2016 UK University Rankings for Communication and Media Studies

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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Rank University Name Total score Student satisfaction Research quality Entry Points Graduate prospects
1 Lancaster University

(Lancaster, England)

100 82.1 51.4 - 81.8
2 Loughborough University

(Loughborough, England)

99.8 86.9 62.3 - 81
3 Newcastle University

(Newcastle, England)

99.6 92.8 37.8 - 75.8
4 Cardiff University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

99.3 88.1 55.4 - 67.4
5 University of Warwick

(Coventry, England)

98.4 92.5 61.7 - 49.6
6 King's College London

(London, England)

97.8 84.6 55.8 - 52.8
7 University of Leeds

(Leeds, England)

97.7 90.9 54.5 - 64.6
8 University of Sheffield

(Sheffield, England)

97.3 88.1 37.9 - 82.4
9 University of Southampton

(Southampton, England)

95.6 94.5 42.7 - 54.5
10 University of Surrey

(Surrey, England)

396 85.8 30.2 - 63.2
11 University of Leicester

(Leicester, England)

92.7 82.3 46.1 - 65.4
12 University of Liverpool

(Liverpool, England)

92.1 88.9 27.5 - 63.1
13 City University

(London, England)

91.9 79 30.1 - 70.8
14 Queen Mary, University of London

(London, England)

91.5 83.3 35.1 - 50.5
15 University of Sussex

(Bridlington, England)

91.3 77.2 43.6 - 72.3
16 Queen’s University Belfast

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

90.1 89.9 38.3 - 51.4
17 University of East Anglia

(Norwich, England)

89.8 83 43.8 - 50.1
18 University of Stirling

(Stirling, Scotland)

89.4 83.4 36 - 50.5
18 University of Strathclyde

(Glasgow, Scotland)

89.4 75 39.4 - 50
20 Goldsmiths, University of London

(London, England)

89.2 75 60 - 50.8
21 Keele University

(Keele, England)

89 89.8 25 - 64.4
22 Robert Gordon University

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

88.9 82.9 7.5 - 69.9
23 Royal Holloway, University of London

(London, England)

88.7 76.1 38.1 - 53.4
24 Bangor University

(Bangor, Welsh)

87.7 90.7 24.7 - 51
25 Swansea University

(Swansea, Welsh)

87.6 93.8 18.5 - 52.3
26 De Montfort University

(Leicester, England)

87.4 83.3 31.2 - 64.8
27 University of Exeter

(Exeter, England)

86.5 83 - - 47.7
28 Coventry University

(Coventry, England)

86.4 89.4 18.1 - 55.9
29 University of Westminster

(London, England)

85.9 79.3 28.3 - 55.4
30 Glasgow Caledonian University

(Glasgow, Scotland)

85.7 77.9 15.2 - 53.8
31 Northumbria University

(Newcastle, England)

85.5 85.3 22.2 - 47.3
32 Bournemouth University

(Bournemouth, England)

85.2 78.9 15.1 - 59.6
32 Edinburgh Napier University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

85.2 84.3 9.5 - 49.8
34 Nottingham Trent University

(Nottingham, England)

84.7 85.8 10 - 61.7
34 University of Lincoln

(Lincoln, England)

84.7 84.3 4 - 64.4
36 Oxford Brookes University

(Oxford, England)

84.2 77.5 25.3 - 48.7
36 University of Kent

(Kent, England)

84.2 62.1 - - 90.9
38 Roehampton University

(London, England)

84 81 26.4 - 62.4
39 University of Portsmouth

(Portsmouth, England)

83.3 84.8 12.8 - 52.9
40 University of Bradford

(Bradford, England)

83 84.1 - - 65.9
40 University of Salford

(Manchester, England)

83 76.3 36.9 - 39.6
40 University of Ulster

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

83 83.6 34 - 44.2
43 Brunel University London

(London, England)

82.9 81.2 23 - 44.4
44 Leeds Trinity University

(Leeds, England)

82.3 85.8 3.9 - 57.4
45 University of Winchester

(Winchester, England)

82.2 85.1 15.8 - 45.8
45 York St John University

(York, England)

