Best universities for film

University of Leeds comes top for film, with 73% of graduates in professional jobs and a median salary of £27.6k 15 months after graduating. University of Surrey, University of Warwick and Durham University complete the top four.

119 unis ranked£25k typical early salary50% in graduate jobs

#1 for film100

University of Leeds

Satisfaction85%better than 57% of film unis
Stay on course92%better than 81% of film unis
Graduate jobs73%better than 87% of film unis
Early salary£27.6kbetter than 90% of film unis

Half of students who started had more than 149 UCAS points, counting all their qualifications

Ranked 2 to 5

2University of Surrey9889% satisfied, £29.5k salary
3University of Warwick9788% satisfied, £27k salary
4Durham University8691% satisfied, £29k salary
5University of Manchester8688% satisfied, £26k salary

Scores are out of 100 and relative to other unis offering film. Data: Discover Uni, September 2026.

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Best for…

Happiest studentsSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education98%positive about their course
Highest early salaryUniversity of Glasgow£31kmedian, 15 months after graduating
Best for graduate jobsUniversity of Surrey85%of working graduates in professional jobs
Best if you’re aiming below ABBBangor University76/100half of starters had under 115 UCAS points

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Tap a column to sort. Bars show where each uni sits between the lowest and highest for film. ^* Ranked on fewer than five measures because some data isn’t published. ~ estimate = we couldn’t get the university’s own offer, so it’s estimated from similar courses. Check the course page.

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Region Fits my grades Placement year Year abroad Foundation year

