UK University Rankings Ordered by Degree Completion 2017
From the Complete University Guide Published by the Independent
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CUG Rank | University Name | Entry Standards | Student Satisfaction | Research Quality | Graduate Prospects | Degree Completion | |
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2017 | 2016 | ||||||
1 | 1 | University of Cambridge | 600 | 4.17 | 3.33 | 89.0 | 98.6 |
2 | 2 | University of Oxford | 574 | 4.17 | 3.34 | 86.7 | 97.7 |
3 | 3 | London School of Economics and Political Science | 518 | 3.89 | 3.35 | 78.5 | 97.6 |
11 | 11 | University of Bath | 478 | 4.18 | 3.17 | 85.1 | 96.4 |
4 | 4 | Imperial College London | 567 | 4.15 | 3.36 | 90.8 | 96.4 |
13 | 10 | University of Exeter | 466 | 4.18 | 3.08 | 79.6 | 96.0 |
10 | 13 | University College London | 505 | 3.95 | 3.22 | 82.9 | 95.6 |
6 | 5 | Durham University | 524 | 4.14 | 3.14 | 83.6 | 95.6 |
5 | 5 | University of St Andrews | 520 | 4.23 | 3.13 | 83.2 | 95.5 |
24 | 15 | University of Bristol | 476 | 3.96 | 3.18 | 79.5 | 95.1 |
7 | 11 | Loughborough University | 410 | 4.26 | 2.95 | 83.6 | 94.9 |
8 | 7 | The University of Warwick | 485 | 4.09 | 3.22 | 79.5 | 94.9 |
25 | 26 | Newcastle University | 430 | 4.14 | 3.09 | 79.3 | 94.9 |
15 | 18 | University of Birmingham | 423 | 4.08 | 3.07 | 86.5 | 94.8 |
44 | 43 | St George's, University of London | 429 | 4.00 | 2.99 | 93.4 | 94.8 |
27 | 27 | The University of Sheffield | 415 | 4.14 | 3.17 | 75.5 | 94.4 |
21 | 23 | King's College London | 462 | 3.91 | 3.23 | 85.7 | 94.0 |
103 | 85 | Royal Agricultural University | 301 | 4.01 | 1.40 | 69.7 | 93.7 |
30 | 32 | Aston University | 353 | 4.17 | 3.05 | 78.8 | 93.7 |
37 | 34 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 402 | 4.15 | 3.09 | 62.4 | 93.7 |
21 | 25 | The University of Nottingham | 424 | 4.06 | 3.09 | 81.2 | 93.7 |
16 | 19 | University of Leeds | 430 | 4.16 | 3.13 | 78.5 | 93.6 |
20 | 17 | University of York | 430 | 4.14 | 3.17 | 75.7 | 93.3 |
25 | 28 | The University of Manchester | 433 | 4.05 | 3.16 | 78.4 | 93.0 |
9 | 9 | Lancaster University | 423 | 4.17 | 3.15 | 82.6 | 92.9 |
33 | 36 | Queen's University, Belfast | 385 | 4.13 | 2.99 | 78.4 | 92.6 |
35 | 31 | Cardiff University | 399 | 4.09 | 3.27 | 79.8 | 92.6 |
27 | 29 | University of Reading | 371 | 4.09 | 3.03 | 70.2 | 92.2 |
14 | 16 | University of East Anglia (UEA) | 423 | 4.17 | 3.11 | 70.1 | 92.1 |
38 | 39 | University of Liverpool | 383 | 4.01 | 3.06 | 75.8 | 91.8 |
17 | 14 | University of Southampton | 417 | 4.08 | 3.15 | 77.9 | 91.8 |
32 | 24 | University of Leicester | 390 | 4.03 | 2.93 | 72.1 | 91.8 |
11 | 8 | University of Surrey | 431 | 4.31 | 2.98 | 78.7 | 91.6 |
23 | 22 | University of Kent | 358 | 4.12 | 2.95 | 76.6 | 91.6 |
76 | 57 | Arts University Bournemouth | 322 | 4.07 | 2.30 | 61.4 | 91.6 |
19 | 20 | The University of Edinburgh | 485 | 3.93 | 3.18 | 78.6 | 91.2 |
18 | 21 | University of Sussex | 375 | 4.06 | 3.01 | 84.2 | 91.1 |
31 | 33 | Queen Mary, University of London | 404 | 4.12 | 3.18 | 73.0 | 90.4 |
65 | 54 | Oxford Brookes University | 335 | 4.15 | 2.66 | 68.6 | 90.1 |
45 | 45 | Swansea University | 311 | 4.13 | 3.09 | 81.1 | 90.0 |
