UK university rankings 2026

149 universities with 20 or more degree courses, ranked on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, students staying on and entry points, compared subject by subject so specialists are judged fairly.

Compare and filter by subject, grades and region →

#	University	Score	Salary 5 yrs on	Working or studying	Satisfied	Typical UCAS
1	Imperial College London Westminster, London · TEF Gold	69	£54k	90%	86%	216
2	London School of Economics and Political Science Westminster, London · TEF Silver	68	£56k	92%	87%	168
3	University of Cambridge Cambridge, East of England · TEF Gold	67	£46.5k	85%	85%	184
4	University of Oxford Oxford, South East · TEF Gold	65	£42.5k	84%	80%	184
5	University of Warwick Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	65	£40k	89%	88%	152
6	University of St Andrews Scotland	65	£38.5k	85%	91%	200
7	University of Bath Bath and North East Somerset, South West · TEF Gold	64	£46.5k	90%	85%	168
8	University of Durham County Durham, North East · TEF Silver	63	£44k	88%	88%	168
9	Loughborough University Charnwood, East Midlands · TEF Gold	63	£42.5k	90%	88%	136
10	University of Bristol Bristol, City of, South West · TEF Silver	61	£43.5k	86%	85%	152
11	University of Exeter Exeter, South West · TEF Gold	61	£41k	87%	84%	152
12	University of Strathclyde Scotland	59	£37k	90%	88%	200
13	King's College London Westminster, London · TEF Silver	58	£42.5k	85%	83%	152
14	University of Southampton Southampton, South East · TEF Silver	58	£42.5k	88%	85%	152
15	University of Surrey Guildford, South East · TEF Silver	58	£39.5k	90%	89%	120
16	University of Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	58	£36k	87%	88%	144
17	University of Lancaster Lancaster, North West · TEF Gold	58	£33k	88%	87%	136
18	University of Sheffield Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	57	£36k	88%	87%	152
19	University of York York, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	57	£34k	89%	83%	136
20	Harper Adams University Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands · TEF Gold	57	£32k	94%	82%	120
21	UCL Camden, London · TEF Silver	56	£42.5k	80%	81%	152
22	Aston University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Gold	56	£40k	86%	85%	120
23	University of Nottingham Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Silver	56	£39.5k	85%	85%	136
24	University of Leeds Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	56	£37k	90%	85%	152
25	University of Liverpool Liverpool, North West · TEF Gold	56	£33.5k	90%	86%	136
26	Leeds Arts University Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	56	£25.5k	90%	86%	136
27	Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland	56	—	91%	83%	136
28	Royal Veterinary College Camden, London · TEF Silver	55	£35.5k	90%	83%	136
29	University of Leicester Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Gold	55	£35k	85%	86%	120
30	University of Manchester Manchester, North West · TEF Silver	55	£35k	85%	83%	152
31	University of Reading Wokingham, South East · TEF Silver	55	£34.5k	90%	86%	120
32	Cardiff University Cardiff, Wales	55	£34.5k	89%	84%	136
33	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham, East Midlands · TEF Gold	55	£30k	90%	88%	104
34	University of Ulster Northern Ireland	55	—	90%	85%	120
35	University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	54	£36k	85%	85%	136
36	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, South East · TEF Gold	54	£32k	90%	85%	104
37	University of Glasgow Scotland	54	£30.5k	86%	84%	200
38	University of the Arts, London Southwark, London · TEF Bronze	54	£29.5k	85%	86%	136
39	Farnborough College of Technology Rushmoor, South East · TEF Bronze	54	£27k	90%	93%	—
40	University of Chichester Chichester, South East · TEF Gold	54	£25k	90%	89%	120
41	City St George's, University of London Islington, London · TEF Silver	53	£41k	85%	82%	120
42	Queen Mary University of London Tower Hamlets, London · TEF Silver	53	£39.5k	81%	85%	136
43	University of Edinburgh Scotland	53	£36.5k	85%	80%	168
44	University of Sussex Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	53	£36k	85%	86%	120
45	Royal Holloway, University of London Runnymede, South East · TEF Silver	53	£33k	85%	86%	120
46	Oxford Brookes University Oxford, South East · TEF Silver	53	£32.5k	87%	85%	104
47	University of Aberdeen Scotland	53	£31.5k	85%	87%	168
48	UA92 Lancaster, North West · TEF Silver	52	£39.5k	90%	84%	120
49	Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	52	£30.5k	89%	82%	104
50	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, North West · TEF Gold	52	£26.5k	88%	87%	120
51	Hartpury University Forest of Dean, South West · TEF Gold	52	£26.5k	89%	87%	104
52	Norwich University of the Arts Norwich, East of England · TEF Gold	52	£24.5k	86%	88%	120
53	Heriot-Watt University Scotland	51	£37.5k	90%	84%	168
54	University of Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield, East of England · TEF Silver	51	£36k	84%	87%	120
55	University of Kent (Part of London and South East University Group) Canterbury, South East · TEF Silver	51	£36k	85%	83%	104
56	University of Greenwich (Part of London and South East University Group) Greenwich, London · TEF Gold	51	£32.5k	80%	86%	104
57	Glasgow Caledonian University Scotland	51	£32.5k	90%	84%	152
58	Robert Gordon University Scotland	51	£32k	90%	86%	136
59	University of the West of England, Bristol South Gloucestershire, South West · TEF Silver	51	£31.5k	89%	85%	104
60	Royal Agricultural University Cotswold, South West · TEF Silver	51	£31k	95%	82%	104
