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 |
225 |
86.8 |
92.6 |
98.6 |
11 |
3,708 |
1000 |
2 |
2 |
University of Oxford |
n/a |
n/a |
53.1 |
217 |
83.5 |
93.7 |
98.5 |
10.5 |
3,455 |
971 |
3 |
3 |
University of St Andrews |
86.2 |
85.2 |
40.4 |
206 |
79.6 |
90.1 |
96 |
11.6 |
2,721 |
898 |
4 |
4 |
Imperial College London |
75.1 |
78.8 |
56.2 |
219 |
90.4 |
90.2 |
96.6 |
11.4 |
3,656 |
871 |
5 |
7= |
Loughborough University |
82.5 |
84.5 |
36.3 |
162 |
86.9 |
84.3 |
92.3 |
13.8 |
3,047 |
818 |
6 |
6 |
Lancaster University |
81.4 |
81.8 |
39.1 |
158 |
89.1 |
76.5 |
92.6 |
12.7 |
3,244 |
817 |
7 |
5 |
Durham University |
78.8 |
75.9 |
39 |
198 |
84.9 |
90.8 |
96.1 |
14.9 |
2,888 |
813 |
8 |
7= |
University College London |
72.8 |
73.2 |
51 |
191 |
83.8 |
90.8 |
94.1 |
10.3 |
2,733 |
788 |
9 |
11 |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
66.1 |
64.5 |
52.8 |
204 |
86.2 |
88.8 |
96 |
11.9 |
3,023 |
786 |
10 |
9 |
University of Warwick |
77.8 |
78.4 |
44.6 |
182 |
83.2 |
84.4 |
96.1 |
12.8 |
2,563 |
785 |
11 |
10 |
University of Leeds |
81.3 |
81.6 |
36.8 |
168 |
81.2 |
86.6 |
92.5 |
13.2 |
3,110 |
778 |
12 |
14 |
University of Exeter |
80.6 |
80.9 |
38 |
176 |
85.5 |
86.3 |
95.4 |
16.1 |
2,745 |
777 |
13 |
12 |
University of Bath |
79 |
80.7 |
37.3 |
186 |
87.5 |
86.2 |
95.1 |
15.8 |
2,486 |
766 |
14 |
15 |
University of Birmingham |
79.2 |
78.2 |
37.1 |
166 |
85.8 |
85.8 |
94.5 |
14.8 |
2,840 |
731 |
15 |
13 |
University of East Anglia |
79 |
78.5 |
35.8 |
153 |
77.1 |
87.8 |
90.6 |
13.4 |
3,005 |
719 |
16 |
18 |
University of Nottingham |
78.9 |
77.9 |
37.8 |
164 |
86 |
84.9 |
93.3 |
13.9 |
2,508 |
716 |
17 |
20 |
University of Glasgow |
79.1 |
79.6 |
39.9 |
201 |
85.3 |
84.1 |
88.6 |
14.9 |
2,316 |
714 |
18 |
30 |
University of Southampton |
78.7 |
78.1 |
44.9 |
159 |
82.1 |
82.4 |
92.4 |
12.9 |
2,220 |
708 |
19= |
16= |
University of Bristol |
75.7 |
74.1 |
47.3 |
184 |
80.6 |
89.3 |
95.6 |
13.6 |
2,139 |
702 |
19= |
25 |
University of Manchester |
77.1 |
76.6 |
39.8 |
168 |
80.7 |
81.7 |
93 |
13.4 |
2,898 |
702 |
21 |
26 |
Newcastle University |
78.8 |
79.1 |
37.7 |
161 |
85.8 |
81.3 |
94.7 |
13.8 |
2,200 |
697 |
22 |
16= |
University of York |
81.3 |
79.3 |
38.3 |
160 |
82 |
80.6 |
92.5 |
14.6 |
1,909 |
692 |
23 |
19 |
University of Surrey |
78.6 |
