UK universities ranked by entry standards

202 UK universities. Average UCAS Tariff points of entrants, estimated from the published points distribution.

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 entry standards
Rank	University	Entry	Satisfaction	Prospects	Salary	Continuation
1	University of CambridgeEngland	208	81.5%	82.6%	£34,787	98.2%
2	University of St AndrewsScotland	205	88.6%	76.2%	£32,333	97.5%
3	University of GlasgowScotland	205	78.0%	67.4%	£28,385	90.5%
4	University of StrathclydeScotland	204	84.6%	74.2%	£29,265	86.5%
5	Imperial College LondonEngland	198	82.4%	93.9%	£41,300	94.9%
6	University of OxfordEngland	196	81.1%	80.8%	£32,351	97.1%
7	University of EdinburghScotland	192	76.5%	75.9%	£30,488	93.3%
8	London School of Economics and Political ScienceEngland	186	84.5%	84.5%	£40,639	95.5%
9	Durham UniversityEngland	178	85.7%	75.8%	£31,545	95.9%
10	University of DundeeScotland	177	84.8%	67.5%	£28,047	87.9%
11	University of AberdeenScotland	177	85.7%	69.7%	£28,244	91.6%
12	Heriot-Watt UniversityScotland	176	79.8%	79.9%	£31,303	86.1%
13	Glasgow School of ArtScotland	174	76.5%	54.7%	£25,173	96.1%
13	University College LondonEngland	174	81.9%	82.2%	£34,447	93.7%
15	University of StirlingScotland	173	81.4%	56.7%	£26,659	86.4%
16	Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandScotland	173	75.9%	75.8%	£30,750	93.8%
17	University of BathEngland	172	85.1%	86.0%	£33,545	95.5%
18	University of WarwickEngland	172	86.0%	81.3%	£33,227	95.0%
19	Glasgow Caledonian UniversityScotland	171	84.3%	68.9%	£28,787	92.3%
20	King's College LondonEngland	169	81.2%	76.2%	£31,624	93.7%
21	University of BristolEngland	169	82.2%	71.2%	£30,800	92.8%
22	Queen Margaret UniversityScotland	162	80.9%	64.6%	£27,761	84.8%
23	Abertay UniversityScotland	160	86.3%	62.3%	£27,032	91.4%
23	University of ManchesterEngland	160	80.5%	77.8%	£30,024	91.9%
25	University of SheffieldEngland	158	86.9%	73.6%	£29,749	92.8%
26	University of LeedsEngland	158	81.0%	75.6%	£29,632	89.5%
27	Harper and Keele Veterinary SchoolEngland	157	92.7%			94.0%
28	Queen's University BelfastNorthern Ireland	156	82.8%	78.9%	£28,240	92.0%
29	Courtauld Institute of ArtEngland	156	78.7%			89.0%
30	Loughborough UniversityEngland	155	84.9%	82.2%	£31,498	93.6%
31	Edinburgh Napier UniversityScotland	155	82.4%	63.7%	£27,812	89.6%
32	University of ExeterEngland	155	82.3%	76.0%	£29,470	94.3%
33	Royal Academy of MusicEngland	155	77.8%	82.9%		92.8%
34	University of BirminghamEngland	154	83.5%	74.9%	£30,772	92.2%
35	Royal Veterinary CollegeEngland	152	77.6%	90.0%	£34,949	97.3%
36	University of NottinghamEngland	152	82.7%	75.4%	£30,451	93.0%
37	University of SouthamptonEngland	152	83.5%	76.1%	£30,792	93.7%
38	Robert Gordon UniversityScotland	151	84.5%	75.8%	£28,223	80.1%
39	University of London Institute in ParisEngland	151	76.2%			93.1%
40	University of YorkEngland	150	81.5%	68.1%	£28,792	95.0%
41	Arts University BournemouthEngland	150	81.0%	52.9%	£24,603	92.6%
42	Cardiff UniversityWales	149	82.6%	74.2%	£28,905	94.5%
43	Queen Mary University of LondonEngland	149	82.1%	70.8%	£31,322	93.6%
44	Lancaster UniversityEngland	149	84.9%	72.3%	£28,865	93.8%
45	Arts Educational SchoolsEngland	147	81.6%			97.9%
46	Doreen Bird College of Performing ArtsEngland	147				94.0%
47	Guildhall School of Music & DramaEngland	147	79.8%	70.0%	£27,600	95.0%
