UK university rankings

137 UK universities ranked on what students say about their course, who gets in, and what happens after graduation.

The score combines five measures: student satisfaction (25%), entry standards (20%), graduate prospects (20%), graduate salary (20%) and continuation (15%). The top university scores 100. All figures are for full-time undergraduate degrees. How we rank

UK university rankings
Rank	University	Score	Satisfaction	Entry	Prospects	Salary	Continuation
1	Imperial College LondonEngland	100.0	82.4%	198	93.9%	£41,300	94.9%
2	London School of Economics and Political ScienceEngland	96.2	84.5%	186	84.5%	£40,639	95.5%
3	University of St AndrewsScotland	89.0	88.6%	205	76.2%	£32,333	97.5%
4	University of CambridgeEngland	82.2	81.5%	208	82.6%	£34,787	98.2%
5	University of BathEngland	81.6	85.1%	172	86.0%	£33,545	95.5%
6	University of WarwickEngland	79.9	86.0%	172	81.3%	£33,227	95.0%
7	Durham UniversityEngland	74.4	85.7%	177	75.8%	£31,545	95.9%
8	University College LondonEngland	73.2	81.9%	174	82.2%	£34,447	93.7%
9	University of OxfordEngland	72.8	81.1%	196	80.8%	£32,351	97.1%
10	Loughborough UniversityEngland	70.4	84.9%	155	82.2%	£31,498	93.6%
11	Royal Veterinary CollegeEngland	66.8	77.6%	152	90.0%	£34,949	97.3%
12	University of SheffieldEngland	66.6	86.9%	158	73.6%	£29,749	92.8%
13	University of StrathclydeScotland	66.2	84.6%	204	74.2%	£29,265	86.5%
14	University of SurreyEngland	62.4	86.4%	131	79.2%	£30,104	89.5%
15	University of SouthamptonEngland	61.8	83.5%	152	76.1%	£30,792	93.7%
16	King's College LondonEngland	61.6	81.2%	169	76.2%	£31,624	93.7%
16	University of AberdeenScotland	61.6	85.7%	177	69.7%	£28,244	91.6%
18	University of BirminghamEngland	60.6	83.5%	154	74.9%	£30,772	92.2%
19	University of BristolEngland	58.8	82.2%	169	71.2%	£30,800	92.8%
20	City St George's, University of LondonEngland	58.6	83.0%	135	82.2%	£32,263	85.0%
21	Lancaster UniversityEngland	58.5	84.9%	149	72.3%	£28,865	93.8%
21	University of NottinghamEngland	58.5	82.7%	152	75.4%	£30,451	93.0%
23	Glasgow Caledonian UniversityScotland	58.4	84.3%	171	68.9%	£28,787	92.3%
24	University of LiverpoolEngland	57.7	85.7%	145	71.6%	£27,976	94.3%
25	University of ExeterEngland	57.1	82.3%	155	76.0%	£29,470	94.3%
26	Heriot-Watt UniversityScotland	56.8	79.8%	176	79.9%	£31,303	86.1%
27	Queen's University BelfastNorthern Ireland	56.7	82.8%	156	78.9%	£28,240	92.0%
28	Queen Mary University of LondonEngland	55.9	82.1%	149	70.8%	£31,322	93.6%
29	University of DundeeScotland	55.8	84.8%	177	67.5%	£28,047	87.9%
30	University of LeicesterEngland	55.7	85.5%	125	71.4%	£30,178	91.1%
31	Cardiff UniversityWales	54.8	82.6%	149	74.2%	£28,905	94.5%
32	University of ManchesterEngland	54.7	80.5%	160	77.8%	£30,024	91.9%
33	Aston UniversityEngland	53.8	84.4%	130	75.0%	£28,662	92.1%
34	Abertay UniversityScotland	52.9	86.3%	160	62.3%	£27,032	91.4%
35	University of EdinburghScotland	52.6	76.5%	192	75.9%	£30,488	93.3%
36	University of LeedsEngland	52.2	81.0%	158	75.6%	£29,632	89.5%
37	Newcastle UniversityEngland	50.8	80.3%	146	74.0%	£30,679	92.1%
37	Robert Gordon UniversityScotland	50.8	84.5%	151	75.8%	£28,223	80.1%
39	University of SuffolkEngland	49.4	84.5%	115	83.7%	£27,220	85.5%
40	Liverpool John Moores UniversityEngland	49.3	85.7%	122	74.8%	£27,541	86.0%
41	University of YorkEngland	49.1	81.5%	150	68.1%	£28,792	95.0%
42	University of GlasgowScotland	47.7	78.0%	204	67.4%	£28,385	90.5%
