Rank |
Last Year Rank |
University |
Teaching quality (%) |
Student experience (%) |
Research quality (%) |
Entry standards (Ucas pts) |
Graduate prospects (%) |
Firsts/2:1s (%) |
Completion rate (%) |
Student-staff ratio |
Services/ facilities spend (£) |
Total |
1 |
1 |
University of Cambridge |
n/a |
n/a |
57.3 |
230 |
87.5 |
92.1 |
98.9 |
11 |
3,510 |
1000 |
2 |
2 |
University of Oxford |
n/a |
n/a |
53.1 |
221 |
85.3 |
92.8 |
98.2 |
10.3 |
3,334 |
983 |
3 |
3 |
University of St Andrews |
87 |
87.1 |
40.4 |
209 |
81.9 |
91.1 |
96.4 |
11.6 |
2,635 |
930 |
4 |
5 |
Imperial College London |
77.1 |
80.9 |
56.2 |
222 |
90.7 |
88.6 |
96.2 |
11.3 |
3,423 |
872 |
5 |
4 |
Durham University |
82.5 |
79.4 |
39 |
201 |
84.1 |
89.5 |
95.9 |
14.5 |
2,726 |
851 |
6 |
9= |
Lancaster University |
83.4 |
84.3 |
39.1 |
159 |
84.9 |
77.5 |
92.7 |
13 |
3,104 |
834 |
7= |
6 |
University College London |
n/a |
n/a |
51 |
193 |
82.1 |
88.8 |
94.8 |
10.4 |
2,805 |
812 |
7= |
11 |
Loughborough University |
84.4 |
86.9 |
36.3 |
157 |
82.3 |
80.7 |
93.4 |
14.2 |
2,864 |
812 |
9 |
7 |
University of Warwick |
78.6 |
79.4 |
44.6 |
186 |
80.8 |
83.4 |
95.1 |
12.9 |
2,605 |
792 |
10 |
13 |
University of Leeds |
82.4 |
83.3 |
36.8 |
168 |
81.5 |
84.2 |
92.7 |
13.2 |
2,987 |
790 |
11 |
8 |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
67.5 |
65.7 |
52.8 |
203 |
87.1 |
86.1 |
95.4 |
11.4 |
2,990 |
787 |
12 |
12 |
University of Bath |
81.4 |
81.5 |
37.3 |
186 |
85.2 |
85.9 |
94.8 |
15.7 |
2,371 |
778 |
13 |
15 |
University of East Anglia |
81.6 |
81.6 |
35.8 |
157 |
77.5 |
86.4 |
89.7 |
13.2 |
3,153 |
774 |
14 |
9= |
University of Exeter |
80.6 |
81.7 |
38 |
179 |
84.1 |
85.1 |
95.5 |
16.4 |
2,446 |
770 |
15 |
16 |
University of Birmingham |
81.1 |
79.7 |
37.1 |
167 |
86.4 |
84.9 |
94.5 |
14.1 |
2,665 |
759 |
16= |
19 |
University of Bristol |
n/a |
n/a |
47.3 |
187 |
80.2 |
87 |
95.9 |
13.4 |
2,094 |
741 |
16= |
17 |
University of York |
83.4 |
81.8 |
38.3 |
163 |
81.5 |
81.2 |
92.3 |
14.5 |
1,982 |
741 |
18 |
20 |
University of Nottingham |
80.6 |
80.1 |
37.8 |
164 |
83.3 |
83.1 |
94 |
13.8 |
2,345 |
731 |
19 |
14 |
University of Surrey |
81.7 |
81.4 |
29.7 |
169 |
76.8 |
83.6 |
90.6 |
15.4 |
2,734 |
718 |
20 |
29 |
University of Glasgow |
79.4 |
80.7 |
39.9 |
200 |
83 |
83.1 |
88.6 |