79.2 |
29.7 |
164 |
81 |
85.3 |
90.6 |
15.7 |
2,714 |
684 |
24 |
28= |
Royal Holloway, University of London |
80.3 |
78.3 |
36.3 |
142 |
73.5 |
80 |
93 |
15.2 |
2,530 |
679 |
25 |
21 |
University of Sheffield |
78.4 |
80.3 |
37.6 |
156 |
84.4 |
80.6 |
93 |
14.7 |
2,334 |
676 |
26 |
40 |
University of Aberdeen |
79.6 |
79.9 |
29.9 |
182 |
80.9 |
85.4 |
89.5 |
15.4 |
2,369 |
672 |
27 |
23 |
University of Dundee |
83 |
82 |
31.2 |
174 |
81.7 |
81.2 |
87.1 |
14.5 |
2,203 |
668 |
28 |
24 |
University of Edinburgh |
72.8 |
72.4 |
43.8 |
182 |
77.5 |
86.5 |
92 |
12.6 |
2,195 |
667 |
29 |
22 |
University of Essex |
80.4 |
79.7 |
37.2 |
117 |
74.3 |
78.8 |
86.2 |
16.3 |
3,408 |
664 |
30 |
36= |
Swansea University |
80.7 |
81.5 |
33.7 |
138 |
85.6 |
77.8 |
90.2 |
15.4 |
2,375 |
662 |
31 |
42 |
University of Liverpool |
79.5 |
80 |
31.5 |
146 |
85.4 |
79.3 |
90.5 |
13.5 |
2,302 |
659 |
32 |
35 |
Cardiff University |
78.5 |
77.3 |
35 |
155 |
81.7 |
78.9 |
92.4 |
13.5 |
2,267 |
646 |
33= |
58 |
University for the Creative Arts |
84.4 |
80.7 |
3.4 |
142 |
72.7 |
74.1 |
83.6 |
13.2 |
2,657 |
643 |
33= |
33 |
Harper Adams University |
83.1 |
81.6 |
5.7 |
128 |
72.9 |
66.2 |
90.3 |
15.7 |
3,459 |
643 |
35= |
39 |
Heriot-Watt University |
75.8 |
75.6 |
36.7 |
167 |
79.3 |
76.8 |
84.6 |
16.7 |
3,219 |
636 |
35= |
28= |
King's College London |
73.1 |
71.2 |
44 |
170 |
84.5 |
86.4 |
87.4 |
12.5 |
2,570 |
636 |
37 |
47= |
Nottingham Trent University |
83.8 |
82.5 |
6.5 |
144 |
81.7 |
71.9 |
85.8 |
14.8 |
2,320 |
631 |
38= |
34 |
University of Leicester |
76.7 |
76.9 |
31.8 |
136 |
75.4 |
79 |
92.7 |
13.7 |
2,664 |
629 |
38= |
38 |
Queen's University, Belfast |
77.9 |
77.5 |
39.7 |
152 |
82.4 |
80 |
91.2 |
15.8 |
2,288 |
629 |
40 |
32 |
University of Reading |
76.7 |
72.2 |
36.5 |
138 |
76 |
79.1 |
92.1 |
15 |
2,560 |
624 |
41 |
27 |
University of Sussex |
75.2 |
74.3 |
31.8 |
144 |
80.4 |
75.9 |
91.6 |
16.4 |
2,709 |
622 |
42 |
54 |
University of Lincoln |
83.1 |
82.4 |
10.3 |
129 |
81.4 |
73.5 |
88.7 |
14.9 |
2,054 |
614 |
43 |
47= |
University of Buckingham |
84.9 |
83.2 |
n/a |
128 |
81.5 |
68.7 |
84 |
11.3 |
2,344 |
613 |
44= |
45 |
University of Stirling |
79.1 |
76.3 |
30.5 |
161 |
78.7 |
79.5 |
85.5 |
15.5 |
1,823 |
608 |
44= |
41 |
University of Strathclyde |
76.3 |
76.3 |
37.7 |
202 |
79.6 |
