Choosing the right university for your future can be a challenging decision. Our league tables offer a comprehensive solution, ranking the best universities in the UK both overall and in 74 specific subject areas. These tables provide valuable insights into university performance, allowing you to tailor your search based on your priorities.
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Rank | Institution | Entry Standards | Student Satisfaction | Research Quality | Post-Study Work Prospect | Overall Score |
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1 | University of Cambridge | 209 | 3.53 | 90.9 | 1000 | |
2 | University of Oxford | 205 | 3.49 | 90.3 | 984 | |
3 | London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | 195 | 3.91 | 3.53 | 87.4 | 955 |
4 | University of St Andrews | 212 | 4.18 | 3.31 | 82.8 | 917 |
5 | University of Bath | 181 | 4.01 | 3.31 | 90.6 | 892 |
6 | Imperial College London | 206 | 3.96 | 3.63 | 95.7 | 891 |
7 | Loughborough University | 160 | 3.98 | 3.3 | 84.1 | 889 |
8 | Durham University | 185 | 3.88 | 3.34 | 85.6 | 882 |
9 | UCL (University College London) | 190 | 3.92 | 3.5 | 85.2 | 862 |
10 | Lancaster University | 153 | 4 | 3.37 | 78.6 | 843 |
11 | University of Warwick | 173 | 4 | 3.42 | 85 | 835 |
12 | The University of Edinburgh | 197 | 3.72 | 3.42 | 82.3 | 801 |
13 | University of Surrey | 143 | 4.03 | 3.29 | 83.5 | 799 |
14 | University of Birmingham | 158 | 3.8 | 3.43 | 82.4 | 796 |
15 | University of Exeter | 164 | 3.93 | 3.35 | 80.6 | 786 |
16 | University of Bristol | 174 | 3.78 | 3.51 | 83.1 | 783 |
17 | University of York | 157 | 3.93 | 3.45 | 79.8 | 780 |
17 | University of Southampton | 156 | 3.91 | 3.41 | 79.8 | 780 |
19 | University of Manchester | 167 | 3.73 | 3.47 | 81.7 | 761 |
20 | University of Sheffield | 157 | 3.94 | 3.4 | 77.8 | 758 |
21 | Cardiff University | 153 | 3.81 | 3.36 | 82.5 | 753 |
22 | University of Leeds | 162 | 3.71 | 3.35 | 80.4 | 748 |
23 | University of East Anglia UEA | 139 | 3.81 | 3.38 | 78.3 | 747 |
24 | University of Liverpool | 147 | 3.77 | 3.34 | 75.2 | 743 |
25 | King's College London,University of London | 171 | 3.74 | 3.46 | 85.8 | 743 |
26 | University of Glasgow | 209 | 3.85 | 3.43 | 78.3 | 742 |
27 | Queen's University Belfast | 156 | 3.85 | 3.43 | 78.3 | 742 |
28 | University of Nottingham | 154 | 3.8 | 3.34 | 82.1 | 727 |
29 | University of the Arts London | 150 | 3.79 | 3.18 | 59.3 | 724 |
30 | Newcastle University | 151 | 3.71 | 3.29 | 79.3 | 717 |
31 | University of Strathclyde | 210 | 3.95 | 3.29 | 80.3 | 713 |
32 | University of Essex | 126 | 3.88 | 3.23 | 68.6 | 712 |
33 | Harper Adams University | 134 | 3.9 | 2.61 | 71 | 710 |
34 | University of Reading | 131 | 3.91 | 3.24 | 75.9 | 705 |
35 | University of Aberdeen | 185 | 4.07 | 3.03 | 76.1 | 695 |
36 | Northumbria University,Newcastle | 142 | 3.84 | 3.06 | 75.3 | 689 |
37 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 139 | 3.89 | 3.3 | 67.8 | 683 |
38 | University of Leicester | 132 | 3.86 | 3.3 | 72.1 | 681 |
39 | Aberystwyth University | 130 | 4.17 | 3 | 60.3 | 678 |
