UK universities ranked by continuation rate

265 UK universities. Share of students who are still studying or have completed, rather than dropped out, a year after starting.

Universities appear here when at least 50 students contributed to this figure. Figures are for full-time undergraduate degrees, averaged across subjects and weighted by how many students each subject has. How we rank

UK universities ranked by continuation rate
Rank	University	Continuation	Satisfaction	Entry	Prospects	Salary
1	University of CambridgeEngland	98.2%	81.5%	208	82.6%	£34,787
2	Addict Dance AcademyEngland	98.0%
2	Mountview Academy of Theatre ArtsEngland	98.0%	85.9%	126	56.2%	£31,500
4	Arts Educational SchoolsEngland	97.9%	81.6%	147
5	University of St AndrewsScotland	97.5%	88.6%	205	76.2%	£32,333
6	Royal Veterinary CollegeEngland	97.3%	77.6%	152	90.0%	£34,949
7	Royal Welsh College of Music and DramaWales	97.1%	81.0%	58	58.1%	£18,571
7	University of OxfordEngland	97.1%	81.1%	196	80.8%	£32,351
9	Boston CollegeEngland	96.5%
10	New Model Institute for Technology and EngineeringEngland	96.4%	61.1%	109
11	Glasgow School of ArtScotland	96.1%	76.5%	174	54.7%	£25,173
12	Royal College of MusicEngland	96.0%	79.6%	94	75.0%
13	Durham UniversityEngland	95.9%	85.7%	177	75.8%	£31,545
14	London School of Economics and Political ScienceEngland	95.5%	84.5%	186	84.5%	£40,639
14	University of BathEngland	95.5%	85.1%	172	86.0%	£33,545
16	South Gloucestershire and Stroud CollegeEngland	95.3%	98.2%
17	Academy of Live TechnologyEngland	95.0%	66.3%	120	65.0%	£27,000
17	Edward James FoundationEngland	95.0%	52.3%	85
17	Guildhall School of Music & DramaEngland	95.0%	79.8%	147	70.0%	£27,600
17	LAMDAEngland	95.0%	81.3%	95	50.0%	£30,000
17	Northern School of Contemporary DanceEngland	95.0%	96.3%	124	45.0%
17	Performance Preparation AcademyEngland	95.0%	85.8%	142
17	University of WarwickEngland	95.0%	86.0%	172	81.3%	£33,227
17	University of YorkEngland	95.0%	81.5%	150	68.1%	£28,792
25	Imperial College LondonEngland	94.9%	82.4%	198	93.9%	£41,300
26	Cardiff UniversityWales	94.5%	82.6%	149	74.2%	£28,905
27	BIMM UniversityEngland	94.4%	73.3%	111	51.5%	£24,909
28	City and Guilds of London Art SchoolEngland	94.3%	77.1%	122
28	University of ExeterEngland	94.3%	82.3%	155	76.0%	£29,470
28	University of LiverpoolEngland	94.3%	85.7%	145	71.6%	£27,976
31	Norwich University of the ArtsEngland	94.1%	79.5%	123	50.4%	£23,632
32	Doreen Bird College of Performing ArtsEngland	94.0%		147
32	Harper and Keele Veterinary SchoolEngland	94.0%	92.7%	157
34	Calderdale CollegeEngland	93.8%
34	Lancaster UniversityEngland	93.8%	84.9%	149	72.3%	£28,865
34	Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandScotland	93.8%	75.9%	173	75.8%	£30,750
37	King's College LondonEngland	93.7%	81.2%	169	76.2%	£31,624
37	University College LondonEngland	93.7%	81.9%	174	82.2%	£34,447