82 |
86.5 |
19.8 |
1,819 |
608 |
46= |
44 |
Coventry University |
83.4 |
83.6 |
3.8 |
127 |
80.9 |
73.5 |
86 |
14.6 |
2,305 |
595 |
46= |
43 |
Queen Mary, University of London |
73.2 |
73.9 |
37.9 |
148 |
78.7 |
79.8 |
91.9 |
13.1 |
2,524 |
595 |
48= |
47= |
Aberystwyth University |
86.5 |
84.1 |
28.1 |
119 |
78.2 |
67.3 |
83.2 |
16.6 |
1,838 |
592 |
48= |
50 |
Keele University |
83.3 |
83.4 |
22.1 |
128 |
82.1 |
71.4 |
89.6 |
14.2 |
1,962 |
592 |
50 |
52 |
Liverpool Hope University |
85.1 |
83.3 |
9.2 |
116 |
83.8 |
65.9 |
81 |
14.5 |
2,094 |
590 |
51= |
51 |
Arts University Bournemouth |
80.7 |
78.5 |
2.4 |
161 |
80.5 |
67.5 |
89.3 |
15.7 |
1,786 |
584 |
51= |
53 |
University of Portsmouth |
81.6 |
81 |
8.6 |
119 |
85.4 |
75.2 |
85.1 |
15.4 |
2,169 |
584 |
53 |
36= |
SOAS University of London |
75 |
71.8 |
27.9 |
148 |
70.9 |
80.5 |
82.6 |
12.3 |
2,376 |
583 |
54 |
n/a |
Leeds Arts University |
85.4 |
82.7 |
n/a |
167 |
57.1 |
73.8 |
90.5 |
12.5 |
1,238 |
574 |
55 |
31 |
University of Kent |
77.2 |
77 |
35.2 |
138 |
78.3 |
78.5 |
88.3 |
18.4 |
1,762 |
570 |
56 |
46 |
Aston University |
79 |
78.3 |
25.8 |
137 |
79.1 |
81.3 |
90.7 |
20.1 |
1,937 |
565 |
57 |
63= |
Staffordshire University |
84.6 |
80.6 |
16.5 |
116 |
80.8 |
68.4 |
76.4 |
14.5 |
2,180 |
562 |
58 |
57 |
University of the West of England |
84.2 |
84 |
8.8 |
128 |
76.3 |
75.3 |
84.3 |
18.4 |
2,440 |
560 |
59 |
61= |
Edge Hill University |
82.9 |
81.1 |
4.9 |
131 |
77.2 |
71.9 |
85.4 |
15.2 |
2,191 |
558 |
60 |
73 |
Ulster University |
82.4 |
81.5 |
31.8 |
126 |
71.9 |
73.5 |
82.9 |
17.1 |
1,910 |
550 |
61 |
66 |
Northumbria University |
79.9 |
79.4 |
9 |
145 |
75.4 |
77 |
86.2 |
16.7 |
2,257 |
549 |
62 |
65 |
University of Huddersfield |
81.4 |
78.6 |
9.4 |
129 |
80 |
74.4 |
82.5 |
17 |
2,234 |
541 |
63= |
55 |
Bangor University |
83.3 |
81.5 |
27.2 |
134 |
67.8 |
69.3 |
88.2 |
16.7 |
1,747 |
540 |
63= |
84 |
Oxford Brookes University |
79.7 |
78.4 |
11.4 |
130 |
77.4 |
74.6 |
87.8 |
16.1 |
2,069 |
540 |
65 |
67= |
De Montfort University |
82.1 |
81.7 |
8.9 |
113 |
83.8 |
71.3 |
83.6 |
19.4 |
2,181 |
530 |
66 |
60 |
Norwich University of the Arts |
82 |
77 |
5.6 |
144 |
60.6 |
72.8 |
87.2 |
15.8 |
2,176 |
528 |
67 |
70= |
Sheffield Hallam University |
82.4 |
80.8 |
5.4 |
124 |
73.8 |
75.3 |
86.3 |
16.9 |
2,128 |
