UK University Rankings

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:

• University ranking
• Subject ranking
• Location
• Cost of living
• Student satisfaction
• Research ranking
• Percentage of international students

The Times and Sunday Times is considered the most trusted quality indicator of UK universities, and the 131 universities ranked in its latest edition can be found below.

UK University Rankings

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