82.2 85.3 4.4 - 51.2
47 Leeds Beckett University

(Leeds, England)

82.1 83.2 11 - 53.2
47 University of Gloucestershire

(Cheltenham, England)

82.1 83 9.3 - 45.6
49 St Mary's University, Twickenham

(London, England)

82 88.1 9.1 - 53.6
50 Falmouth University

(Falmouth, England)

81.7 77.8 - - 63.8
51 University of Central Lancashire

(Preston, England)

81.6 79.6 7.9 - 60.1
52 Liverpool John Moores University

(Liverpool, England)

81.4 80.9 6.2 - 54.1
53 Manchester Metropolitan University

(Manchester, England)

81.3 74.3 29 - 44
54 Anglia Ruskin University

(Cambridge, England)

81.2 87.1 26.4 - 44.4
55 Birmingham City University

(Birmingham, England)

80.9 74.8 6 - 59.9
56 University of the West of England

(Bristol, England)

80.8 71.9 18.6 - 50.9
57 University of Chester

(Chester, England)

80.7 85.1 4.3 - 51.1
58 Bath Spa University

(Bath, England)

80.6 80.2 13.9 - 44
58 Queen Margaret University Edinburgh

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

80.6 78.5 14 - 37.1
58 University of Huddersfield

(Huddersfield, England)

80.6 82.5 - - 60.4
61 University of Sunderland

(Sunderland, England)

80.5 81.5 13 - 47.7
62 Sheffield Hallam University

(Sheffield, England)

79.9 78.4 14.4 - 49.5
63 University of the West of Scotland

(Paisley, England)

79.8 82.5 11.3 - 45.3
64 Southampton Solent University

(Southampton, England)

79.4 83 0.8 - 52.3
65 University for the Creative Arts

(Canterbury, England)

78.8 79.5 3.4 - 53.3
65 University of Hull

(Hull, England)

78.8 68.4 11.2 - 42.2
67 Glyndwr University

(Wrexham, Welsh)

78.1 74.6 7.8 - 55.6
67 University of the Arts London

(London, England)

78.1 76.7 - - 58.1
69 Middlesex University

(London, England)

78 73.4 11 - 51.5
70 University of Chichester

(Westcliff on Sea, England)

77.8 85.6 - - 34.3
71 Buckinghamshire New University

(Buckinghamshire, England)

77.6 81.9 - - 48.2
72 University of Worcester

(Worcester, England)

77.5 77.9 8.2 - 46.4
73 Canterbury Christ Church University

(Canterbury, England)

77.4 76.2 7.3 - 49.1
74 Staffordshire University

(Staffordshire, England)

77.2 75.6 6.7 - 51.9
75 Edge Hill University

(Oxted, England)

77.1 75.4 10.2 - 34.3
75 University of Brighton

(Brighton, England)

77.1 72.1 16.2 - 41.8
77 Kingston University

(Kingston, England)

76.8 71.9 15.7 - 48.7
78 University of Derby

(Derby, England)

76.6 81.6 13.5 - 34.6
79 University of Teesside

(Middlesbrough, England)

76 79 2.9 - 43
80 University of East London

(London, England)

75.9 78.3 13.9 - 38.8
81 Liverpool Hope University

(Liverpool, England)

75.7 82.3 - - 34.3
82 London Metropolitan University

(London, England)

75.3 75.5 5.9 - 46.6
83 University of Bedfordshire

(Luton, England)

75.1 78.9 8.2 - 40.8
84 Aberystwyth University

(Aberystwyth, Welsh)

74.6 73.3 9.2 - 38.3
84 University of Northampton

(Northampton, England)

74.6 74.5 - - 44.6
86 University of St Mark & St John

(Plymouth, England)

73 74.2 - - 30.3
87 University of West London

(London, England)

72.5 59.4 4.5 - 53.9
88 University of Cumbria

(Lancaster, England)

282 64.4 - - 41.5
89 University of South Wales

(Glamorgan, Welsh)

71.8 60.1 - - 36.6
90 University of Greenwich

(London, England)

71.7 70.7 3.5 - 34.3
91 London South Bank University

(London, England)

71.6 77.8 12.8 - 30.1

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