14.6 |
2,300 |
714 |
21 |
24 |
University of Sheffield |
n/a |
n/a |
37.6 |
161 |
82.6 |
80 |
94.4 |
14.6 |
2,276 |
711 |
22 |
30 |
University of Essex |
79.9 |
81.3 |
37.2 |
130 |
79.6 |
72 |
87.9 |
16 |
3,262 |
708 |
23 |
28 |
University of Dundee |
83.5 |
82.4 |
31.2 |
164 |
85.1 |
82.7 |
87.6 |
13.2 |
2,013 |
706 |
24 |
37= |
University of Edinburgh |
75.1 |
75.7 |
43.8 |
194 |
75.1 |
86.8 |
92.4 |
12.5 |
2,164 |
705 |
25 |
32 |
University of Manchester |
n/a |
n/a |
39.8 |
170 |
82.5 |
78.4 |
93.1 |
13.3 |
2,700 |
703 |
26 |
22 |
Newcastle University |
80.5 |
81.2 |
37.7 |
163 |
80.7 |
81 |
93.9 |
14.6 |
2,097 |
696 |
27 |
18 |
University of Sussex |
78.8 |
79.4 |
31.8 |
141 |
80.2 |
78.5 |
92.7 |
16.3 |
2,710 |
690 |
28= |
27 |
King's College London |
n/a |
n/a |
44 |
174 |
84.1 |
85.8 |
93.6 |
12 |
2,326 |
684 |
28= |
34 |
Royal Holloway, University of London |
81.2 |
80 |
36.3 |
148 |
72 |
76 |
91 |
14.8 |
2,265 |
684 |
30 |
21 |
University of Southampton |
78.4 |
77.1 |
44.9 |
152 |
80.3 |
78.5 |
91.2 |
13.2 |
2,190 |
682 |
31 |
23 |
University of Kent |
78.5 |
78.6 |
35.2 |
138 |
82.6 |
79.6 |
90.4 |
13.3 |
1,761 |
679 |
32 |
31 |
University of Reading |
78.2 |
77.2 |
36.5 |
142 |
75.6 |
81.2 |
91.5 |
14.4 |
2,344 |
669 |
33 |
36 |
Harper Adams University |
86.5 |
86 |
5.7 |
133 |
69.5 |
61.4 |
86.7 |
15.1 |
3,174 |
666 |
34 |
25 |
University of Leicester |
78.1 |
79.1 |
31.8 |
145 |
75.7 |
74.7 |
92.9 |
13 |
2,702 |
663 |
35 |
46 |
Cardiff University |
77.9 |
78.3 |
35 |
157 |
78.9 |
79.1 |
93 |
12.9 |
2,243 |
662 |
36= |
35 |
SOAS University of London |
n/a |
n/a |
27.9 |
153 |
70.5 |
81 |
85.5 |
11.6 |
2,050 |
659 |
36= |
44= |
Swansea University |
81.1 |
81.3 |
33.7 |
129 |
82.6 |
78 |
89.6 |
15.2 |
2,336 |
659 |
38 |
26 |
Queen's University, Belfast |
79.9 |
79.7 |
39.7 |
153 |
79.9 |
77.9 |
91.2 |
15.6 |
2,171 |
647 |
39 |
37= |
Heriot-Watt University |
77 |
77.4 |
36.7 |
167 |
76.8 |
77.4 |
87.6 |
16.6 |
2,775 |
646 |
40 |
44= |
University of Aberdeen |
78.9 |
79.8 |
29.9 |
178 |
77.6 |
82.6 |
85.8 |
14.9 |
2,290 |
645 |
41 |
48 |
University of Strathclyde |
78.9 |
78.3 |
37.7 |
202 |
80 |
79.2 |
88 |
19.7 |
1,839 |
644 |
42 |
39 |
University of Liverpool |
n/a |
n/a |
31.5 |
152 |
78.5 |
76.7 |
90.6 |
13.5 |
2,210 |
637 |
43 |
40 |