37	University of ChichesterEngland	93.7%	84.4%	124	62.7%	£26,070
37	University of SouthamptonEngland	93.7%	83.5%	152	76.1%	£30,792
41	Loughborough UniversityEngland	93.6%	84.9%	155	82.2%	£31,498
41	Queen Mary University of LondonEngland	93.6%	82.1%	149	70.8%	£31,322
43	Royal Central School of Speech and DramaEngland	93.5%	71.2%	113	61.3%	£27,000
43	Royal Northern College of MusicEngland	93.5%	81.3%	115	60.0%	£25,000
43	University of SussexEngland	93.5%	83.6%	129	64.5%	£28,050
46	University of EdinburghScotland	93.3%	76.5%	192	75.9%	£30,488
47	University of London Institute in ParisEngland	93.1%	76.2%	150
48	Fourth Monkey EducationEngland	93.0%	70.3%	139	50.0%
48	Met Film SchoolEngland	93.0%	53.0%	122	48.5%	£27,000
48	Solent UniversityEngland	93.0%	86.4%	105	56.8%	£25,635
48	University of NottinghamEngland	93.0%	82.7%	152	75.4%	£30,451
52	Leeds Arts UniversityEngland	92.9%	83.8%	143	54.0%	£22,500
53	Royal Academy of MusicEngland	92.8%	77.8%	155	82.9%
53	University of BristolEngland	92.8%	82.2%	169	71.2%	£30,800
53	University of SheffieldEngland	92.8%	86.9%	158	73.6%	£29,749
56	Arts University BournemouthEngland	92.6%	81.0%	150	52.9%	£24,603
57	Glasgow Caledonian UniversityScotland	92.3%	84.3%	171	68.9%	£28,787
58	University of BirminghamEngland	92.2%	83.5%	154	74.9%	£30,772
59	Aston UniversityEngland	92.1%	84.4%	130	75.0%	£28,662
59	Newcastle UniversityEngland	92.1%	80.3%	146	74.0%	£30,679
61	London Studio CentreEngland	92.0%	81.3%	128	60.0%	£21,500
61	Norland CollegeEngland	92.0%	86.1%	127	0.0%	£27,500
61	Queen's University BelfastNorthern Ireland	92.0%	82.8%	156	78.9%	£28,240
64	University of ManchesterEngland	91.9%	80.5%	160	77.8%	£30,024
65	Bishop Burton CollegeEngland	91.8%	70.5%		45.8%	£24,000
65	Health Sciences UniversityEngland	91.8%	69.1%	124	92.6%	£27,000
67	Rose Bruford College of Theatre and PerformanceEngland	91.7%	79.8%	139	53.4%	£24,800
68	University of AberdeenScotland	91.6%	85.7%	177	69.7%	£28,244
69	University of WinchesterEngland	91.5%	80.9%	109	60.6%	£26,740
70	Abertay UniversityScotland	91.4%	86.3%	160	62.3%	£27,032
71	Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsEngland	91.2%	69.7%	138	54.5%	£24,846
71	Nottingham CollegeEngland	91.2%			69.0%
73	Markfield Institute of Higher EducationEngland	91.1%	88.3%		85.0%
73	University of LeicesterEngland	91.1%	85.5%	125	71.4%	£30,178
75	Architectural Association (Incorporated)England	91.0%	90.0%	128	90.0%
75	London Contemporary Dance (The Place)England	91.0%	85.3%	131	65.0%
75	University of HullEngland	91.0%	85.0%	109	67.2%	£27,296
78	University of the Arts LondonEngland	90.9%	82.0%	143	62.1%	£27,000
79	UCKEngland	90.8%	98.6%
80	Royal Holloway, University of LondonEngland	90.6%	83.5%	129	60.6%	£28,463
80	York St John UniversityEngland	90.6%	85.1%	111	53.5%	£24,645
