Rank

Overall rank

University

Student satisfaction

Research quality

Entry points

Graduate prospects

Total score

1

1=

University of Cambridge

48.3

88.1

100.0

2

1=

University of Oxford

84.6

43.3

581

83.7

98.1

3

10

University of Bath

88.1

43.3

466

91.2

97.6

4

8

University of Warwick

84.1

41.7

519

86.8

95.9

5

13

Loughborough University

91.0

30.0

414

89.5

94.2

6

3

University of St Andrews

84.5

26.7

539

81.8

92.4

7=

29

King's College London

82.6

43.3

490

76.0

92.3

7=

27

Cardiff University

87.0

46.7

397

74.6

92.3

7=

12

Lancaster University

83.4

41.7

445

83.9

92.3

10

5

London School of Economics and Political Science

78.3

43.3

500

83.5

91.4

11

39

University of Strathclyde

85.2

38.3

509

62.5

90.9

12

7

University of Exeter

85.5

30.0

448

81.3

90.5

13

17

University of Leeds

83.6

36.7

438

77.7

89.8

14

22=

University of Nottingham

82.5

36.7

418

76.0

88.2

15

11

University of Surrey

87.2

23.3

403

77.9

87.8

16

6

Durham University

75.3

28.3

439

96.2

86.3

17

15

University of Birmingham

76.8

31.7

415

90.4

86.1

18

34=

Aston University

82.8

30.0

385

75.2

85.5

19

22=

Newcastle University

81.0

23.3

418

81.7

85.2

20

30

University of Kent

84.0

25.0

370

76.7

84.8

21=

41

Heriot-Watt University

85.2

21.7

407

68.4

84.6

21=

14

University of East Anglia

85.6

21.7

383

72.0

84.6

23

28

University of Manchester

77.4

38.3

422

69.8

84.4

24=

31

Soas

85.5

16.7

396

67.6

83.0

24=

46

City University

76.5

28.3

462

70.1

83.0

26

25

University of Sussex

78.4

30.0

392

74.6

82.9

27=

9

University College London

81.6

492

82.0

82.8

27=

44

University of Aberdeen

80.7

20.0

423

72.7

82.8

29

19

University of Bristol

82.9

10.0

456

82.2

30

16

University of York

79.0

23.3

409

71.2

81.7

31

22=

University of Edinburgh

74.8

23.3

458

74.6

81.5

32=

33

University of Reading

79.0

23.3

396

69.4

80.9

32=

34=

Royal Holloway, University of London

80.0

28.3

390

61.2

80.9

34

40

Keele University

81.1

21.7

363

70.0

80.8

35

26

University of Glasgow

74.9

25.0

449

69.6

80.7

36

36

University of Liverpool

79.5

23.3

392

66.0

80.5

37

21

University of Sheffield

72.3

30.0

389

78.8

79.8

38

18

University of Southampton

69.9

28.3

411

83.7

79.6

39

53

University of Stirling

79.0

20.0

395

64.1

79.1

40

20

University of Leicester

74.0

28.3

368

74.2

78.9

41

76

University of Bradford

81.0

25.0

316

64.7

78.8

42=

105

University of Salford

84.7

22.8

322

53.1

78.7

42=

64

Robert Gordon University

75.4

16.7

385

80.1

78.7

42=

50

Bangor University

81.2

31.7

315

55.3

78.7

45

38

Queen's University, Belfast

76.6

28.3

376

62.6

78.6

46

57

University of Portsmouth

80.4

15.0

319

75.9

78.3

47

42

Coventry University

85.8

6.7

291

73.0

78.2

48

52

Nottingham Trent University

80.7

13.3

332

72.4

77.9

49=

49

Oxford Brookes University

81.5

11.7

372

61.6

77.4

49=

47

Brunel University London

81.7

21.7

329

56.7

77.4

51=

32

University of Essex

80.1

25.0

315

59.5

77.3

51=

54

De Montfort University

83.9

18.3

297

58.3

77.3

53

66

Northumbria University

81.0

6.7

361

69.3

77.0

54

60

University of Lincoln

81.7

6.7

320

72.5

76.6

55

62

Sheffield Hallam University

84.0

11.7

325

55.5

76.2

56

45

University of Dundee

84.5

374

58.8

76.1

57

58

University of Hull

82.1

18.3

298

56.7

75.9

58

77=

University of Central Lancashire

84.2

13.3

334

