UK University Rankings Ordered by Research Quality 2017

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CUG Rank University Name Entry Standards Student Satisfaction Research Quality Graduate Prospects Overall Score
2017 2016
4 4 Imperial College London 567 4.15 3.36 90.8 938
3 3 London School of Economics and Political Science 518 3.89 3.35 78.5 940
2 2 University of Oxford 574 4.17 3.34 86.7 998
1 1 University of Cambridge 600 4.17 3.33 89.0 1000
35 31 Cardiff University 399 4.09 3.27 79.8 747
21 23 King's College London 462 3.91 3.23 85.7 799
8 7 The University of Warwick 485 4.09 3.22 79.5 889
10 13 University College London 505 3.95 3.22 82.9 880
31 33 Queen Mary, University of London 404 4.12 3.18 73.0 756
19 20 The University of Edinburgh 485 3.93 3.18 78.6 808
24 15 University of Bristol 476 3.96 3.18 79.5 791
27 27 The University of Sheffield 415 4.14 3.17 75.5 764
11 11 University of Bath 478 4.18 3.17 85.1 870
20 17 University of York 430 4.14 3.17 75.7 807
25 28 The University of Manchester 433 4.05 3.16 78.4 773
17 14 University of Southampton 417 4.08 3.15 77.9 821
9 9 Lancaster University 423 4.17 3.15 82.6 885
6 5 Durham University 524 4.14 3.14 83.6 916
5 5 University of St Andrews 520 4.23 3.13 83.2 927
16 19 University of Leeds 430 4.16 3.13 78.5 827
85 80 University of the Arts, London 314 3.92 3.12 59.0 561
14 16 University of East Anglia (UEA) 423 4.17 3.11 70.1 841
29 30 University of Glasgow 467 4.12 3.10 79.5 762
45 45 Swansea University 311 4.13 3.09 81.1 702
37 34 Royal Holloway, University of London 402 4.15 3.09 62.4 743
21 25 The University of Nottingham 424 4.06 3.09 81.2 799
25 26 Newcastle University 430 4.14 3.09 79.3 773
13 10 University of Exeter 466 4.18 3.08 79.6 855
15 18 University of Birmingham 423 4.08 3.07 86.5 832
38 39 University of Liverpool 383 4.01 3.06 75.8 742
34 37 Heriot-Watt University 406 4.12 3.06 77.9 751
30 32 Aston University 353 4.17 3.05 78.8 761
41 34 University of Essex 297 4.22 3.05 63.7 726
48 38 University of Strathclyde 470 4.01 3.04 71.7 688
35 42 University of Dundee 426 4.19 3.03 79.9 747
27 29 University of Reading 371 4.09 3.03 70.2 764
18 21 University of Sussex 375 4.06 3.01 84.2 817
72 79 Cardiff Metropolitan University 315 4.03 3.00 59.0 598
44 43 St George's, University of London 429 4.00 2.99 93.4 713
62 58 Bangor University 342 4.26 2.99 67.2 629
33 36 Queen's University, Belfast 385 4.13 2.99 78.4 754
11 8 University of Surrey 431 4.31 2.98 78.7 870
42 40 University of Aberdeen 441 4.00 2.97 76.0 718
39 47 University of Stirling 374 3.99 2.96 72.8 730
7 11 Loughborough University 410 4.26 2.95 83.6 897
23 22 University of Kent 358 4.12 2.95 76.6 796
40 41 City University London 371 4.20 2.95 78.0 727
53 63 University of Bradford 321 4.08 2.95 75.0 656
32 24 University of Leicester 390 4.03 2.93 72.1 755
70 66 Ulster University 307 4.18 2.91 62.3 600
51 50 Goldsmiths, University of London 353 3.98 2.90 55.5 677
46 46 Keele University 350 4.28 2.88 75.6 691
87 86 Aberystwyth University 289 4.01 2.84 62.3 555
90 76 University of Brighton 301 4.00 2.84 66.6 550
69 66 University of Roehampton 275 4.02 2.83 60.0 604
43 43 The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 397 3.98 2.82 68.1 714
74 68 Liverpool John Moores University 342 4.12 2.79 63.0 596
72 72 Sheffield Hallam University 304 4.03 2.76 64.7 598
61 59 University of Portsmouth 321 4.14 2.75 66.8 631
57 73 Manchester Metropolitan University 349 4.10 2.74 63.2 637
102 100 University of Westminster 315 3.96 2.74 54.9 503
84 90 Plymouth University 314 4.08 2.74 60.1 566
59 52 University for the Creative Arts 316 4.08 2.72 51.7 633