43	University of SunderlandEngland	45.5	86.4%	113	65.7%	£27,564	88.2%
44	University of SussexEngland	45.1	83.6%	129	64.5%	£28,050	93.5%
45	Edinburgh Napier UniversityScotland	44.4	82.4%	155	63.7%	£27,812	89.6%
46	University of ReadingEngland	43.6	83.4%	122	70.5%	£28,285	86.9%
47	Northumbria UniversityEngland	43.4	84.1%	123	65.4%	£28,879	86.3%
48	University of HullEngland	43.2	85.0%	109	67.2%	£27,296	91.0%
49	University of East AngliaEngland	43.1	82.8%	126	69.1%	£28,005	89.4%
50	Oxford Brookes UniversityEngland	43.0	84.3%	118	67.3%	£27,934	88.0%
51	University of WorcesterEngland	42.9	83.6%	117	77.0%	£27,189	84.0%
52	Ulster UniversityNorthern Ireland	42.7	83.9%	128	70.7%	£26,307	88.1%
53	Edge Hill UniversityEngland	42.6	85.8%	121	64.9%	£26,541	87.5%
54	Royal Holloway, University of LondonEngland	42.2	83.5%	129	60.6%	£28,463	90.6%
55	Manchester Metropolitan UniversityEngland	42.1	86.0%	125	64.1%	£26,216	86.5%
56	Swansea UniversityWales	42.0	85.0%	121	63.3%	£27,709	87.2%
57	London South Bank UniversityEngland	41.9	83.5%	105	68.9%	£29,571	86.3%
58	University of PortsmouthEngland	41.8	85.0%	116	62.1%	£28,212	88.0%
59	University of West LondonEngland	41.7	86.6%	109	67.8%	£28,115	78.4%
60	University of ChichesterEngland	41.2	84.4%	124	62.7%	£26,070	93.7%
61	Keele UniversityEngland	41.1	84.2%	110	71.7%	£26,909	87.4%
62	University of PlymouthEngland	40.9	83.5%	116	69.6%	£27,251	88.2%
63	University of EssexEngland	40.6	85.5%	121	60.4%	£27,844	85.2%
64	Nottingham Trent UniversityEngland	40.5	85.6%	116	63.8%	£27,045	85.8%
65	Buckinghamshire New UniversityEngland	40.0	82.5%	99	72.3%	£33,065	73.7%
65	Queen Margaret UniversityScotland	40.0	80.9%	162	64.6%	£27,761	84.8%
67	Kingston UniversityEngland	39.8	83.2%	110	65.1%	£28,348	90.1%
68	University of East LondonEngland	39.6	85.9%	100	67.5%	£28,881	78.4%
69	University of the Arts LondonEngland	39.5	82.0%	143	62.1%	£27,000	90.9%
70	Wrexham UniversityWales	39.1	83.0%	116	68.1%	£29,098	82.4%
71	Birmingham City UniversityEngland	38.9	84.3%	121	67.7%	£26,274	85.5%
72	Teesside UniversityEngland	38.0	84.5%	112	67.2%	£26,602	85.3%
73	Brunel University LondonEngland	37.7	81.7%	120	65.2%	£29,034	86.8%
74	University of HertfordshireEngland	37.6	83.6%	120	68.2%	£27,857	80.0%
75	Solent UniversityEngland	37.5	86.4%	105	56.8%	£25,635	93.0%
75	University of StirlingScotland	37.5	81.4%	173	56.7%	£26,659	86.4%
77	University of BradfordEngland	36.7	79.2%	125	78.3%	£27,960	84.0%
77	University of the West of ScotlandScotland	36.7	85.2%	138	59.7%	£28,372	73.0%
79	Aberystwyth UniversityWales	36.3	87.7%	115	51.6%	£25,582	87.9%
80	University of GreenwichEngland	36.2	81.9%	107	70.7%	£28,866	82.8%
81	University of GloucestershireEngland	35.7	83.0%	113	69.0%	£26,831	84.1%
82	Harper Adams UniversityEngland	35.6	79.1%	123	73.1%	£27,890	88.5%
83	University of the West of EnglandEngland	35.2	82.1%	118	63.3%	£27,288	89.3%
84	University of DerbyEngland	34.9	85.3%	105	68.6%	£26,889	76.7%
85	Middlesex UniversityEngland	34.2	83.4%	99	66.5%	£28,996	79.7%
86	University of WolverhamptonEngland	34.1	83.9%	98	63.3%	£27,418	86.4%
87	Leeds Beckett UniversityEngland	34.0	83.6%	120	58.9%	£26,000	89.9%
88	University of LincolnEngland	32.9	83.2%	114	59.6%	£25,904	90.5%
89	University of SalfordEngland	32.4	82.1%	120	62.2%	£26,729	86.9%
90	Liverpool Hope UniversityEngland	32.1	87.1%	106	53.3%	£26,022	82.6%
