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	The 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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