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Latest Update: UK University Rankings 2025 - Check it out!
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UK University Rankings 2025
University rankings are super helpful for anyone looking to choose a study destination! But did you know that each ranking institution has its own criteria and methods? For those planning to continue their studies, IDP has gathered all the information you need to choose the right university! Just remember to check all the details before you decide, and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the friendly IDP team. They’re here to help you find the courses and universities that are the perfect fit for you!
Ranking Institution Ranking | The Complete University Guide | QS World University Rankings 2025 | The Guardian |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Cambridge | Imperial College London | University of Oxford |
2 | University of Oxford | University of Oxford | University of St Andrews |
3 | London School of Economics and Political Science | University of Cambridge | University of Cambridge |
4 | University of St Andrews | UCL (University College London) | London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
5 | Imperial College London | The University of Edinburgh | Imperial College London |
6 | Loughborough University | The University of Manchester | Durham University |
7 | Durham University | King's College London | University of Bath |
8 | University of Bath | London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | University of Warwick |
9 | UCL (University College London) | University of Bristol | UCL (University College London) |
10 | University of Warwick | University of Warwick | Loughborough University |
11 | Lancaster University | University of Glasgow | Lancaster University |
12 | University of Surrey | University of Birmingham | University of Aberdeen |
13 | University of Birmingham | University of Southampton | University of the Arts London |
14 | University of Exeter | University of Leeds | University of Glasgow |
15 | The University of Edinburgh | Durham University | The University of Edinburgh |
16 | University of Bristol | University of St Andrews | University of Bristol |
17 | University of York | The University of Sheffield | University of Strathclyde |
18 | University of Sheffield | University of Nottingham | University of Exeter |
19 | University of Liverpool | Queen Mary University of London | University of Surrey |
20 | University of Southampton | Newcastle University | University of Sheffield |
21 | University of East Anglia (UEA) | Lancaster University | Aston University |
23 | University of Manchester | University of Bath | University of Southampton |
24 | University of Leeds | University of Liverpool | University of Essex |
25 | King's College London | The University of Exeter | Ulster University |
26 | Queen's University Belfast | University of Reading | University of York |
27 | Newcastle University | University of York | University of Chichester |
28 | Cardiff University | Cardiff University | University of Liverpool |
29 | University of Glasgow | Queen's University Belfast | King's College London |
30 | University of the Arts London | Loughborough University | Swansea University |
31 | University of Nottingham | University of Aberdeen | University of West London |
32 | University of Essex | University of Sussex | University of Manchester |
33 | University of Strathclyde | Heriot-Watt University | University of Bolton |
34 | Harper Adams University | University of Strathclyde | University of Sunderland |
35 | Northumbria University, Newcastle | University of Leicester | University of Leicester |
36 | University of Reading | University of Surrey | University of Reading |
37 | University of Leicester | Swansea University | University of Birmingham |
38 | Swansea University | University of East Anglia (UEA) | University of Leeds |
39 | Royal Holloway, University of Londo... | Brunel University London | Northumbria University Newcastle |
40 | Aston University, Birmingham | City, University of London | City, University of London |
41 | City, University of London | University of Kent | Oxford Brookes University |
42 | University of Aberdeen | Birkbeck, University of London | University of Portsmouth |
43 | Ulster University | Oxford Brookes University | Coventry University |
44 | Aberystwyth University | University of Dundee | Queen's University Belfast |
45 | Heriot-Watt University | Aston University | Edge Hill University |
46 | Nottingham Trent University | University of Stirling | University of East Anglia (UEA) |
47 | Oxford Brookes University | University of Essex | University of Chester |
48 | University of Sussex | Bangor University | Glasgow Caledonian University |
49 | University of Lincoln | Royal Holloway University of London | Cardiff University |
50 | University of Portsmouth | University of Huddersfield | Nottingham Trent University |
51 | Queen Mary University of London | SOAS University of London | University of Lincoln |
52 | University of Dundee | University of Hull | South Wales University |
53 | University of Kent | Coventry University | Royal Holloway University of London |
54 | University of Stirling | University of Bradford | University of Dundee |
55 | Edge Hill University | Northumbria University Newcastle | Liverpool John Moores University |
56 | Bournemouth University | Ulster University | University of Derby |
57 | University of Chester | Nottingham Trent University | University of East London |
58 | Manchester Metropolitan University | Kingston University, London | Manchester Met University |
59 | University of Suffolk | Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) | University of Staffordshire |
60 | University of West London | University of Portsmouth | London South Bank University |
61 | Goldsmiths, University of London | Aberystwyth University | Kingston University, London |
62 | Keele University | University of Plymouth | University of Kent |
63 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | Goldsmiths, University of London | University of Nottingham |
64 | Sheffield Hallam University | University of Greenwich | Newcastle University |
65 | Falmouth University | De Montfort University | UWE Bristol |
66 | University of Plymouth | Middlesex University | Buckinghamshire New University |
67 | University of Huddersfield | University of the West of England | Heriot-Watt University |
68 | Coventry University | University of Westminster | Aberystwyth University |
69 | Bangor University | Bournemouth University | University of Huddersfield |
70 | St George's, University of London | Keele University | Teesside University |
71 | University of Brighton | Edinburgh Napier University | University of Sussex |
72 | SOAS University of London | Liverpool John Moores University | Birmingham Newman University |
73 | St Mary's University, Twickenham | London South Bank University | Keele University |
74 | University of Hull | University of Brighton | Bangor University |
75 | University of Salford | University of Hertfordshire | Queen Mary University of London |
76 | Bristol, University of the West of ... | University of Lincoln | Sheffield Hallam University |
77 | Glasgow Caledonian University | Robert Gordon University | University of Hertfordshire |
78 | Leeds Beckett University | University of East London | University of Hull |
79 | University of Sunderland | University of Salford | St Mary's University, Twickenham |
80 | University of Chichester | Queen Margaret University , Edinburgh | Abertay Univeristy |
81 | Brunel University London | University of Central Lancashire | University of Wales Trinity Saint David |
82 | Liverpool John Moores University | Birmingham City University | University of Bradford |
83 | Norwich University of the Arts | Canterbury Christ Church University | Cardiff Met University |
84 | Liverpool Hope University | Glasgow Caledonian University | University of Salford |
85 | University of Hertfordshire | Leeds Beckett University | University of Plymouth |
86 | University for the Creative Arts | London Metropolitan University | University of Wolverhampton |
87 | Edinburgh Napier University | Sheffield Hallam University | University of Brighton |
88 | University of Central Lancashire | The University of Northampton | Liverpool Hope University |
89 | University of Worcester | University of Derby | Southampton Solent University |
90 | University of Gloucestershire | University of Wolverhampton | University for the Creative Arts |
91 | Kingston University, London | Harper Adams University | SOAS University of London |
92 | Robert Gordon University | Queen Margaret University | |
93 | Birmingham City University | University of Falmouth | |
94 | University of Roehampton | London Met University | |
95 | Arts University Bournemouth | University of Stirling | |
96 | University of Derby | Robert Gordon University | |
97 | University of South Wales | York St John University | |
98 | Queen Margaret University, Edinburg... | Edinburgh Napier University | |
99 | Staffordshire University | Anglia Ruskin University | |
100 | Abertay University | Suffolk University |
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