91	Leeds Arts UniversityEngland	31.2	83.8%	143	54.0%	£22,500	92.9%
92	University of Greater ManchesterEngland	31.0	82.8%	94	74.1%	£27,382	76.6%
93	Point BlankEngland	30.8	82.4%	102	70.0%	£27,000	80.2%
94	Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityWales	30.6	82.7%	121	63.0%	£26,457	81.5%
95	York St John UniversityEngland	30.5	85.1%	111	53.5%	£24,645	90.6%
96	University of BrightonEngland	30.2	80.0%	115	70.0%	£27,671	81.9%
97	University of WestminsterEngland	30.0	83.6%	105	53.6%	£27,352	88.3%
98	Birmingham Newman UniversityEngland	29.6	87.8%	93	54.4%	£26,333	77.6%
98	University of ChesterEngland	29.6	79.2%	116	69.0%	£26,249	89.7%
100	University of WinchesterEngland	29.4	80.9%	109	60.6%	£26,740	91.5%
101	Arts University BournemouthEngland	29.2	81.0%	150	52.9%	£24,603	92.6%
101	University of South WalesWales	29.2	82.4%	114	57.3%	£26,038	89.4%
103	University of NorthamptonEngland	28.8	82.3%	99	66.3%	£26,920	82.3%
104	Sheffield Hallam UniversityEngland	28.4	78.9%	113	67.2%	£26,648	90.5%
104	University College BirminghamEngland	28.4	88.1%	105	49.1%	£25,393	78.6%
104	University of HuddersfieldEngland	28.4	79.7%	120	67.9%	£25,758	87.4%
107	Coventry UniversityEngland	28.2	84.3%	108	66.1%	£27,415	68.7%
108	University of CumbriaEngland	27.9	79.0%	109	69.4%	£28,026	83.5%
109	Canterbury Christ Church UniversityEngland	27.8	80.7%	99	67.7%	£27,184	84.4%
110	University of the Highlands and IslandsScotland	27.4	85.8%	134	55.4%	£25,453	70.0%
111	Anglia Ruskin UniversityEngland	27.0	83.0%	97	55.9%	£27,741	84.4%
111	De Montfort UniversityEngland	27.0	82.2%	101	68.2%	£27,777	73.7%
113	St Mary's University, TwickenhamEngland	26.8	83.1%	105	62.3%	£29,721	67.7%
114	University of KentEngland	26.3	80.3%	114	56.6%	£27,596	87.9%
115	Bournemouth UniversityEngland	25.6	78.5%	105	71.7%	£26,822	84.6%
116	University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidWales	25.2	87.9%	118	47.7%	£24,371	74.5%
117	SOAS University of LondonEngland	24.9	75.6%	125	63.7%	£29,514	86.8%
118	University of LancashireEngland	24.3	82.7%	116	59.3%	£26,799	74.3%
119	Hartpury UniversityEngland	23.8	85.2%	117	40.6%	£24,677	89.1%
120	Bangor UniversityWales	23.5	82.7%	120	48.2%	£24,933	89.1%
121	Leeds Trinity UniversityEngland	22.7	85.1%	89	57.1%	£27,066	72.2%
122	University of StaffordshireEngland	20.9	79.6%	117	64.1%	£25,693	79.8%
123	University Academy 92England	20.2	85.2%	119	71.4%	£24,000	54.3%
123	University of RoehamptonEngland	20.2	83.0%	92	46.9%	£27,228	85.0%
125	Norwich University of the ArtsEngland	18.4	79.5%	123	50.4%	£23,632	94.1%
126	Falmouth UniversityEngland	17.6	78.5%	135	53.6%	£24,135	88.1%
127	London Metropolitan UniversityEngland	17.3	82.8%	88	50.0%	£28,345	75.2%
128	Bath Spa UniversityEngland	16.5	83.5%	110	53.6%	£24,647	73.1%
129	University of BedfordshireEngland	16.2	83.6%	95	51.4%	£26,492	72.9%
130	Arden UniversityEngland	15.7	86.5%	62	44.8%	£26,300	78.9%
131	Birkbeck, University of LondonEngland	14.7	78.2%	97	57.3%	£29,231	75.6%
132	Goldsmiths, University of LondonEngland	10.4	75.4%	115	55.9%	£27,299	81.4%
133	ICMP ManagementEngland	6.2	76.6%	89	62.3%	£24,000	83.1%
134	BIMM UniversityEngland	5.1	73.3%	111	51.5%	£24,909	94.4%
135	University for the Creative ArtsEngland	2.7	77.0%	117	55.4%	£23,455	74.6%
136	Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsEngland	1.8	69.7%	138	54.5%	£24,846	91.2%
137	Ravensbourne University LondonEngland	0.0	75.1%	88	58.6%	£25,346	77.4%