2016 UK University Rankings for Sociology

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

(Cambridge, England)

 100 86.8 39.2 - 82.8
2 University of Bath

(Bath, England)

 93.1 83.8 43.4 - 78.8
3 University of Exeter

(Exeter, England)

 92.7 90.3 41 - 64.9
4 University of Glasgow

(Glasgow, Scotland)

 92.4 85.1 41.8 - 61.7
5 Lancaster University

(Lancaster, England)

 92.3 85.9 51.4 - 63.9
6 University of Edinburgh

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

 92 82.3 48.8 - 63.5
7 University of Leeds

(Leeds, England)

 91.8 87 47.6 - 63.5
8 Durham University

(Durham, England)

 91.1 82.9 28.7 - 76.9
9 University of Surrey

(Surrey, England)

 90.9 88.2 30.2 - 62.6
10 University of Kent

(Kent, England)

 90.1 87.8 59 - 65.2
10 University of York

(York, England)

 90.1 87.8 45.1 - 59.2
12 Loughborough University

(Loughborough, England)

 90 89.3 40.6 - 68.3
13 University of Aberdeen

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

 89.4 83.4 31 - 71.7
14 University of Sussex

(Bridlington, England)

 89 86.2 29.7 - 79
15 University of Warwick

(Coventry, England)

 88.7 82.1 31.7 - 64.3
16 University of Sheffield

(Sheffield, England)

 87.5 88.5 26.8 - 64.1
17 University of Nottingham

(Nottingham, England)

 87 80.7 43.5 - 67.4
18 University of Southampton

(Southampton, England)

 86.5 88.1 52.8 - 46.8
19 University of Leicester

(Leicester, England)

 86.3 89.2 18.4 - 61.5
20 University of Manchester

(Manchester, England)

 86.2 78.8 50.4 - 53.5
21 Bangor University

(Bangor, Welsh)

 85.6 86.9 39.6 - 54.4
22 Cardiff University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

 85.3 86.1 30.8 - 55.8
22 Keele University

(Keele, England)

 85.3 86.4 25 - 61.3
22 University of Essex

(Colchester, England)

 85.3 86.3 44.3 - 53.6
25 Aston University Birmingham

(Birmingham, England)

 85.1 86.9 38.6 - 53
25 Robert Gordon University

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

 85.1 92.3 4.9 - 72.3
25 University of Stirling

(Stirling, Scotland)

 85.1 75.8 33.8 - 57.9
28 Newcastle University

(Newcastle, England)

 84.9 85.3 30.3 - 60.4
29 Oxford Brookes University

(Oxford, England)

 84.4 85.8 17.8 - 63
30 Queen’s University Belfast

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

 83.8 88.8 26.2 - 52.3
30 University of Portsmouth

(Portsmouth, England)

 83.8 87.9 32.2 - 50.3
32 University of Birmingham

(Birmingham, England)

 83.6 62.5 31.1 - 77.6
33 Goldsmiths, University of London

(London, England)

 83 82.8 33.4 - 47.5
34 Edinburgh Napier University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

 82.9 89.2 5.3 - 49.1
34 University of East Anglia

(Norwich, England)

 82.9 75.8 45.8 - 33
36 University of Bristol

(Bristol, England)

 82.3 52.3 46.7 - 65.5
37 University of Lincoln

(Lincoln, England)

 82.1 93.4 - - 61.3
38 Royal Holloway, University of London

(London, England)

 81.9 82.8 - - 54.3
38 University of Huddersfield

(Huddersfield, England)

 81.9 92.1 9.5 - 61.9
40 University of Strathclyde

(Glasgow, Scotland)

 81.7 88.9 31.9 - 40.5
41 City University

(London, England)

 81.4 82.8 19.2 - 49
42 London School of Economics and Political Science

(London, England)

 81.3 49.2 45.2 - 64.4
43 Coventry University

(Coventry, England)

 80.6 89.2 5.6 - 54.4
44 University of Liverpool

(Liverpool, England)

 80.5 75.2 24.5 - 51.3
45 Anglia Ruskin University

(Cambridge, England)

 79.9 89 26.4 - 40.9
46 Glasgow Caledonian University

(Glasgow, Scotland)

 79.8 79.6 12.7 - 39.9
47 Bath Spa University

(Bath, England)