Queen Mary, University of London |
76 |
76.8 |
37.9 |
155 |
73.6 |
76.6 |
91.6 |
12.5 |
2,604 |
630 |
44 |
47 |
Coventry University |
84 |
84.4 |
3.8 |
129 |
81.4 |
71.3 |
86.9 |
14.6 |
2,234 |
624 |
45 |
43 |
University of Stirling |
79.7 |
76.6 |
30.5 |
158 |
74.8 |
81.3 |
87 |
15.8 |
1,814 |
619 |
46 |
33 |
Aston University |
82.8 |
82 |
25.8 |
137 |
79.7 |
75.8 |
90.5 |
20.9 |
2,132 |
618 |
47= |
56 |
Aberystwyth University |
86.2 |
84.2 |
28.1 |
116 |
74.3 |
68.5 |
85 |
16.4 |
1,845 |
615 |
47= |
41 |
University of Buckingham |
87.2 |
85.9 |
n/a |
122 |
75 |
62 |
78.1 |
10.4 |
2,185 |
615 |
47= |
57 |
Nottingham Trent University |
84.8 |
83.1 |
6.5 |
136 |
76.7 |
69.9 |
87.4 |
15.8 |
2,061 |
615 |
50 |
42 |
Keele University |
82.9 |
83.1 |
22.1 |
134 |
79.5 |
67.5 |
90.7 |
13.9 |
2,018 |
609 |
51 |
64 |
Arts University Bournemouth |
83.2 |
79 |
2.4 |
147 |
79.5 |
65.5 |
88.2 |
15.1 |
1,731 |
608 |
52 |
49 |
Liverpool Hope University |
86.9 |
85.8 |
9.2 |
117 |
80.5 |
63.8 |
78.7 |
15.5 |
2,080 |
603 |
53 |
59 |
University of Portsmouth |
82.4 |
81.3 |
8.6 |
124 |
80.3 |
73.9 |
86 |
15.4 |
2,159 |
599 |
54 |
51 |
University of Lincoln |
82.1 |
81.7 |
10.3 |
130 |
76.2 |
68.2 |
89.1 |
15.6 |
1,921 |
587 |
55 |
61 |
Bangor University |
83.9 |
83.4 |
27.2 |
134 |
69.5 |
66.7 |
85.4 |
16.2 |
1,704 |
579 |
56 |
84 |
University of West London |
85.3 |
82.9 |
1.6 |
119 |
70.5 |
69.5 |
79.8 |
15.6 |
2,837 |
575 |
57 |
60 |
University of the West of England |
83 |
82.8 |
8.8 |
126 |
77.1 |
72.6 |
84.4 |
18.1 |
2,544 |
574 |
58 |
53 |
University for the Creative Arts |
80.7 |
76.9 |
3.4 |
128 |
61.2 |
72.5 |
81.3 |
12.6 |
2,701 |
573 |
59 |
54= |
Brunel University London |
77.3 |
78.2 |
25.4 |
134 |
73.1 |
73.4 |
88.6 |
15.8 |
2,106 |
568 |
60 |
88 |
Norwich University of the Arts |
84.1 |
79.1 |
5.6 |
135 |
66.8 |
70.8 |
82 |
17.1 |
1,806 |
544 |
61= |
81 |
University of Chester |
82.7 |
79.6 |
4.1 |
119 |
69.5 |
64 |
80.7 |
13.5 |
2,640 |
543 |
61= |
58 |
Edge Hill University |
81.7 |
79 |
4.9 |
128 |
70.4 |
69.4 |
84.2 |
14.2 |
2,147 |
543 |
63= |
54= |
Goldsmiths, University of London |
76.3 |
72 |
33.4 |
134 |
55.4 |
81.3 |
80 |
14.1 |
2,337 |
541 |
63= |
92 |
Staffordshire University |
84.1 |
80.3 |
16.5 |
115 |
79.8 |
65.8 |
76 |
15.2 |
1,766 |
541 |
65 |
77 |