119 | 117 | Bishop Grosseteste University | 284 | 4.07 | 1.96 | 67.8 | 90.0 |
49 | 51 | University of Lincoln | 339 | 4.09 | 2.54 | 70.5 | 89.3 |
46 | 46 | Keele University | 350 | 4.28 | 2.88 | 75.6 | 89.1 |
80 | 77 | University of Chichester | 298 | 4.17 | 2.50 | 56.9 | 89.1 |
74 | 86 | The University of Winchester | 293 | 4.17 | 2.32 | 60.5 | 88.7 |
46 | 60 | Harper Adams University | 338 | 4.11 | 2.66 | 73.7 | 88.7 |
58 | 70 | Falmouth University | 310 | 4.14 | 2.04 | 73.5 | 88.6 |
87 | 86 | Aberystwyth University | 289 | 4.01 | 2.84 | 62.3 | 88.6 |
66 | - | Norwich University of the Arts | 343 | 4.15 | 2.69 | 63.1 | 88.5 |
29 | 30 | University of Glasgow | 467 | 4.12 | 3.10 | 79.5 | 88.4 |
41 | 34 | University of Essex | 297 | 4.22 | 3.05 | 63.7 | 88.3 |
59 | 60 | Northumbria University | 361 | 4.11 | 2.71 | 66.0 | 87.5 |
52 | 49 | Brunel University London | 349 | 4.06 | 2.67 | 63.0 | 87.4 |
48 | 38 | University of Strathclyde | 470 | 4.01 | 3.04 | 71.7 | 87.2 |
76 | 70 | Bath Spa University | 321 | 4.20 | 2.52 | 54.5 | 87.1 |
107 | 99 | York St John University | 300 | 4.11 | 2.04 | 64.8 | 87.0 |
95 | 88 | Birmingham City University | 316 | 3.96 | 2.64 | 64.3 | 86.5 |
54 | 54 | De Montfort University | 292 | 4.14 | 2.67 | 76.8 | 86.5 |
39 | 47 | University of Stirling | 374 | 3.99 | 2.96 | 72.8 | 86.5 |
89 | 80 | University of Gloucestershire | 319 | 4.06 | 2.38 | 55.2 | 86.5 |
35 | 42 | University of Dundee | 426 | 4.19 | 3.03 | 79.9 | 86.4 |
72 | 72 | Sheffield Hallam University | 304 | 4.03 | 2.76 | 64.7 | 86.4 |
63 | 53 | Nottingham Trent University | 305 | 4.15 | 2.59 | 66.3 | 85.8 |
87 | 83 | The University of Northampton | 280 | 4.14 | 2.09 | 59.4 | 85.8 |
61 | 59 | University of Portsmouth | 321 | 4.14 | 2.75 | 66.8 | 85.8 |
97 | 105 | University of Worcester | 300 | 4.09 | 2.08 | 63.1 | 85.7 |
40 | 41 | City University London | 371 | 4.20 | 2.95 | 78.0 | 85.5 |
56 | 54 | Bournemouth University | 321 | 3.90 | 2.72 | 65.8 | 85.5 |
55 | 69 | The University of Buckingham | 311 | 4.36 | 83.3 | 85.0 | |
103 | 101 | Leeds Trinity University | 284 | 4.11 | 2.01 | 65.8 | 85.0 |
84 | 90 | Plymouth University | 314 | 4.08 | 2.74 | 60.1 | 84.9 |
59 | 52 | University for the Creative Arts | 316 | 4.08 | 2.72 | 51.7 | 84.9 |
71 | 82 | Edge Hill University | 327 | 4.16 | 2.22 | 63.1 | 84.7 |
34 | 37 | Heriot-Watt University | 406 | 4.12 | 3.06 | 77.9 | 84.5 |
74 | 68 | Liverpool John Moores University | 342 | 4.12 | 2.79 | 63.0 | 84.4 |
50 | 48 | Coventry University | 316 | 4.28 | 2.67 | 73.8 | 84.3 |
42 | 40 | University of Aberdeen | 441 | 4.00 | 2.97 | 76.0 | 84.3 |
121 | 111 | University of Cumbria | 286 | 3.93 | 2.13 | 64.5 | 84.3 |
43 | 43 | The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London | 397 | 3.98 | 2.82 | 68.1 | 84.2 |
53 | 63 | University of Bradford | 321 | 4.08 | 2.95 | 75.0 | 84.1 |
68 | 63 | University of Hull | 335 | 4.05 | 2.70 | 66.5 | 84.0 |
90 | 76 | University of Brighton | 301 | 4.00 | 2.84 | 66.6 | 84.0 |
51 | 50 | Goldsmiths, University of London | 353 | 3.98 | 2.90 | 55.5 | 83.9 |
85 | 80 | University of the Arts, London | 314 | 3.92 | 3.12 | 59.0 | 83.7 |
57 | 73 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 349 | 4.10 | 2.74 | 63.2 | 83.5 |
