2016 UK University Rankings - Overall Rankings

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2016
Rank		 2015
Rank		 University Name Total score Student satisfaction Research quality Ucas Entry Points Graduate prospects Firsts/2:1s Completion Rate Student-
Staff Ratio		 Services
/facilities Spend
1 1 University of Cambridge

(Cambridge, England)

 1000 - 57.3 602 89.3 89.3 98.4 11.3 -
2 1 University of Oxford

(Oxford, England)

 974 - 53.1 573 87.1 92.1 96.3 10.6 -
3 4 Imperial College London

(London, England)

 886 - 56.2 568 91.1 87.3 96.5 11.3 -
4 3 University of St Andrews

(St Andrews, Scotland)

 876 - 40.4 517 83.3 89.6 95.3 11.4 -
5 6 Durham University

(Durham, England)

 860 - 39 523 84.4 87.4 96.6 14.9 -
6 8 The University of Warwick

(Coventry, England)

 813 - 44.6 482 79.8 82.3 96.7 12.6 -
7 7 University of Exeter

(Exeter, England)

 810 - 38 463 79.8 84.1 95.7 15.6 -
8 11 University of Surrey

(Surrey, England)

 805 - 29.7 424 78.8 78.9 92.2 13.7 -
9 5 The London School of Economics and Political Science

(London, England)

 802 - 52.8 533 78.5 82.1 94.8 11.4 -
10 9 University College London

(London, England)

 800 - 51 502 83.1 87.9 94.6 10.3 -
11 12 Lancaster University

(Lancaster, England)

 799 - 39.1 436 82.5 76.9 93.5 13.7 -
12 10 University of Bath

(Bath, England)

 792 - 37.3 479 85.2 84.1 96.1 16.2 -
13 13 Loughborough University

(Loughborough, England)

 791 - 36.3 397 83.7 79.8 93.2 14.7 -
14 17 University of Leeds

(Leeds, England)

 779 - 36.8 431 78.4 82.2 93.5 13.6 -
15 16 University of York

(York, England)

 756 - 38.3 437 76 81.6 94.3 14.7 -
16 18 University of Southampton

(Southampton, England)

 755 - 44.9 411 78.1 80.4 92.5 12 -
17 15 University of Birmingham

(Birmingham, England)

 751 - 37.1 426 86.7 84.4 94.8 15.5 -
18 14 University of East Anglia

(Norwich, England)

 743 - 35.8 408 70.3 78.8 91.9 13.7 -
19 25 University of Sussex

(Bridlington, England)

 738 - 31.8 386 84.1 78.6 92.9 15.5 -
20 19 University of Bristol

(Bristol, England)

 720 - 47.3 487 79.6 86.3 96.6 13.7 -
21 21 The University of Sheffield

(Sheffield, England)

 718 - 37.6 428 75.7 80.4 94.4 14.9 -
22 22 The University of Edinburgh

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

 716 - 43.8 484 78.6 83 91.3 12.2 -
23 22 Newcastle University

(Newcastle, England)

 713 - 37.7 424 79.1 79.2 95.1 15.6 -
23 30 University of Kent

(Kent, England)

 713 - 35.2 363 76.7 80 90.7 12.9 -
25 22 The University of Nottingham

(Nottingham, England)

 710 - 37.8 428 81.3 79.3 93.2 14 -
26 26 University of Glasgow

(Glasgow, Scotland)

 704 - 39.9 470 79.3 77.8 88.4 14.7 -
27 29 King's College London

(London, England)

 699 - 44 455 85.7 83.2 92.8 11.3 -
28 28 The University of Manchester

(Manchester, England)

 695 - 39.8 435 78.5 75.7 92.9 13.2 -
28 20 University of Leicester

(Leicester, England)

 695 - 31.8 386 72.1 78.3 92.5 12.2 -
30 34 Aston University

(Birmingham, England)