University of Huddersfield |
83.4 |
80.8 |
9.4 |
131 |
78.6 |
70.9 |
80.8 |
18.9 |
1,986 |
539 |
66 |
65= |
Northumbria University |
80 |
79.5 |
9 |
144 |
72.5 |
74.6 |
86.1 |
17.1 |
1,944 |
536 |
67= |
67 |
De Montfort University |
81.6 |
81.6 |
8.9 |
111 |
80.4 |
67.3 |
83.9 |
19.1 |
2,177 |
532 |
67= |
96 |
Leeds Trinity University |
85.5 |
83.5 |
2 |
108 |
68 |
77.6 |
86.8 |
21.4 |
1,769 |
532 |
69 |
52 |
Falmouth University |
82.5 |
76.7 |
4.6 |
124 |
72 |
73.4 |
86.6 |
17.7 |
1,440 |
531 |
70= |
86= |
Liverpool John Moores University |
82.3 |
81.2 |
8.9 |
138 |
72.7 |
74.6 |
83.3 |
17.5 |
1,557 |
527 |
70= |
79 |
Sheffield Hallam University |
82 |
80 |
5.4 |
120 |
69.3 |
73.5 |
86.1 |
16.6 |
2,101 |
527 |
72 |
82 |
University of Chichester |
83.9 |
82.1 |
6.4 |
122 |
62.7 |
70 |
90.2 |
15.6 |
1,337 |
525 |
73 |
68 |
Ulster University |
80.5 |
79.2 |
31.8 |
126 |
67.8 |
71.6 |
83.5 |
18.8 |
1,835 |
519 |
74 |
78 |
University of Roehampton |
76.7 |
76.6 |
24.5 |
108 |
69.3 |
68.2 |
82.2 |
14.3 |
2,126 |
518 |
75= |
76 |
University of Bradford |
78.2 |
79.3 |
9.2 |
128 |
80.8 |
74.6 |
83.5 |
16 |
2,108 |
517 |
75= |
50 |
City, University of London |
76.8 |
77.5 |
21.4 |
140 |
69.4 |
73.6 |
86.6 |
18 |
2,378 |
517 |
75= |
65= |
University of Hull |
79.5 |
77 |
16.7 |
126 |
76.1 |
69.5 |
84.4 |
16.5 |
2,151 |
517 |
75= |
70 |
St George's, University of London |
74.3 |
75.3 |
22.2 |
162 |
93.6 |
72.4 |
94.6 |
12.5 |
2,552 |
517 |
79 |
62 |
Bournemouth University |
77.6 |
76.5 |
9 |
123 |
70.1 |
77.2 |
84.1 |
16.5 |
2,204 |
516 |
80 |
72= |
Manchester Metropolitan University |
79.2 |
78.3 |
7.5 |
134 |
69.5 |
68.9 |
83.9 |
15.6 |
2,084 |
515 |
81 |
83 |
University of Derby |
83.1 |
79.1 |
2.5 |
112 |
74.1 |
67 |
82.2 |
14.8 |
1,914 |
514 |
82 |
86= |
Robert Gordon University |
80.5 |
78.6 |
4 |
164 |
77.8 |
69.5 |
85.1 |
18.1 |
1,474 |
509 |
83 |
71 |
University of Gloucestershire |
82.1 |
80.7 |
3.8 |
121 |
68.8 |
70.9 |
85.7 |
19.1 |
1,866 |
508 |
84 |
69 |
Oxford Brookes University |
78.2 |
77.2 |
11.4 |
129 |
72.5 |
73 |
89.7 |
16.6 |
1,623 |
506 |
85 |
72= |
University of Winchester |
80.4 |
78.4 |
5.8 |
113 |
63.1 |
76.7 |
88 |
15.9 |
1,533 |
505 |
86= |
80 |
Plymouth University |
80.9 |
79.7 |
15.9 |
125 |
71.5 |
70.6 |
84.5 |
16.1 |
1,659 |
501 |
86= |
63 |
