Rankings Table: Top Universities in UK
UK University Ranking Tables – Top Universities in UK
Our aim is to help you find the ideal university to study at and the UK university ranking tables can help you do that. Each year a number of British newspapers compile tables of the top universities in the UK, based on academic reputation and previous results.
If you are still unsure of which university you will choose these tables can be useful as they are a good indicator of which establishments are the most respected. Some of the results might even surprise you and lead you to consider a university that you hadn’t thought of before.
UK university ranking tables are released annually by several respected newspapers so it is wise to look through the results, but it is important only to use them as a guide when you come to make your choice. They will show you the top universities in the UK but you should consider your course and find out more about how it is run at the establishments that you are interested in.
Browse the current UK university ranking tables on this page and hopefully it will help guide you towards the perfect university.
The Times 2013 Good University Guide Rankings
The Times is one of the most popular daily newspapers in Britain. It does a lot of research into Higher Education in the UK and each year it releases a highly respected set of league tables. It bases its rankings on eight different criteria, including student satisfaction, research, facilities and graduate prospects.
Below is the Top 30 in The Times 2013 rankings table. To see the full results, visit the Good University Guide website (though you have to pay to see full content).
| Rank |
University |
Rank |
University |
Rank |
University |
|
1 |
11 |
University of Bristol |
21 |
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|
2 |
12 |
Lancaster University |
22 |
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|
3 |
13 |
University of York |
23 |
Newcastle University |
|
|
4 |
14 |
=24 |
University of Reading |
||
|
5 |
Durham University |
15 |
University of Glasgow |
=24 |
|
|
6 |
University of St Andrews |
16 |
Loughborough University |
26 |
University of Surrey |
|
7 |
17 |
University of Leicester |
27 |
Royal Holloway |
|
|
8 |
=18 |
University of Sussex |
28 |
University of East Anglia |
|
|
9 |
University of Bath |
=18 |
University of Southampton |
29 |
University of Liverpool |
|
10 |
University of Exeter |
20 |
30 |
Source: Good University Guide
The Guardian 2013 University Rankings
The Guardian is another well respected newspaper in the UK that also produces a university rankings table each year. The tables are based on six criteria: Overall Quality, Teaching Quality, Student Satisfaction, Spending per Student, Staff/Student Ratio, Job Prospects, Entry Score and Value Added. Importantly, the Guardian’s rankings do not take research output into consideration, meaning it is more focused on the actual student experience.
Below is the Top 30 universities in the 2013 league table. To see the full results and specific course results, visit the Guardian website.
| Rank |
University |
Rank |
University |
Rank |
University |
|
1 |
11 |
Loughborough University |
21 |
City University |
|
|
2 |
12 |
University of Surrey |
=22 |
University of Kent |
|
|
3 |
13 |
=22 |
University of Southampton |
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|
4 |
University of St Andrews |
14 |
University of Glasgow |
24 |
University of East Anglia |
|
5 |
15 |
25 |
University of Reading |
||
|
6 |
16 |
University of Buckingham |
26 |
University of Nottingham | |
|
=7 |
Durham University |
17 |
University of York |
=27 |
Aston University |
|
=7 |
Lancaster University |
18 |
University of Bristol |
=27 |
University of Sussex |
|
9 |
University of Bath |
19 |
University of Leicester |
29 |
SOAS |
|
10 |
University of Exeter |
20 |
Heriot-Watt University |
30 |
Source: The Guardian