	University
1	University of Leeds4 courses	ABB+ others	100	85%	92%	73%	£27.6k	149
2	University of Surrey2 courses	BBB	98	89%	95%	85%	£29.5k	153
3	University of Warwick2 courses	ABB	97	88%	95%	76%	£27k	149
4	Durham University1 course	AAB	86	91%	90%	60%	£29k	158
5	University of Manchester6 courses	AAB+ others	86	88%	92%	64%	£26k	149
6	University of Glasgow22 courses	ABB–BBB+ others	85	86%	87%	55%	£31k	188
7	University of St Andrews^*34 courses	AAB+ others	78	94%	97%	70%	–	181
8	Bangor University6 courses	104–128 UCAS points	76	92%	81%	78%	£26.5k	115
9	Lancaster University24 courses	ABB	76	88%	93%	59%	£25.7k	135
10	London South Bank University1 course	~ABB–BBCestimate	75	88%	87%	70%	£28k	112
11	University of Birmingham^*4 courses	ABB+ others	73	89%	92%	57%	–	142
12	University of Exeter6 courses	ABB+ others	73	83%	92%	58%	£27.5k	142
13	Swansea University3 courses	ABB–BCC	72	91%	94%	55%	£26.5k	119
14	UWE, Bristol2 courses	112 UCAS points	70	86%	98%	47%	£26.5k	139
15	Nottingham Trent University^*7 courses	~ABB–BBCestimate	68	88%	91%	60%	–	119
16	University of Suffolk^*1 course	BBC	67	88%	95%	75%	–	119
17	University of Nottingham2 courses	ABB	67	85%	91%	58%	£27k	120
18	Manchester Metropolitan University6 courses	BCC	64	85%	86%	61%	£25.4k	124
19	University of York1 course	AAB	64	76%	93%	60%	£26k	156
20	University of Edinburgh1 course	–	63	85%	85%	63%	£26k	168
21	UCL^*7 courses	ABB	62	84%	91%	–	–	152
22	King's College London^*3 courses	AAB+ others	62	85%	89%	–	–	146
23	University of Portsmouth4 courses	BBB–BCC+ others	62	87%	89%	50%	£26.3k	131
24	South Essex College of Further and Higher Education^*1 course	64 UCAS points	61	98%	90%	80%	£23.5k	–
25	University of Wales: Trinity Saint David2 courses	96–112 UCAS points	61	92%	72%	75%	£25k	123
26	Coventry University1 course	BBC	61	91%	95%	55%	£25k	123
27	Oxford Brookes University3 courses	BBC	60	86%	90%	50%	£28k	117
28	Newcastle University^*2 courses	ABB	59	87%	84%	65%	–	128
29	University of Reading7 courses	ABB+ others	58	79%	90%	64%	£26.3k	121
30	University of Bristol5 courses	AAB	58	83%	94%	43%	£26k	149
31	York St John University7 courses	104 UCAS points	57	90%	86%	45%	£26.5k	113
32	University of Lincoln3 courses	BBC–BCC	57	90%	90%	49%	£24.6k	117
33	Queen's University Belfast3 courses	BBB	56	73%	98%	60%	£24.8k	138
34	Leeds Arts University^*2 courses	~AAB–BBBestimate	55	83%	90%	–	–	130
35	University of East London1 course	96 UCAS points	55	96%	75%	85%	£25k	88
36	University of Bedfordshire^*2 courses	112 UCAS points	55	93%	85%	75%	–	84
37	Wiltshire College and University Centre^*1 course	~ABB–BBCestimate	54	96%	95%	45%	–	113
38	University of the Arts, London^*3 courses	96 UCAS points	54	80%	93%	–	–	138
39	University of Hertfordshire1 course	~ABB–BBCestimate	54	82%	90%	56%	£25.5k	120
40	University of Staffordshire3 courses	CCC	54	89%	94%	45%	£24k	125
41	University of Hull^*3 courses	BBC	53	88%	88%	60%	–	96
42	Royal Holloway, University of London5 courses	ABB–BBB+ others	53	86%	87%	48%	£25.8k	127
43	University of Liverpool1 course	ABB	53	89%	100%	45%	£25.5k	121
44	Futureworks2 courses	104–120 UCAS points	52	93%	84%	51%	£25k	118
45	University of Sussex6 courses	BBB+ others	51	82%	93%	48%	£26k	122
46	University of Essex20 courses	~ABB–BBCestimate	50	84%	78%	68%	£25.5k	117
47	University of Winchester3 courses	BBC–CCC+ others	49	82%	90%	54%	£25.6k	112
48	University of Aberdeen^*16 courses	BBC	49	87%	79%	55%	–	168
49	University of Salford4 courses	104 UCAS points	48	81%	91%	50%	£25k	131
50	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group)3 courses	BBB	48	84%	89%	49%	£25.8k	119
51	The Northern School of Art^*1 course	–	48	85%	80%	60%	£25k	–
52	Aberystwyth University8 courses	BBB–CCC	47	87%	89%	44%	£25k	114
53	Boomsatsuma Education Limited^*2 courses	CCC	47	96%	70%	–	–	120
54	The Arts University Bournemouth2 courses	~AAA–ABBestimate	46	68%	96%	56%	£25k	146
55	University of Chester^*2 courses	BCC	46	86%	90%	–	–	105
56	University of Westminster2 courses	BBB+ others	45	79%	86%	48%	£25.5k	144
57	University of Northumbria at Newcastle^*2 courses	96–112 UCAS points	44	76%	91%	–	–	119
58	De Montfort University2 courses	BCC	44	82%	79%	61%	£25.5k	117
58	University Centre Weston^*1 course	CDD	44	93%	85%	30%	–	119
60	Keele University^*7 courses	BBC	44	82%	83%	60%	–	108
61	Liverpool John Moores University^*2 courses	BBC	43	81%	83%	–	–	124
62	Bath Spa University^*10 courses	BBB–BCC	43	79%	90%	–	–	117
63	Teesside University^*2 courses	~BBB–BBCestimate	43	82%	90%	–	–	107
64	SOAS University of London^*22 courses	BBB+ others	42	73%	85%	–	–	128
65	University of West London4 courses	104 UCAS points	42	78%	78%	74%	£26k	93
66	University of Southampton8 courses	BBB	42	80%	96%	40%	£24k	127
67	University of Lancashire2 courses	96–112 UCAS points	42	72%	95%	50%	£25k	126
68	Southampton Solent University3 courses	104–120 UCAS points	42	85%	87%	48%	£25k	112
69	University of Wolverhampton2 courses	~ABB–BBCestimate	41	86%	75%	55%	£24.5k	123
70	Robert Gordon University^*1 course	BCC	41	89%	75%	–	–	139
70	Queen Mary University of London8 courses	BBB	41	83%	65%	45%	£27k	133
70	University of Northampton2 courses	BBC	41	87%	80%	75%	£23k	103
73	Anglia Ruskin University^*14 courses	96–112 UCAS points	41	83%	84%	–	–	107
74	University of Chichester2 courses	BCC	40	84%	90%	50%	£23k	121
75	Canterbury Christ Church University2 courses	BBC	39	95%	80%	45%	£24k	112
76	London Film Academy^*1 course	BBC–CCC	39	69%	90%	–	–	141
77	University of Dundee^*2 courses	–	38	84%	88%	10%	–	185
78	Central Film School London^*1 course	112 UCAS points	38	55%	95%	70%	–	120
79	University of Brighton^*1 course	ABB–BCC	38	80%	83%	–	–	116
80	Leeds Beckett University^*1 course	~AAB–BBBestimate	37	72%	90%	–	–	126
80	Kingston University^*1 course	112–128 UCAS points	37	67%	91%	60%	–	123
82	Ravensbourne University London2 courses	CCC	37	67%	75%	60%	£29k	118
83	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group)^*2 courses	~ABB–BBCestimate	36	85%	81%	40%	–	114
84	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh^*2 courses	BCC+ others	36	80%	78%	–	–	162
85	University of Worcester11 courses	BCC+ others	36	85%	83%	52%	£23.5k	107
86	Edinburgh Napier University2 courses	BBC	36	78%	87%	50%	£24k	166
87	University of Greater Manchester^*1 course	96 UCAS points	35	83%	71%	–	–	120
88	Liverpool Hope University^*10 courses	BBC	35	87%	82%	30%	–	106
88	Brunel University of London10 courses	BBB–BCC	35	85%	76%	47%	£26k	109
90	University of Stirling12 courses	BBB	34	78%	84%	48%	£25k	175
91	Birmingham City University6 courses	BBC	34	86%	80%	44%	£24.5k	119
92	Norwich University of the Arts6 courses	BCC	34	81%	91%	46%	£24k	118
93	Sheffield Hallam University2 courses	BCC	33	81%	88%	44%	£23.5k	119
94	Middlesex University2 courses	BBC	33	80%	84%	51%	£25k	106
95	St Mary's University, Twickenham^*2 courses	112 UCAS points	32	78%	75%	–	–	101
96	University of Cumbria2 courses	BBB–BCC	31	83%	80%	50%	£24k	109
97	LIPA1 course	96 UCAS points	30	53%	85%	75%	£23k	134
97	Falmouth University6 courses	96 UCAS points	30	81%	85%	42%	£25k	125
99	University of East Anglia14 courses	BBB+ others	29	81%	82%	42%	£25.1k	121
100	University of Huddersfield1 course	BBC–BCC	28	61%	91%	50%	£26k	112
101	Leeds Trinity University2 courses	112 UCAS points	27	82%	75%	35%	£25k	109
102	University of the West of Scotland^*1 course	BCC	27	81%	80%	40%	–	136
103	University of Sunderland4 courses	96–112 UCAS points	26	83%	83%	40%	£23.7k	113
103	University of Plymouth1 course	104 UCAS points	26	78%	90%	50%	£22k	112
105	Screen & Film School^*6 courses	CDD+ others	26	74%	86%	50%	–	119
106	Roehampton University^*1 course	~ABB–BBCestimate	23	68%	85%	25%	–	116
107	Buckinghamshire New University3 courses	88–112 UCAS points	23	80%	85%	25%	£25.4k	103
108	University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru^*1 course	CCC	22	79%	–	40%	£23.5k	117
109	Birkbeck, University of London^*4 courses	BBC	22	84%	70%	–	–	77
110	Regent's University^*1 course	CCC	21	78%	85%	–	–	56
111	University of Gloucestershire1 course	BBB–CCC	18	74%	83%	45%	£25k	115
112	Arts University Plymouth2 courses	~BBB–CCCestimate	16	80%	80%	40%	£25k	79
113	University of the Highlands and Islands1 course	–	15	84%	90%	75%	£18k	115
114	London Metropolitan University^*3 courses	BBC	15	82%	66%	45%	–	96
115	University of Derby2 courses	BBC	14	77%	83%	30%	£25k	108
116	Institute of Contemporary Music Performance1 course	72 UCAS points	11	71%	77%	30%	£28k	96
117	Bournemouth University4 courses	ABB–BBC	8	73%	84%	41%	£25k	108
118	Edge Hill University2 courses	BBB–BBC	4	84%	66%	33%	£22.5k	119
119	University for the Creative Arts4 courses	BBC	0	67%	86%	42%	£24k	119