Royal Agricultural University |
78.4 |
78.8 |
1.1 |
114 |
64.5 |
68.9 |
94.5 |
21.8 |
2,705 |
501 |
88 |
98 |
University of Salford |
81.1 |
79 |
8.3 |
127 |
71.1 |
73.1 |
81.5 |
16.6 |
1,814 |
494 |
89 |
91 |
University of Hertfordshire |
78.9 |
78.6 |
5.6 |
119 |
78.8 |
66 |
86.5 |
17.6 |
2,278 |
492 |
90 |
89 |
Cardiff Metropolitan University |
80.6 |
80 |
3.9 |
128 |
63.8 |
63.7 |
80.8 |
17.2 |
2,512 |
481 |
91 |
74 |
Middlesex University |
78.1 |
77.2 |
9.7 |
117 |
59.2 |
65.9 |
77.6 |
16.6 |
3,140 |
477 |
92 |
101= |
Teesside University |
81.3 |
76.7 |
3.6 |
119 |
79.6 |
63.8 |
79.8 |
16.6 |
2,152 |
474 |
93 |
101= |
University of Central Lancashire |
80.3 |
77.7 |
5.6 |
137 |
70 |
68.1 |
79.5 |
16.2 |
1,945 |
473 |
94 |
75 |
Bath Spa University |
80 |
75.8 |
7.9 |
120 |
64 |
73.2 |
85 |
18.7 |
1,592 |
465 |
95 |
95 |
Bishop Grosseteste University |
83.7 |
76.9 |
2.1 |
112 |
70.9 |
69.2 |
91.6 |
22.3 |
1,299 |
463 |
96 |
100 |
University of Sunderland |
80.2 |
78.9 |
5.8 |
112 |
68.3 |
63.7 |
76.3 |
15.4 |
2,064 |
460 |
97 |
97 |
University of Northampton |
79.8 |
77 |
3.2 |
108 |
63.4 |
69.4 |
83.4 |
18.5 |
2,577 |
458 |
98 |
85 |
Abertay University |
80.3 |
76.5 |
5.1 |
158 |
66.1 |
69.9 |
76.9 |
19.9 |
1,842 |
456 |
99 |
116 |
St Mary's University, Twickenham |
80.9 |
80.2 |
4 |
123 |
73.3 |
59.7 |
80.5 |
17.9 |
1,593 |
451 |
100= |
110= |
Southampton Solent University |
79.4 |
77.6 |
0.5 |
109 |
64.1 |
69.7 |
77.1 |
15.5 |
1,995 |
450 |
100= |
106 |
University of the West of Scotland |
81.6 |
76.6 |
4.3 |
143 |
72.1 |
70.2 |
80.1 |
20.2 |
1,747 |
450 |
102= |
101= |
Queen Margaret University |
74.9 |
71.3 |
6.6 |
139 |
76.7 |
77.8 |
79.2 |
18.1 |
1,569 |
449 |
102= |
90 |
University of Worcester |
81.7 |
80 |
4.3 |
120 |
66.5 |
63 |
84.3 |
16.4 |
1,450 |
449 |
104 |
n/a |
University of Wales, Trinity St David |
83.6 |
78.7 |
2.6 |
109 |
53 |
66.7 |
78.9 |
15.4 |
2,043 |
447 |
105 |
93= |
Birmingham City University |
81 |
77.9 |
4.3 |
122 |
70.6 |
67.3 |
81.2 |
18.7 |
1,900 |
446 |
106= |
120 |
London South Bank University |
79 |
77.5 |
9 |
107 |
82.1 |
63.9 |
74.6 |
17 |
2,248 |
443 |
106= |
117 |
University of Westminster |
75.5 |
76.5 |
9.8 |
123 |
67.2 |
70.4 |
81.7 |
17.9 |
1,917 |
443 |
108 |
121 |
University of Bedfordshire |
80.1 |
78.9 |
