RANK  

  LAST YEAR RANK  

UNIVERSITY

1

2

University of Oxford

2

1

University of St Andrews

3

3

University of Cambridge

4

5

London School of Economics and Political Science      

5

4

Imperial College London

6

6

Durham University

7

7

University College London

8

9

University of Bath

9

8

University of Warwick

10

13

University of Edinburgh

11

10

Loughborough University

12

11

Lancaster University

13

21

University of Exeter

14

12

University of Glasgow

15

14

University of Bristol

16

16

University of Southampton

17

19

University of York

18

17

University of Strathclyde

19

20

University of Aberdeen

20=

25

University of Birmingham

20=

22

University of Sheffield

22

32

University of Surrey

23

15

University of Leeds

24

23

University of Manchester

25

35=

Cardiff University

26

18

King's College London

27

27

University of East Anglia

28

24

Queen's University, Belfast

29

26

Royal Holloway, University of London

30=

28

University of Nottingham

30=

34

University of Reading

32

35=

University of Dundee

33=

42

Newcastle University

33=

30=

University of Liverpool

35

37

University of Leicester

36

40

Queen Mary, University of London

37

33

SOAS University of London

38=

44

Ulster University

38=

41

University of Stirling

40

74

University of West London

41

38

Aberystwyth University

42=

87

Falmouth University

42=

70

Nottingham Trent University

42=

39

Swansea University

45=

45

Aston University

45=

64

Bangor University

47

29

Harper Adams University

48

46

University of Kent

49

62=

Northumbria University

50

47

University of Sussex

51

67

St Mary's University, Twickenham

52

60

Glasgow Caledonian University

53

49

University of Lincoln

54

43

University of Essex

55

51

Coventry University

56

52=

University of the Arts, London

57=

30=

Heriot-Watt University

57=

54

Oxford Brookes University

59

57

Edinburgh Napier University

60

71

Manchester Metropolitan University

61

73

University of the West of England

62

88

University of Portsmouth

63

69

University for the Creative Arts

64

48

Keele University

65

62=

Robert Gordon University

66

50

University of Chichester

67

66

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

68

55

City, University of London

69

52=

University of Hull

70

56

Norwich University of the Arts

71=

93

Liverpool John Moores University

71=

103=

Leeds Arts University

73

75

University of Huddersfield

74

58=

University of Plymouth

75

82

Bishop Grosseteste University

76

79=

Arts University Bournemouth

77

103=

Bath Spa University

78

58=

Edge Hill University

79

83=

York St John University

80=

81

Liverpool Hope University

80=

101=

Plymouth Marjon University

82=

78

St George's, University of London

82=

72

Sheffield Hallam University

84

89=

University of Greenwich

85

89=

University of Buckingham

86

118

Teesside University

87

106=

University of Winchester

88

98

University of Salford

89=

94=

Abertay University

89=

106=

Bournemouth University

91

96=

University of Hertfordshire

92

101=

Kingston University

93

79=

Cardiff Metropolitan University

94

83=

Birmingham City University

95

89=

University of Bradford

96

94=

University of Derby

97

68

University of Chester

98=

117

University of Brighton

98=

77

University of Sunderland

100

124

Leeds Trinity University

101

65

University of Roehampton

102

116

Royal Agricultural University

103

99

University of South Wales

104

83=

University of Wales Trinity St David

105

112=

Hartpury University

106

76

Staffordshire University

107

108=

University of Central Lancashire

108

61

Goldsmiths, University of London

109

115

Anglia Ruskin University

110=

121

Brunel University London

110=

86

University of Worcester

112

96=

University of Gloucestershire

113

112=

Leeds Beckett University

114

112=

Solent University

115=

129

University of Westminster

115=

123

Middlesex University

115=

105

University of Suffolk

118

122

Newman University

119

119=

Canterbury Christ Church University

120

110=

Wrexham Glyndwr University

121

119=

Buckinghamshire New University

122=

110=

University of the West of Scotland

122=

126

De Montfort University

124

89=

University of Bolton

125

108=

University of Northampton

126

127

London South Bank University

127

128

University of Wolverhampton

128

100

London Metropolitan University

129

125

University of Cumbria

130

131

Ravensbourne University, London

131

130

University of East London

132

132

University of Bedfordshire