82 | 83 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 385 | 3.98 | 2.67 | 70.1 | 83.3 |
98 | 107 | University of Greenwich | 337 | 4.08 | 2.33 | 58.1 | 83.3 |
64 | 63 | Robert Gordon University | 385 | 4.09 | 2.35 | 82.8 | 83.0 |
67 | 62 | University of the West of England | 323 | 4.03 | 2.70 | 70.4 | 83.0 |
92 | 92 | Edinburgh Napier University | 337 | 4.05 | 2.52 | 68.6 | 82.4 |
62 | 58 | Bangor University | 342 | 4.26 | 2.99 | 67.2 | 82.3 |
72 | 79 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 315 | 4.03 | 3.00 | 59.0 | 82.3 |
99 | 102 | University of South Wales | 321 | 3.97 | 2.51 | 58.4 | 82.3 |
124 | 112 | University of St Mark and St John | 288 | 3.92 | 60.5 | 82.1 | |
79 | 75 | University of Hertfordshire | 302 | 4.01 | 2.61 | 74.7 | 82.1 |
91 | 94 | University of Derby | 302 | 4.16 | 2.07 | 59.1 | 81.8 |
81 | 74 | University of Huddersfield | 331 | 4.13 | 2.65 | 73.6 | 81.8 |
102 | 100 | University of Westminster | 315 | 3.96 | 2.74 | 54.9 | 81.5 |
109 | 104 | Kingston University | 288 | 3.97 | 2.70 | 60.6 | 81.3 |
118 | 109 | St Mary's University, Twickenham | 291 | 4.13 | 1.98 | 66.6 | 81.3 |
70 | 66 | Ulster University | 307 | 4.18 | 2.91 | 62.3 | 81.1 |
112 | 106 | Canterbury Christ Church University | 270 | 4.02 | 2.38 | 57.6 | 80.8 |
110 | 115 | Anglia Ruskin University | 254 | 4.14 | 2.37 | 64.7 | 80.7 |
107 | 98 | Teesside University | 305 | 4.13 | 2.58 | 59.2 | 80.5 |
94 | 93 | University of Chester | 303 | 4.12 | 2.08 | 63.1 | 80.4 |
103 | 116 | University of Sunderland | 289 | 4.10 | 2.12 | 62.2 | 80.3 |
95 | 96 | University of Salford | 316 | 4.05 | 2.54 | 59.2 | 79.9 |
123 | 125 | University of Wales Trinity Saint David | 284 | 3.99 | 2.39 | 50.2 | 79.7 |
93 | 78 | Queen Margaret University | 350 | 4.02 | 2.65 | 58.2 | 79.7 |
113 | 113 | Buckinghamshire New University | 256 | 4.07 | 2.19 | 57.1 | 79.7 |
83 | 97 | Liverpool Hope University | 307 | 4.28 | 2.21 | 53.4 | 79.6 |
117 | 120 | Newman University | 298 | 4.15 | 2.13 | 52.6 | 79.4 |
110 | 118 | University of the West of Scotland | 316 | 4.08 | 2.36 | 65.1 | 79.0 |
114 | 114 | Leeds Beckett University | 288 | 3.98 | 2.16 | 58.3 | 78.7 |
69 | 66 | University of Roehampton | 275 | 4.02 | 2.83 | 60.0 | 78.7 |
115 | 122 | Southampton Solent University | 275 | 4.02 | 1.63 | 54.1 | 78.5 |
99 | 91 | University of Central Lancashire | 317 | 4.06 | 2.51 | 62.3 | 78.1 |
101 | 103 | Staffordshire University | 274 | 4.11 | 2.20 | 57.7 | 77.3 |
86 | 95 | Abertay University | 338 | 4.04 | 2.16 | 65.6 | 77.2 |
120 | 110 | University of Bedfordshire | 234 | 4.08 | 2.52 | 57.9 | 76.3 |
106 | 108 | University of West London | 301 | 3.99 | 1.92 | 60.0 | 74.9 |
78 | 89 | Middlesex University | 297 | 4.02 | 2.58 | 64.7 | 74.7 |
125 | 123 | Wrexham Glyndŵr University | 236 | 4.10 | 2.15 | 66.1 | 74.3 |
126 | 124 | University of East London | 277 | 3.93 | 2.71 | 45.2 | 73.4 |
115 | 119 | London South Bank University | 254 | 3.99 | 2.52 | 67.4 | 73.1 |
122 | 121 | University of Bolton | 283 | 4.10 | 2.04 | 59.9 | 71.1 |
127 | 126 | London Metropolitan University | 247 | 4.00 | 2.44 | 47.0 | 71.0 |
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