40 | Swansea University | 136 | 3.86 | 3.2 | 74.9 | 675 |
41 | Aston University, Birmingham | 134 | 3.86 | 3.06 | 78.6 | 673 |
42 | Nottingham Trent University | 127 | 3.98 | 3.1 | 67.6 | 671 |
43 | City, University of London | 139 | 3.72 | 3.1 | 76.4 | 671 |
44 | Heriot-Watt University | 176 | 3.68 | 3.22 | 76.5 | 670 |
45 | University of Lincoln | 127 | 3.93 | 2.98 | 66.6 | 669 |
46 | Oxford Brookes University | 118 | 3.83 | 2.87 | 73.1 | 664 |
47 | University of Portsmouth | 118 | 3.83 | 2.87 | 71.1 | 660 |
48 | University of Kent | 127 | 3.82 | 3.26 | 70.1 | 658 |
49 | Ulster University | 134 | 4 | 3.2 | 72.8 | 653 |
50 | University of Sussex | 133 | 3.81 | 3.29 | 66.3 | 652 |
51 | University of Stirling | 177 | 3.93 | 3.11 | 69.9 | 649 |
52 | Bangor University | 129 | 3.98 | 3.23 | 67 | 639 |
53 | Queen Mary University of London | 151 | 3.77 | 3.39 | 73.5 | 638 |
54 | University of West London | 118 | 4.17 | 2.67 | 66.8 | 633 |
55 | Bournemouth University | 119 | 3.79 | 2.77 | 75.2 | 630 |
56 | Norwich University of the Arts | 132 | 3.9 | 2.96 | 64.4 | 629 |
57 | Edge Hill University | 135 | 3.87 | 2.67 | 67.4 | 627 |
58 | SOAS University of London | 140 | 3.71 | 3.24 | 72.7 | 624 |
59 | University of Dundee | 180 | 3.85 | 3.23 | 78.9 | 624 |
60 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 134 | 3.93 | 3.11 | 65.5 | 619 |
61 | Falmouth University | 132 | 3.97 | 3.17 | 59.4 | 617 |
62 | University of Chester | 129 | 3.81 | 2.5 | 67.7 | 617 |
63 | Sheffield Hallam University | 121 | 3.77 | 2.93 | 72.3 | 616 |
64 | University of Plymouth | 137 | 3.89 | 3.01 | 75.2 | 615 |
65 | Keele University | 131 | 3.82 | 3.07 | 75.6 | 613 |
66 | Leeds Beckett University | 124 | 3.88 | 2.68 | 67.4 | 607 |
67 | Bristol, University of the West of England | 128 | 3.9 | 2.96 | 75.1 | 606 |
68 | University of Brighton | 122 | 3.76 | 3.05 | 71.9 | 603 |
69 | Coventry University | 126 | 3.99 | 2.9 | 67.8 | 602 |
70 | University of Huddersfield | 129 | 3.91 | 2.8 | 65 | 600 |
71 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 132 | 3.82 | 2.83 | 68 | 598 |
72 | Arts University Bournemouth | 145 | 3.89 | 2.63 | 56.3 | 594 |
73 | Royal Agricultural University | 125 | 3.95 | 2.33 | 67.9 | 592 |
74 | Goldsmiths, University of London | 127 | 3.51 | 3.11 | 62.7 | 591 |
75 | University of Sunderland | 129 | 3.98 | 2.75 | 61.1 | 589 |
76 | University of Hull | 127 | 3.92 | 3.1 | 71.7 | 588 |
77 | Liverpool Hope University | 123 | 3.97 | 2.52 | 59.9 | 585 |
78 | St George's, University of London | 149 | 3.58 | 3.23 | 90.7 | 583 |
79 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 175 | 3.91 | 2.95 | 75.7 | 582 |
80 | University of Suffolk | 113 | 3.82 | 2.69 | 79 | 581 |
81 | Liverpool John Moores University | 132 | 3.92 | 2.82 | 67.5 | 580 |
82 | University of Salford | 130 | 3.84 | 3 | 69.3 | 579 |
83 | University of Chichester | 132 | 3.97 | 2.41 | 60.8 | 574 |
83 | University of Hertfordshire | 119 | 3.92 | 3.02 | 60.8 | 574 |
85 | University of Worcester | 127 | 3.86 | 2.32 | 71.3 | 572 |
