(Updated) UK University League Table 2022 And Rankings

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Want to know which are the best UK Universities to study at? Here are the rankings of the top UK Universities:

Our UK University League Table ranking methodology is based on the following data sources:

The National Student Survey and the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) which provides data for entry standards, student-staff ratios, spending on academic services, facilities spending, good honours degrees, graduate prospects, completion and international student enrolments.
Individual university reported data.

Ranking	Institution	Entry Standards	Student Satisfaction	Research Quality	Graduate Prospects	Overall Score
1	University of Oxford	200	n/a	3.34	90	1000
2	University of Cambridge	205	n/a	3.33	90	989
3	London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London	177	3.98	3.35	91	966
4	University of St Andrews	208	4.3	3.13	80	949
5	Durham University	184	4.02	3.14	85	905
6	Imperial College London	194	3.99	3.36	95	904
7	Loughborough University	150	4.18	2.95	83	879
8	UCL (University College London)	185	3.95	3.22	85	864
9	University of Bath	168	4.06	3.17	88	855
10	University of Warwick	162	4.05	3.22	84	850
11	Lancaster University	144	4.04	3.15	78	836
12	University of Exeter	157	4.03	3.08	80	807
13	University of Edinburgh	186	3.86	3.18	80	803
14	University of Southampton	152	4.03	3.15	80	802
15	University of Manchester	165	3.95	3.16	81	801
16	University of Glasgow	199	4.04	3.1	78	789
17	University of Bristol	164	3.97	3.18	82	781
18	University of York	149	4.06	3.17	80	778
19	University of Birmingham	152	3.92	3.07	83	772
20	University of Leeds	157	3.97	3.13	80	766
21	King's College London, University of London	166	3.84	3.23	85	764
22	University of East Anglia UEA	133	4.05	3.11	77	754
23	Heriot-Watt University	171	3.97	3.06	78	752
24	University of Sheffield	150	4.05	3.17	79	747
25	University of Essex	117	4.05	3.05	71	746
26	University of Nottingham	147	3.94	3.09	84	745
27	Cardiff University	144	3.94	3.27	82	743
28	Harper Adams University	121	4.13	2.66	70	734
29	Swansea University	132	4.08	3.09	80	733
30	University of Dundee	179	4.1	3.03	81	732
31	University of Strathclyde	198	4.02	3.04	81	729
32	Royal Holloway, University of London	131	4.04	3.09	71	724
32	University of Liverpool	140	4.03	3.06	78	724
34	University of Surrey	138	3.95	2.98	84	723
34	Queen's University Belfast	147	3.94	2.99	83	723
36	University of Reading	124	3.96	3.03	77	715
37	Newcastle University	144	3.96	3.09	78	707
38	University of Leicester	130	3.96	2.93	74	705
39	University of Stirling	163	4.05	2.96	71	700
40	University of Aberdeen	182	4.06	2.97	75	694
41	Queen Mary University of London	146	3.86	3.18	79	692
42	University of Sussex	137	3.91	3.01	71	690
43	Aston University, Birmingham	124	3.99	3.05	80	660
44	Ulster University	127	4.06	2.91	74	654
45	University of Lincoln	118	4.13	2.54	70	653
45	University of Kent	125	4.01	2.95	69	653
45	Nottingham Trent University	120	4.11	2.59	68	653
48	Oxford Brookes University	115	3.95	2.66	76	647
49	Northumbria University, Newcastle	138	4	2.71	74	646
50	University of the Arts London	137	3.92	3.12	57	644
51	Coventry University	115	4.08	2.67	76	641
52	City, University of London	132	3.84	2.95	75	635
53	SOAS University of London	147	3.92	2.82	64	634
53	Keele University	123	4.05	2.88	75	634
55	University of Huddersfield	121	4	2.65	70	633
56	Bristol, University of the West of England	123	4.17	2.7	76	629
57	Aberystwyth University	118	4.29	2.84	63	626
58	Arts University Bournemouth	144	4.22	2.3	57	625
59	Manchester Metropolitan University	128	4.04	2.74	64	624
60	St George's, University of London	147	3.83	2.99	89	616
