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Choosing a UK university

UK university rankings and league tables are highly competitive. There are over 150 higher education institutions to choose from in the UK, and it is important you have all the information on where to go and what to study before applying. Important factors to consider when choosing a UK university include:

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide is considered the most trusted quality indicator of undergraduate study at UK universities, and the 131 universities ranked in its 2022 edition can be found below.

UK University Rankings

Rank Name
1 London School of Economics and Political Science
2 University of St Andrews
3 University of Oxford
4 University of Cambridge
5 Durham University
6 Imperial College London
7 University College London (UCL)
8 University of Bath
9 University of Warwick
10 Loughborough University
11 University of Bristol
12 Lancaster University
13 University of Exeter
14 University of Sheffield
15 University of Aberdeen
16 University of Glasgow
17 University of Edinburgh
17 University of York
19 University of Southampton
20 University of Strathclyde
21 University of Surrey
22 University of Birmingham
23 University of Liverpool
24 University of Reading
24 King's College London
26 Queen's University Belfast
27 University of Leicester
27 University of Manchester
29 University of Leeds
30 Newcastle University
30 University of Nottingham
32 Cardiff University
33 University of East Anglia
34 Royal Holloway, University of London
35 Aston University
36 University of Dundee
37 Swansea University
38 University of Sussex
39 Queen Mary, University of London
40 University of Kent
40 University of the Arts London
42 Nottingham Trent University
43 Northumbria University
44 Glasgow Caledonian University
45 Ulster University
46 University of Essex
46 Manchester Metropolitan University
48 Aberystwyth University
49 City, University of London
50 Oxford Brookes University
51 Heriot-Watt University
52 St Mary’s University, London
53 Harper Adams University
54 Coventry University
55 University of Portsmouth
56 University of Lincoln
57 Keele University
57 University of West London
59 Edinburgh Napier University
60 University of Hull
61 Robert Gordon University
62 University of Chichester
63 University of Stirling
64 Bangor University
65 SOAS University of London
66 Cardiff Metropolitan University
66 Liverpool John Moores University
68 UWE Bristol
69 St George's, University of London
70 University of Plymouth
71 University of Brighton
72 University of Salford
73 Falmouth University
74 Abertay University
75 Plymouth Marjon University
76 Bath Spa University
77 University of Derby
78 University of Huddersfield
78 Arts University Bournemouth
80 Goldsmiths, University of London
81 Norwich University of the Arts
82 Bournemouth University
83 University of Hertfordshire
84 Sheffield Hallam University
84 Edge Hill University
86 Bishop Grosseteste University
87 University for the Creative Arts
88 Leeds Beckett University
89 University of Chester
90 University of Gloucestershire
90 Birmingham Newman University
92 Leeds Arts University
93 York St John University
94 University of South Wales
94 Liverpool Hope University
96 University of Central Lancashire
97 Kingston University
98 Solent University
99 University of Worcester
100 London South Bank University
101 University of Staffordshire
102 University of Greenwich
103 University of Winchester
104 Teesside University
105 University of Sunderland
105 Queen Margaret University
107 Brunel University London
107 Birmingham City University
109 Canterbury Christ Church University
110 University of Wales Trinity Saint David
111 University of Bradford
112 Leeds Trinity University
113 De Montfort University
114 University of Buckingham
115 Wrexham University
116 Hartpury University
117 Middlesex University
118 University of Roehampton
119 University of Bolton
120 University of Westminster
121 University of the West of Scotland
122 Buckinghamshire New University
123 University of Wolverhampton
124 University of Suffolk
125 University of Northampton
126 University of East London
127 London Metropolitan University
128 University of Cumbria
129 University of Bedfordshire
130 Anglia Ruskin University - ARU
131 Royal Agricultural University

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