Communications (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
172. Journalism & Communications (with Professional Practice Year)
173. Landscape Architecture & Design
174. Landscape Architecture & Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
175. Landscape Architecture & Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
176. Landscape Architecture & Design (with Professional Practice Year)
177. Make-Up & Hair Design
178. Make-Up & Hair Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
179. Make-Up & Hair Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
180. Make-Up & Hair Design (with Professional Practice Year)
181. Modelmaking
182. Modelmaking (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
183. Modelmaking (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
184. Modelmaking (with Professional Practice Year)
185. Music & Sound Production
186. Music & Sound Production (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
187. Music & Sound Production (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
188. Music & Sound Production (with Professional Practice Year)
189. Music Business & Management
190. Music Business & Management (3 Years)
191. Music Business & Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
192. Music Business & Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) (5 Years)
193. Music Business & Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
194. Music Business & Management (with Integrated International Foundation Year) (4 Years)
195. Music Business & Management (with Professional Practice Year)
196. Music Business & Management (with Professional Practice Year) (4 Years)
197. Photo & Digital Journalism
198. Photo & Digital Journalism (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
199. Photo & Digital Journalism (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
200. Photo & Digital Journalism (with Professional Practice Year)
201. Photography
202. Photography (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
203. Photography (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
204. Photography (with Professional Practice Year)
205. Product & Furniture Design
206. Product & Furniture Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
207. Product & Furniture Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
208. Product & Furniture Design (with Professional Practice Year)
209. Studio Practice (Fashion Design) (Top-Up)
210. Studio Practice (Fashion Image & Styling) (Top-Up)
211. Studio Practice (Filmmaking) (Top-Up)
212. Studio Practice (Fine Art) (Top-Up)
213. Studio Practice (Games) (Top-Up)
214. Studio Practice (Games) (Top-Up) (1 Year)
215. Studio Practice (Graphic Design) (Top-Up)
216. Studio Practice (Illustration) (Top-Up)
217. Studio Practice (Interior Design) (Top-Up)
218. Studio Practice (Make-up & Hair Design) (Top-Up)
219. Studio Practice (Product & Furniture Design) (Top-Up)
220. Studio Practice (Visual Communication) (Top-Up)
221. Television Production
222. Television Production (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
223. Television Production (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
224. Television Production (with Professional Practice Year)
225. Textiles
226. Textiles (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
227. Textiles (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
228. Textiles (with Professional Practice Year)
229. Urban Design & Planning
230. Urban Design & Planning (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
231. Urban Design & Planning (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
232. Urban Design & Planning (with Professional Practice Year)
233. User Experience Design
234. User Experience Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
235. User Experience Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
236. User Experience Design (with Professional Practice Year)
237. Virtual & Augmented Reality
238. Virtual & Augmented Reality (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
239. Virtual & Augmented Reality (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
240. Virtual & Augmented Reality (with Professional Practice Year)
241. Visual Communication
242. Visual Communication (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
243. Visual Communication (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
244. Visual Communication (with Professional Practice Year)
245. Visual Effects
246. Visual Effects (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year)
247. Visual Effects (with Integrated International Foundation Year)
248. Visual Effects (with Professional Practice Year)

Postgraduate

1. Animation
2. Architecture
3. Architecture (2 Years)
4. Art Writing
5. Ceramics
6. Composition for Screen
7. Creative Direction for Fashion
8. Curation
9. Design, Innovation & Brand Management
10. Digital Fashion
11. Experience & Service Design
12. Experience & Service Design (1 Year)
13. Experimental Film
14. Fashion Business & Management
15. Fashion Design
16. Fashion Forecasting & Data Analysis
17. Fashion Forecasting & Data Analysis (1 Year)
18. Fashion Photography
19. Filmmaking
20. Fine Art - Canterbury
21. Fine Art - Farnham
22. Fine Art - Farnham (2 Years)
23. Game Engineering
24. Games Arts
25. Games Design
26. Glass
27. Global Marketing & Communications
28. Graphic Design
29. Human Computer Interaction
30. Human Resource Management for The Creative Industries
31. Human Resource Management for The Creative Industries (1 Year)
32. Illustration
33. Independent & Serious Games
34. Interactive App Development
35. Interface & Interactive Design
36. Interior Decoration & Styling
37. Interior Design
38. International Music Management
39. International Music Management (1 Year)
40. Jewellery
41. Landscape Architecture
42. Luxury Business Management
43. Luxury Business Management (1 Year)
44. Luxury Buying & Logistics
45. MBA
46. MBA (Global of Business & Management with Integrated International Pre-Masters)
47. MBA (Global of Business & Management)
48. Photography
49. Photography (2 Years)
50. Product Design
51. Screen Acting & Performance
52. Textiles
53. Urban Design
54. User Experience Design
55. Virtual & Immersive Reality
56. Visual Communication
57. Visual Communication (1 Year)
58. Visual Effects