61	Brunel University London	119	3.89	2.67	74	614
62	Bangor University	119	4.09	2.99	70	613
62	Cardiff Metropolitan University	124	4.08	3	68	613
64	Robert Gordon University	149	4.18	2.35	76	611
65	Edge Hill University	130	3.99	2.22	69	606
66	Sheffield Hallam University	115	4.01	2.76	75	603
67	Goldsmiths, University of London	124	3.72	2.9	60	602
68	Bournemouth University	111	3.98	2.72	78	601
69	University of Plymouth	129	4.09	2.74	75	600
70	University of Hull	123	4.05	2.7	72	597
71	University of Chichester	121	4.15	2.5	66	596
72	University of Chester	117	4.12	2.08	66	587
73	University of Portsmouth	113	4.07	2.75	69	583
74	Liverpool John Moores University	139	4.06	2.79	66	579
75	Liverpool Hope University	115	4.11	2.21	58	571
75	Glasgow Caledonian University	163	4.07	2.67	72	571
77	University of Hertfordshire	104	4.04	2.61	69	570
78	University for the Creative Arts	130	4.04	2.72	53	569
79	University of Roehampton	102	4.02	2.83	57	566
79	Edinburgh Napier University	144	4.09	2.52	72	566
81	Norwich University of the Arts	128	4.07	2.69	53	562
82	Birmingham City University	119	4.01	2.64	70	558
83	University of Brighton	110	3.9	2.84	75	557
84	Kingston University	116	4.02	2.7	69	554
85	University of Bradford	124	3.96	2.95	73	552
86	University of Salford	126	4.02	2.54	70	549
87	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	153	4.02	2.65	68	545
88	University of Northampton	106	4	2.09	67	541
88	University of Central Lancashire	123	4.01	2.51	69	541
90	University of Worcester	114	4.14	2.08	70	538
91	University of South Wales	115	4.08	2.51	65	531
92	Teesside University, Middlesbrough	114	4.08	2.58	74	530
92	University of Sunderland	117	4.02	2.12	61	530
92	University of Derby	116	4.11	2.07	65	530
95	University of Greenwich	115	3.98	2.33	71	528
96	University of Gloucestershire	115	4.03	2.38	62	525
96	University of West London	115	4.22	1.92	66	525
98	Staffordshire University	115	4.14	2.2	64	524
99	Falmouth University	122	4.08	2.04	59	511
100	University of Winchester	108	4.01	2.32	62	503
101	De Montfort University	105	3.93	2.67	68	495
102	University of Cumbria	120	4.03	2.13	72	493
103	Middlesex University	104	3.94	2.58	59	490
104	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	135	4.19	2.39	53	489
105	University of the West of Scotland	133	4.06	2.36	69	485
106	Buckinghamshire New University	104	4.1	2.19	70	484
106	York St John University	107	4.14	2.04	64	484
106	Bath Spa University	105	3.93	2.52	60	484
109	Abertay University	140	4.23	2.16	62	483
110	London South Bank University	106	3.99	2.52	70	481
111	St Mary's University, Twickenham	104	4.09	1.98	69	477
112	University of Westminster, London	118	3.98	2.74	61	473
113	Leeds Beckett University	104	4.1	2.16	67	472
114	University of Bolton	110	4.18	2.04	59	469
115	Anglia Ruskin University	108	4.05	2.37	73	464
116	Canterbury Christ Church University	97	3.94	2.38	68	462
117	London Metropolitan University	95	4.09	2.44	56	456
118	Plymouth Marjon University	115	4.18		67	452
119	Solent University (Southampton)	109	4.12	1.63	61	451
120	Royal Agricultural University	113	3.98	1.4	71	450
121	Bishop Grosseteste University	105	4.12	1.96	68	438
122	Newman University, Birmingham	102	4.18	2.13	60	437
123	University of Buckingham	121	4.16		71	430
124	Leeds Trinity University	103	4.04	2.01	64	429
125	University of Wolverhampton	105	4.02	2.31	64	423
126	University of Suffolk	110	3.96		74	411
127	University of East London	97	4	2.71	56	399
128	Glyndwr University, Wrexham	102	4.14	2.15	63	394
129	Ravensbourne University London	113	3.8		70	353
130	University of Bedfordshire	103	3.93	2.52	66	312

2021 UK University League Table and Rankings

Looking for the 2021 League Tables? Below is the 2021 UK University League Table and Rankings.