48	Newcastle UniversityEngland	146	80.3%	74.0%	£30,679	92.1%
49	University of LiverpoolEngland	145	85.7%	71.6%	£27,976	94.3%
50	Stranmillis University CollegeNorthern Ireland	145	84.6%	79.9%	£27,792	89.5%
51	Leeds Arts UniversityEngland	144	83.8%	54.0%	£22,500	92.9%
52	University of the Arts LondonEngland	143	82.0%	62.1%	£27,000	90.9%
53	Performance Preparation AcademyEngland	142	85.8%			95.0%
54	Shockout ArtsEngland	141	90.0%			71.0%
55	SRUCScotland	140	76.3%	53.4%	£25,750	85.1%
56	Rose Bruford College of Theatre and PerformanceEngland	139	79.8%	53.4%	£24,800	91.7%
57	University of the West of ScotlandScotland	138	85.2%	59.7%	£28,372	73.0%
58	Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsEngland	138	69.7%	54.5%	£24,846	91.2%
59	St Mary's University CollegeNorthern Ireland	138	83.1%			89.3%
60	Falmouth UniversityEngland	135	78.5%	53.6%	£24,135	88.1%
61	City St George's, University of LondonEngland	135	83.0%	82.2%	£32,263	85.0%
62	University of the Highlands and IslandsScotland	134	85.8%	55.4%	£25,453	70.0%
63	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceEngland	132	77.0%	71.6%	£24,000	89.4%
64	University of SurreyEngland	131	86.4%	79.2%	£30,104	89.5%
65	London Contemporary Dance (The Place)England	131	85.3%	65.0%		91.0%
66	Arts University PlymouthEngland	131	87.8%	44.1%	£22,083	86.3%
67	Leeds ConservatoireEngland	130	77.7%	61.2%	£24,000	87.1%
68	Aston UniversityEngland	130	84.4%	75.0%	£28,662	92.1%
69	Royal Holloway, University of LondonEngland	129	83.5%	60.6%	£28,463	90.6%
70	University of SussexEngland	129	83.6%	64.5%	£28,050	93.5%
71	Architectural Association (Incorporated)England	128	90.0%	90.0%		91.0%
72	AAP EducationEngland	128	71.9%	61.7%	£27,000	87.1%
72	Ulster UniversityNorthern Ireland	128	83.9%	70.7%	£26,307	88.1%
74	London Studio CentreEngland	128	81.3%	60.0%	£21,500	92.0%
75	Norland CollegeEngland	127	86.1%	0.0%	£27,500	92.0%
76	Medway School of PharmacyEngland	127	67.7%			89.0%
77	Mountview Academy of Theatre ArtsEngland	126	85.9%	56.2%	£31,500	98.0%
78	University of East AngliaEngland	126	82.8%	69.1%	£28,005	89.4%
79	University of St Mark & St JohnEngland	126	87.2%	65.5%	£27,368	84.1%
80	DBS Music HoldingsEngland	126	86.1%			79.3%
81	SOAS University of LondonEngland	125	75.6%	63.7%	£29,514	86.8%
81	University of BradfordEngland	125	79.2%	78.3%	£27,960	84.0%
81	University of LeicesterEngland	125	85.5%	71.4%	£30,178	91.1%
84	Manchester Metropolitan UniversityEngland	125	86.0%	64.1%	£26,216	86.5%
85	Northern School of Contemporary DanceEngland	124	96.3%	45.0%		95.0%
86	Health Sciences UniversityEngland	124	69.1%	92.6%	£27,000	91.8%
87	University of ChichesterEngland	124	84.4%	62.7%	£26,070	93.7%
88	Northumbria UniversityEngland	123	84.1%	65.4%	£28,879	86.3%
88	Norwich University of the ArtsEngland	123	79.5%	50.4%	£23,632	94.1%
90	Education for Industry GroupEngland	123	80.9%	40.0%	£26,000	81.8%
91	Harper Adams UniversityEngland	123	79.1%	73.1%	£27,890	88.5%
92	Met Film SchoolEngland	122	53.0%	48.5%	£27,000	93.0%
93	University of ReadingEngland	122	83.4%	70.5%	£28,285	86.9%
94	Liverpool John Moores UniversityEngland	122	85.7%	74.8%	£27,541	86.0%
95	Swansea UniversityWales	122	85.0%	63.3%	£27,709	87.2%
96	Edge Hill UniversityEngland	121	85.8%	64.9%	£26,541	87.5%
97	University of EssexEngland	121	85.5%	60.4%	£27,844	85.2%
98	Waterbear EducationEngland	121	80.7%			83.0%
