UK University Rankings - Overall Rankings 2017

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CUG Rank University Name Entry Standards Student Satisfaction Research Quality Graduate Prospects Overall Score
2017 2016
1 1 University of Cambridge 600 4.17 3.33 89.0 1000
2 2 University of Oxford 574 4.17 3.34 86.7 998
3 3 London School of Economics and Political Science 518 3.89 3.35 78.5 940
4 4 Imperial College London 567 4.15 3.36 90.8 938
5 5 University of St Andrews 520 4.23 3.13 83.2 927
6 5 Durham University 524 4.14 3.14 83.6 916
7 11 Loughborough University 410 4.26 2.95 83.6 897
8 7 The University of Warwick 485 4.09 3.22 79.5 889
9 9 Lancaster University 423 4.17 3.15 82.6 885
10 13 University College London 505 3.95 3.22 82.9 880
11 8 University of Surrey 431 4.31 2.98 78.7 870
11 11 University of Bath 478 4.18 3.17 85.1 870
13 10 University of Exeter 466 4.18 3.08 79.6 855
14 16 University of East Anglia (UEA) 423 4.17 3.11 70.1 841
15 18 University of Birmingham 423 4.08 3.07 86.5 832
16 19 University of Leeds 430 4.16 3.13 78.5 827
17 14 University of Southampton 417 4.08 3.15 77.9 821
18 21 University of Sussex 375 4.06 3.01 84.2 817
19 20 The University of Edinburgh 485 3.93 3.18 78.6 808
20 17 University of York 430 4.14 3.17 75.7 807
21 23 King's College London 462 3.91 3.23 85.7 799
21 25 The University of Nottingham 424 4.06 3.09 81.2 799
23 22 University of Kent 358 4.12 2.95 76.6 796
24 15 University of Bristol 476 3.96 3.18 79.5 791
25 28 The University of Manchester 433 4.05 3.16 78.4 773
25 26 Newcastle University 430 4.14 3.09 79.3 773
27 29 University of Reading 371 4.09 3.03 70.2 764
27 27 The University of Sheffield 415 4.14 3.17 75.5 764
29 30 University of Glasgow 467 4.12 3.10 79.5 762
30 32 Aston University 353 4.17 3.05 78.8 761
31 33 Queen Mary, University of London 404 4.12 3.18 73.0 756
32 24 University of Leicester 390 4.03 2.93 72.1 755
33 36 Queen's University, Belfast 385 4.13 2.99 78.4 754
34 37 Heriot-Watt University 406 4.12 3.06 77.9 751
35 31 Cardiff University 399 4.09 3.27 79.8 747
35 42 University of Dundee 426 4.19 3.03 79.9 747
37 34 Royal Holloway, University of London 402 4.15 3.09 62.4 743
38 39 University of Liverpool 383 4.01 3.06 75.8 742
39 47 University of Stirling 374 3.99 2.96 72.8 730
40 41 City University London 371 4.20 2.95 78.0 727
41 34 University of Essex 297 4.22 3.05 63.7 726
42 40 University of Aberdeen 441 4.00 2.97 76.0 718
43 43 The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 397 3.98 2.82 68.1 714
44 43 St George's, University of London 429 4.00 2.99 93.4 713
45 45 Swansea University 311 4.13 3.09 81.1 702
46 46 Keele University 350 4.28 2.88 75.6 691
46 60 Harper Adams University 338 4.11 2.66 73.7 691
48 38 University of Strathclyde 470 4.01 3.04 71.7 688
49 51 University of Lincoln 339 4.09 2.54 70.5 683
50 48 Coventry University 316 4.28 2.67 73.8 679
51 50 Goldsmiths, University of London 353 3.98 2.90 55.5 677
52 49 Brunel University London 349 4.06 2.67 63.0 672
53 63 University of Bradford 321 4.08 2.95 75.0 656
54 54 De Montfort University 292 4.14 2.67 76.8 648
55 69 The University of Buckingham 311 4.36   83.3 641
56 54 Bournemouth University 321 3.90 2.72 65.8 638
57 73 Manchester Metropolitan University 349 4.10 2.74 63.2 637
58 70 Falmouth University 310 4.14 2.04 73.5 634
59 60 Northumbria University 361 4.11 2.71 66.0 633
59 52 University for the Creative Arts 316 4.08 2.72 51.7 633
61 59 University of Portsmouth 321 4.14 2.75 66.8 631
62 58 Bangor University 342 4.26 2.99 67.2 629
63 53 Nottingham Trent University 305 4.15 2.59 66.3 627