Research

1. Animation
2. Architecture
3. Business for The Creative Industries
4. Computer Arts and Visual Effects
5. Crafts
6. Design
7. Fashion
8. Film, Television and Media
9. Fine Art and Digital Art
10. Games and Creative Technology
11. Graphic Design and Illustration
12. History and Theory of Art
13. Interior, Product and Spatial Design
14. Music
15. Performing Arts
16. Photography
17. Pre-Doctorate
18. Visual Communications
19. Visual Culture and Material Culture

The University for the Creative Arts has 10 academic schools. These include:

1. Business School for the Creative Industries
2. Canterbury School of Architecture & Design
3. School of Communications
4. School of Fashion & Textiles
5. School of Film, Media & Performing Arts
6. School of Fine Art, Crafts & Photography
7. School of Games & Creative Technology
8. UCA Doctoral College
9. UCA International College (UCAIC)
10. Institute of Creativity and Innovation

Explore University for the Creative Arts’s prestigious staff community:

1. Professor Dame Magdalene Odundo DBE (Chancellor)
2. Professor Jane Roscoe (Vice-Chancellor)
3. Professor Mark Ellul (Chief Operating Officer)
4. Professor Sarah Clark (Pro Vice-Chancellor)
5. Angela Fisher (Executive Director of People & Culture)

The University for the Creative Arts is filled with amusement. You just have to look for it.

1. The Students Union team runs events and nights out on campus.
2. From Freshers' to Lunar New Year celebrations to regular nights in their on-campus venues, your calendar will be pretty much booked.
3. From Disney film nights to rugby, cheerleading, or K-Pop dance, there’s a tonne of clubs, societies, and communities for you.
4. UCASU is here 24/7 if you need advice or support of any kind.
5. In Canterbury, you’ll find a wide range of pubs and live venues, as well as great shopping, cinemas, and historical sites.
6. Close to London, Epsom will give you a serene vibe, including many shops, theatres, pubs, and clubs.
7. Farnham, which is home to the Farnham Maltings venue, is a city with a rich history, many pubs and bars, high street and independent shops.

1. Undergraduate: 86%
2. Postgraduate: 14%
3. Full-time students: 77%
4. Part-time students: 23%
5. UK students: 82%
6. EU students: 6%
7. International students: 12%
8. Female: 65%
9. Male: 35%

The University for the Creative Arts offers a pretty smooth journey, as the routes are quite smooth.

1. The Canterbury is pretty close to the city centre, including two train stations serving London and the Kent coast.
2. The Epsom is just minutes away from the city centre, and with about a 40-minute train ride, you can get to central London, and you'll find several bus services to nearby towns.
3. The Farnham campus is just 15 minutes away from the train station. In one hour, you can get to London by train.
4. The nearest airport is Farnborough (FAB), which is just 4 miles away.

Self-catered accommodation costs £128–£191 per week.

The University for the Creative Arts provides a wide range of accommodation options that will suit every student’s requirements and budget. The halls are:

1. Ian Dury House
2. Riverside Student Quarter
3. Bradford House
4. Wilberforce Court
5. Crossways House
6. Worple Road
7. University Walk
8. Student Village
9. Union Yard

The University for the Creative Arts offers a vast range of extracurricular activities. Such as:

1. Basketball
2. Badminton
3. Kickboxing
4. Martial Arts
5. Netball
6. Rugby
7. Table Tennis
8. Football

The University for the Creative Arts holds partnerships with some of the most sublime organisations. These comprise:

1. The Farnham Maltings
2. London College of Contemporary Arts (LCCA)
3. London College of Contemporary Music (LCCM)
4. London School of Design & Marketing
5. The Maidstone Studios
6. Berlin School of Business & Innovation, Germany
7. Cyprus Academy of Arts (CAA)
8. Future Education University College FZE, UAE
9. Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA), Hong Kong
10. ICI, China
11. London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), Singapore
12. The Millennium Universal College (TMUC), Pakistan
13. Singapore Raffles Music College
14. Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology
15. Nagoya University of the Arts
16. Dankook University
17. Hanyang University
18. Sejong University
19. National Taiwan University of Arts
20. LCI Melbourne
21. University of Tasmania
22. University of Technology Sydney
23. Whitehouse Institute of Design
24. Howest University of Applied Sciences
25. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
26. Brassart
27. LISAA School of Art & Design
28. Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
29. Hochschule Dusseldorf
30. Hochschule Fur Technik und Wirtschaft
31. SRH Berlin School of Popular Arts
32. Moholy-Nagy University of Art & Design
33. Instituto Europeo di Design (IED)
34. Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA)
35. Politecnico di Milano
36. Amsterdam Fashion Institute
37. Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
38. Volda University College
39. Escola Superior de Disseny (ESDI) Barcelona
40. Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Valencia
41. Istituto Europeo di Design
42. Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrara
43. Universidade da Coruna
44. UDIT - Universidad de Diseño, Innovación y Tecnología
45. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
46. Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
47. Zurich University of the Arts
48. Anadolu University
49. Kwantlen Polytechnic University
50. Mount Royal University
51. LIM College
52. Maryland Institute College of Art
53. Massachusetts College of Art and Design
54. Willamette University

