Performing Arts at York placed joint 14th in the UK and in the world top-100
Posted on Thursday 26 March 2026
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This week, York’s School of Arts and Creative Technologies reconfirmed its place among the world’s most highly regarded institutions for the study of Performing Arts. It was ranked =14th in the UK and in the world top-100 by QS World University Rankings, 2026, retaining its strong position globally.
QS provides independent comparative analysis on the performance of more than 18,300 individual university programmes, taken by students at more than 1700 universities in 100 locations around the world, across 55 academic disciplines.
Head of School Professor Tom Cantrell said: “We welcome students and researchers from across the world to study in the School of ACT, and we are proud that our work is internationally recognised. This truly reflects our commitment to creativity in all its various and diverse forms.”
York's overall position
In total, three subjects at the University of York were ranked in the top 50 globally, as well as top 10 in the UK:
- Archaeology (5th in the UK, 16th globally)
- English Language & Literature (9th in the UK, 28th globally)
- Social Policy & Administration (8th in the UK, =38th globally)
Seven more ranked in the UK top 20. Six were ranked in the top 100 in the world.
- Linguistics (11th in the UK)
- History (=12th in the UK, top 100 globally)
- Philosophy (=12th in the UK, top 100 globally)
- Education and Training (13th in the UK, =81st globally)
- Performing Arts (=14th in the UK, top 100 globally)
- Sociology (17th in the UK, =95th globally)
- Psychology (19th in the UK, 98th globally)
In the broad subject of Arts and Humanities we were ranked 50th globally.