2016 UK University Rankings for Physics and Astronomy
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | University Name | Total score | Student satisfaction | Research quality | Entry Points | Graduate prospects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Cambridge
(Cambridge, England) |
100 | 86.3 | 55.7 | - | 87.4 |
| 2 | University of St Andrews
(St Andrews, Scotland) |
97.3 | 91.6 | 51 | - | 83.8 |
| 3 | University of Oxford
(Oxford, England) |
96.7 | 81 | 52.1 | - | 87.1 |
| 4 | University of Warwick
(Coventry, England) |
95.4 | 91.2 | 46.1 | - | 84.2 |
| 5 | Imperial College London
(London, England) |
95.3 | 82.3 | 49.6 | - | 87.9 |
| 6 | University of Birmingham
(Birmingham, England) |
95.2 | 90.8 | 33.8 | - | 89.5 |
| 7 | University of Manchester
(Manchester, England) |
94.8 | 90.5 | 44.9 | - | 83.6 |
| 8 | University of Exeter
(Exeter, England) |
94.7 | 92 | 42.4 | - | 88.6 |
| 8 | University of Surrey
(Surrey, England) |
94.7 | 93.7 | 39.6 | - | 92.3 |
| 10 | Durham University
(Durham, England) |
94.4 | 84.9 | 46.2 | - | 84.9 |
| 11 | University of Southampton
(Southampton, England) |
93.7 | 92.6 | 44.1 | - | 83.3 |
| 12 | Lancaster University
(Lancaster, England) |
93.5 | 85.7 | 37.6 | - | 88 |
| 13 | University of Bath
(Bath, England) |
92.6 | 87.8 | 40 | - | 81.7 |
| 14 | University of Bristol
(Bristol, England) |
92.4 | 87 | 43.7 | - | 84.4 |
| 14 | University of Glasgow
(Glasgow, Scotland) |
92.4 | 87.8 | 42 | - | 87.3 |
| 16 | University of Leicester
(Leicester, England) |
91.9 | 90.2 | 40.8 | - | 84.4 |
| 17 | University of Nottingham
(Nottingham, England) |
91.8 | 89.6 | 48.3 | - | 74.3 |
| 18 | University of Leeds
(Leeds, England) |
91.3 | 86.3 | 41.8 | - | 84 |
| 18 | University of Strathclyde
(Glasgow, Scotland) |
91.3 | 91.5 | 45.3 | - | 73.4 |
| 20 | University of Edinburgh
(Edinburgh, Scotland) |
90.9 | 77.4 | 48.7 | - | 84.3 |
| 21 | Queen’s University Belfast
(Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
90.5 | 86 | 44.4 | - | 80.4 |
| 22 | University of Aberdeen
(Aberdeen, Scotland) |
90.3 | 85.1 | 32 | - | 87 |
| 23 | University College London
(London, England) |
90.1 | 79.8 | 45.1 | - | 79 |
| 24 | Cardiff University
(Cardiff, Welsh) |
89.6 | 90.8 | 34.9 | - | 81.4 |
| 25 | University of York
(York, England) |
88.4 | 89.4 | 35.8 | - | 74.4 |
| 26 | University of Sheffield
(Sheffield, England) |
87.9 | 85.6 | 36.8 | - | 77.5 |
| 27 | King's College London
(London, England) |
87.8 | 84.7 | 35.8 | - | 73.6 |
| 27 | University of Sussex
(Bridlington, England) |
87.8 | 88.1 | 24.7 | - | 85.7 |
| 29 | Heriot-Watt University
(Edinburgh, Scotland) |
87.5 | 83.7 | 44.1 | - | 67 |
| 29 | Loughborough University
(Loughborough, England) |
87.5 | 91.2 | 19 | - | 83.2 |
| 31 | Northumbria University
(Newcastle, England) |
86.3 | 84.8 | 30.7 | - | - |
| 32 | Keele University
(Keele, England) |
86.2 | 87.8 | 31.8 | - | 71 |
| 33 | University of Liverpool
(Liverpool, England) |
86.1 | 79.5 | 31.5 | - | 83.5 |
| 34 | University of Dundee
(Dundee, Scotland) |
85.9 | 92 | 34.1 | - | 61.2 |
| 35 | University of Hertfordshire
(Hertfordshire, England) |
85.8 | 91.6 | 20.2 | - | 84.4 |
| 36 | University of Portsmouth
(Portsmouth, England) |
85.4 | 93.4 | 21.8 | - | 77.8 |
| 37 | University of Central Lancashire
(Preston, England) |
84.7 | 81 | 19.8 | - | 85 |
| 38 | Nottingham Trent University
(Nottingham, England) |
84.3 | 93.5 | 20.1 | - | 68.3 |
| 39 | Royal Holloway, University of London
(London, England) |
84.1 | 88.4 | 31.5 | - | 59.7 |
| 40 | University of Hull
(Hull, England) |
83.7 | 92.8 | 24.2 | - | 65.7 |
| 41 | Swansea University
(Swansea, Welsh) |
83.3 | 80.3 | 33 | - | 74.4 |
| 42 | Queen Mary, University of London
(London, England) |
82.3 | 84 | 27.6 | - | 62.1 |
| 43 | Aberystwyth University
(Aberystwyth, Welsh) |
82.1 | 84.2 | 12.4 | - | 82.4 |
| 44 | University of Kent
(Kent, England) |
80.1 | 73.8 | 30.7 | - | 77.5 |
| 45 | University of Salford
(Manchester, England) |
74.5 | 92.1 | 4.4 | - | 45.2 |
| 46 | University of the West of Scotland
(Paisley, England) |
73.3 | 66.3 | 19.1 | - | - |
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