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 |
224 |
86.8 |
93.4 |
98.3 |
11.2 |
3854 |
1000 |
2 |
2 |
University of Oxford |
n/a |
n/a |
53.1 |
215 |
83.5 |
94 |
98.6 |
10.4 |
3354 |
962 |
3 |
3 |
University of St Andrews |
88.5 |
87.9 |
40.4 |
208 |
79.6 |
89.8 |
96.3 |
11.7 |
3220 |
944 |
4 |
4 |
Imperial College London |
75.1 |
77.9 |
56.2 |
206 |
90.4 |
89.2 |
96.5 |
11.4 |
3767 |
845 |
5 |
5 |
Loughborough University |
83.4 |
85.8 |
36.3 |
162 |
86.9 |
83.8 |
92.1 |
13.4 |
3286 |
834 |
6 |
9 |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
72.3 |
68.5 |
52.8 |
189 |
86.2 |
90.5 |
95.4 |
11.1 |
2968 |
828 |
7 |
7 |
Durham University |
78.8 |
75 |
39 |
195 |
84.9 |
92.1 |
96.4 |
15 |
3052 |
808 |
8 |
6 |
Lancaster University |
79.5 |
79.3 |
39.1 |
157 |
89.1 |
78.7 |
93.6 |
12.6 |
3427 |
801 |
9 |
8 |
University College London |
74.7 |
75.4 |
51 |
187 |
83.8 |
89.7 |
94.5 |
10.5 |
2671 |
780 |
10 |
10 |
University of Warwick |
79.6 |
79.2 |
44.6 |
180 |
83.2 |
84.3 |
95.1 |
13 |
2537 |
778 |
11 |
13 |
University of Bath |
79.4 |
81.8 |
37.3 |
182 |
87.5 |
88.3 |
96.6 |
15.6 |
2541 |
777 |
12 |
12 |
University of Exeter |
79.3 |
80.1 |
38 |
172 |
85.5 |
87.9 |
95.8 |
15.5 |
2987 |
776 |
13 |
11 |
University of Leeds |
79.8 |
80.4 |
36.8 |
166 |
81.2 |
86.9 |
92.4 |
13.4 |
3043 |
744 |
14 |
14 |
University of Birmingham |
78.4 |
77.9 |
37.1 |
165 |
85.8 |
86.6 |
94.9 |
13.9 |
3036 |
737 |
15 |
19= |
University of Bristol |
78.7 |
77.2 |
47.3 |
177 |
80.6 |
89.8 |
95.8 |
13.5 |
2309 |
730 |
16 |
17 |
University of Glasgow |
77.4 |
78.2 |
39.9 |
200 |
85.3 |
84.8 |
89.9 |
13.7 |
2549 |
718 |
17 |
33= |
Harper Adams University |
83.4 |
82.4 |
5.7 |
134 |
72.9 |
74.4 |
91.3 |
13.7 |
3793 |
715 |
18 |
19= |
University of Manchester |
77.3 |
77.2 |
39.8 |
167 |
80.7 |
83.1 |
92.9 |
13.3 |
3144 |
708 |
19 |
24 |
Royal Holloway, University of London |
81.3 |
80.6 |
36.3 |
140 |
73.5 |
82.6 |
92.1 |
14.7 |
2802 |
704 |
20 |
18 |
University of Southampton |
79.1 |
78.6 |
44.9 |
160 |
82.1 |
84.9 |
89.3 |
13.5 |
2454 |
700 |
21 |
16 |
University of Nottingham |
78 |
78 |
37.8 |
161 |
86 |
84.1 |
93.8 |
14.5 |
2663 |
693 |
22 |
22 |
University of York |
82.6 |
81 |
38.3 |
158 |
82 |
80.5 |
92.8 |
14.6 |
1810 |
692 |
23 |
15 |
University of East Anglia |
79.1 |
79 |
35.8 |
147 |
77.1 |
87.2 |
90.7 |
13.6 |
2842 |
691 |
24 |
27 |
University of Dundee |
83.5 |
83.8 |
31.2 |
172 |
81.7 |
78.9 |
88.5 |
13.9 |
2517 |
690 |
25 |
28 |
University of Edinburgh |
73.3 |
72.6 |
43.8 |
190 |
77.5 |
89.5 |
92.1 |
11.9 |
2169 |
686 |
26 |
25 |
University of Sheffield |
80.6 |
82.1 |
37.6 |
157 |
84.4 |
81.5 |
92.8 |
15.2 |
2290 |
684 |
27 |
26 |
University of Aberdeen |
80.6 |
81.1 |