527 |
68 |
75= |
City, University of London |
77.8 |
78.8 |
22.6 |
142 |
73.4 |
71.8 |
87.2 |
17.9 |
2,352 |
523 |
69 |
80 |
Manchester Metropolitan University |
79.2 |
77.2 |
7.5 |
133 |
70.7 |
70.4 |
82.9 |
15.3 |
2,599 |
520 |
70 |
74 |
University of Roehampton |
77.7 |
77.4 |
24.5 |
109 |
72.2 |
68.9 |
81.2 |
14.7 |
2,216 |
519 |
71 |
63= |
Goldsmiths, University of London |
74.8 |
70.1 |
33.4 |
132 |
58.3 |
83.9 |
79.2 |
14.7 |
2,539 |
518 |
72 |
86= |
Plymouth University |
82.5 |
80.1 |
15.9 |
128 |
73.6 |
73 |
85.1 |
15.9 |
1,763 |
517 |
73 |
61= |
University of Chester |
83.2 |
79.9 |
4.1 |
115 |
70.1 |
65.8 |
82.6 |
15.3 |
2,838 |
515 |
74 |
70= |
Liverpool John Moores University |
80.4 |
79.2 |
8.9 |
141 |
74.9 |
76 |
86 |
17.3 |
1,730 |
514 |
75 |
81 |
University of Derby |
83.8 |
80 |
2.5 |
119 |
76.2 |
66.5 |
82.2 |
15.1 |
2,015 |
511 |
76 |
59 |
Brunel University London |
73.8 |
74.4 |
25.4 |
132 |
70.9 |
75.1 |
87.1 |
16.4 |
2,370 |
505 |
77 |
99 |
St Mary's University, Twickenham |
83.4 |
81 |
4 |
120 |
72.6 |
72.2 |
80 |
15.7 |
1,749 |
504 |
78 |
79 |
Bournemouth University |
78.6 |
77.2 |
9 |
123 |
68.7 |
78.9 |
84.1 |
17 |
2,278 |
499 |
79 |
85 |
University of Winchester |
81.7 |
80.2 |
5.8 |
113 |
63.7 |
77.6 |
87.7 |
16.3 |
1,605 |
496 |
80 |
75= |
St George's, University of London |
72.7 |
71.7 |
22.2 |
166 |
93.8 |
75.7 |
92.6 |
12.4 |
2,505 |
495 |
81= |
83 |
University of Gloucestershire |
81.9 |
79.7 |
3.8 |
124 |
72.9 |
71.8 |
83.4 |
19 |
2,007 |
494 |
81= |
88 |
University of Salford |
81.8 |
79.1 |
8.3 |
128 |
73.6 |
69.6 |
81.5 |
15 |
2,014 |
494 |
83 |
56 |
University of West London |
79.2 |
77.3 |
1.6 |
120 |
74 |
72.4 |
76.5 |
15.6 |
2,893 |
492 |
84 |
69 |
Falmouth University |
80.5 |
74.6 |
4.6 |
121 |
77 |
72.6 |
88.4 |
18.4 |
1,456 |
491 |
85= |
100= |
Solent University |
82 |
78.8 |
0.5 |
117 |
70.4 |
71.3 |
78.7 |
15.7 |
2,166 |
489 |
85= |
92 |
Teesside University |
82.5 |
78.9 |
3.6 |
120 |
81.3 |
66 |
81.6 |
17.2 |
2,399 |
489 |
87= |
105 |
Birmingham City University |
82.3 |
80.3 |
4.3 |
128 |
76.8 |
68.6 |
83.6 |
18.1 |
2,026 |
488 |
87= |
67= |
Leeds Trinity University |
83.9 |
82.3 |
2 |
101 |
68.1 |
78.6 |
83.4 |
19.5 |
1,895 |
488 |
89 |
104 |
University of Wales Trinity St David |
85.4 |
80.8 |
2.6 |
106 |
66 |
69 |
78.2 |
15 |
