UK University Rankings Ordered by Research Intensity 2018

From the Complete University Guide Published by the Independent

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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

RankUniversity NameEntry StandardsStudent SatisfactionResearch QualityGraduate ProspectsOverall ScoreResearch Intensity
1st0University of Cambridge5924.143.3387.810000.95
36th3Queen's, University, Belfast3894.192.9980.57680.95
5th1Imperial College London5523.993.3690.39250.92
17th7University of Bristol4854.053.1878.98340.91
7th3University College London5013.973.2287.29090.91
26th9University of Southampton3904.063.1578.47920.90
10th3Loughborough University4004.182.9585.18830.88
2nd0University of Oxford5704.133.3483.79980.87
25th2University of Kent3534.132.9580.58030.85
51st0Goldsmiths, University of London3423.982.9059.87030.85
47th5Brunel University London3454.062.6770.67220.85
4th1London School of Economics and Political Science5373.753.3584.49520.85
45th3University of Strathclyde4804.033.0476.37240.84
27th2University of Glasgow4854.103.1081.47910.84
71st1Ulster University3214.152.9165.16400.84
8th0The University of Warwick4784.123.2280.38960.83
23rd4The University of Edinburgh4833.853.1872.78050.83
27th0University of Reading3674.083.0373.57910.83
3rd2University of St Andrews5254.383.1383.39620.82
30th2University of Leicester3744.112.9375.27860.82
14th1University of Exeter4714.203.0880.18500.82
29th5Heriot-Watt University4074.133.0679.77900.82
32nd9University of Essex3324.193.0573.37820.82
116thNewBirkbeck, University of London2604.122.9770.55160.81
16th1University of Birmingham4214.093.0785.48360.81
21st0King's College London4323.913.2387.78110.80
23rd2Newcastle University4234.153.0982.58050.80
18th3The University of Nottingham4254.123.0982.68250.79
6th0Durham University5194.163.1483.29200.79
22nd3The University of Manchester4314.023.1682.18080.78
35th2Royal Holloway, University of London3894.133.0969.17730.77
9th0Lancaster University4024.173.1582.68890.77
68th19Aberystwyth University2964.202.8467.96450.76
38th5SOAS University of London4014.082.8270.67510.76
12th2University of East Anglia (UEA)4074.163.1173.98530.75
14th2University of Leeds4274.153.1381.38500.75
20th0University of York4224.203.1776.98140.75
32nd5The University of Sheffield4074.113.1781.27820.74
39th0University of Stirling3724.052.9677.17490.74
11th0University of Bath4794.163.1784.98680.74
34th3Queen Mary, University of London3934.023.1879.77760.74
13th2University of Surrey4384.202.9881.08510.73
19th1University of Sussex3664.093.0185.98180.73
40th2University of Aberdeen4324.032.9778.67470.73
44th1Swansea University3174.113.0980.37250.71
41st3University of Liverpool3874.073.0676.57410.70
30th5University of Dundee4034.243.0380.97860.68
69th0University of Roehampton2804.002.8364.16410.67
65th3Bangor University3384.232.9966.16540.63
37th2Cardiff University3994.043.2772.37650.62
48th2Keele University3404.302.8878.77130.59
49th19Aston University3424.163.0582.37120.57
74th6University of Hull3174.052.7072.66320.56
59th24Liverpool Hope University3044.392.2178.06740.53
42nd2City, University of London3734.142.9582.97340.53
53rd9St George's, University of London4083.832.9995.16870.52
77th7Plymouth University3254.062.7468.36220.50
108th7London South Bank University2693.982.5274.95370.41
50th1University of Lincoln3344.252.5471.87070.39
66th1Oxford Brookes University3274.112.6670.86530.39
102nd1University of Sunderland2824.022.1266.55610.39
88th2Abertay University3794.122.1668.45990.36
73rd5Middlesex University3004.042.5870.36330.35
98th3University of Salford3204.082.5461.25730.33
