UK University Rankings for Physics & Astronomy 2018
From the Complete University Guide Published by the Independent
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | University Name | Entry Standards | Student Satisfaction | Research Quality | Graduate Prospects | Overall Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 | University of Cambridge | 626 | 4.20 | 3.29 | 87 | 100.0 |
| 2nd | 2 | University of St Andrews | 552 | 4.61 | 3.33 | 82 | 98.6 |
| 3rd | 1 | University of Oxford | 608 | 3.98 | 3.34 | 87 | 98.5 |
| 4th | 1 | Durham University | 564 | 4.15 | 3.27 | 87 | 97.8 |
| 5th | 2 | Imperial College London | 595 | 3.54 | 3.26 | 88 | 96.5 |
| 6th | 1 | University of Birmingham | 533 | 4.32 | 3.05 | 86 | 96.1 |
| 7th | 1 | The University of Manchester | 534 | 4.02 | 3.29 | 85 | 95.9 |
| 8th | 0 | The University of Warwick | 509 | 4.28 | 3.23 | 82 | 95.8 |
| 9th | 6 | University of Bath | 501 | 4.31 | 3.16 | 81 | 95.0 |
| 10th | 7 | University College London | 512 | 3.86 | 3.12 | 85 | 94.7 |
| 11th | 0 | Lancaster University | 443 | 4.33 | 3.04 | 86 | 94.2 |
| 12th | 3 | University of Exeter | 460 | 4.21 | 3.12 | 82 | 93.9 |
| 13th | 1 | The University of Edinburgh | 514 | 3.85 | 3.33 | 79 | 93.9 |
| 14th | 2 | University of Bristol | 469 | 4.07 | 3.08 | 83 | 93.9 |
| 15th | 2 | University of Glasgow | 478 | 4.06 | 3.10 | 82 | 93.8 |
| 16th | 5 | The University of Nottingham | 471 | 4.19 | 3.33 | 76 | 93.5 |
| 17th | 6 | University of Strathclyde | 440 | 4.43 | 3.35 | 74 | 93.1 |
| 18th | 4 | University of Southampton | 407 | 4.35 | 3.25 | 79 | 92.8 |
| 19th | 3 | Queen's, University, Belfast | 415 | 4.20 | 3.11 | 81 | 92.8 |
| 20th | 10 | University of Surrey | 436 | 4.17 | 3.09 | 81 | 92.7 |
| 21st | 3 | University of Leeds | 436 | 4.19 | 3.16 | 79 | 92.7 |
| 22nd | 4 | King's College London | 454 | 4.10 | 3.01 | 80 | 92.3 |
| 23rd | 6 | University of York | 436 | 4.16 | 2.93 | 82 | 92.2 |
| 24th | 6 | University of Liverpool | 414 | 4.19 | 3.06 | 83 | 92.0 |
| 25th | 2 | University of Sussex | 363 | 4.12 | 2.92 | 91 | 91.2 |
| 26th | 1 | The University of Sheffield | 427 | 4.13 | 3.12 | 75 | 90.9 |
| 27th | 8 | University of Leicester | 369 | 4.28 | 3.01 | 78 | 90.9 |
| 28th | 0 | Loughborough University | 360 | 4.22 | 2.52 | 88 | 90.3 |
| 29th | 9 | University of Aberdeen | 421 | 4.34 | 2.90 | 69 | 89.8 |
| 30th | 9 | Northumbria University | 367 | 4.29 | 2.80 | n/a | 89.4 |
| 31st | 7 | Cardiff University | 373 | 4.18 | 3.30 | 71 | 89.2 |
| 32nd | 8 | University of Hull | 330 | 4.29 | 2.91 | 81 | 89.1 |
| 33rd | 2 | Heriot-Watt University | 395 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 69 | 88.9 |
| 34th | 2 | University of Portsmouth | 313 | 4.44 | 3.06 | 73 | 88.7 |
| 35th | 0 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 377 | 4.14 | 3.00 | 71 | 88.5 |
| 36th | 2 | Swansea University | 334 | 4.21 | 2.89 | 74 | 88.4 |
| 37th | 4 | University of Kent | 340 | 4.01 | 3.02 | 79 | 88.4 |
| 38th | 6 | University of Dundee | 411 | 4.29 | 3.31 | 61 | 88.3 |
| 39th | 5 | University of Central Lancashire | 340 | 3.93 | 2.59 | 82 | 87.2 |
| 40th | 3 | Queen Mary, University of London | 363 | 4.05 | 3.07 | 69 | 87.0 |
| 41st | 8 | University of Hertfordshire | 313 | 4.40 | 2.70 | 73 | 86.8 |
| 42nd | 4 | University of the West of Scotland | 326 | 4.32 | 2.51 | n/a | 86.2 |
| 43rd | 1 | Nottingham Trent University | 311 | 4.37 | 3.09 | 64 | 85.3 |
| 44th | 7 | Keele University | 317 | 4.50 | 2.67 | 61 | 85.3 |
| 45th | 1 | Aberystwyth University | 285 | 4.22 | 2.42 | 78 | 85.1 |
| 46th | 1 | De Montfort University | 272 | 3.96 | 2.29 | n/a | 81.6 |
| 47th | New | University of Lincoln | 355 | 3.99 | n/a | n/a | 79.0 |
| 48th | 1 | University of Salford | 286 | 4.26 | 2.49 | 46 | 76.9 |
| 49th | 1 | University of South Wales | n/a | 3.94 | n/a | 37 | 69.8 |
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