Ranking	University	Entry Standards	Student Satisfaction	Research Quality	Graduate Prospects
1	University of Cambridge	100%	n/a	83%	87%
2	University of Oxford	97%	n/a	83%	83%
3	University of St Andrews	100%	87%	78%	80%
4	London School of Economics and Political Sciences	79%	76%	84%	86%
5	Imperial College London	89%	80%	84%	90%
6	Loughborough University	71%	84%	74%	87%
7	Durham University	90%	80%	78%	85%
8	Lancaster University	71%	81%	79%	89%
9	University of Bath	82%	82%	79%	87%
10	UCL (University College London)	82%	79%	80%	84%
11	University of Warwick	77%	82%	81%	83%
12	University of Exeter	77%	81%	77%	86%
13	University of Birmingham	75%	80%	77%	85%
14	University of Bristol	80%	80%	79%	81%
15	University of Edinburgh	88%	77%	79%	77%
16	University of Leeds	75%	81%	78%	81%
17	University of Manchester	79%	80%	79%	80%
18	University of Southampton	73%	81%	79%	82%
19	University of Glasgow	94%	80%	77%	85%
20	University of Nottingham	71%	80%	77%	86%
21	King's College London, University of London	81%	78%	81%	85%
22	University of York	72%	83%	79%	82%
23	Newcastle University	72%	80%	77%	86%
24	Royal Holloway, University of London	64%	82%	77%	74%
25	University of East Anglia UEA	65%	81%	78%	77%
26	University of Aberdeen	86%	82%	74%	81%
27	Queen's University Belfast	71%	79%	75%	82%
28	University of Sheffield	71%	82%	79%	84%
29	Heriot-Watt University	79%	80%	76%	79%
30	Cardiff University	72%	80%	82%	82%
31	University of Dundee	84%	83%	76%	81%
32	Swansea University	61%	82%	77%	85%
33	University of Liverpool	67%	81%	77%	85%
34	University of Surrey	70%	80%	74%	81%
35	University of Strathclyde	94%	80%	76%	80%
36	Queen Mary University of London	70%	78%	80%	79%
37	SOAS University of London	74%	79%	70%	70%
38	University of Leicester	63%	80%	73%	75%
39	University of Reading	60%	78%	76%	76%
40	University of Sussex	67%	79%	75%	80%
41	University of Essex	51%	82%	76%	74%
42	Harper Adams University	59%	82%	67%	73%
43	Aston University, Birmingham	60%	80%	76%	79%
44	University for the Creative Arts	63%	83%	68%	73%
45	University of Stirling	77%	80%	74%	78%
46	Nottingham Trent University	59%	82%	65%	82%
47	University of Kent	62%	80%	74%	78%
48	Oxford Brookes University	58%	80%	67%	77%
49	Arts University Bournemouth	69%	83%	58%	80%
50	University of Lincoln	57%	81%	63%	82%
51	University of the Arts London	62%	78%	78%	72%
52	Northumbria University, Newcastle	68%	81%	68%	75%
53	University of Huddersfield	60%	81%	66%	80%
54	Coventry University	58%	82%	67%	81%
55	Manchester Metropolitan University	62%	81%	69%	71%
56	Keele University	58%	83%	72%	82%
57	City, University of London	65%	80%	74%	73%
58	Aberystwyth University	58%	86%	71%	78%
59	St George's, University of London	73%	77%	75%	94%
60	Ulster University	61%	83%	73%	71%
61	University of Portsmouth	54%	81%	69%	85%
62	Edge Hill University	61%	82%	56%	77%
63	Liverpool Hope University	55%	82%	55%	84%
64	University of Hull	59%	80%	68%	76%
65	Bristol, University of the West of England	57%	84%	67%	76%
66	Liverpool John Moores University	68%	81%	70%	75%
67	Sheffield Hallam University	55%	82%	69%	74%
68	Goldsmiths, University of London	58%	78%	73%	58%
69	University of Bradford	60%	78%	74%	83%
70	University of Central Lancashire	59%	81%	63%	77%
71	University of Plymouth	62%	82%	68%	74%
72	Robert Gordon University	72%	83%	59%	81%
73	Bangor University	58%	83%	75%	67%
74	University of Chichester	57%	83%	63%	65%
75	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	69%	81%	66%	73%
76	Staffordshire University	55%	82%	55%	81%
77	Falmouth University	59%	81%	51%	77%
78	Edinburgh Napier University	69%	79%	63%	73%
79	Norwich University of the Arts	61%	82%	67%	61%
80	University of West London	55%	84%	48%	74%