82	Sheffield Hallam UniversityEngland	90.5%	78.9%	113	67.2%	£26,648
82	University of GlasgowScotland	90.5%	78.0%	204	67.4%	£28,385
82	University of LincolnEngland	90.5%	83.2%	114	59.6%	£25,904
85	Hereford College of ArtsEngland	90.4%	86.8%		33.5%	£19,250
86	Kingston UniversityEngland	90.1%	83.2%	110	65.1%	£28,348
87	Amity Global EducationEngland	90.0%	96.0%	104	30.0%	£21,000
87	Film Education Training TrustEngland	90.0%	50.7%	143
87	London Interdisciplinary SchoolEngland	90.0%	77.3%
90	Leeds Beckett UniversityEngland	89.9%	83.6%	120	58.9%	£26,000
90	Royal Agricultural UniversityEngland	89.9%	71.6%	112	66.6%	£26,440
92	University of ChesterEngland	89.7%	79.2%	116	69.0%	£26,249
93	Edinburgh Napier UniversityScotland	89.6%	82.4%	155	63.7%	£27,812
94	Luminate Education GroupEngland	89.5%	97.9%		40.4%	£25,000
94	Stranmillis University CollegeNorthern Ireland	89.5%	84.6%	145	79.9%	£27,792
94	University of LeedsEngland	89.5%	81.0%	158	75.6%	£29,632
94	University of SurreyEngland	89.5%	86.4%	131	79.2%	£30,104
98	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceEngland	89.4%	77.0%	132	71.6%	£24,000
98	University of East AngliaEngland	89.4%	82.8%	126	69.1%	£28,005
98	University of South WalesWales	89.4%	82.4%	114	57.3%	£26,038
101	Northeastern University - LondonEngland	89.3%	78.5%	115
101	Oldham CollegeEngland	89.3%	87.0%		42.5%	£22,000
101	St Mary's University CollegeNorthern Ireland	89.3%	83.1%	138
101	University of the West of EnglandEngland	89.3%	82.1%	118	63.3%	£27,288
105	Bangor UniversityWales	89.1%	82.7%	120	48.2%	£24,933
105	Blackpool and the Fylde CollegeEngland	89.1%	83.9%
105	Cornwall CollegeEngland	89.1%	81.0%
105	Hartpury UniversityEngland	89.1%	85.2%	117	40.6%	£24,677
109	Courtauld Institute of ArtEngland	89.0%	78.7%	156
109	London School of Management EducationEngland	89.0%	94.0%	32	21.2%	£28,000
109	Medway School of PharmacyEngland	89.0%	67.7%	127
112	Sparsholt CollegeEngland	88.9%	66.2%		32.3%	£23,571
113	Harper Adams UniversityEngland	88.5%	79.1%	123	73.1%	£27,890
114	University of WestminsterEngland	88.3%	83.6%	105	53.6%	£27,352
115	University of PlymouthEngland	88.2%	83.5%	116	69.6%	£27,251
115	University of SunderlandEngland	88.2%	86.4%	113	65.7%	£27,564
117	Falmouth UniversityEngland	88.1%	78.5%	135	53.6%	£24,135
117	Ulster UniversityNorthern Ireland	88.1%	83.9%	128	70.7%	£26,307
119	Hult International Business SchoolEngland	88.0%	83.3%	74
119	Oxford Brookes UniversityEngland	88.0%	84.3%	118	67.3%	£27,934
119	University of PortsmouthEngland	88.0%	85.0%	116	62.1%	£28,212
122	Aberystwyth UniversityWales	87.9%	87.7%	115	51.6%	£25,582
122	University of DundeeScotland	87.9%	84.8%	177	67.5%	£28,047
122	University of KentEngland	87.9%	80.3%	114	56.6%	£27,596
125	Edge Hill UniversityEngland	87.5%	85.8%	121	64.9%	£26,541
126	Keele UniversityEngland	87.4%	84.2%	110	71.7%	£26,909