 693 - 25.8 369 78.8 75.1 90.9 15.5 -
31 38 Queen's University Belfast

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

 688 - 78.7 385 78.7 75.8 91 14.9 -
32 33 University of Reading

(Reading, England)

 687 - 36.5 373 70.3 76.2 92.3 14.1 -
33 27 Cardiff University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

 685 - 35 426 80.1 77.8 93.4 14.2 -
34 37 Queen Mary University of London

(London, England)

 681 - 37.9 411 73.3 75.3 91.2 12.2 -
35 32 University of Essex

(Colchester, England)

 674 - 37.2 313 64.1 68.9 85.6 15.1 -
36 34 Royal Holloway, University of London

(London, England)

 673 - 36.3 398 62.7 75.9 92.3 15.3 -
37 45 University of Dundee

(Dundee, Scotland)

 669 - 31.2 410 80 76.1 86 13.9 -
38 41 Heriot-Watt University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

 663 - 36.7 413 78.1 72 87.4 16.9 -
38 48 The University of Buckingham

(Buckingham, England)

 663 - - 304 83.4 50.7 86.3 10.5 -
38 36 University of Liverpool

(Liverpool, England)

 663 - 31.5 404 76.1 75.4 91.3 11.8 -
41 46 City University London

(London, England)

 661 - 21.4 379 78.9 73.8 86 16.1 -
41 43 Swansea University

(Swansea, Welsh)

 661 - 33.7 326 81.4 74.4 89.7 15.3 -
43 40 Keele University

(Keele, England)

 653 - 22.1 358 76.1 68.4 90.8 13.9 -
44 31 The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

(London, England)

 648 - 27.9 407 68.3 82.9 80.7 10.9 -
45 44 University of Aberdeen

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

 640 - 29.9 446 76.2 77.1 84.1 13.4 -
46 39 University of Strathclyde

(Glasgow, Scotland)

 637 - 37.7 476 72 77.9 87.6 19.3 -
47 42 Coventry University

(Coventry, England)

 622 - 3.8 310 74.2 67.4 85.8 14.6 -
48 - St Georges, University of London

(Surrey, England)

 620 - 22.2 418 93.4 70.4 92.7 12.9 -
49 63 Harper Adams University

(Shropshire, England)

 607 - 5.7 331 73.3 58.3 90.6 17.9 -
50 53 University of Stirling

(Stirling, Scotland)

 596 - 30.5 375 73.3 67.9 85.7 15 -
51 - Royal Agricultural University

(Cirencester, England)

 592 - 1.1 307 69.7 62.6 96.3 20.9 -
52 50 Bangor University

(Bangor, Welsh)

 589 - 27.2 321 67.7 64.1 81.8 16.5 -
53 54 De Montfort University

(Leicester, England)

 584 - 8.9 307 76.9 70.9 86.5 18.7 -
54 52 Nottingham Trent University

(Nottingham, England)

 582 - 6.5 310 67.6 69.2 89.6 17 -
55 49 Oxford Brookes University

(Oxford, England)

 576 - 11.4 348 69.2 71.1 89.4 17.6 -
56 51 Falmouth University

(Falmouth, England)

 573 - 4.6 309 74.5 72 85.4 21.5 -
57 69 Ulster University

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

 572 - 31.8 306 63.6 66.5 82.3 16.2 -
58 70 Bath Spa University

(Bath, England)

 571 - 7.9 318 55.1 74.5 89.9 19 -
59 57 University of Portsmouth

(Portsmouth, England)

 569 - 8.6 310 66.9 72.7 87.6 16.5 -
60 47 Brunel University London

(London, England)

 568 - 25.4 352 63.4 68.8 87.7 16.4 -
61 - Norwich University of the Arts

(Norwich, England)

 564 - 5.6 357 63.4 70.5 88.7 17.8 -
62 74 University for the Creative Arts

(Canterbury, England)

 563 - 3.4 332 52 60.4 85.8 11.7 -
62 60 University of Lincoln

(Lincoln, England)

 563 - 10.3 335 70.7 65 87.6 18 -
64 66 Northumbria University

(Newcastle, England)

