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Universities ranked by region 2025
See which universities take the top places in the 2025 subject rankings, region by region across the UK.
Cicely Oliver
20 Dec 2024
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England
East Midlands
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loughborough | 32 | 3 | 18 | 56.3 |
| 2 | Nottingham | 49 | 0 | 18 | 36.7 |
| 3 | Lincoln | 37 | 0 | 5 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Nottingham Trent | 47 | 0 | 6 | 12.8 |
| 5 | Northampton | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 6 | Leicester | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 7 | Bishop Grosseteste | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | De Montfort | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Derby | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
East of England
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge | 40 | 34 | 40 | 100.0 |
| 2 | East Anglia (UEA) | 34 | 1 | 7 | 20.6 |
| 3 | Suffolk | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Bedfordshire | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Anglia Ruskin ARU | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 6 | Essex | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Hertfordshire | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Norwich University of the Arts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
London
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imperial College London | 14 | 2 | 14 | 100.0 |
| 2 | London School of Economics | 13 | 4 | 13 | 100.0 |
| 3 | University College London | 40 | 1 | 35 | 87.5 |
| 4 | Guildhall School of Music & Drama | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 5 | Royal Veterinary College | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 6 | King's College London | 36 | 1 | 16 | 44.4 |
| 7 | SOAS, University of London | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 |
| 8 | Goldsmiths, University of London | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 |
| 9 | City, University of London | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 |
| 10 | Kingston | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Queen Mary, University of London | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Brunel University of London | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | East London | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Greenwich | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | London Metropolitan | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | London South Bank | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Middlesex | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Roehampton | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 19 | St George's, University of London | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 20 | St Mary's, Twickenham | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Trinity Laban | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 22 | University of the Arts, London | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 23 | West London | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Westminster | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
North East
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham | 33 | 0 | 31 | 93.9 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 43 | 1 | 12 | 27.9 |
| 3 | Northumbria | 35 | 0 | 6 | 17.1 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Teesside | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
North West
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester | 52 | 1 | 23 | 44.2 |
| 2 | Lancaster | 35 | 1 | 15 | 42.9 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 45 | 0 | 7 | 15.6 |
| 4 | Manchester Metropolitan | 38 | 0 | 4 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Edge Hill | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 6 | Salford | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 7 | Liverpool John Moores | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 8 | Central Lancashire | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 9 | Bolton | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Chester | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Cumbria | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Liverpool Hope | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
South East
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford | 38 | 8 | 38 | 100.0 |
| 2 | Southampton | 38 | 0 | 11 | 28.9 |
| 3 | Surrey | 34 | 3 | 9 | 26.5 |
| 4 | Reading | 36 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| 5 | Sussex | 31 | 0 | 3 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 27 | 0 | 2 | 7.4 |
| 7 | Kent | 39 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 41 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 |
| 9 | Canterbury Christ Church | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 10 | Winchester | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Brighton | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 12 | Oxford Brookes | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| 13 | Buckingham | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Buckinghamshire New | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Chichester | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Solent | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 17 | University for the Creative Arts | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
South West
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath | 29 | 1 | 25 | 86.2 |
| 2 | Bristol | 42 | 0 | 28 | 66.7 |
| 3 | Exeter | 38 | 0 | 21 | 55.3 |
| 4 | Royal Agricultural University | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 5 | Plymouth | 44 | 0 | 9 | 20.5 |
| 6 | Plymouth Marjon | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 7 | West of England, Bristol | 39 | 0 | 4 | 10.3 |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 32 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 |
| 10 | Arts University Bournemouth | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Arts University Plymouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bath Spa | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Falmouth | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hartpury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
West Midlands
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warwick | 30 | 1 | 17 | 56.7 |
| 2 | Harper Adams | 6 | 0 | 3 | 50.0 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 49 | 1 | 19 | 38.8 |
| 4 | Aston | 26 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 35 | 0 | 2 | 5.7 |
| 6 | Coventry | 42 | 0 | 2 | 4.8 |
| 7 | Worcester | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 8 | Keele | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Birmingham Newman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Staffordshire | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Yorkshire and the Humber
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | 53 | 1 | 26 | 49.1 |
| 2 | York | 29 | 0 | 14 | 48.3 |
| 3 | Sheffield | 43 | 2 | 17 | 39.5 |
| 4 | Leeds Beckett | 34 | 0 | 5 | 14.7 |
| 5 | Sheffield Hallam | 44 | 0 | 4 | 9.1 |
| 6 | Bradford | 23 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Huddersfield | 40 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Hull | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Leeds Arts University | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Leeds Trinity | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | York St John | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Northern Ireland
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen's, Belfast | 40 | 1 | 12 | 30.0 |
| 2 | Ulster | 45 | 1 | 11 | 24.4 |
Scotland
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Andrews | 26 | 1 | 23 | 88.5 |
| 2 | Edinburgh | 47 | 0 | 30 | 63.8 |
| 3 | Glasgow | 44 | 1 | 19 | 43.2 |
| 4 | Strathclyde | 36 | 1 | 11 | 30.6 |
| 5 | Glasgow Caledonian | 27 | 0 | 7 | 25.9 |
| 6 | Robert Gordon | 21 | 0 | 4 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Queen Margaret | 14 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 |
| 8 | Dundee | 26 | 1 | 3 | 11.5 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 35 | 0 | 4 | 11.4 |
| 10 | Heriot-Watt | 21 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 |
| 11 | West of Scotland | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 12 | Abertay | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Edinburgh Napier | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Highlands & Islands | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Stirling | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Wales
| University | Appearances in subject tables | Top places | Times in top ten | Percentage in top ten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff | 44 | 1 | 9 | 20.5 |
| 2 | Swansea | 44 | 1 | 7 | 15.9 |
| 3 | Bangor | 29 | 0 | 4 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Aberystwyth | 29 | 0 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Cardiff Metropolitan | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 |
| 6 | South Wales | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| 7 | Trinity Saint David | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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