Latest UK University Overall Rankings

Comprehensive rankings from QS, THE, and CUG

Explore the complete UK university rankings combining three major ranking systems: QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education, and Complete University Guide.

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Showing 137 universities

#	University	UKuni⬇️	QS 2026↕️	THE 2025↕️	CUG 2026↕️
1	University of Oxford	2	4	1	2
2	University of Cambridge	3	5	3	1
3	Imperial College London	5	2	8	6
4	UCL (University College London)	15	9	22	13
5	The University of Edinburgh	27	34	29	18
6	King's College London	29	29	38	19
7	London School of Economics and Political Science	37	56	52	3
8	University of Manchester	40	35	56	28
9	University of Bristol	49	51	80	15
10	University of Birmingham	63	76	98	14
11	University of Glasgow	65	79	84	31
12	University of Warwick	68	74	122	9
13	University of Sheffield	72	92	108	16
14	University of Leeds	75	86	118	21
15	University of Southampton	78	87	129	17
16	University of Nottingham	89	97	145	26
17	Durham University	91	94	175	5
18	University of St Andrews	93	113	162	4
19	Queen Mary University of London	95	110	134	41
20	University of Liverpool	104	147	143	23
21	Newcastle University	104	137	144	31
22	University of Exeter	112	155	170	11
23	University of York	112	169	154	12
24	Lancaster University	117	157	184	10
25	University of Bath	130	132	251	8
26	Cardiff University	135	181	201	22
27	Queen's University Belfast	140	199	198	24
28	University of Reading	144	194	201	36
29	University of Surrey	161	262	201	19
30	University of Aberdeen	164	262	201	30
31	University of Sussex	174	278	201	43
32	Loughborough University	178	225	301	7
33	City, University of London	182	310	-	53
34	University of Leicester	184	326	192	33
35	Swansea University	211	292	301	40
36	University of Strathclyde	213	251	351	38
37	University of East Anglia (UEA)	219	381	251	26
38	Heriot-Watt University	236	281	401	25
39	University of Dundee	256	428	301	39
40	University of Essex	262	456	301	29
41	Aston University	280	395	401	44
42	University of Kent	282	397	401	49
43	Brunel University London	284	385	401	67
44	Royal Holloway, University of London	299	461	401	35
45	SOAS University of London	317	488	401	62
46	Birkbeck, University of London	322	343	301	-
47	University of Lincoln	327	-	601	52
48	Northumbria University, Newcastle	329	550	401	37
49	UWE Bristol	332	-	601	62
50	Teesside University	346	-	601	90
51	University of Stirling	356	517	501	51
52	University of Portsmouth	359	635	401	42
53	Anglia Ruskin University	361	-	601	120
54	University of Huddersfield	363	524	501	65
55	University of the West of Scotland	364	-	601	127
56	University of Hull	369	526	501	81
57	University of Bradford	373	511	501	107
58	Bangor University	374	566	501	55
59	University of Plymouth	396	613	501	75
60	Coventry University	406	558	601	59
61	Oxford Brookes University	408	374	801	48
62	Nottingham Trent University	419	609	601	46
63	Ulster University	421	609	601	54
64	Bournemouth University	425	801	401	72
65	Goldsmiths, University of London	428	711	501	71
66	Manchester Metropolitan University	431	643	601	50
67	Keele University	457	801	501	68
68	University of Roehampton	458	-	801	115
69	Aberystwyth University	462	741	601	45
70	Middlesex University	472	801	501	113
71	Liverpool John Moores University	476	851	501	76
72	University of Brighton	497	801	601	88
73	University of Greenwich	503	801	601	106
74	De Montfort University	507	801	601	120
75	Edinburgh Napier University	516	851	601	96
76	Kingston University	517	660	801	89
77	University of Hertfordshire	528	901	601	82
78	Edge Hill University	529	-	1001	57
79	Cardiff Metropolitan University	534	-	1001	66
80	University of Gloucestershire	537	-	1001	72
81	London South Bank University	537	901	601	110
82	York St John University	553	-	1001	105
83	University of Bedfordshire	566	-	1001	130
84	University of Westminster	575	801	801	123
85	London Metropolitan University	577	1001	601	128
86	University of Salford	594	901	801	79
87	Robert Gordon University	613	951	801	87
88	Leeds Beckett University	627	1001	801	78
89	University of Derby	627	1201	601	79
90	Sheffield Hallam University	629	1001	801	84
91	Glasgow Caledonian University	629	1001	801	85
92	Birmingham City University	635	1001	801	103
93	University of West London	636	-	1201	70
94	University of Wolverhampton	637	1001	801	109
95	University of South Wales	639	-	1201	77
96	Staffordshire University	648	-	1201	94
97	University of Winchester	650	-	1201	98
98	Queen Margaret University	658	1201	-	114
99	University of Central Lancashire	696	1001	1001	86
100	University of East London	709	1001	1001	126
101	Harper Adams University	724	1401	-	47
102	University of the Arts London	767	-	1501	33
103	University of Chester	788	-	1501	74
104	University of Sunderland	792	-	1501	83
105	Liverpool Hope University	796	-	1501	90
106	University of Worcester	797	-	1501	93
107	Canterbury Christ Church University	834	1201	1201	99
108	University of Northampton	940	1201	1501	119
109	University of Suffolk	-	-	-	55
110	Norwich University of the Arts	-	-	-	58
111	University of Chichester	-	-	-	60
112	Arts University Bournemouth	-	-	-	61
113	Falmouth University	-	-	-	62
114	St Mary's University, Twickenham	-	-	-	69
115	Bath Spa University	-	-	-	92
116	Abertay University	-	-	-	94
117	Buckinghamshire New University	-	-	-	97
118	Plymouth Marjon University	-	-	-	100
119	Arts University Plymouth	-	-	-	101
120	University of Greater Manchester	-	-	-	102
121	Leeds Arts University	-	-	-	103
122	Solent University	-	-	-	107
123	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	-	-	-	111
124	University for the Creative Arts	-	-	-	112
125	University of Buckingham	-	-	-	116
126	University of Cumbria	-	-	-	117
127	Bishop Grosseteste University	-	-	-	118
128	Leeds Trinity University	-	-	-	122
129	Birmingham Newman University	-	-	-	124
130	Royal Agricultural University	-	-	-	125
131	Wrexham University	-	-	-	129
132	Cranfield University	-	-	-	-
133	University of the Highlands and Islands	-	-	-	-
134	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	-	-	-	-
135	The Open University	-	-	801	-
136	Royal Veterinary College	-	-	501	-
137	St George's, University of London	-	-	-	-

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Complete University Guide

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