126	University of HuddersfieldEngland	87.4%	79.7%	120	67.9%	£25,758
128	City College NorwichEngland	87.3%	82.0%		51.9%	£21,000
129	Swansea UniversityWales	87.2%	85.0%	121	63.3%	£27,709
130	AAP EducationEngland	87.1%	71.9%	128	61.7%	£27,000
130	Leeds ConservatoireEngland	87.1%	77.7%	130	61.2%	£24,000
132	East Sussex College GroupEngland	87.0%	86.7%		57.0%
132	Paris Dauphine InternationalEngland	87.0%	76.6%
134	University of ReadingEngland	86.9%	83.4%	122	70.5%	£28,285
134	University of SalfordEngland	86.9%	82.1%	120	62.2%	£26,729
136	Brunel University LondonEngland	86.8%	81.7%	120	65.2%	£29,034
136	SOAS University of LondonEngland	86.8%	75.6%	125	63.7%	£29,514
138	LTE GroupEngland	86.7%	84.4%		65.0%	£24,000
138	Tec PartnershipEngland	86.7%	86.9%		53.5%	£23,250
140	Weston College of Further and Higher EducationEngland	86.6%	85.2%	144	55.0%
141	Manchester Metropolitan UniversityEngland	86.5%	86.0%	125	64.1%	£26,216
141	University Centre PeterboroughEngland	86.5%	85.4%	92	62.8%	£27,000
141	University of StrathclydeScotland	86.5%	84.6%	204	74.2%	£29,265
144	University of StirlingScotland	86.4%	81.4%	173	56.7%	£26,659
144	University of WolverhamptonEngland	86.4%	83.9%	98	63.3%	£27,418
146	Arts University PlymouthEngland	86.3%	87.8%	130	44.1%	£22,083
146	London South Bank UniversityEngland	86.3%	83.5%	105	68.9%	£29,571
146	Northumbria UniversityEngland	86.3%	84.1%	123	65.4%	£28,879
149	South Essex College of Further and Higher EducationEngland	86.2%	89.2%		60.0%	£24,955
150	Heriot-Watt UniversityScotland	86.1%	79.8%	176	79.9%	£31,303
151	Liverpool John Moores UniversityEngland	86.0%	85.7%	122	74.8%	£27,541
152	Futureworks TrainingEngland	85.8%	91.2%	118	61.9%	£23,500
152	Nottingham Trent UniversityEngland	85.8%	85.6%	116	63.8%	£27,045
154	University Campus of Football BusinessEngland	85.7%	85.0%	120	68.0%	£25,000
154	University Centre Somerset College GroupEngland	85.7%	83.6%		35.0%
156	Birmingham City UniversityEngland	85.5%	84.3%	121	67.7%	£26,274
156	University of SuffolkEngland	85.5%	84.5%	115	83.7%	£27,220
158	QAHE (LM)England	85.3%	64.6%	69	40.0%
158	Teesside UniversityEngland	85.3%	84.5%	112	67.2%	£26,602
160	University of EssexEngland	85.2%	85.5%	121	60.4%	£27,844
161	SRUCScotland	85.1%	76.3%	140	53.4%	£25,750
161	Warwickshire CollegeEngland	85.1%	77.2%		51.0%
163	ASU London Centre for Advanced LearningEngland	85.0%	90.6%	108
163	City St George's, University of LondonEngland	85.0%	83.0%	135	82.2%	£32,263
163	Skyborne Aviation TrainingEngland	85.0%	72.7%	121
163	University of RoehamptonEngland	85.0%	83.0%	92	46.9%	£27,228
167	Queen Margaret UniversityScotland	84.8%	80.9%	162	64.6%	£27,761
168	Bournemouth UniversityEngland	84.6%	78.5%	105	71.7%	£26,822
168	NCGEngland	84.6%	86.2%		40.0%
170	Anglia Ruskin UniversityEngland	84.4%	83.0%	97	55.9%	£27,741
170	Canterbury Christ Church UniversityEngland	84.4%	80.7%	99	67.7%	£27,184