29.9 |
184 |
80.9 |
87.1 |
90.2 |
16.1 |
2445 |
680 |
28 |
21 |
Newcastle University |
77.9 |
78.7 |
37.7 |
159 |
85.8 |
81.3 |
95.1 |
14.2 |
2304 |
677 |
29 |
31 |
University of Liverpool |
79.4 |
80 |
31.5 |
147 |
85.4 |
80.6 |
92.9 |
14.3 |
2445 |
656 |
30 |
35= |
King's College London |
74.3 |
72.5 |
44 |
169 |
84.5 |
86.7 |
91.8 |
12.4 |
2670 |
654 |
31 |
30 |
Swansea University |
81.2 |
81.5 |
33.7 |
135 |
85.6 |
78 |
90.8 |
15.4 |
2372 |
653 |
32 |
23 |
University of Surrey |
76.9 |
78.2 |
29.7 |
156 |
81 |
85 |
92.6 |
16.1 |
2678 |
649 |
33 |
35= |
Heriot-Watt University |
77.9 |
77.9 |
36.7 |
163 |
79.3 |
79.7 |
86.8 |
17.8 |
3217 |
648 |
34 |
32 |
Cardiff University |
78.2 |
77.5 |
35 |
159 |
81.7 |
83.3 |
91.8 |
14.1 |
2379 |
645 |
35 |
38= |
Queen's University, Belfast |
77.5 |
77.4 |
39.7 |
152 |
82.4 |
84 |
91.8 |
15.9 |
2416 |
636 |
36 |
44= |
University of Strathclyde |
78.3 |
78.9 |
37.7 |
200 |
79.6 |
83.4 |
88.5 |
19.5 |
1867 |
634 |
37 |
29 |
University of Essex |
79.5 |
80.3 |
37.2 |
111 |
74.3 |
74.5 |
85.4 |
15.9 |
3521 |
630 |
38= |
40 |
University of Reading |
77.3 |
75.2 |
36.5 |
132 |
76 |
81.7 |
93 |
15.8 |
2785 |
628 |
38= |
41 |
University of Sussex |
76.6 |
76.4 |
31.8 |
148 |
80.4 |
75.6 |
90.7 |
15.8 |
2678 |
628 |
40 |
37 |
Nottingham Trent University |
83 |
81.7 |
6.5 |
135 |
81.7 |
74.4 |
87.6 |
14.5 |
2434 |
625 |
41 |
38= |
University of Leicester |
77.7 |
78 |
31.8 |
133 |
75.4 |
78.4 |
92.3 |
14 |
2749 |
619 |
42 |
33= |
University for the Creative Arts |
83.8 |
78 |
3.4 |
143 |
72.7 |
75.1 |
80.1 |
12.9 |
2666 |
614 |
43 |
51= |
Arts University Bournemouth |
84.9 |
82.9 |
2.4 |
154 |
80.5 |
66.1 |
90 |
15.1 |
1730 |
613 |
44 |
53 |
SOAS University of London |
75.5 |
71.2 |
27.9 |
156 |
70.9 |
81.7 |
81.4 |
11.3 |
2608 |
606 |
45 |
48= |
Aberystwyth University |
88.3 |
86.1 |
28.1 |
120 |
78.2 |
69 |
81.6 |
16.9 |
1768 |
596 |
46 |
48= |
Keele University |
82.5 |
82.5 |
22.1 |
127 |
82.1 |
74.2 |
88.7 |
14 |
2087 |
586 |
47 |
44= |
University of Stirling |
79.5 |
75.6 |
30.5 |
163 |
78.7 |
76.3 |
86.7 |
16.4 |
1865 |
583 |
48 |
56 |
Aston University |
78.3 |
77.3 |
25.8 |
133 |
79.1 |
84.4 |
92 |
17.4 |
1983 |
578 |
49 |
46= |
Queen Mary, University of London |
73.5 |
74.3 |
37.9 |
144 |
78.7 |
83.2 |
89.9 |
13.1 |
2352 |
574 |
50 |
46= |
Coventry University |
82.3 |
81.5 |
3.8 |
126 |
80.9 |
76.1 |
83.9 |
14.6 |
2411 |
572 |
51 |
42 |
University of Lincoln |
79.5 |
79.3 |
10.3 |
128 |
81.4 |
75.1 |
88.1 |
14.7 |
2123 |
570 |
52 |
83 |
University of West London |
85.7 |
84.7 |
1.6 |
124 |
74 |
74.3 |
78.1 |
14.8 |
2669 |
565 |
53 |
57 |
Staffordshire University |
83.3 |
79.8 |
16.5 |
120 |
80.8 |
72.3 |
78.4 |
15.4 |
2484 |
564 |
54 |
55 |
