UK University Rankings for Economics 2020
From the Complete University Guide Published by the Independent
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | University Name | Entry Standards | Student Satisfaction | Research Quality | Graduate Prospects | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | University of Cambridge | 233 | 3.95 | 3.42 | 94 | 100.0 |
| 2nd | University of Oxford | 219 | 4.02 | 3.44 | 84 | 98.2 |
| 3rd | The University of Warwick | 188 | 4.06 | 3.41 | 93 | 98.2 |
| 4th | University of St Andrews | 215 | 4.07 | 2.92 | 93 | 98.1 |
| 5th | London School of Economics and Political Science | 202 | 3.57 | 3.55 | 90 | 97.6 |
| 6th | University College London | 195 | 3.79 | 3.78 | 85 | 97.3 |
| 7th | University of Bath | 188 | 3.93 | 3.20 | 90 | 96.7 |
| 8th | Durham University | 201 | 3.93 | 3.05 | 90 | 96.5 |
| 9th | The University of Nottingham | 186 | 4.12 | 3.05 | 88 | 96.5 |
| 10th | University of Exeter | 180 | 4.01 | 2.78 | 92 | 96.0 |
| 11th | University of Leeds | 172 | 4.10 | 3.18 | 88 | 96.0 |
| 12th | University of Glasgow | 185 | 3.84 | 2.86 | 91 | 95.8 |
| 13th | University of Strathclyde | 202 | 3.98 | 3.17 | 79 | 95.7 |
| 14th | University of Bristol | 178 | 3.81 | 3.32 | 84 | 95.2 |
| 15th | Loughborough University | 156 | 4.17 | 2.97 | 87 | 94.9 |
| 16th | Lancaster University | 148 | 4.10 | 3.16 | 87 | 94.8 |
| 17th | University of Aberdeen | 188 | 3.95 | 2.48 | 85 | 94.4 |
| 18th | Newcastle University | 156 | 3.87 | 2.72 | 91 | 94.0 |
| 19th | The University of Edinburgh | 191 | 3.83 | 3.14 | 77 | 94.0 |
| 20th | University of York | 152 | 3.99 | 2.93 | 86 | 93.7 |
| 21st | University of Birmingham | 157 | 3.93 | 2.78 | 84 | 93.6 |
| 22nd | University of Surrey | 153 | 4.04 | 3.01 | 80 | 93.4 |
| 23rd | Aston University | 129 | 3.99 | 3.07 | 91 | 93.4 |
| 24th | University of Liverpool | 146 | 4.08 | 2.92 | 85 | 93.2 |
| 25th | The University of Manchester | 169 | 3.88 | 2.89 | 79 | 93.1 |
| 26th | Heriot-Watt University | 140 | 4.08 | 2.75 | 86 | 92.9 |
| 27th | Royal Holloway, University of London | 124 | 3.97 | 3.11 | 87 | 92.9 |
| 28th | University of Southampton | 145 | 3.85 | 2.70 | 86 | 92.7 |
| 29th | University of East Anglia (UEA) | 136 | 4.21 | 3.04 | 79 | 92.6 |
| 30th | Queen Mary, University of London | 151 | 3.85 | 2.98 | 79 | 92.5 |
| 31st | The University of Sheffield | 154 | 3.92 | 2.58 | 85 | 92.5 |
| 32nd | Cardiff University | 154 | 3.85 | 3.28 | 76 | 92.4 |
| 33rd | University of Stirling | 144 | 3.94 | 2.97 | 80 | 92.2 |
| 34th | University of Dundee | 170 | 3.95 | 2.30 | 81 | 92.2 |
| 35th | Nottingham Trent University | 122 | 4.34 | 2.65 | 87 | 91.8 |
| 36th | Queen's University, Belfast | 142 | 4.01 | 2.88 | 75 | 91.8 |
| 37th | University of Sussex | 143 | 3.79 | 2.84 | 80 | 91.7 |
