2016 UK University Rankings for English

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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

Rank University Name Total score Student satisfaction Research quality Entry Points Graduate prospects
1 Durham University

(Durham, England)

100 87.3 57.9 - 81.7
2 University of Cambridge

(Cambridge, England)

99.9 87.6 50 - 83.8
3 University of St Andrews

(St Andrews, Scotland)

99.7 89.6 60.4 - 77.3
4 University College London

(London, England)

99.4 88.6 61.7 - 67
5 University of Oxford

(Oxford, England)

98.4 83.4 50.7 - 77.8
6 University of Exeter

(Exeter, England)

97.1 90.3 46.2 - 71.8
6 University of Nottingham

(Nottingham, England)

97.1 87.2 56.6 - 78
8 University of York

(York, England)

96 86.5 61.5 - 72.5
9 University of Birmingham

(Birmingham, England)

95.7 85.6 37 - 81.2
10 Newcastle University

(Newcastle, England)

95.1 89.3 54.3 - 63.6
11 University of Sheffield

(Sheffield, England)

94.8 90.5 42.2 - 66.4
11 University of Warwick

(Coventry, England)

94.8 81.2 59.8 - 68.7
13 Lancaster University

(Lancaster, England)

94.5 83.1 47 - 76
14 University of Sussex

(Bridlington, England)

94.4 88.3 45.6 - 77.4
15 Loughborough University

(Loughborough, England)

94.1 88.8 32.4 - 75.7
16 Royal Holloway, University of London

(London, England)

93.3 84.4 49.9 - 64.7
17 University of Leeds

(Leeds, England)

93.1 85.3 38.6 - 71.3
18 Queen Mary, University of London

(London, England)

92.9 81.2 64 - 61
19 Queen’s University Belfast

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

92.8 90.6 53.1 - 55.9
19 Swansea University

(Swansea, Welsh)

92.8 86.8 43.6 - 76.5
19 University of Southampton

(Southampton, England)

92.8 88.8 38.4 - 69.8
22 University of Kent

(Kent, England)

92.7 86.3 47.3 - 71.1
23 University of Dundee

(Dundee, Scotland)

92.4 90.8 32.8 - 58.8
23 University of Surrey

(Surrey, England)

92.4 82.7 39.1 - 69.2
25 Bangor University

(Bangor, Welsh)

92.3 90.8 46.3 - 61.6
26 University of Glasgow

(Glasgow, Scotland)

92.2 84.8 52 - 61.8
27 King's College London

(London, England)

92.1 77.1 47.6 - 71.2
28 University of Leicester

(Leicester, England)

91.8 82.9 45.4 - 68.2
29 University of Reading

(Reading, England)

91.5 90 36.3 - 60.8
30 University of East Anglia

(Norwich, England)

91.4 90.2 36.2 - 60.1
30 University of Edinburgh

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

91.4 83.1 43.6 - 62.5
32 Cardiff University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

91.3 85.8 35.1 - 61.7
33 University of Manchester

(Manchester, England)

91 81.8 49.1 - 63.3
34 University of Aberdeen

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

90.9 84.6 46.3 - 51.4
35 University of Liverpool

(Liverpool, England)

90.7 84.5 47.8 - 59.2
36 Keele University

(Keele, England)

90.5 88.1 29.8 - 63.4
37 University of Strathclyde

(Glasgow, Scotland)

90.1 84.3 39.4 - 55.4
38 University of Stirling

(Stirling, Scotland)

89.5 84.6 29.8 - 59.3
39 University of Essex

(Colchester, England)

89.3 85.8 37.7 - 59
40 Oxford Brookes University

(Oxford, England)

89.2 90.5 27.8 - 54.2
41 University of Bolton

(Bolton, England)

89.1 92.4 14.4 - 64.8
42 Edinburgh Napier University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

88.8 83.3 37.9 - 44.4
43 Brunel University London

(London, England)

88.6 88.5 30.9 - 45.3
43 University of the West of England

(Bristol, England)

88.6 85.8 35.4 - 56.2
45 University of Bristol

(Bristol, England)

88.5 70.3 30 - 68.2
46 Coventry University

(Coventry, England)

88.4 85.4 18.1 - 68.2
47 Liverpool Hope University

(Liverpool, England)

88.2 87.4 26.9 - 58.6
47 Manchester Metropolitan University

(Manchester, England)

88.2 87 29 - 49.8
47 University of Buckingham

(Buckingham, England)

88.2 91.8 - - 67.8
47 University of Huddersfield

(Huddersfield, England)

88.2 80.8 29.9 - 60.6
51 University of Lincoln

(Lincoln, England)

88.1 88.8 16.2 - 63
52 Bath Spa University

(Bath, England)

88 91.3 23.5 - 51.6
53 University of Portsmouth

(Portsmouth, England)

