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UK University Rankings 2022

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 132 universities ranked in its 2022 edition can be found below.

UK University Rankings 2022

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

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