1,961 |
480 |
90 |
89 |
University of Hertfordshire |
80.1 |
79 |
5.6 |
119 |
80.6 |
65.9 |
81.7 |
17.9 |
2,439 |
476 |
91 |
102= |
University of Worcester |
83.6 |
81.6 |
4.3 |
119 |
75 |
65.6 |
84.9 |
16.7 |
1,519 |
474 |
92 |
100= |
University of the West of Scotland |
82.6 |
79.2 |
4.3 |
142 |
80.7 |
70.3 |
80.9 |
22.1 |
2,166 |
473 |
93 |
96 |
University of Sunderland |
82.1 |
79 |
5.8 |
120 |
67.1 |
66.7 |
78.1 |
15.6 |
2,303 |
472 |
94= |
115 |
University of the Arts, London |
76.3 |
70.9 |
8 |
139 |
72.2 |
65.8 |
84.1 |
14.4 |
1,805 |
471 |
94= |
72 |
University of Chichester |
80.2 |
79.1 |
6.4 |
125 |
64.6 |
69.4 |
88.2 |
15.1 |
1,531 |
471 |
96 |
82 |
Robert Gordon University |
80.3 |
77.5 |
4 |
159 |
81.1 |
71 |
85.8 |
20.6 |
1,448 |
469 |
97 |
102= |
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh |
78.4 |
74.7 |
6.6 |
149 |
72.9 |
78.7 |
80.1 |
18.5 |
1,728 |
467 |
98 |
75= |
University of Bradford |
74.7 |
75.6 |
9.2 |
130 |
82.8 |
77.3 |
82.1 |
16.8 |
2,021 |
462 |
99 |
97 |
University of Northampton |
80.8 |
76.6 |
3.2 |
108 |
68.2 |
68.8 |
82.9 |
18.7 |
2,946 |
460 |
100 |
109= |
University of Greenwich |
78.8 |
76.9 |
4.9 |
135 |
70.3 |
74.1 |
80.9 |
17.9 |
2,203 |
458 |
101 |
109= |
Glasgow Caledonian University |
78.5 |
76.1 |
7 |
165 |
73.7 |
72.8 |
84.9 |
19.2 |
1,588 |
455 |
102 |
118 |
York St John University |
81.1 |
79.2 |
4.1 |
115 |
73.6 |
64.7 |
84.6 |
17.4 |
1,831 |
453 |
103= |
94 |
Bath Spa University |
79.1 |
74.8 |
7.9 |
122 |
66.9 |
74.6 |
85.3 |
19.9 |
1,851 |
450 |
103= |
75= |
University of Hull |
78.5 |
75.8 |
16.7 |
123 |
76 |
67.3 |
82.2 |
18.3 |
2,153 |
450 |
105= |
98 |
Abertay University |
79.2 |
77 |
5.1 |
157 |
73.4 |
70.4 |
74.9 |
18.5 |
1,905 |
446 |
105= |
93 |
University of Central Lancashire |
78.6 |
76.5 |
5.6 |
130 |
76.9 |
70.4 |
78.9 |
16.4 |
1,875 |
446 |
107 |
106= |
London South Bank University |
77.1 |
75.2 |
9 |
107 |
87.7 |
68.9 |
77 |
16.5 |
2,084 |
442 |
108 |
90 |
Cardiff Metropolitan University |
77.7 |
77.9 |
3.9 |
126 |
65.9 |
65.2 |
79.5 |
16.5 |
2,599 |
440 |
109 |
119= |
Plymouth Marjon University |
86.3 |
82.6 |
n/a |
129 |
63.7 |
65.5 |
84.1 |
22.7 |
1,884 |
436 |
110= |
117 |
Kingston University |
78.3 |
77.2 |
5.1 |
127 |
64.5 |
70.1 |
81.2 |
16 |
2,362 |
432 |
110= |
91 |
Middlesex University |
75 |
