Rank

Overall rank

University

Student satisfaction

Research quality

Entry points

Graduate prospects

Total score

1

1=

University of Oxford

90.5

58.3

529

87.6

100

2

28

University of Manchester

89.1

61.7

543

78.2

98.4

3

1=

University of Cambridge

78.3

58.3

544

80.2

93.5

4

15

University of Birmingham

82.6

61.7

444

86.3

92.6

5

34=

Royal Holloway, University of London

80.9

70

487

67.8

91.1

6

21

University of Sheffield

93.9

56.7

402

72.1

91

7

26

University of Glasgow

85.9

45

488

75.2

90.1

8

22=

University of Edinburgh

88.6

35

470

77.1

88.8

9

29

King's College London

73.6

58.3

470

81.6

88.1

10

22=

University of Nottingham

85.4

45

435

77.2

87.7

11

16

University of York

85.5

58.3

397

72.9

87.6

12

6

Durham University

76.2

40

544

75.2

87.5

13

22=

Newcastle University

84.1

50

437

72.2

87

14

11

University of Surrey

86.1

35

470

70.4

86

15

18

University of Southampton

78.2

60

399

75.6

85.4

16

38

Queen's University, Belfast

89.1

46.7

377

68.9

84.8

17

46

City University

89.9

41.7

386

65.4

83.6

18

-

Royal Academy of Music

81.5

40

317

94.6

83.5

19

50

Bangor University

90

40

325

72.4

82.1

20

-

Royal College of Music

84.6

26.7

309

95.5

81.8

21

19

University of Bristol

74.2

35

458

72.9

80.8

22

77=

University of Huddersfield

87.8

38.3

337

69.7

80.7

23

17

University of Leeds

79.8

35

462

60.9

80.5

24

55

Goldsmiths, University of London

81.7

43.3

356

69.6

79.9

25

40

Keele University

87.4

35

361

63.9

79.5

26

27

Cardiff University

80

33.3

405

68.4

79.2

27

25

University of Sussex

80.4

35

403

65.3

78.9

28

91=

Birmingham City University

83.3

23.3

327

84.2

78.7

29

70

Bath Spa University

88.2

16.7

369

69.9

78

30

-

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

73.9

23.3

399

82.8

77.8

31

12

Lancaster University

77.8

43.3

364

63.6

77.1

32

-

Royal Northern College of Music

76

15

345

88.2

75.7

33

47

Brunel University London

93.4

25

328

47.8

74.5

34

58

University of Hull

89.3

16.7

354

54.4

73.9

35

49

Oxford Brookes University

88.3

21.7

345

50.8

73.2

36

82

University of Brighton

88.5

45

268

41.6

72

37

75

Middlesex University

90.4

298

67.6

71.4

38

109

University of West London

83.1

3.3

302

73.7

70.6

39=

36

University of Liverpool

76.5

26.7

395

47.1

70.5

39=

97

Edinburgh Napier University

85.2

1.7

397

51.7

70.5

41

31

Soas

71.5

50

47.2

70.3

42

69

University of Ulster

88.9

10

329

49.2

69.8

43

44

University of Aberdeen

74

20

400

52.4

69.6

44

79

University of Hertfordshire

82.2

8.3

341

55.6

68.7

45

81

University of Derby

94.5

351

35.9

68.1

46

110

Anglia Ruskin University

79.1

8.3

276

70.2

67.8

47

56

University of Northampton

88.4

8.3

272

51.5

67

48

67

University of Chester

80.6

13.3

312

52.7

66.9

49

89

Manchester Metropolitan University

80.4

338

58.3

66.7

50

65

University of Chichester

81.2

335

56.9

66.6

51

83

University of Gloucestershire

88

259

59.4

66.4

52=

54

De Montfort University

78.5

28.3

315

41

66.3

52=

42

Coventry University

72.2

23.3

336

52.1

66.3

54

80

Plymouth University

79.4

25

268

50.5

66

55

77=

University of Central Lancashire

80.8

348

50.8

65.5

56

105

University of Salford

75.3

8.3

341

52.1

64.8

57=

112

University of Westminster

70.6

15

293

61

63.9

57=

95

University of Cumbria

83.1

359

37.8

63.9

59

114

University of South Wales

69.3

334

65.4

63.4

60

14

University of East Anglia

72.2

13.3

52

62.2

61

96

Canterbury Christ Church University

75.5

16.7

294

43.3

62.1

62

99

University of Sunderland

78.5

8.3

291

44.8

61.9

63=

115

Southampton Solent University

82.4

306

37.3

60.8

63=

51

Falmouth University

71.9

283

60.5

60.8

65

87

York St John University

71.9

15

263

47.2

59.6

66

119

University of East London

71.3

302

52.6

59.5

67

116

Buckinghamshire New University

78.7

277

42.6

59.1

68

118

University of the West of Scotland

70.9

353

35.4

57.6

69

71

Liverpool John Moores University

75.6

311

30.3

56.4

70

122

London South Bank University

73.8

222

48.1

55.6

71

85

University of the Arts London

62.4

239

62.5

54.9

72

117

Kingston University

61.3

3.3

315

46.1

54.8

73

30

University of Kent

42.1

333

59.3

49.8