47.9

75.6

59=

63

Harper Adams University

312

77.8

75.5

59=

97

Edinburgh Napier University

82.9

5.0

353

58.6

75.5

61

56

University of Northampton

85.6

8.3

264

60.4

75.2

62

77=

University of Huddersfield

79.6

10.0

332

64.8

75.1

63

88

Bournemouth University

77.6

13.3

335

66.6

75.0

64=

51

Falmouth University

77.6

273

94.1

74.9

64=

82

University of Brighton

75.4

28.3

310

59.2

74.9

66

70

Bath Spa University

84.9

291

64.9

74.6

67

37

Queen Mary, University of London

72.5

28.3

399

50.0

74.5

68=

43

Swansea University

72.8

20.0

324

72.1

74.3

68=

48

University of Buckingham

81.4

320

69.2

74.3

68=

67

University of Chester

82.8

295

69.3

74.3

71=

89

Manchester Metropolitan University

76.2

15.0

333

65.0

74.2

71=

71

Liverpool John Moores University

85.6

1.7

316

53.6

74.2

73

91=

Birmingham City University

83.6

11.7

298

49.7

73.9

74

61

University of Winchester

86.4

313

50.9

73.7

75

79

University of Hertfordshire

76.5

15.0

352

56.0

73.4

76=

69

University of Ulster

81.8

15.0

297

42.6

72.2

76=

68

University of the West of England

74.3

10.0

324

68.6

72.2

76=

84

Glasgow Caledonian University

77.2

8.3

366

52.8

72.2

76=

117

Kingston University

79.5

21.7

287

43.4

72.2

80

80

Plymouth University

79.4

13.3

288

52.5

71.9

81

114

University of South Wales

81.1

8.3

325

42.0

71.1

82=

91=

Leeds Trinity University

81.0

221

70.7

70.9

82=

83

University of Gloucestershire

77.1

3.3

264

71.6

70.9

84

72

Edge Hill University

85.5

286

40.4

70.2

85

107

University of Worcester

79.1

294

59.5

70.1

86

112

University of Westminster

75.8

13.3

330

45.4

69.8

87

106

Abertay University

77.2

5.0

291

57.7

69.7

88

118

University of the West of Scotland

77.7

13.3

282

46.7

69.5

89=

101

Staffordshire University

80.7

15.0

219

44.8

69.2

89=

86

Queen Margaret University Edinburgh

77.0

1.7

324

53.9

69.2

91

65

University of Chichester

81.4

258

52.5

69.0

92

98

University of Greenwich

79.1

10.0

307

37.9

68.9

93

110

Anglia Ruskin University

84.1

241

45.8

68.8

94

96

Canterbury Christ Church University

79.9

256

55.1

68.5

95

122

London South Bank University

83.4

10.0

203

39.9

68.3

96=

-

Royal Agricultural University

74.5

282

66.3

68.2

96=

75

Middlesex University

78.5

13.3

274

38.4

68.2

98

116

Buckinghamshire New University

80.3

6.7

234

47.6

68.1

99

115

Southampton Solent University

78.1

279

54.2

68.0

100

94

Teesside University

75.0

11.7

295

45.3

67.7

101

73

Roehampton University

79.7

259

48.8

67.3

102

81

University of Derby

77.6

284

49.9

67.1

103

100

St Mary's University, Twickenham

79.1

253

50.1

66.9

104

95

University of Cumbria

81.9

256

39.7

66.8

105

111

Leeds Metropolitan University

72.7

6.7

256

57.8

66.1

106

99

University of Sunderland

77.4

279

45.1

65.9

107

93

Aberystwyth University

67.6

13.3

298

56.6

65.7

108=

87

York St John University

74.4

259

57.3

65.6

108=

85

University of the Arts London

74.4

318

46.6

65.6

110=

113

Glyndwr University

72.5

234

62.8

64.6

110=

119

University of East London

78.2

258

39.7

64.6

112

109

University of West London

77.3

230

44.6

64.0

113

108

University of Bedfordshire

79.2

5.0

196

36.9

63.8

114

90

Cardiff Metropolitan University

70.0

3.3

295

43.1

62.3

115

123

London Metropolitan University

69.3

5.0

231

44.7

60.3

116

120

University of Bolton

71.8

3.3

251

31.9

59.7