87.6 88.4 17.1 - 58.5
54 University of Teesside

(Middlesbrough, England)

87.3 91.1 15.6 - 55.1
55 Nottingham Trent University

(Nottingham, England)

86.9 87.3 30 - 49.4
56 Plymouth University

(Plymouth, England)

86.8 82.3 30.5 - 48.6
57 Falmouth University

(Falmouth, England)

86.7 90.5 - - 57
58 De Montfort University

(Leicester, England)

86.6 82.6 24.1 - 67.3
58 Roehampton University

(London, England)

86.6 83.8 20.8 - 58.6
60 Aston University Birmingham

(Birmingham, England)

86.4 83.3 23.4 - 66.9
61 Goldsmiths, University of London

(London, England)

86 74.2 34.9 - 57.3
61 Liverpool John Moores University

(Liverpool, England)

86 87 17.9 - 46.5
63 University of Chester

(Chester, England)

85.9 88.1 10.7 - 53.8
64 University of Cumbria

(Lancaster, England)

85.8 91.1 - - 54.6
65 University of Bedfordshire

(Luton, England)

85.6 88.4 45.8 - 37.7
66 Northumbria University

(Newcastle, England)

85.5 83.5 27.2 - 49
67 York St John University

(York, England)

85.4 87.5 9.7 - 54.5
68 Birmingham City University

(Birmingham, England)

85.2 85.8 30.9 - 50
68 Newman University, Birmingham

(Birmingham, England)

85.2 89.7 9.6 - 51.2
70 Aberystwyth University

(Aberystwyth, Welsh)

85.1 79.3 31.2 - 58.7
70 St Mary's University, Twickenham

(London, England)

85.1 89.5 14.6 - 50.3
70 University of Chichester

(Westcliff on Sea, England)

85.1 92.2 16.3 - 31.6
70 University of Hull

(Hull, England)

85.1 81.9 22.7 - 46.1
74 Edge Hill University

(Oxted, England)

85 88.4 12.1 - 45.6
74 University of Ulster

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

85 87.3 35.1 - 32.3
76 Bournemouth University

(Bournemouth, England)

84.8 81.6 15.1 - 47.1
77 Bishop Grosseteste University

(Lincoln, England)

84.7 83.6 6.7 - 59.9
78 University of Bradford

(Bradford, England)

84.6 88.4 - - 52.8
79 Kingston University

(Kingston, England)

84.4 86.2 15.7 - 48
79 Southampton Solent University

(Southampton, England)

84.4 94.6 - - 47.4
79 University of Westminster

(London, England)

84.4 85.8 28.9 - 43.8
82 University of East London

(London, England)

84.2 89.4 13.7 - 38.3
83 University of South Wales

(Glamorgan, Welsh)

84.1 85.3 12.8 - 40.7
84 University of Northampton

(Northampton, England)

84 88.5 15.3 - 45.4
85 University of Hertfordshire

(Hertfordshire, England)

83.6 83 7.8 - 60.7
86 University of Derby

(Derby, England)

83.4 88.9 13.5 - 39.2
87 University of Gloucestershire

(Cheltenham, England)

83.2 84.9 9.3 - 44.8
88 Cardiff Metropolitan University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

83 82.8 - - 50.8
88 University of Sunderland

(Sunderland, England)

83 79.4 15.3 - 50.6
90 Leeds Trinity University

(Leeds, England)

82.9 80.2 6.2 - 57.4
90 University of Brighton

(Brighton, England)

82.9 82 16.2 - 48.1
92 University of Winchester

(Winchester, England)

82.8 84.7 - - 49.9
93 Staffordshire University

(Staffordshire, England)

82.5 88.8 - - 56.3
94 London South Bank University

(London, England)

82 86.9 12.8 - 34.5
95 Glyndwr University

(Wrexham, Welsh)

81.7 81.2 - - 52
95 University of Worcester

(Worcester, England)

81.7 82.8 8.2 - 47.8
97 Anglia Ruskin University

(Cambridge, England)

81.5 79.6 16.3 - 45.7
97 Canterbury Christ Church University

(Canterbury, England)

81.5 83.3 8 - 45.3
97 Leeds Beckett University

(Leeds, England)

81.5 82.3 11 - 46.3
100 London Metropolitan University

(London, England)

81.4 87.8 - - 35
100 University of Salford

(Manchester, England)

81.4 83.3 7.8 - 37.2
102 Sheffield Hallam University

(Sheffield, England)

81.2 79.3 14.6 - 47.5
103 University of Central Lancashire

(Preston, England)

81.1 76.4 9.9 - 49.6
104 University of Greenwich

(London, England)

81 77.8 14.4 - 36.6
105 Middlesex University

(London, England)

80.6 75.4 11 - 60
106 University of St Mark & St John

(Plymouth, England)

77.8 74.6 - - 33.6

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