 79.2 82.2 13.9 - 47.7
48 Manchester Metropolitan University

(Manchester, England)

 78.9 84.3 14.9 - 41.4
49 Abertay University

(Dundee, England)

 78.7 77.1 5 - 57.8
50 University of Northampton

(Northampton, England)

 78.6 84.7 - - 54.5
51 Northumbria University

(Newcastle, England)

 78.2 79.8 12.7 - 41.9
52 Nottingham Trent University

(Nottingham, England)

 78.1 86.5 - - 49.7
53 University of Chester

(Chester, England)

 77.8 84.6 6.4 - 39.8
54 Roehampton University

(London, England)

 77.7 86.5 24.9 - 43.8
54 University of Hull

(Hull, England)

 77.7 84.9 14.3 - 43.8
56 University of Gloucestershire

(Cheltenham, England)

 77.3 87.2 14.5 - 36.4
57 De Montfort University

(Leicester, England)

 77.2 80 11.2 - 49.9
57 University of Salford

(Manchester, England)

 77.2 74.3 27.7 - 38.9
57 University of the West of Scotland

(Paisley, England)

 77.2 80.6 9.4 - 40
60 University of Bradford

(Bradford, England)

 76.7 81.1 10.6 - 54.5
61 University of Sunderland

(Sunderland, England)

 76.6 86.3 1.9 - 37.9
62 University of Bedfordshire

(Luton, England)

 76.5 87.5 16.3 - 44
63 Queen Margaret University Edinburgh

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

 76.4 89.3 - - 45.7
63 St Mary's University, Twickenham

(London, England)

 76.4 81.8 - - 62.3
63 University of Central Lancashire

(Preston, England)

 76.4 81.3 11.8 - 40.6
66 Liverpool Hope University

(Liverpool, England)

 76.3 88.8 8.6 - 34.5
67 University of Brighton

(Brighton, England)

 76.2 79.2 12.4 - 47
68 Edge Hill University

(Oxted, England)

 76.1 78.6 5.7 - 50.7
69 University of Derby

(Derby, England)

 75.9 79.5 13.5 - 42.3
70 University of Winchester

(Winchester, England)

 75.8 75.6 4.4 - 50.2
71 Staffordshire University

(Staffordshire, England)

 75.6 86.1 - - 42.3
71 University of Ulster

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

 75.6 92 - - 32.9
73 Canterbury Christ Church University

(Canterbury, England)

 75.3 83.4 - - 47.4
73 University of Teesside

(Middlesbrough, England)

 75.3 85.7 15 - 35
75 Birmingham City University

(Birmingham, England)

 75.2 77.8 3.8 - 48.2
75 Brunel University London

(London, England)

 75.2 74.3 26 - 36.3
77 Middlesex University

(London, England)

 75.1 81.4 14.9 - 46.7
78 University of Greenwich

(London, England)

 74.7 82.5 - - 36.8
79 University of East London

(London, England)

 74.5 83.3 13.7 - 37.2
79 University of the West of England

(Bristol, England)

 74.5 72.7 10.9 - 45
81 Buckinghamshire New University

(Buckinghamshire, England)

 74.1 79.4 - - 45.9
82 University of South Wales

(Glamorgan, Welsh)

 74 84.7 - - 31.2
83 University of Westminster

(London, England)

 73.6 83.8 - - 37.7
84 Sheffield Hallam University

(Sheffield, England)

 73.5 80.2 - - 36.8
85 Plymouth University

(Plymouth, England)

 73.1 80 - - 40.2
86 Leeds Beckett University

(Leeds, England)

 72.9 79.6 6.4 - 37.5
87 London South Bank University

(London, England)

 72.3 77.2 20.1 - 39.7
88 London Metropolitan University

(London, England)

 71.8 83.4 - - 37.6
89 Kingston University

(Kingston, England)

 71.7 77.5 - - 38.4
89 Liverpool John Moores University

(Liverpool, England)

 71.7 77 5.8 - 37.1
91 Bournemouth University

(Bournemouth, England)

 71.6 74.8 4.7 - 31.6
92 University of the Highlands and Islands

(Inverness, Scotland)

 71.5 69.7 - - 50
92 University of Worcester

(Worcester, England)

 71.5 75.3 - - 44.4

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