The University for the Creative Arts is a well-known institute for its excellent research quality. According to the Research Excellence Framework 2021, 78% of the research was classified as world-leading or internationally excellent.

The University for the Creative Arts has 9 research centres. These include:

1. Animation Research Centre
2. Audio Research Cluster
3. Centre for Sustainable Design
4. Cluster for Cinema, Affect, Place
5. Cluster for Ontologies, Ecologies and Ethics
6. Conflict and the Creative Arts Research Centre
7. Crafts Study Centre
8. Fast Forward
9. UCA Innovation Hub

Fee range for international students: £16,950 - £18,500 per year

The University for the Creative Arts is renowned for providing some of the most generous scholarships for international students, making their lives more comfortable. These are the scholarships that the university is currently providing:

1. Sir Ray Tindle Scholarship
2. Elaine Thomas Bursary for Care Leavers
3. Partner Scholarship
4. Grenfell Tower Scholarship
5. UK Excellence Scholarships
6. Vice Chancellor PhD Studentships
7. Masters fee discounts
8. PhD fee discounts
9. Early-bird reduction
10. International Future Leaders of the Creative Industries Scholarships
11. UCA Creative Europe Scholarship
12. UCA Merit Scholarship
13. UCA Creative Development Scholarships
14. Pathways to degree Scholarships
15. UCA International PhD Scholarship
16. Integrated Foundation to Undergraduate
17. UCA Excellence Scholarships
18. Masters fee discounts
19. Pre-Masters to Masters
20. UCA Continuing Performance Scholarships
21. Saïd Foundation scholarships
22. JuventudEsGto Scholarship

The University for the Creative Arts is a varsity with some of the most prestigious alumni. These include:

1. Rose Ayling-Ellis (Actor)
2. Gareth Edwards (BAFTA-nominated film director)
3. Kate Herron (Television director and producer)
4. Chris Shepherd (BAFTA-nominated television/film writer and director)
5. Tracey Emin (Artist)
6. Tony Hart (Artist and presenter)
7. Paul Robinson (Artist)
8. Richard Spare (Artist and master printmaker)
9. Walé Adeyemi (Fashion designer)
10. Linda Barker (Interior designer and television presenter)
11. Martin Lambie-Nairn (Designer)
12. Dame Zandra Rhodes (Fashion and textile designer)
13. Nymphia Wind (Drag queen, performer, stylist, fashion designer)
14. Nikita Gill (Poet, playwright, writer and illustrator)
15. Wana Udobang (Writer, poet, journalist, filmmaker, and television personality)
16. Lasse Gjertsen (Animator, musician, and videographer)
17. Michaël Dudok de Wit (Animator, director and illustrator)
18. Edd Gould (Animator, artist, writer, director, voice actor and creator of Eddsworld)
19. David Hulin (Animation and VFX director)

The Careers and Professional Practice team is dedicated to helping UCA students and graduates build successful careers, pursue further education, embrace lifelong learning, and sustain a creative livelihood.

Their services include:

1. Careers appointments
2. Lectures, workshops and events
3. Career Resources
4. Work with your course
5. Work with employers
6. Job vacancies
7. One-to-one career advice
8. Careers support tailored to your course
9. Industry and career events

1. UCA teams won the Workplace Project and the Architect of the Year 2023
2. 2nd highest-ranked specialist creative university in the UK for 2024, according to The Guardian.
3. 3rd highest-ranked specialist creative university in the UK in The Times/Sunday Times and Daily Mail rankings for 2024.
4. 1st specialist art and design university for world-leading research outputs in the most recent Research Excellence Framework.

1. 87th in the Times University Guide 2025
2. 89th in the Guardian University Guide 2025
3. 85th in the Complete University Guide 2025

The University for the Creative Arts lies in the beautiful historic city of Farnham. This city is located in Surrey, England, UK. It is pretty close to the border with Hampshire, with easy access to cities and countryside. This city is quite famous for its Georgian architecture, cobbled streets, Farnham Castle, the ruins of Waverley Abbey, and Gostrey Meadow.