56 54 Bournemouth University 321 3.90 2.72 65.8 638
59 60 Northumbria University 361 4.11 2.71 66.0 633
126 124 University of East London 277 3.93 2.71 45.2 376
109 104 Kingston University 288 3.97 2.70 60.6 485
68 63 University of Hull 335 4.05 2.70 66.5 606
67 62 University of the West of England 323 4.03 2.70 70.4 614
66 - Norwich University of the Arts 343 4.15 2.69 63.1 621
50 48 Coventry University 316 4.28 2.67 73.8 679
82 83 Glasgow Caledonian University 385 3.98 2.67 70.1 568
54 54 De Montfort University 292 4.14 2.67 76.8 648
52 49 Brunel University London 349 4.06 2.67 63.0 672
65 54 Oxford Brookes University 335 4.15 2.66 68.6 624
46 60 Harper Adams University 338 4.11 2.66 73.7 691
93 78 Queen Margaret University 350 4.02 2.65 58.2 540
81 74 University of Huddersfield 331 4.13 2.65 73.6 572
95 88 Birmingham City University 316 3.96 2.64 64.3 535
79 75 University of Hertfordshire 302 4.01 2.61 74.7 577
63 53 Nottingham Trent University 305 4.15 2.59 66.3 627
78 89 Middlesex University 297 4.02 2.58 64.7 580
107 98 Teesside University 305 4.13 2.58 59.2 490
49 51 University of Lincoln 339 4.09 2.54 70.5 683
95 96 University of Salford 316 4.05 2.54 59.2 535
92 92 Edinburgh Napier University 337 4.05 2.52 68.6 544
76 70 Bath Spa University 321 4.20 2.52 54.5 586
120 110 University of Bedfordshire 234 4.08 2.52 57.9 423
115 119 London South Bank University 254 3.99 2.52 67.4 443
99 91 University of Central Lancashire 317 4.06 2.51 62.3 515
99 102 University of South Wales 321 3.97 2.51 58.4 515
80 77 University of Chichester 298 4.17 2.50 56.9 575
127 126 London Metropolitan University 247 4.00 2.44 47.0 322
123 125 University of Wales Trinity Saint David 284 3.99 2.39 50.2 397
112 106 Canterbury Christ Church University 270 4.02 2.38 57.6 475
89 80 University of Gloucestershire 319 4.06 2.38 55.2 551
110 115 Anglia Ruskin University 254 4.14 2.37 64.7 483
110 118 University of the West of Scotland 316 4.08 2.36 65.1 483
64 63 Robert Gordon University 385 4.09 2.35 82.8 625
98 107 University of Greenwich 337 4.08 2.33 58.1 525
74 86 The University of Winchester 293 4.17 2.32 60.5 596
76 57 Arts University Bournemouth 322 4.07 2.30 61.4 586
71 82 Edge Hill University 327 4.16 2.22 63.1 599
83 97 Liverpool Hope University 307 4.28 2.21 53.4 567
101 103 Staffordshire University 274 4.11 2.20 57.7 506
113 113 Buckinghamshire New University 256 4.07 2.19 57.1 460
86 95 Abertay University 338 4.04 2.16 65.6 557
114 114 Leeds Beckett University 288 3.98 2.16 58.3 446
125 123 Wrexham Glyndŵr University 236 4.10 2.15 66.1 378
117 120 Newman University 298 4.15 2.13 52.6 442
121 111 University of Cumbria 286 3.93 2.13 64.5 422
103 116 University of Sunderland 289 4.10 2.12 62.2 502
87 83 The University of Northampton 280 4.14 2.09 59.4 555
94 93 University of Chester 303 4.12 2.08 63.1 539
97 105 University of Worcester 300 4.09 2.08 63.1 526
91 94 University of Derby 302 4.16 2.07 59.1 546
58 70 Falmouth University 310 4.14 2.04 73.5 634
122 121 University of Bolton 283 4.10 2.04 59.9 406
107 99 York St John University 300 4.11 2.04 64.8 490
103 101 Leeds Trinity University 284 4.11 2.01 65.8 502
118 109 St Mary's University, Twickenham 291 4.13 1.98 66.6 440
119 117 Bishop Grosseteste University 284 4.07 1.96 67.8 438
106 108 University of West London 301 3.99 1.92 60.0 498
115 122 Southampton Solent University 275 4.02 1.63 54.1 443
103 85 Royal Agricultural University 301 4.01 1.40 69.7 502
55 69 The University of Buckingham 311 4.36   83.3 641
124 112 University of St Mark and St John 288 3.92   60.5 379

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