99	Birmingham City UniversityEngland	121	84.3%	67.7%	£26,274	85.5%
100	Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityWales	121	82.7%	63.0%	£26,457	81.5%
101	Academy of Live TechnologyEngland	120	66.3%	65.0%	£27,000	95.0%
101	Bloomsbury InstituteEngland	120	90.6%	35.9%	£30,000	63.5%
101	University Campus of Football BusinessEngland	120	85.0%	68.0%	£25,000	85.7%
104	Brunel University LondonEngland	120	81.7%	65.2%	£29,034	86.8%
104	University of HertfordshireEngland	120	83.6%	68.2%	£27,857	80.0%
106	University of SalfordEngland	120	82.1%	62.2%	£26,729	86.9%
107	Bangor UniversityWales	120	82.7%	48.2%	£24,933	89.1%
108	Leeds Beckett UniversityEngland	120	83.6%	58.9%	£26,000	89.9%
108	University of HuddersfieldEngland	120	79.7%	67.9%	£25,758	87.4%
110	University Academy 92England	119	85.2%	71.4%	£24,000	54.3%
111	Futureworks TrainingEngland	118	91.2%	61.9%	£23,500	85.8%
112	Oxford Brookes UniversityEngland	118	84.3%	67.3%	£27,934	88.0%
112	University of the West of EnglandEngland	118	82.1%	63.3%	£27,288	89.3%
114	University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidWales	118	87.9%	47.7%	£24,371	74.5%
115	Hartpury UniversityEngland	117	85.2%	40.6%	£24,677	89.1%
116	University for the Creative ArtsEngland	117	77.0%	55.4%	£23,455	74.6%
117	University of StaffordshireEngland	117	79.6%	64.1%	£25,693	79.8%
117	University of WorcesterEngland	117	83.6%	77.0%	£27,189	84.0%
119	University of LancashireEngland	117	82.7%	59.3%	£26,799	74.3%
120	University of PlymouthEngland	116	83.5%	69.6%	£27,251	88.2%
120	University of PortsmouthEngland	116	85.0%	62.1%	£28,212	88.0%
122	Istituto MarangoniEngland	116	85.5%			81.1%
123	University of ChesterEngland	116	79.2%	69.0%	£26,249	89.7%
124	Nottingham Trent UniversityEngland	116	85.6%	63.8%	£27,045	85.8%
125	Wrexham UniversityWales	116	83.0%	68.1%	£29,098	82.4%
126	University of BrightonEngland	115	80.0%	70.0%	£27,671	81.9%
127	University of SuffolkEngland	115	84.5%	83.7%	£27,220	85.5%
128	Aberystwyth UniversityWales	115	87.7%	51.6%	£25,582	87.9%
129	Goldsmiths, University of LondonEngland	115	75.4%	55.9%	£27,299	81.4%
130	Royal Northern College of MusicEngland	115	81.3%	60.0%	£25,000	93.5%
131	Northeastern University - LondonEngland	115	78.5%			89.3%
132	University of LincolnEngland	114	83.2%	59.6%	£25,904	90.5%
133	University of South WalesWales	114	82.4%	57.3%	£26,038	89.4%
134	University of KentEngland	114	80.3%	56.6%	£27,596	87.9%
135	University of GloucestershireEngland	114	83.0%	69.0%	£26,831	84.1%
136	University of SunderlandEngland	113	86.4%	65.7%	£27,564	88.2%
137	Sheffield Hallam UniversityEngland	113	78.9%	67.2%	£26,648	90.5%
138	Royal Central School of Speech and DramaEngland	113	71.2%	61.3%	£27,000	93.5%
139	Royal Agricultural UniversityEngland	112	71.6%	66.6%	£26,440	89.9%
140	Teesside UniversityEngland	112	84.5%	67.2%	£26,602	85.3%
140	University of BuckinghamEngland	112	86.8%	66.2%	£24,885	81.8%
142	York St John UniversityEngland	111	85.1%	53.5%	£24,645	90.6%
143	BIMM UniversityEngland	111	73.3%	51.5%	£24,909	94.4%
143	Cambridge Arts & SciencesEngland	111	83.2%			82.9%
145	Kingston UniversityEngland	110	83.2%	65.1%	£28,348	90.1%
146	Bath Spa UniversityEngland	110	83.5%	53.6%	£24,647	73.1%
146	Keele UniversityEngland	110	84.2%	71.7%	£26,909	87.4%
148	University of WinchesterEngland	109	80.9%	60.6%	£26,740	91.5%
149	University of CumbriaEngland	109	79.0%	69.4%	£28,026	83.5%