63rd5Falmouth University3184.142.0479.36620.33
105th4Staffordshire University2884.142.2056.55480.33
72nd9University of Huddersfield3344.172.6572.76350.32
104th7University of Worcester3014.112.0867.65590.30
90th14Bath Spa University3064.082.5260.15920.30
82nd28De Montfort University2824.072.6775.36150.30
85th11The University of Winchester2914.082.3260.96030.30
91st3University of Chester3034.132.0864.25890.29
57th1Bournemouth University3124.002.7271.26800.29
122nd15York St John University3024.042.0461.34930.29
55th4Northumbria University3694.092.7171.56820.29
60th7University of the West of England3224.162.7076.36730.29
95th7University of Westminster3193.992.7458.05810.29
118th8Anglia Ruskin University2574.152.3756.35060.27
56th5University of Portsmouth3174.142.7571.76810.27
109th11University of Bedfordshire2444.072.5261.45360.27
64th7Edge Hill University3254.222.2270.86560.27
75th1Liverpool John Moores University3434.102.7966.06270.26
107th4Royal Agricultural University2893.951.4073.75390.26
110th23University of Northampton2734.072.0953.85340.25
86th6University of Chichester3004.152.5057.46000.25
93rd5University of Greenwich3414.012.3365.65850.25
95th4University of Central Lancashire3414.032.5163.55810.24
79th3Glasgow Caledonian University3963.962.6771.26200.24
121st7Leeds Beckett University2874.042.1665.94950.24
62nd5Manchester Metropolitan University3464.082.7466.66640.24
52nd11Nottingham Trent University3454.182.5972.97000.23
120th2St Mary's University, Twickenham3074.071.9870.04990.23
106th6Canterbury Christ Church University2794.022.3860.45470.23
114th12University of East London2914.092.7151.85200.23
46th0Harper Adams University3384.232.6672.57230.23
58th5University of Bradford3294.022.9578.66750.23
100th10University of the West of Scotland3334.152.3669.65640.22
92nd1Queen Margaret University3394.092.6557.75860.22
79th0University of Hertfordshire3014.012.6177.36200.21
89th1University of Brighton3054.002.8471.25930.21
75th11Robert Gordon University3904.032.3577.46270.21
125th3University of Bolton2834.142.0458.74520.20
113th4Newman University2924.052.1367.15230.20
94th2Edinburgh Napier University3434.032.5271.45820.19
97th6University of Derby2894.142.0763.65760.19
84th18Norwich University of the Arts3494.042.6957.26050.18
86th3University of Gloucestershire3054.142.3863.76000.18
115th4Bishop Grosseteste University2824.211.9667.15170.17
112th9Leeds Trinity University2744.002.0170.25320.17
83rd2University of the Arts London (UAL)3133.933.1261.06140.17
102nd7Kingston University3083.962.7064.45610.16
110th11University of South Wales3214.012.5156.15340.16
128th3Wrexham Glyndŵr University2474.192.1558.24120.16
69th3Sheffield Hallam University3034.012.7668.56410.16
127th0London Metropolitan University2604.072.4458.74140.15
101st6Teesside University3004.132.5865.85620.14
99th4Birmingham City University3124.062.6468.75680.14
79th27University of West London2984.131.9268.96200.13
43rd7Coventry University3314.282.6779.87320.13
61st15Arts University Bournemouth3764.062.3073.96700.13
119th4University of Wales Trinity Saint David2944.122.3943.65010.12
54th5University for the Creative Arts3244.172.7253.56860.10
67th5Cardiff Metropolitan University3223.983.0070.06460.09
124th11Buckinghamshire New University2704.072.1961.24740.09
123rd2University of Cumbria2953.992.1365.54760.08
117th2Southampton Solent University2804.041.6356.55140.07
78th23The University of Buckingham3184.45n/a71.4621n/a
126th2Plymouth Marjon University3364.13n/a62.8447n/a
129thNewUniversity of Suffolk2764.04n/a60.4337n/a

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