86 | St Mary's University, Twickenham | 118 | 4.09 | 2.72 | 66.6 | 571 |
87 | Kingston University | 128 | 3.92 | 2.89 | 68.9 | 569 |
87 | University for the Creative Arts | 129 | 3.9 | 3.06 | 51.1 | 569 |
89 | Edinburgh Napier Universit | 156 | 3.97 | 2.86 | 75.1 | 560 |
90 | Birmingham City University | 130 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 68 | 559 |
91 | University of Roehampton | 106 | 3.93 | 3.11 | 55.8 | 554 |
92 | Teesside University, Middlesbroug | 122 | 3.97 | 2.76 | 73.1 | 552 |
92 | Robert Gordon University | 152 | 4.05 | 2.54 | 76.3 | 552 |
94 | Leeds Arts University | 148 | 3.95 | 1.74 | 61.5 | 548 |
95 | Brunel University London | 125 | 3.75 | 2.88 | 65.7 | 547 |
96 | University of Winchester | 122 | 3.88 | 2.53 | 66 | 545 |
96 | Solent University (Southampton) | 120 | 3.92 | 2.16 | 60.4 | 545 |
98 | University of Gloucestershire | 119 | 3.81 | 2.43 | 64.8 | 544 |
99 | University of Central Lancashire | 129 | 3.86 | 2.81 | 69 | 542 |
100 | University of Derby/td> | 125 | 3.99 | 2.52 | 66.6 | 537 |
101 | University of South Wales/td> | 129 | 3.9 | 2.66 | 64 | 535 |
102 | Abertay University/td> | 160 | 3.98 | 2.66 | 67 | 532 |
102 | Bath Spa University /td> | 121 | 3.92 | 2.71 | 59.4 | 532 |
102 | Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | 121 | 3.92 | 2.71 | 59.4 | 532 |
105 | University of Bradford | 132 | 3.8 | 2.85 | 76.2 | 528 |
106 | Canterbury Christ Church University | 114 | 3.84 | 2.72 | 73.6 | 526 |
107 | York St John University | 119 | 4.02 | 2.43 | 60.4 | 523 |
108 | Staffordshire University | 121 | 3.92 | 2.78 | 61.8 | 513 |
109 | De Montfort University | 113 | 3.78 | 2.69 | 67.1 | 507 |
110 | University of Greenwich | 122 | 3.94 | 2.86 | 68.4 | 502 |
110 | Middlesex University | 113 | 3.87 | 2.78 | 70.8 | 502 |
112 | University of Westminster, London | 116 | 3.81 | 3 | 62.7 | 501 |
113 | London South Bank University | 115 | 3.83 | 2.78 | 65 | 487 |
114 | Buckinghamshire New University | 109 | 4.02 | 2.25 | 64.3 | 486 |
115 | University of Northampton | 115 | 3.84 | 2.22 | 67 | 484 |
116 | Plymouth Marjon University | 120 | 4.13 | 2.49 | 64.6 | 483 |
117 | University of Wolverhampton | 113 | 3.9 | 2.56 | 64.6 | 474 |
118 | University of Wales Trinity Saint David | 141 | 3.96 | 2.5 | 58 | 473 |
118 | Anglia Ruskin University | 113 | 3.94 | 2.81 | 65.3 | 473 |
120 | University of Bolton | 120 | 4.07 | 1.89 | 59 | 472 |
121 | Leeds Trinity University | 113 | 4.01 | 2.11 | 59.1 | 458 |
122 | University of Cumbria | 121 | 3.82 | 2.3 | 66.1 | 440 |
123 | London Metropolitan University | 100 | 4.11 | 2.63 | 57.9 | 431 |
123 | University of East London | 115 | 3.87 | 2.58 | 61 | 431 |
125 | Newman University, Birmingham | 115 | 3.94 | 2.03 | 62.2 | 425 |
126 | University of Bedfordshire | 112 | 3.92 | 2.71 | 66 | 423 |
127 | University of Buckingham | 130 | 3.97 | 70.6 | 416 | |
128 | University of the West of Scotland | 141 | 3.84 | 2.48 | 67.8 | 399 |
129 | Bishop Grosseteste University | 107 | 4.03 | 1.92 | 64.7 | 398 |
130 | Glyndwr University, Wrexham | 115 | 4.1 | 2.19 | 63.3 | 314 |