150	New Model Institute for Technology and EngineeringEngland	109	61.1%			96.4%
150	University of West LondonEngland	109	86.6%	67.8%	£28,115	78.4%
152	University of HullEngland	109	85.0%	67.2%	£27,296	91.0%
153	Central Film School LondonEngland	108	72.7%	70.0%		83.0%
154	Coventry UniversityEngland	108	84.3%	66.1%	£27,415	68.7%
155	ASU London Centre for Advanced LearningEngland	108	90.6%			85.0%
156	University of GreenwichEngland	107	81.9%	70.7%	£28,866	82.8%
157	Liverpool Hope UniversityEngland	106	87.1%	53.3%	£26,022	82.6%
158	London South Bank UniversityEngland	106	83.5%	68.9%	£29,571	86.3%
159	University College BirminghamEngland	105	88.1%	49.1%	£25,393	78.6%
160	University of DerbyEngland	105	85.3%	68.6%	£26,889	76.7%
161	St Mary's University, TwickenhamEngland	105	83.1%	62.3%	£29,721	67.7%
162	University of WestminsterEngland	105	83.6%	53.6%	£27,352	88.3%
163	Spirit SSREngland	105	90.8%			75.9%
164	Solent UniversityEngland	105	86.4%	56.8%	£25,635	93.0%
165	Bournemouth UniversityEngland	105	78.5%	71.7%	£26,822	84.6%
166	Amity Global EducationEngland	104	96.0%	30.0%	£21,000	90.0%
167	Lincoln Bishop UniversityEngland	104	89.3%	60.4%	£28,286	80.2%
168	ACM GuildfordEngland	103	79.4%	58.0%	£24,000	76.3%
169	Point BlankEngland	102	82.4%	70.0%	£27,000	80.2%
170	De Montfort UniversityEngland	101	82.2%	68.2%	£27,777	73.7%
171	University of East LondonEngland	100	85.9%	67.5%	£28,881	78.4%
172	University of LawEngland	100	83.7%	52.9%		81.6%
173	Regent's University LondonEngland	100	86.2%	70.0%		78.7%
174	Canterbury Christ Church UniversityEngland	99	80.7%	67.7%	£27,184	84.4%
175	Middlesex UniversityEngland	99	83.4%	66.5%	£28,996	79.7%
176	Buckinghamshire New UniversityEngland	99	82.5%	72.3%	£33,065	73.7%
177	University of NorthamptonEngland	99	82.3%	66.3%	£26,920	82.3%
178	University of WolverhamptonEngland	98	83.9%	63.3%	£27,418	86.4%
179	CWSH, CWS & College of EsportsEngland	98	40.7%			86.2%
180	Birkbeck, University of LondonEngland	97	78.2%	57.3%	£29,231	75.6%
181	Anglia Ruskin UniversityEngland	97	83.0%	55.9%	£27,741	84.4%
182	University of BedfordshireEngland	95	83.6%	51.4%	£26,492	72.9%
183	Royal College of MusicEngland	94	79.6%	75.0%		96.0%
183	University of Greater ManchesterEngland	94	82.8%	74.1%	£27,382	76.6%
185	Birmingham Newman UniversityEngland	93	87.8%	54.4%	£26,333	77.6%
186	Richmond American University LondonEngland	92	79.2%	60.0%		71.4%
187	University of RoehamptonEngland	92	83.0%	46.9%	£27,228	85.0%
188	University Centre PeterboroughEngland	92	85.4%	62.8%	£27,000	86.5%
189	LCCM AU UKEngland	91	63.9%			53.4%
190	ICMP ManagementEngland	89	76.6%	62.3%	£24,000	83.1%
191	Leeds Trinity UniversityEngland	89	85.1%	57.1%	£27,066	72.2%
192	Ravensbourne University LondonEngland	88	75.1%	58.6%	£25,346	77.4%
193	London Metropolitan UniversityEngland	88	82.8%	50.0%	£28,345	75.2%
194	Hult International Business SchoolEngland	74	83.3%			88.0%
195	West Herts CollegeEngland	73				65.3%
196	Global Banking SchoolEngland	68	91.8%			74.7%
197	Arden UniversityEngland	62	86.5%	44.8%	£26,300	78.9%
198	RTC EducationEngland	60	87.9%			78.9%
199	Royal Welsh College of Music and DramaWales	58	81.0%	58.1%	£18,571	97.1%
200	London College of Contemporary ArtsEngland	41	79.5%			69.0%
201	Elizabeth School of LondonEngland	41	84.9%			25.5%
202	London School of Management EducationEngland	32	94.0%	21.2%	£28,000	89.0%