University of Kent |
76.8 |
76.6 |
35.2 |
135 |
78.3 |
79.1 |
89 |
18 |
1827 |
558 |
55 |
59 |
Edge Hill University |
82.1 |
79.1 |
4.9 |
134 |
77.2 |
74 |
85.1 |
14.1 |
2230 |
554 |
56= |
51= |
University of Portsmouth |
80.5 |
79.3 |
8.6 |
115 |
85.4 |
75 |
85.4 |
15.4 |
2222 |
552 |
56= |
54 |
Leeds Arts University |
83.1 |
79 |
n/a |
158 |
57.1 |
79.9 |
88.8 |
11.9 |
1287 |
552 |
58= |
60 |
Ulster University |
81.8 |
80.3 |
31.8 |
128 |
71.9 |
76 |
83.3 |
17.4 |
2143 |
549 |
58= |
58 |
University of the West of England |
83.8 |
83.1 |
8.8 |
126 |
76.3 |
75.4 |
84.3 |
15.3 |
2007 |
549 |
60 |
50 |
Liverpool Hope University |
82.5 |
79.3 |
9.2 |
117 |
83.8 |
68 |
79.9 |
14.5 |
2103 |
545 |
61 |
62 |
University of Huddersfield |
81.2 |
78.3 |
9.4 |
131 |
80 |
74.6 |
84.2 |
17.5 |
2417 |
540 |
62= |
69 |
Manchester Metropolitan University |
80.7 |
78.9 |
7.5 |
133 |
70.7 |
73.2 |
83.5 |
15.5 |
2719 |
535 |
62= |
66 |
Norwich University of the Arts |
81.6 |
77.7 |
5.6 |
137 |
60.6 |
71.8 |
88.6 |
15 |
2638 |
535 |
64 |
63= |
Oxford Brookes University |
77.3 |
77 |
11.4 |
131 |
77.4 |
75.7 |
89.6 |
15.1 |
2248 |
531 |
65= |
61 |
Northumbria University |
79.7 |
78.3 |
9 |
145 |
75.4 |
77.3 |
84 |
16.3 |
2224 |
524 |
65= |
67 |
Sheffield Hallam University |
83.7 |
81.1 |
5.4 |
119 |
73.8 |
74.7 |
85.7 |
17.2 |
2318 |
524 |
67 |
80 |
St George's, University of London |
71.9 |
71.9 |
22.2 |
158 |
93.8 |
80.3 |
93.3 |
11.1 |
2560 |
521 |
68 |
71 |
Goldsmiths, University of London |
76.5 |
72 |
33.4 |
131 |
58.3 |
81.9 |
78.5 |
15.1 |
2902 |
520 |
69 |
70 |
University of Roehampton |
79.2 |
77.2 |
24.5 |
111 |
72.2 |
68.7 |
74.3 |
14.2 |
2759 |
519 |
70 |
63= |
Bangor University |
83.8 |
81.8 |
27.2 |
131 |
67.8 |
71.4 |
84.1 |
17 |
1714 |
518 |
71 |
94= |
University of Chichester |
83.3 |
79.9 |
6.4 |
123 |
64.6 |
73.1 |
88 |
14.4 |
1833 |
515 |
72 |
84 |
Falmouth University |
81.1 |
76.5 |
4.6 |
131 |
77 |
78 |
86.8 |
18.3 |
1488 |
514 |
73 |
68 |
City, University of London |
76.2 |
77.1 |
22.6 |
145 |
73.4 |
73.1 |
88.5 |
17.8 |
2495 |
511 |
74 |
65 |
De Montfort University |
79.9 |
80 |
8.9 |
111 |
83.8 |
75.1 |
85 |
19.9 |
2246 |
508 |
75 |
105= |
University of Central Lancashire |
81.3 |
78.7 |
5.6 |
133 |
76.9 |
71.8 |
79.6 |
14.2 |
2241 |
506 |
76 |
72 |
Plymouth University |
82.4 |
79.9 |
15.9 |
132 |
73.6 |
70.9 |
83.6 |
16.2 |
2020 |
504 |
77 |
103= |
University of Hull |
80.8 |
77.1 |
16.7 |
126 |
76 |
70.4 |
83 |
16.2 |
2370 |
499 |
78 |
74 |
Liverpool John Moores University |
80.5 |
79.1 |
8.9 |
142 |
74.9 |
73.8 |
84.7 |
16.9 |
1802 |
498 |
79= |
94= |
University of the Arts, London |
76.3 |
70.1 |
8 |
137 |
72.2 |
71.3 |
86.2 |
14.8 |
2397 |
495 |
79= |
73 |