 556 - 9 363 66.3 67.6 87.6 17.8 -
64 61 The University of Winchester

(Winchester, England)

 556 - 5.8 307 60.7 75.5 85.2 16.9 -
66 55 Goldsmiths, University of London

(London, England)

 550 - 33.4 360 56 81.4 82.4 14.8 -
67 58 University of Hull

(Hull, England)

 542 - 16.7 332 66.7 71.2 86 86 -
68 72 Edge Hill University

(Oxted, England)

 539 - 4.9 319 63.8 65.8 86.2 15.7 -
69 64 Robert Gordon University

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

 534 - 4 385 83.1 67 83.4 19.4 -
69 65 University of Chichester

(Chichester, England)

 534 - 6.4 310 57.5 69.3 89.9 17.4 -
69 77 University of Huddersfield

(Huddersfield, England)

 534 - 9.4 333 74.1 64.1 83 17.8 -
72 62 Sheffield Hallam University

(Sheffield, England)

 529 - 5.4 319 64.7 65.7 86.9 17.1 -
73 68 University of the West of England

(Bristol, England)

 527 - 8.8 324 70.8 71.4 84.9 19.5 -
74 71 Liverpool John Moores University

(Liverpool, England)

 525 - 8.9 344 63.3 74.9 84.2 18.4 -
75 76 University of Bradford

(Bradford, England)

 523 - 9.2 314 75.2 74 83.8 17.8 -
76 79 University of Hertfordshire

(Hertfordshire, England)

 522 - 5.6 318 75.3 67 86 17.7 -
77 89 Manchester Metropolitan University

(Manchester, England)

 520 - 7.5 347 63 69.8 84.4 17.7 -
78 73 University of Roehampton

(London, England)

 519 - 24.5 286 60.9 67.2 81.7 16.8 -
79 93 Aberystwyth University

(Aberystwyth, Welsh)

 517 - 28.1 312 62.5 65.1 89.3 17.8 -
79 - Liverpool Hope University

(Liverpool, England)

 517 - 9.2 304 53.9 63.4 82.8 19.4 -
81 59 Arts University Bournemouth

(Bournemouth, England)

 514 - 2.4 322 61.4 66.2 92.3 15.3 -
82 88 Bournemouth University

(Bournemouth, England)

 513 - 9 329 66.4 75.5 86 17.4 -
82 56 The University of Northampton

(Northampton, England)

 513 - 3.2 283 60.7 64.5 85 20.3 -
84 81 University of Derby

(Derby, England)

 512 - 2.5 290 60 62.7 83.7 15.4 -
85 75 Middlesex University

(London, England)

 500 - 9.7 270 64.9 61.3 77.8 18.5 -
85 80 Plymouth University

(Plymouth, England)

 500 - 15.9 312 60.2 67 84.8 17.5 -
87 67 University of Chester

(Chester, England)

 497 - 4.1 299 63.6 63.4 80.5 16.4 -
88 83 University of Gloucestershire

(Cheltenham, England)

 496 - 3.8 317 55.7 72.4 86.3 19.7 -
89 87 York St John University

(York, England)

 494 - 4.1 292 65.3 65.4 90.4 20.6 -
90 82 University of Brighton

(Brighton, England)

 491 - 7.9 321 66.9 68.2 86.9 17.1 -
91 91 Leeds Trinity University

(Leeds, England)

 487 - 2 284 65.8 68.9 81.7 21.7 -
92 77 The University of Central Lancashire

(Preston, England)

 481 - 5.6 315 62.4 60 81.6 17.1 -
93 97 Edinburgh Napier University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

 478 - 4.6 347 69.1 71.4 81.2 20.3 -
94 84 Glasgow Caledonian University

(Glasgow, Scotland)

 477 - 7 372 70.2 70.1 83.2 21.2 -
95 101 Staffordshire University

(Staffordshire, England)

 475 - 16.5 274 58.4 63.2 78.4 16.8 -
96 86 Queen Margaret University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