64 63 Robert Gordon University 385 4.09 2.35 82.8 625
65 54 Oxford Brookes University 335 4.15 2.66 68.6 624
66 - Norwich University of the Arts 343 4.15 2.69 63.1 621
67 62 University of the West of England 323 4.03 2.70 70.4 614
68 63 University of Hull 335 4.05 2.70 66.5 606
69 66 University of Roehampton 275 4.02 2.83 60.0 604
70 66 Ulster University 307 4.18 2.91 62.3 600
71 82 Edge Hill University 327 4.16 2.22 63.1 599
72 79 Cardiff Metropolitan University 315 4.03 3.00 59.0 598
72 72 Sheffield Hallam University 304 4.03 2.76 64.7 598
74 68 Liverpool John Moores University 342 4.12 2.79 63.0 596
74 86 The University of Winchester 293 4.17 2.32 60.5 596
76 70 Bath Spa University 321 4.20 2.52 54.5 586
76 57 Arts University Bournemouth 322 4.07 2.30 61.4 586
78 89 Middlesex University 297 4.02 2.58 64.7 580
79 75 University of Hertfordshire 302 4.01 2.61 74.7 577
80 77 University of Chichester 298 4.17 2.50 56.9 575
81 74 University of Huddersfield 331 4.13 2.65 73.6 572
82 83 Glasgow Caledonian University 385 3.98 2.67 70.1 568
83 97 Liverpool Hope University 307 4.28 2.21 53.4 567
84 90 Plymouth University 314 4.08 2.74 60.1 566
85 80 University of the Arts, London 314 3.92 3.12 59.0 561
86 95 Abertay University 338 4.04 2.16 65.6 557
87 86 Aberystwyth University 289 4.01 2.84 62.3 555
87 83 The University of Northampton 280 4.14 2.09 59.4 555
89 80 University of Gloucestershire 319 4.06 2.38 55.2 551
90 76 University of Brighton 301 4.00 2.84 66.6 550
91 94 University of Derby 302 4.16 2.07 59.1 546
92 92 Edinburgh Napier University 337 4.05 2.52 68.6 544
93 78 Queen Margaret University 350 4.02 2.65 58.2 540
94 93 University of Chester 303 4.12 2.08 63.1 539
95 96 University of Salford 316 4.05 2.54 59.2 535
95 88 Birmingham City University 316 3.96 2.64 64.3 535
97 105 University of Worcester 300 4.09 2.08 63.1 526
98 107 University of Greenwich 337 4.08 2.33 58.1 525
99 102 University of South Wales 321 3.97 2.51 58.4 515
99 91 University of Central Lancashire 317 4.06 2.51 62.3 515
101 103 Staffordshire University 274 4.11 2.20 57.7 506
102 100 University of Westminster 315 3.96 2.74 54.9 503
103 101 Leeds Trinity University 284 4.11 2.01 65.8 502
103 85 Royal Agricultural University 301 4.01 1.40 69.7 502
103 116 University of Sunderland 289 4.10 2.12 62.2 502
106 108 University of West London 301 3.99 1.92 60.0 498
107 99 York St John University 300 4.11 2.04 64.8 490
107 98 Teesside University 305 4.13 2.58 59.2 490
109 104 Kingston University 288 3.97 2.70 60.6 485
110 115 Anglia Ruskin University 254 4.14 2.37 64.7 483
110 118 University of the West of Scotland 316 4.08 2.36 65.1 483
112 106 Canterbury Christ Church University 270 4.02 2.38 57.6 475
113 113 Buckinghamshire New University 256 4.07 2.19 57.1 460
114 114 Leeds Beckett University 288 3.98 2.16 58.3 446
115 122 Southampton Solent University 275 4.02 1.63 54.1 443
115 119 London South Bank University 254 3.99 2.52 67.4 443
117 120 Newman University 298 4.15 2.13 52.6 442
118 109 St Mary's University, Twickenham 291 4.13 1.98 66.6 440
119 117 Bishop Grosseteste University 284 4.07 1.96 67.8 438
120 110 University of Bedfordshire 234 4.08 2.52 57.9 423
121 111 University of Cumbria 286 3.93 2.13 64.5 422
122 121 University of Bolton 283 4.10 2.04 59.9 406
123 125 University of Wales Trinity Saint David 284 3.99 2.39 50.2 397
124 112 University of St Mark and St John 288 3.92   60.5 379
125 123 Wrexham Glyndŵr University 236 4.10 2.15 66.1 378
126 124 University of East London 277 3.93 2.71 45.2 376
127 126 London Metropolitan University 247 4.00 2.44 47.0 322

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