UK University Times Ranking 2020

UK University Times Ranking 2021

The Times and The Sunday Times, Good University Guide is one of the most popular and reliable rankings in the UK and it was first published in 1998 when a £1000 per year tuition fees were implemented for local students, this ranking allows local and international students to compare universities and help them to make a better and more informed decision, a decision that will not only be reflected in their future education but also in their economy.

During the 20 years, the Good University Guide has been running, universities have moved up and down the tables, some of them have disappeared and some other got stronger by merging with other universities.The top three universities remain the same as last year, Cambridge, Oxford and St. Andrews in that order, Loughborough University climbed four positions this year landing in 7th, another outstanding move for the University of Glasgow which went from 29th to 20th this year. Coventry University ascended three places to number 44 and Chichester (72) and Salford (88) ascend both ten positions in the general table.

This is the list of the criterion used to compile the Good University Guide:

Teaching Quality
Student Experience
Research Quality
Entry Standards
Graduate Prospects
First & 2:1 degrees
Completion Rates
Student: Staff Ratio
Spend on academic services and student facilities

Below you can find the Times UK University Ranking 2021 and Times UK University Ranking 2020:

2021	2020	UNIVERSITY
1	1	University of Cambridge
2	2	University of Oxford
3	3	University of St Andrews
4	5	Imperial College London
5	4	Durham University
6	9=	Lancaster University
7=	6	University College London
7=	11	Loughborough University
9	7	University of Warwick
10	13	University of Leeds
11	8	London School of Economics and Political Science
12	12	University of Bath
13	15	University of East Anglia
14	9=	University of Exeter
15	16	University of Birmingham
16=	19	University of Bristol
16=	17	University of York
18	20	University of Nottingham
19	14	University of Surrey
20	29	University of Glasgow
21	24	University of Sheffield
22	30	University of Essex
23	28	University of Dundee
24	37=	University of Edinburgh
25	32	University of Manchester
26	22	Newcastle University
27	18	University of Sussex
28=	27	King's College London
28=	34	Royal Holloway, University of London
30	21	University of Southampton
31	23	University of Kent
32	31	University of Reading
33	36	Harper Adams University
34	25	University of Leicester
35	46	Cardiff University
36=	35	SOAS University of London
36=	44=	Swansea University
38	26	Queen's University, Belfast
39	37=	Heriot-Watt University
40	44=	University of Aberdeen
41	48	University of Strathclyde
42	39	University of Liverpool
43	40	Queen Mary, University of London
44	47	Coventry University
45	43	University of Stirling
46	33	Aston University
47=	56	Aberystwyth University
47=	41	University of Buckingham
47=	57	Nottingham Trent University
50	42	Keele University
51	64	Arts University Bournemouth
52	49	Liverpool Hope University
53	59	University of Portsmouth
54	51	University of Lincoln
55	61	Bangor University
56	84	University of West London
57	60	University of the West of England
58	53	University for the Creative Arts
59	54=	Brunel University London
60	88	Norwich University of the Arts
61=	81	University of Chester
61=	58	Edge Hill University
63=	54=	Goldsmiths, University of London
63=	92	Staffordshire University
65	77	University of Huddersfield
66	65=	Northumbria University
67=	67	De Montfort University
67=	96	Leeds Trinity University
69	52	Falmouth University
70=	86=	Liverpool John Moores University
70=	79	Sheffield Hallam University
72	82	University of Chichester
73	68	Ulster University
74	78	University of Roehampton
75=	76	University of Bradford
75=	50	City, University of London
75=	65=	University of Hull
75=	70	St George's, University of London
79	62	Bournemouth University
80	72=	Manchester Metropolitan University
81	83	University of Derby
82	86=	Robert Gordon University
83	71	University of Gloucestershire
84	69	Oxford Brookes University
85	72=	University of Winchester
86=	80	Plymouth University
86=	63	Royal Agricultural University
88	98	University of Salford
89	91	University of Hertfordshire
90	89	Cardiff Metropolitan University
91	74	Middlesex University
92	101=	Teesside University
93	101=	University of Central Lancashire
94	75	Bath Spa University
95	95	Bishop Grosseteste University
96	100	University of Sunderland
97	97	University of Northampton
98	85	Abertay University
99	116	St Mary's University, Twickenham
100=	110=	Southampton Solent University
100=	106	University of the West of Scotland
102=	101=	Queen Margaret University
102=	90	University of Worcester
104	n/a	University of Wales, Trinity St David
105	93=	Birmingham City University
106=	120	London South Bank University
106=	117	University of Westminster
108	121	University of Bedfordshire
109=	99	Glasgow Caledonian University
109=	107	University of Greenwich
111	114	Canterbury Christ Church University
112	104	University of Brighton
113	108	Anglia Ruskin University
114	123	University of East London
115	109	University of the Arts, London
116	93=	Edinburgh Napier University
117	122	Kingston University
118	110=	York St John University
119=	105	Plymouth Marjon University
119=	115	University of South Wales
121	112=	Newman University
122	n/a	Birkbeck, University of London
123	112=	Leeds Beckett University
124	124	University of Bolton
125	119	University of Cumbria
126	118	Buckinghamshire New University
127	125	Wrexham Glyndwr University
128	127	London Metropolitan University
129	126	University of Suffolk