University of Chester |
82.7 |
79.1 |
4.1 |
114 |
70.1 |
69.7 |
80.5 |
15.5 |
2803 |
495 |
81 |
102 |
York St John University |
83.9 |
79.9 |
4.1 |
114 |
73.6 |
68.6 |
87.7 |
18 |
2068 |
490 |
82 |
97 |
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh |
80.7 |
76.5 |
6.6 |
151 |
72.9 |
79 |
81.9 |
18.6 |
1775 |
488 |
83 |
96 |
Robert Gordon University |
83 |
80.4 |
4 |
157 |
81.1 |
69.9 |
86.8 |
20.4 |
1449 |
487 |
84 |
100 |
University of Greenwich |
79.9 |
78.4 |
4.9 |
137 |
70.3 |
77 |
82 |
17.4 |
2329 |
484 |
85 |
77 |
St Mary's University, Twickenham |
82.2 |
79 |
4 |
119 |
72.6 |
75.3 |
81 |
16 |
1741 |
483 |
86 |
107 |
London South Bank University |
80.4 |
77.9 |
9 |
114 |
87.7 |
69.5 |
77.5 |
15.6 |
2156 |
480 |
87 |
85= |
Teesside University |
83.1 |
79.5 |
3.6 |
120 |
81.3 |
68 |
79.8 |
18 |
2464 |
477 |
88 |
90 |
University of Hertfordshire |
78.8 |
78.3 |
5.6 |
115 |
80.6 |
64.9 |
83.7 |
16 |
2700 |
476 |
89= |
85= |
Solent University |
82.2 |
79 |
0.5 |
118 |
70.4 |
71.3 |
77.9 |
15.6 |
2112 |
475 |
89= |
115= |
Royal Agricultural University |
81.8 |
82.3 |
1.1 |
118 |
63.5 |
63.5 |
91.2 |
20.9 |
2803 |
475 |
91 |
75 |
University of Derby |
81.6 |
78.6 |
2.5 |
123 |
76.2 |
65.7 |
79.1 |
14.5 |
2042 |
474 |
92= |
43 |
University of Buckingham |
80.6 |
80.5 |
n/a |
121 |
81.5 |
69.7 |
84 |
15.8 |
1926 |
472 |
92= |
91 |
University of Worcester |
85.1 |
82.8 |
4.3 |
120 |
75 |
67.1 |
81.8 |
17.2 |
1629 |
472 |
94 |
78 |
Bournemouth University |
77.3 |
75.4 |
9 |
122 |
68.7 |
76.4 |
85.3 |
17 |
2325 |
465 |
95 |
81= |
University of Gloucestershire |
81 |
78 |
3.8 |
123 |
72.9 |
71.3 |
80.9 |
18.7 |
2055 |
461 |
96= |
87= |
Birmingham City University |
81 |
77.3 |
4.3 |
123 |
76.8 |
71.6 |
82.6 |
17.9 |
2123 |
460 |
96= |
101 |
Glasgow Caledonian University |
78.7 |
76.5 |
7 |
167 |
73.7 |
79.9 |
83.7 |
20.2 |
1651 |
460 |
98= |
105= |
Abertay University |
84.5 |
81.3 |
5.1 |
142 |
73.4 |
65.8 |
77.4 |
19.6 |
1919 |
459 |
98= |
79 |
University of Winchester |
80.5 |
78.5 |
5.8 |
113 |
63.7 |
76.4 |
86.3 |
16.4 |
1683 |
459 |
100 |
76 |
Brunel University London |
73.1 |
73.4 |
25.4 |
125 |
70.9 |
75.7 |
86.5 |
18 |
2418 |
458 |
101 |
120 |
Edinburgh Napier University |
76.2 |
75.9 |
4.6 |
148 |
73.8 |
75.7 |
82.2 |
17.9 |
2136 |
455 |
102= |
109 |
Plymouth Marjon University |
86.7 |
82.7 |
0 |
125 |
63.7 |
77.1 |
78.4 |
22.2 |
1996 |
453 |
102= |
89 |
University of Wales Trinity St David |
84.6 |
78.6 |
2.6 |
109 |
66 |
72.9 |
77.2 |
15.2 |
1779 |
453 |
102= |
113 |
Bishop Grosseteste University |
81.2 |
75.8 |
2.1 |
112 |
72.9 |
69 |
90.2 |
20.2 |
2212 |
453 |
105 |
98 |
University of Bradford |
74.3 |
74.3 |
9.2 |
132 |
82.8 |
80.2 |
83 |
17.2 |
2076 |
448 |
106 |
110= |