73.9 |
9.7 |
118 |
73.5 |
67.4 |
72.8 |
16.6 |
3,170 |
432 |
110= |
119= |
University of South Wales |
81.7 |
78.1 |
4 |
130 |
63.4 |
67.4 |
79.2 |
15.1 |
1,721 |
432 |
113 |
95 |
Bishop Grosseteste University |
80.8 |
74.8 |
2.1 |
112 |
72.9 |
66.4 |
91.5 |
22 |
1,833 |
430 |
114 |
106= |
University of Westminster |
73.4 |
74 |
9.8 |
124 |
70.4 |
71.9 |
82.9 |
17 |
2,022 |
428 |
115= |
114 |
University of East London |
81.4 |
80.1 |
7.2 |
114 |
65.3 |
63.9 |
73.3 |
17 |
2,449 |
424 |
115= |
86= |
Royal Agricultural University |
75.4 |
75.3 |
1.1 |
123 |
63.5 |
65.8 |
95.2 |
21.6 |
2,529 |
424 |
117 |
126 |
Buckinghamshire New University |
83.5 |
81 |
1.5 |
112 |
68.8 |
56.6 |
76.2 |
16 |
2,327 |
417 |
118 |
111 |
Canterbury Christ Church University |
80 |
75.4 |
4.5 |
111 |
64.7 |
70.7 |
79.5 |
15.2 |
1,913 |
413 |
119 |
121 |
Newman University |
81.2 |
78.5 |
2.8 |
120 |
64.7 |
65.3 |
77.8 |
16 |
1,623 |
408 |
120 |
116 |
Edinburgh Napier University |
72.8 |
72.3 |
4.6 |
150 |
73.8 |
74.7 |
81.5 |
18.8 |
1,796 |
401 |
121 |
108 |
University of Bedfordshire |
81.6 |
79.7 |
7 |
97 |
70.6 |
63.5 |
72.8 |
17.6 |
2,157 |
400 |
122 |
113 |
Anglia Ruskin University |
82.4 |
79.1 |
5.4 |
106 |
68.3 |
71.3 |
79.2 |
18.2 |
1,520 |
396 |
123 |
112 |
University of Brighton |
77.3 |
73.4 |
7.9 |
118 |
67.2 |
69.3 |
85.5 |
18.2 |
1,497 |
375 |
124 |
123 |
Leeds Beckett University |
80.8 |
80.5 |
4.1 |
114 |
63.2 |
65.9 |
76 |
19.4 |
1,633 |
367 |
125 |
125 |
University of Cumbria |
77.2 |
71.5 |
1.2 |
120 |
73.6 |
61.1 |
83.5 |
16.7 |
1,550 |
355 |
126 |
124 |
University of Bolton |
85.6 |
82 |
2.9 |
114 |
57.4 |
59.4 |
68.9 |
14.7 |
1,352 |
349 |
127 |
n/a |
University of Wolverhampton |
79.8 |
78.3 |
5.9 |
110 |
68.9 |
64 |
70.3 |
20 |
1,859 |
345 |
128 |
122 |
Birkbeck, University of London |
77.3 |
73.9 |
34.6 |
102 |
69 |
57.2 |
64.3 |
15.8 |
1,189 |
329 |
129 |
127 |
Wrexham Glyndŵr University |
80.3 |
73.2 |
2.3 |
112 |
63.5 |
66.6 |
71.1 |
19.2 |
1,570 |
317 |
130 |
129 |
University of Suffolk |
75.8 |
70.9 |
n/a |
123 |
65 |
66.2 |
69.5 |
17.6 |
2,290 |
313 |
131 |
128 |
London Metropolitan University |
78.5 |
74.6 |
3.5 |
102 |
70.7 |
52.3 |
68.8 |
21.6 |
1,970 |
280 |
132 |
n/a |
Ravensbourne University London |
71.9 |
67.9 |
n/a |
109 |
68.7 |
65.6 |
77.9 |
28.8 |
1,731 |
257 |