7 |
97 |
68.6 |
65.8 |
75.3 |
16.9 |
2,201 |
439 |
109= |
99 |
Glasgow Caledonian University |
76.1 |
74.5 |
7 |
165 |
69.7 |
74.4 |
82.6 |
19.4 |
1,565 |
436 |
109= |
107 |
University of Greenwich |
77.5 |
76.2 |
4.9 |
133 |
66.4 |
67.5 |
83.4 |
17.8 |
2,049 |
436 |
111 |
114 |
Canterbury Christ Church University |
79.8 |
74.9 |
4.5 |
113 |
63.9 |
70 |
83.3 |
16.3 |
1,658 |
433 |
112 |
104 |
University of Brighton |
79.2 |
76 |
7.9 |
119 |
68.7 |
70.5 |
82.1 |
17.4 |
1,458 |
431 |
113 |
108 |
Anglia Ruskin University |
82.1 |
79.5 |
5.4 |
102 |
68.3 |
69.4 |
78.9 |
17.8 |
1,709 |
428 |
114 |
123 |
University of East London |
81.3 |
79.3 |
7.2 |
116 |
62.1 |
61.7 |
71.4 |
16.8 |
2,277 |
424 |
115 |
109 |
University of the Arts, London |
76.5 |
71.8 |
8 |
122 |
56.6 |
64.2 |
87 |
15.9 |
1,644 |
417 |
116 |
93= |
Edinburgh Napier University |
76.5 |
75.4 |
4.6 |
148 |
65.7 |
74.4 |
79.2 |
19.1 |
1,578 |
416 |
117 |
122 |
Kingston University |
76.3 |
76.7 |
5.1 |
118 |
63.5 |
67.9 |
82.2 |
17.3 |
2,085 |
405 |
118 |
110= |
York St John University |
80.8 |
78.8 |
4.1 |
120 |
55.8 |
56.4 |
86.4 |
17.4 |
1,692 |
401 |
119= |
105 |
Plymouth Marjon University |
81.5 |
78.7 |
n/a |
137 |
59.9 |
58.2 |
80.7 |
21.3 |
1,995 |
399 |
119= |
115 |
University of South Wales |
77.9 |
74.2 |
4 |
128 |
62.4 |
66.5 |
80.8 |
17.9 |
1,810 |
399 |
121 |
112= |
Newman University |
78.9 |
76.2 |
2.8 |
117 |
63.4 |
62.8 |
78.6 |
16.1 |
1,627 |
393 |
122 |
n/a |
Birkbeck, University of London |
76.7 |
73.8 |
34.6 |
104 |
73.3 |
58.9 |
68 |
16 |
858 |
383 |
123 |
112= |
Leeds Beckett University |
79.3 |
79.1 |
4.1 |
114 |
62.9 |
64.6 |
75.6 |
19.9 |
1,591 |
375 |
124 |
124 |
University of Bolton |
82.1 |
78.5 |
2.9 |
114 |
65.1 |
58.7 |
68.4 |
15.1 |
1,272 |
368 |
125 |
119 |
University of Cumbria |
75.8 |
70.6 |
1.2 |
118 |
69.1 |
61.2 |
84.1 |
17.8 |
1,504 |
347 |
126 |
118 |
Buckinghamshire New University |
78.5 |
76.4 |
1.5 |
109 |
62 |
55.5 |
77.1 |
17.5 |
2,047 |
344 |
127 |
125 |
Wrexham Glyndwr University |
81.9 |
76.5 |
2.3 |
107 |
62.9 |
64 |
67.7 |
20.9 |
1,490 |
332 |
128 |
127 |
London Metropolitan University |
78.5 |
75 |
3.5 |
105 |
65.1 |
50.2 |
72.7 |
18.1 |
1,417 |
307 |
129 |
126 |
University of Suffolk |
77.7 |
74.9 |
n/a |
113 |
65.9 |
56.9 |
72.5 |
19.2 |
683 |
263 |