170	Chichester College GroupEngland	84.4%	73.1%		38.3%	£22,000
170	Northern School of ArtEngland	84.4%	81.4%		41.7%	£23,692
174	Mont Rose College of Management and SciencesEngland	84.1%	97.8%
174	University of GloucestershireEngland	84.1%	83.0%	113	69.0%	£26,831
174	University of St Mark & St JohnEngland	84.1%	87.2%	126	65.5%	£27,368
177	Metanoia InstituteEngland	84.0%	69.3%		95.0%
177	University of BradfordEngland	84.0%	79.2%	125	78.3%	£27,960
177	University of WorcesterEngland	84.0%	83.6%	117	77.0%	£27,189
180	University of CumbriaEngland	83.5%	79.0%	109	69.4%	£28,026
181	ICMP ManagementEngland	83.1%	76.6%	89	62.3%	£24,000
182	Central Film School LondonEngland	83.0%	72.7%	108	70.0%
182	Waterbear EducationEngland	83.0%	80.7%	121
184	Cambridge Arts & SciencesEngland	82.9%	83.2%	111
185	University of GreenwichEngland	82.8%	81.9%	107	70.7%	£28,866
186	Liverpool Hope UniversityEngland	82.6%	87.1%	106	53.3%	£26,022
187	Wrexham UniversityWales	82.4%	83.0%	116	68.1%	£29,098
188	University of NorthamptonEngland	82.3%	82.3%	99	66.3%	£26,920
189	University of BrightonEngland	81.9%	80.0%	115	70.0%	£27,671
189	Wirral Metropolitan CollegeEngland	81.9%	97.3%
191	Education for Industry GroupEngland	81.8%	80.9%	123	40.0%	£26,000
191	University of BuckinghamEngland	81.8%	86.8%	112	66.2%	£24,885
193	University of LawEngland	81.6%	83.7%	100	52.9%
194	Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityWales	81.5%	82.7%	121	63.0%	£26,457
195	Goldsmiths, University of LondonEngland	81.4%	75.4%	115	55.9%	£27,299
196	Istituto MarangoniEngland	81.1%	85.5%	116
196	West Suffolk CollegeEngland	81.1%	79.5%
198	Plumpton CollegeEngland	80.9%	56.0%		100.0%
199	CECOS Computing InternationalEngland	80.8%	95.0%
200	Bradford CollegeEngland	80.6%	80.6%
201	Lincoln CollegeEngland	80.4%	89.5%		75.0%
202	Lincoln Bishop UniversityEngland	80.2%	89.3%	103	60.4%	£28,286
202	Point BlankEngland	80.2%	82.4%	102	70.0%	£27,000
204	Robert Gordon UniversityScotland	80.1%	84.5%	151	75.8%	£28,223
205	Slough Borough CouncilEngland	80.0%	98.9%	123
205	University of HertfordshireEngland	80.0%	83.6%	120	68.2%	£27,857
205	York CollegeEngland	80.0%	60.7%
208	University of StaffordshireEngland	79.8%	79.6%	117	64.1%	£25,693
209	Middlesex UniversityEngland	79.7%	83.4%	99	66.5%	£28,996
210	DBS Music HoldingsEngland	79.3%	86.1%	126
211	QAHE (ULST)Northern Ireland	79.1%	87.0%
212	Arden UniversityEngland	78.9%	86.5%	62	44.8%	£26,300
212	RTC EducationEngland	78.9%	87.9%	60
214	Regent's University LondonEngland	78.7%	86.2%	100	70.0%
215	University College BirminghamEngland	78.6%	88.1%	105	49.1%	£25,393
216	University of East LondonEngland	78.4%	85.9%	100	67.5%	£28,881
216	University of West LondonEngland	78.4%	86.6%	109	67.8%	£28,115
218	Christ the Redeemer CollegeEngland	78.0%	90.1%
219	DN Colleges GroupEngland	77.8%	85.8%		70.0%