What film graduates earn

Typical (median) earnings for film graduates, across the universities we rank.

£25kAfter 15 months
£20kAfter 3 years
£25kAfter 5 years

Highest earnings five years after graduating

University of Nottingham£36.5k
Wiltshire College and University Centre£35k
Bournemouth University£32.1k
University of Liverpool£32k
Queen Mary University of London£31.5k

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure. Pay also depends on where people live. Compare earnings across all subjects or see what you’d repay on your student loan.

What the measures mean

Student satisfaction: Average share of final-year students answering positively across the seven themes of the National Student Survey: teaching, learning opportunities, assessment, support, organisation, resources and student voice.
Stay on course: Share of students still studying or having qualified a year after starting. Lower numbers mean more people drop out.
Graduate-level jobs: Of graduates in work 15 months after finishing, the share in professional or managerial roles.
Salary after 15 months: Median salary of graduates in full-time work in the UK, 15 months after finishing.
Entry points (median): The middle UCAS tariff score of students who started: half had more, half had less. It counts all their qualifications (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels, music grades and so on), so it usually sits above the published offer, especially at selective universities. It shows how competitive entry is. Always check the real offer on the university’s course page.

See exactly how the overall score is calculated

Not ranked yet

These offer film but don’t yet have enough published data to rank fairly, often because the course is new or small.

Bradford College, Middlesbrough College, Richmond, The American International University in London, York College, SAE Institute Ltd, Tec Partnership, Novus, LMA