UK University Rankings 2020

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 2020 edition can be found below.

UK University Rankings 2020

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

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