| 38th | Swansea University | 128 | 3.93 | 2.93 | 82 | 91.6 |
| 39th | University of Essex | 100 | 4.40 | 3.25 | 74 | 91.4 |
| 40th | University of Kent | 134 | 4.02 | 2.32 | 83 | 91.4 |
| 41st | SOAS University of London | 147 | 3.59 | 2.70 | 81 | 91.2 |
| 42nd | Coventry University | 113 | 4.31 | 2.50 | 84 | 90.2 |
| 43rd | Ulster University | 121 | 3.96 | 2.94 | 70 | 90.1 |
| 44th | University of Reading | 129 | 3.71 | 3.11 | 73 | 90.0 |
| 45th | De Montfort University | 95 | 4.18 | 2.74 | 82 | 89.8 |
| 46th | King's College London | 188 | 3.85 | n/a | 78 | 89.5 |
| 47th | University of the West of England | 116 | 4.10 | 2.59 | 79 | 89.5 |
| 48th | Goldsmiths, University of London | 114 | 3.83 | 2.50 | n/a | 89.5 |
| 49th | University of Portsmouth | 106 | 4.06 | 2.74 | 79 | 89.4 |
| 50th | University of Hull | 115 | 3.80 | 2.54 | 80 | 89.2 |
| 51st | Bangor University | 97 | 4.23 | 2.81 | 71 | 89.0 |
| 52nd | The University of Buckingham | 112 | 4.49 | n/a | 86 | 89.0 |
| 53rd | University of Leicester | 128 | 3.71 | 2.59 | 72 | 88.9 |
| 54th | Oxford Brookes University | 118 | 3.87 | 2.65 | 76 | 88.6 |
| 55th | University of Plymouth | 113 | 4.03 | 2.48 | 72 | 88.5 |
| 56th | Manchester Metropolitan University | 118 | 3.95 | 2.60 | 75 | 88.4 |
| 57th | University of Huddersfield | 121 | 4.02 | 2.44 | n/a | 88.4 |
| 58th | Middlesex University | 98 | 4.00 | 2.72 | n/a | 88.2 |
| 59th | University of Hertfordshire | 100 | 4.50 | 2.05 | 76 | 87.8 |
| 60th | University of Salford | 109 | 3.76 | 2.66 | n/a | 87.5 |
| 61st | University of Bradford | 117 | 3.46 | 2.83 | 72 | 87.5 |
| 62nd | Keele University | 110 | 4.10 | 2.40 | 67 | 87.3 |
| 63rd | London South Bank University | 104 | 3.85 | n/a | 87 | 87.2 |
| 64th | Birmingham City University | 107 | 4.19 | 2.42 | 69 | 86.9 |
| 65th | Aberystwyth University | 88 | 4.32 | 2.52 | 63 | 86.7 |
| 66th | University of Central Lancashire | 103 | 4.14 | 2.40 | 67 | 86.5 |
| 67th | University of Greenwich | 123 | 4.04 | 2.21 | 66 | 86.5 |
| 68th | City, University of London | 136 | 3.84 | 2.44 | 58 | 86.4 |
| 69th | Brunel University London | 108 | 3.72 | 2.20 | 66 | 86.3 |
| 70th | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 106 | 3.71 | n/a | 81 | 85.8 |
| 71st | University of East London | 86 | 4.61 | 2.26 | 60 | 85.1 |
| 72nd | London Metropolitan University | 108 | 4.43 | n/a | 65 | 85.1 |
| 73rd | Leeds Beckett University | 104 | 4.14 | 1.92 | 63 | 84.6 |
| 74th | Kingston University | 92 | 3.81 | 2.78 | 50 | 83.2 |
| 75th | University of Chester | 97 | 3.51 | n/a | n/a | 82.4 |
| 76th | Anglia Ruskin University | 76 | 4.25 | n/a | 60 | 82.3 |
| 77th | University of Northampton | 91 | 4.05 | n/a | 51 | 80.9 |
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