There are over 120 universities in the UK, and choosing the one to study at can be a tough task. So how can you avoid the headache? University rankings come to the rescue.
There are no single rankings in the UK, however, there are plenty of official and reliable sources in your disposal such as: Guardian, The Times, Complete University Guide and QS World University Rankings. You can choose the one you like. Even though information in all these sources can vary, it is still very similar. Read our article on how to understand different university ratings.
Our advice to you is not to be worried too much about the university rankings as it mainly shows overall prestige of an education institution. It is always better to check specific subject rankings. For example university that comes on the 30th place in general university rankings, can be at the top 10 for studying architecture or some other subject.
Get a consultation on the university rankings in your subject.
| Rank | University |
| 1 | Cambridge |
| 2 | Oxford |
| 3 | St Andrews |
| 4 | London School of Economics |
| 5 | Imperial College London |
| 6 | Durham |
| 7 | Lancaster |
| 8 | Loughborough |
| 9 | Bath |
| 10 | University College London |
| 11 | Exeter |
| 11 | Warwick |
| 13 | Birmingham |
| 14 | Leeds |
| 15 | Manchester |
| 16 | Edinburgh |
| 17 | Bristol |
| 18 | Glasgow |
| 19 | Nottingham |
| 20 | Southampton |
| 21 | East Anglia |
| 21 | Newcastle |
| 23 | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| 24 | Surrey |
| 25 | King's College London |
| 25 | Cardiff |
| 27 | Harper Adams |
| 27 | Liverpool |
| 29 | Aberdeen |
| 30 | York |
| 31 | Dundee |
| 32 | Sussex |
| 33 | Sheffield |
| 34 | Aston |
| 35 | Swansea |
| 35 | Heriot-Watt |
| 37 | Queen's, Belfast |
| 38 | Nottingham Trent |
| 39 | Strathclyde |
| 40 | Reading |
| 41 | Queen Mary, University of London |
| 42 | Lincoln |
| 43 | Stirling |
| 44 | Essex |
| 44 | SOAS, University of London |
| 44 | Leicester |
| 47 | St George's, University of London |
| 48 | University for the Creative Arts |
| 49 | Kent |
| 50 | Northumbria |
| 51 | Oxford Brookes |
| 52 | Keele |
| 53 | Coventry |
| 54 | Portsmouth |
| 55 | West of England, Bristol |
| 56 | Manchester Metropolitan |
| 57 | City |
| 58 | Ulster |
| 59 | Edge Hill |
| 59 | Staffordshire |
| 61 | University of the Arts, London |
| 62 | Liverpool Hope |
| 63 | Bradford |
| 64 | Huddersfield |
| 65 | Arts University Bournemouth |
| 66 | Liverpool John Moores |
| 67 | De Monfort |
| 68 | Queen Margaret |
| 69 | Brunel University London |
| 70 | Bournemouth |
| 71 | Aberystwyth |
| 72 | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 73 | Sheffield Hallam |
| 74 | Hertfordshire |
| 75 | Central Lancashire |
| 76 | Norwich University of the Arts |
| 77 | Glasgow Caledonian |
| 77 | Plymouth |
| 77 | Falmouth |
| 80 | Salford |
| 81 | Roehampton |
| 82 | Hull |
| 83 | Bangor |
| 84 | Greenwich |
| 85 | Robert Gordon |
| 86 | Edinburgh Napier |
| 87 | London South Bank |
| 88 | Chichester |
| 89 | Middlesex |
| 90 | West London |
| 91 | Birmingham Сity |
| 92 | Westminster |
| 93 | Kingston |
| 94 | Bath Spa |
| 95 | Leeds Arts University |
| 96 | Cardiff Metropolitan |
| 97 | St Mary's, Twickenham |
| 98 | Derby |
| 99 | Gloucestershire |
| 100 | Teeside |
| 101 | Chester |
| 102 | Wales Trinity Saint David |
| 103 | Abertay |
| 104 | West of Scotland |
| 105 | Southampton Solent |
| 106 | Winchester |
| 107 | Sunderland |
| 108 | Buckingham |
| 109 | Worcester |
| 110 | Northampton |
| 111 | York St John |
| 112 | Leeds Trinity |
| 113 | South Wales |
| 114 | Brighton |
| 115 | Buckinghamshire New |
| 116 | East London |
| 117 | Canterbury Christ Church |
| 118 | Anglia Ruskin |
| 119 | Bishop Grosseteste |
| 120 | Cumbria |
| 121 | Leeds Beckett |
| 122 | Bedfordshire |
| 123 | Royal Agricultural University |
| 124 | Wolverhampton |
| 125 | Newman |
| 126 | London Metropolitan |
| 127 | Plymouth Marjon |
| 128 | Bolton |
| 129 | Suffolk |
| 130 | Wrexham Glyndwr |
| 131 | Ravensbourne |
There are no separate rankings for universities in England. All rankings cover universities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all together.