Kingston University |
79.3 |
78.3 |
5.1 |
124 |
64.5 |
72.5 |
84.1 |
16.6 |
2559 |
444 |
107 |
110= |
Middlesex University |
75.5 |
74 |
9.7 |
123 |
73.5 |
67.2 |
78.9 |
16.7 |
3030 |
443 |
108 |
92 |
University of the West of Scotland |
81.4 |
78 |
4.3 |
139 |
80.7 |
71.3 |
80.9 |
22.4 |
2205 |
442 |
109 |
93 |
University of Sunderland |
79.9 |
77.2 |
5.8 |
115 |
67.1 |
64.7 |
80.4 |
15.8 |
2657 |
441 |
110 |
103= |
Bath Spa University |
76.5 |
72.2 |
7.9 |
118 |
66.9 |
78.8 |
86.2 |
18.7 |
2100 |
438 |
111 |
81= |
University of Salford |
78.5 |
76.8 |
8.3 |
130 |
73.6 |
73.7 |
78.3 |
16.2 |
1980 |
437 |
112 |
108 |
Cardiff Metropolitan University |
80.7 |
80 |
3.9 |
123 |
65.9 |
67.4 |
79.6 |
18.8 |
2565 |
434 |
113 |
117 |
Bucks New University |
81.9 |
79.7 |
1.5 |
117 |
68.8 |
60.4 |
79.3 |
15.8 |
2647 |
427 |
114 |
110= |
University of South Wales |
82.5 |
79.5 |
4 |
125 |
63.4 |
67.3 |
79.8 |
15.6 |
1580 |
412 |
115 |
119 |
Newman University |
82.5 |
81.2 |
2.8 |
118 |
64.7 |
60.9 |
76.6 |
14.5 |
1696 |
408 |
116 |
99 |
University of Northampton |
78.8 |
73.9 |
3.2 |
105 |
68.2 |
68 |
80.6 |
16.8 |
2728 |
407 |
117 |
87= |
Leeds Trinity University |
77.1 |
74.8 |
2 |
109 |
68.1 |
79.3 |
82.4 |
19.9 |
1940 |
403 |
118 |
118 |
Canterbury Christ Church University |
81 |
75.7 |
4.5 |
110 |
64.7 |
68.8 |
80.6 |
14.8 |
1847 |
401 |
119 |
114 |
University of Westminster |
75.2 |
75.1 |
9.8 |
127 |
70.4 |
70.5 |
81.7 |
19.3 |
1857 |
395 |
120 |
122 |
Anglia Ruskin University |
82.4 |
79 |
5.4 |
113 |
68.3 |
74 |
78.2 |
18.5 |
1464 |
388 |
121 |
125 |
University of Cumbria |
78.9 |
73.8 |
1.2 |
126 |
73.6 |
67.4 |
82.7 |
16.8 |
1611 |
383 |
122 |
123 |
University of Brighton |
79.8 |
75.8 |
7.9 |
117 |
67.2 |
72.2 |
81.3 |
18.5 |
1587 |
380 |
123 |
124 |
Leeds Beckett University |
80.4 |
79.3 |
4.1 |
112 |
63.2 |
70.3 |
76.4 |
19.3 |
1954 |
377 |
124 |
127 |
University of Wolverhampton |
81.3 |
78.8 |
5.9 |
112 |
68.9 |
66.2 |
72.9 |
18 |
1913 |
374 |
125 |
126 |
University of Bolton |
85.6 |
82.1 |
2.9 |
116 |
57.4 |
60.8 |
72.8 |
14.2 |
1488 |
368 |
126 |
131 |
London Metropolitan University |
77.9 |
75.7 |
3.5 |
101 |
70.7 |
60.8 |
65.7 |
17.8 |
3129 |
355 |
127 |
115= |
University of East London |
78 |
76.1 |
7.2 |
111 |
65.3 |
68.1 |
75.5 |
18.9 |
2018 |
350 |
128 |
121 |
University of Bedfordshire |
80.4 |
77.4 |
7 |
101 |
70.6 |
63.9 |
66.3 |
17 |
2089 |
348 |
129 |
130 |
University of Suffolk |
80 |
76 |
n/a |
117 |
65 |
66.8 |
72.2 |
18.8 |
2387 |
340 |
130 |
129 |
Wrexham Glyndwr University |
79.2 |
74.3 |
2.3 |
113 |
63.5 |
70.4 |
74.8 |
21.2 |
1673 |
313 |
131 |
132 |
Ravensbourne University London |
72.1 |
66.1 |
n/a |
113 |
68.7 |
63.9 |
89.7 |
31.6 |
1460 |
250 |