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