2016 UK University Rankings for Music

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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 University of Oxford

(Oxford, England)

100 89.5 66.3 - 93.1
2 University of Manchester

(Manchester, England)

98 95.9 56.3 - 76.9
3 Durham University

(Durham, England)

96.4 77.8 64.9 - 81.8
4 Royal Holloway, University of London

(London, England)

94.5 87.8 55 - 72.7
5 University of Cambridge

(Cambridge, England)

94.1 79.7 48 - 82.6
6 University of Southampton

(Southampton, England)

93.7 86 70.7 - 74.2
7 University of Glasgow

(Glasgow, Scotland)

92.4 92.6 46 - 67.1
8 University of Nottingham

(Nottingham, England)

92.3 87.5 55.4 - 75.3
8 University of Surrey

(Surrey, England)

92.3 94.3 27.2 - 74.9
10 University of Bristol

(Bristol, England)

91.3 78.8 48 - 78.9
11 King's College London

(London, England)

91.1 67.9 43.5 - 86.1
12 University of Sheffield

(Sheffield, England)

91 84.9 60 - 70.1
13 Cardiff University

(Cardiff, Welsh)

90.4 87.8 47 - 70.9
14 Bangor University

(Bangor, Welsh)

89.7 93.1 24.7 - 76.9
15 University of York

(York, England)

89.6 87.8 37.1 - 79
16 City University

(London, England)

89.1 86.8 34 - 66.1
17 University of Sussex

(Bridlington, England)

89 88.6 30.2 - 81.8
18 University of Leeds

(Leeds, England)

88.8 84.3 44.2 - 67
19 School of Oriental and African Studies

(London, England)

88.6 82.3 60 - 66.7
20 University of Edinburgh

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

88.4 75 48 - 76.7
21 Keele University

(Keele, England)

88 86.4 41.7 - 70.1
22 University of Birmingham

(Birmingham, England)

87.6 74.1 50.7 - 85.1
23 Goldsmiths, University of London

(London, England)

86.5 77.9 51.1 - 72.6
23 Royal College of Music

(London, England)

86.5 84.3 10.9 - 98.8
25 Newcastle University

(Newcastle, England)

85.6 86.2 40.8 - 68.8
25 Queen’s University Belfast

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

85.6 87.1 38.3 - 64.9
27 Royal Academy of Music

(London, England)

85.3 78.7 23.9 - 93.9
28 Royal Northern College of Music

(Manchester, England)

85 86.6 12.3 - 87.8
29 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

(Glasgow, Scotland)

84.4 79 11.3 - 85.5
30 University of Huddersfield

(Huddersfield, England)

84.1 84.5 28 - 75.7
31 Birmingham City University

(Birmingham, England)

83.9 84.5 11.6 - 79.2
32 University of Aberdeen

(Aberdeen, Scotland)

83.5 83.4 32 - 56.8
33 University of Ulster

(Belfast, Northern Ireland)

82.9 92.9 40 - 51.9
34 Liverpool Hope University

(Liverpool, England)

81.9 91.6 15.5 - 57
35 Bath Spa University

(Bath, England)

81.8 89.7 10.7 - 73
36 University of Liverpool

(Liverpool, England)

81.5 84.7 31.4 - 50.3
37 Oxford Brookes University

(Oxford, England)

80.7 84.1 30.2 - 56.6
38 Middlesex University

(London, England)

80.4 81.1 16.1 - 77.4
39 Leeds Beckett University

(Leeds, England)

80.2 92.9 1.7 - -
40 University of Hull

(Hull, England)

79.7 81.9 11.2 - 57.3
41 Edinburgh Napier University

(Edinburgh, Scotland)

79.2 84.8 - - 56.9
42 Lancaster University

(Lancaster, England)

79.1 69.9 - - 71.6
43 University of Kent

(Kent, England)

79 63.3 44.3 - 62.9
44 Brunel University London

(London, England)

78.5 83.8 32.6 - 41.5
45 Falmouth University

(Falmouth, England)

78.2 87.5 6.2 - 64.2
46 University of Sunderland

(Sunderland, England)

77.9 89.5 4.2 - 55.3
47 University of Essex

(Colchester, England)

77.6 94.3 - - 55.7
48 University of Hertfordshire

(Hertfordshire, England)

77.1 79.8 5.3 - 60.7
49 Liverpool John Moores University

(Liverpool, England)

77 90.9 - - 42.6
50 University of South Wales

(Glamorgan, Welsh)

76.9 75.8 6.4 - 62.3
51 University of Salford

(Manchester, England)

76.8 82.2 7.2 - 46.3
51 University of the West of Scotland

(Paisley, England)

76.8 82.9 11.3 - 41.3
53 Manchester Metropolitan University

(Manchester, England)

76.6 83.3 7.5 - 47.1
53 University of Westminster

(London, England)

76.6 72.5 22.5 - 67.6
55 University of Northampton

(Northampton, England)

76.3 85.5 - - 46
56 University of Brighton

(Brighton, England)

75.8 76.6 13.1 - 51.1
57 University of Derby

(Derby, England)

75.6 84.5 - - 50.7
58 University of Chester

(Chester, England)

75 70.8 4.3 - 65.9
59 University of Central Lancashire

(Preston, England)

74.9 76.8 3.9 - 58.9
60 University of East London

(London, England)

74.5 76.4 11.2 - 48.8
61 Southampton Solent University

(Southampton, England)

74.2 88.8 - - 39.8
62 De Montfort University

(Leicester, England)

74 77.1 14.5 - 45.8
63 York St John University

(York, England)

73.9 83.5 10.5 - 50
64 Bournemouth University

(Bournemouth, England)

73.8 66.3 15 - 50
65 University of the Arts London

(London, England)

73.6 74 - - 66.7
66 University of Chichester

(Westcliff on Sea, England)

73.5 74.9 9.7 - 50.7
67 University of West London

(London, England)

73.2 66.7 2.3 - 68.5
68 University of Gloucestershire

(Cheltenham, England)

73.1 81.7 - - 40.5
69 Kingston University

(Kingston, England)

72.8 75.7 - - 50.2
70 Plymouth University

(Plymouth, England)

72.2 72.2 20.2 - 44.6
71 Canterbury Christ Church University

(Canterbury, England)

71.9 76.6 15.2 - 40.5
72 London South Bank University

(London, England)

71.5 68.7 12.8 - 47.8
73 University of Winchester

(Winchester, England)

70.9 74.9 11.2 - 27.9
74 Buckinghamshire New University

(Buckinghamshire, England)

69.9 73.1 - - 43.9
75 Coventry University

(Coventry, England)

69.7 58.2 18.1 - 50
76 Anglia Ruskin University

(Cambridge, England)

69.3 66.8 16.9 - 55.6
77 University of Cumbria

(Lancaster, England)

68.8 67.3 - - 51.6

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