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 Good University Guide is considered the most trusted quality indicator of undergraduate study at 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

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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