 474 - 6.6 341 59.6 74.2 82.4 19.1 -
97 106 Abertay University

(Dundee, England)

 466 - 5.1 338 65.6 70.4 75.5 21.4 -
98 105 University of Salford

(Manchester, England)

 465 - 8.3 334 59.5 65.2 79.5 17 -
99 85 University of the Arts London

(London, England)

 464 - 8 320 59.2 61.8 85.5 15.1 -
100 100 St Mary's University

(London, England)

 463 - 4 289 66.7 63.8 83.7 20.6 -
100 107 University of Worcester

(Worcester, England)

 463 - 4.3 301 63.9 61.9 85.8 19 -
102 94 Teesside University

(Middlesbrough, England)

 456 - 3.6 306 59.8 59.3 80.8 17.7 -
103 90 Cardiff Metropolitan University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

 454 - 3.9 317 59.8 60.6 82.2 19 -
104 99 University of Sunderland

(Sunderland, England)

 446 - 5.8 294 62.3 49.5 81.4 19.6 -
105 91 Birmingham City University

(Birmingham, England)

 444 - 4.3 300 64.8 67.3 84.4 20.4 -
106 98 University of Greenwich

(London, England)

 443 - 4.9 315 58.2 62.9 84.7 19.6 -
107 96 Canterbury Christ Church University

(Canterbury, England)

 438 - 4.5 279 57.8 66.5 82.3 18.4 -
108 110 Anglia Ruskin University

(Cambridge, England)

 428 - 5.4 254 65 58.4 79.3 19 -
109 116 Buckinghamshire New University

(Buckinghamshire, England)

 421 - 1.5 257 57.6 57 82.5 21.8 -
110 108 University of Bedfordshire

(Luton, England)

 419 - 7 229 58.3 56.6 80.1 18.3 -
111 117 Kingston University

(Kingston, England)

 418 - 5.1 299 60.7 67.4 82.2 19.3 -
112 102 Bishop Grosseteste University

(Lincoln, England)

 412 - 2.1 284 69.1 60.4 90 28.6 -
112 114 University of South Wales

(Glamorgan, Welsh)

 412 - 4 322 59 63.6 81.7 19.6 -
114 111 Leeds Beckett University

(Leeds, England)

 408 - 4.1 288 58.5 61.8 78.8 20.7 -
115 104 Newman University

(Birmingham, England)

 401 - 2.8 293 54.6 56 73.3 18.9 -
115 115 Southampton Solent University

(Southampton, England)

 401 - 0.5 276 54.6 60.2 76.8 18.3 -
115 112 University of Westminster

(London, England)

 401 - 9.8 311 55.1 68.8 80.4 19.9 -
118 118 University of the West of Scotland

(Paisley, England)

 395 - 4.3 305 65.7 63.2 70 21.1 -
119 95 University of Cumbria

(Lancaster, England)

 392 - 1.2 299 64.9 64.7 85.7 22.3 -
120 122 London South Bank University

(London, England)

 386 - 9 248 67.9 61 74.6 17.2 -
121 109 University of West London

(London, England)

 385 - 1.6 259 60.5 58.8 73.9 17.3 -
122 113 Wrexham Glyndŵr University

(Wrexham, Welsh)

 374 - 2.3 257 66.3 53.6 75.8 23.3 -
123 120 University of Bolton

(Bolton, England)

 370 - 2.9 287 60.1 54.9 71.2 17.9 -
123 102 University of St Mark & St John, Plymouth

(Plymouth, England)

 370 - - 319 60.4 58.8 82.6 21.2 -
125 123 London Metropolitan University

(London, England)

 287 - 3.5 239 47.7 55.1 75.3 19.6 -
126 121 University of the Highlands and Islands

(Inverness, Scotland)

 276 - - 272 56 57.9 68.6 - -
127 119 University of East London

(London, England)

 - - 7.2 281 45.6 53.9 67.5 23.6 -

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