220	Loughborough CollegeEngland	77.7%	91.2%		65.0%
221	Birmingham Newman UniversityEngland	77.6%	87.8%	93	54.4%	£26,333
222	Ravensbourne University LondonEngland	77.4%	75.1%	88	58.6%	£25,346
223	BPP UniversityEngland	77.2%	90.4%	104	97.1%	£32,000
224	Farnborough College of TechnologyEngland	76.9%	91.7%		51.8%	£25,000
224	RNN GroupEngland	76.9%	80.0%		60.0%
226	University of DerbyEngland	76.7%	85.3%	105	68.6%	£26,889
227	University of Greater ManchesterEngland	76.6%	82.8%	94	74.1%	£27,382
228	ACM GuildfordEngland	76.3%	79.4%	102	58.0%	£24,000
229	Spirit SSREngland	75.9%	90.8%	105
230	Bishop Auckland CollegeEngland	75.7%	94.6%		70.0%
231	Birkbeck, University of LondonEngland	75.6%	78.2%	97	57.3%	£29,231
232	Reaseheath CollegeEngland	75.5%	84.0%		35.0%	£23,000
233	London Metropolitan UniversityEngland	75.2%	82.8%	88	50.0%	£28,345
234	New College DurhamEngland	75.0%	87.6%		90.0%	£33,000
235	Global Banking SchoolEngland	74.7%	91.8%	68
236	University for the Creative ArtsEngland	74.6%	77.0%	117	55.4%	£23,455
237	University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidWales	74.5%	87.9%	118	47.7%	£24,371
238	University of LancashireEngland	74.3%	82.7%	116	59.3%	£26,799
239	Buckinghamshire New UniversityEngland	73.7%	82.5%	99	72.3%	£33,065
239	De Montfort UniversityEngland	73.7%	82.2%	101	68.2%	£27,777
241	London School of TheologyEngland	73.4%	92.7%	83	80.0%	£26,000
242	Bath Spa UniversityEngland	73.1%	83.5%	110	53.6%	£24,647
243	UK Curriculum and Accreditation Body (UKCAB)England	73.0%	93.9%	61
243	University of the West of ScotlandScotland	73.0%	85.2%	138	59.7%	£28,372
245	University of BedfordshireEngland	72.9%	83.6%	95	51.4%	£26,492
246	Leeds Trinity UniversityEngland	72.2%	85.1%	89	57.1%	£27,066
247	East Lancashire Learning GroupEngland	72.1%	86.4%
248	Richmond American University LondonEngland	71.4%	79.2%	92	60.0%
248	University College of Estate ManagementEngland	71.4%	79.1%		87.9%	£44,111
250	Icon College of Technology and ManagementEngland	71.0%		32	21.0%	£27,000
250	Shockout ArtsEngland	71.0%	90.0%	141
252	Blackburn CollegeEngland	70.9%	83.9%
253	University of the Highlands and IslandsScotland	70.0%	85.8%	134	55.4%	£25,453
254	London College of Contemporary ArtsEngland	69.0%	79.5%	41
255	Coventry UniversityEngland	68.7%	84.3%	108	66.1%	£27,415
256	St Mary's University, TwickenhamEngland	67.7%	83.1%	105	62.3%	£29,721
257	Burnley CollegeEngland	67.4%	82.2%		38.0%	£24,000
258	West Herts CollegeEngland	65.3%		73
259	David Game CollegeEngland	64.9%
260	LCA EducationEngland	64.3%	85.2%	88
261	Bloomsbury InstituteEngland	63.5%	90.6%	120	35.9%	£30,000
262	Waltham International CollegeEngland	59.0%	91.6%	56
263	University Academy 92England	54.3%	85.2%	119	71.4%	£24,000
264	LCCM AU UKEngland	53.4%	63.9%	91
265	Elizabeth School of LondonEngland	25.5%	84.9%	41