81	University of Roehampton	48%	80%	71%	72%
82	De Montfort University	52%	82%	67%	83%
83	University of Hertfordshire	51%	81%	65%	80%
84	Birmingham City University	57%	80%	66%	76%
85	Brunel University London	57%	78%	67%	71%
86	Bournemouth University	55%	79%	68%	68%
87	Cardiff Metropolitan University	60%	82%	75%	66%
88	Glasgow Caledonian University	72%	80%	67%	72%
89	London South Bank University	51%	82%	63%	88%
90	University of Greenwich	58%	81%	58%	70%
91	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	65%	83%	60%	66%
92	University of Salford	60%	80%	63%	73%
93	Bath Spa University	52%	78%	63%	67%
94	University of Chester	55%	82%	52%	70%
95	Teesside University, Middlesbrough	55%	82%	64%	81%
96	Abertay University	68%	84%	54%	73%
97	University of Gloucestershire	54%	81%	59%	73%
98	Middlesex University	54%	78%	65%	74%
99	University of Derby	56%	81%	52%	76%
100	Solent University (Southampton)	58%	82%	41%	70%
101	Kingston University	55%	81%	68%	64%
102	University of South Wales	57%	82%	63%	63%
103	York St John University	49%	82%	51%	73%
104	University of Worcester	55%	83%	52%	75%
105	University of Winchester	52%	81%	58%	64%
106	Bishop Grosseteste University	51%	80%	49%	73%
107	St Mary's University, Twickenham	52%	81%	50%	72%
108	University of Sunderland	54%	80%	53%	66%
109	University of Northampton	49%	79%	52%	68%
110	University of the West of Scotland	60%	81%	59%	80%
111	University of Westminster, London	56%	79%	68%	70%
112	University of Brighton	55%	80%	71%	67%
113	Anglia Ruskin University ARU	52%	82%	59%	68%
114	Royal Agricultural University	57%	82%	35%	63%
115	University of Buckingham	57%	82%	n/a	82%
116	University of East London	51%	80%	68%	65%
117	University of Cumbria	56%	79%	53%	72%
118	London Metropolitan University	44%	80%	61%	69%
119	Leeds Beckett University	50%	81%	54%	63%
120	Newman University, Birmingham	52%	82%	53%	64%
121	University of Wolverhampton	51%	81%	58%	69%
122	Leeds Trinity University	48%	79%	50%	68%
123	University of Bedfordshire	48%	80%	63%	70%
124	Buckinghamshire New University	49%	81%	55%	68%
125	Canterbury Christ Church University	50%	80%	60%	64%
126	Glyndwr University, Wrexham	47%	80%	54%	63%
127	University of Bolton	52%	84%	51%	57%
128	Plymouth Marjon University	53%	85%	n/a	64%
129	University of Suffolk	48%	80%	n/a	64%
130	Ravensbourne University London	52%	76%	n/a	69%

Source: Complete University Guide

Frequently Asked Questions About The UK University League Table 2022

What is the UK University League Table based on?

The rankings are based on the National Student Survey and the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) which provides data for entry standards, student-staff ratios, spending on academic services, facilities spending, good honours degrees, graduate prospects, completion and international student enrolments. Also included are individual university reported data.

How do I pick the best university for my needs?

The first step is to look for popular and high-ranking Universities in the UK that offer courses you are interested in. Here are some things to consider when applying: Location, employability and graduate prospects, fees, entry requirements, as well subject ranking.

How can I find the best courses for the subject I wish to study?

You can refer to our course finder page, where you can discover UK universities which rank high for specific degrees or courses.

When should I start applying for a UK university?

Depending on the subject and university of choice, you need to apply before the stipulated deadlines. Refer to our UCAS deadline article for more information and specific deadlines for the upcoming intakes.