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UK University Rankings 2022

Choosing a UK university

UK university rankings and league tables are highly competitive. There are over 150 higher education institutions to choose from in the UK, and it is important you have all the information on where to go and what to study before applying. Important factors to consider when choosing a UK university include:

University ranking
Subject ranking
Location
Cost of living
Student satisfaction
Research ranking
Percentage of international students

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide is considered the most trusted quality indicator of undergraduate study at UK universities, and the 132 universities ranked in its 2022 edition can be found below.

UK University Rankings 2022

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