61	University of Plymouth Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	51	£31k	85%	84%	104
62	University of Dundee Scotland	51	£31k	90%	85%	168
63	Swansea University Swansea, Wales	51	£31k	85%	89%	104
64	University of East Anglia Norwich, East of England · TEF Silver	51	£30k	85%	85%	120
65	Abertay University Scotland	51	£27.5k	90%	89%	152
66	Arts University Bournemouth, the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West · TEF Silver	51	£26.5k	88%	79%	136
67	University of Brighton Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Silver	50	£33k	85%	84%	104
68	University of Northumbria at Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, North East · TEF Silver	50	£30.5k	88%	84%	120
69	University of Hull Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	50	£30.5k	85%	84%	104
70	University of Stirling Scotland	50	£30k	86%	84%	168
71	St Mary's University, Twickenham Richmond upon Thames, London · TEF Silver	50	£30k	84%	87%	104
72	University of Keele Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands · TEF Gold	50	£29k	85%	86%	104
73	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, North West · TEF Silver	50	£27.5k	86%	87%	104
74	Southampton Solent University Southampton, South East · TEF Gold	50	£27.5k	89%	86%	104
75	Aberystwyth University Ceredigion, Wales	50	£27k	90%	88%	104
76	University of Lincoln Lincoln, East Midlands · TEF Gold	50	£26.5k	90%	86%	104
77	Escape Studios Greenwich, London · TEF Silver	50	—	87%	73%	136
78	Bournemouth University Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West · TEF Silver	49	£33.5k	85%	79%	104
79	Kingston University Kingston upon Thames, London · TEF Gold	49	£33k	80%	84%	104
80	Coventry University Coventry, West Midlands · TEF Gold	49	£31.5k	85%	86%	104
81	Edinburgh Napier University Scotland	49	£30k	90%	84%	152
82	University of Essex Colchester, East of England · TEF Silver	49	£30k	85%	87%	104
83	University of Huddersfield Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Gold	49	£28k	85%	81%	120
84	University of West London Ealing, London · TEF Silver	49	£27.5k	85%	86%	104
85	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Scotland	49	£27k	90%	80%	152
86	Edge Hill University West Lancashire, North West · TEF Silver	49	£27k	90%	86%	120
87	University for the Creative Arts Waverley, South East · TEF Silver	49	£26k	85%	83%	120
88	University of Derby Derby, East Midlands · TEF Gold	49	£26k	87%	86%	104
89	University of St Mark & St John Plymouth, South West · TEF Gold	49	£26k	90%	90%	120
90	Bath Spa University Bath and North East Somerset, South West · TEF Silver	49	£25.5k	93%	87%	104
91	Regent's University Westminster, London · TEF Silver	48	£43.5k	—	84%	56
92	University of Buckingham Buckinghamshire, South East · TEF Silver	48	£34.5k	80%	85%	104
93	Brunel University of London Hillingdon, London · TEF Bronze	48	£34k	85%	85%	104
94	London South Bank University Southwark, London · TEF Silver	48	£32.5k	80%	86%	104
95	Ravensbourne University London Greenwich, London · TEF Silver	48	£29k	80%	84%	104
96	Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, East of England · TEF Gold	48	£28.5k	85%	85%	104
97	Leeds Beckett University Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Bronze	48	£28k	87%	88%	104
98	Birmingham City University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	48	£28k	85%	87%	104
99	Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff, Wales	48	£28k	85%	84%	104
100	University of Worcester Worcester, West Midlands · TEF Silver	48	£26.5k	91%	87%	104
101	Teesside University Middlesbrough, North East · TEF Gold	48	£26.5k	82%	89%	104
102	University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales	48	£26.5k	88%	85%	104
103	University of Westminster Westminster, London · TEF Silver	47	£31k	75%	86%	104
104	Roehampton University Wandsworth, London · TEF Silver	47	£29.5k	85%	85%	88
105	University of Northampton West Northamptonshire, East Midlands · TEF Silver	47	£28k	85%	85%	88
106	De Montfort University Leicester, East Midlands · TEF Silver	47	£27.5k	86%	84%	104
107	University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham, South West · TEF Silver	47	£27k	90%	85%	104
108	University of Winchester Winchester, South East · TEF Silver	47	£26.5k	90%	83%	104
109	University of Salford Salford, North West · TEF Silver	47	£26.5k	88%	84%	104
110	Bangor University Gwynedd, Wales	47	£24.5k	85%	87%	120
111	Falmouth University Cornwall, South West · TEF Silver	47	£23.5k	87%	82%	120
112	Leeds Conservatoire Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	47	£23.5k	92%	78%	120
113	University Centre Peterborough Peterborough, East of England · TEF Silver	47	—	85%	86%	104
114	SOAS University of London Camden, London · TEF Silver	46	£30.5k	75%	81%	120
115	Buckinghamshire New University Buckinghamshire, South East · TEF Silver	46	£27.5k	86%	86%	96
116	University of Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands · TEF Silver	46	£26k	85%	83%	104
117	University of Chester Cheshire West and Chester, North West · TEF Silver	46	£26k	90%	83%	104
118	University College Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	46	£25.5k	85%	93%	104
119	York St John University York, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	46	£25k	85%	86%	104
120	Deep Blue Sound Cornwall, South West	46	£23.5k	—	82%	120
121	Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury, South East · TEF Silver	45	£27.5k	85%	85%	88
122	University of East London Newham, London · TEF Silver	45	£27.5k	85%	89%	88
123	University of Central Lancashire Preston, North West · TEF Silver	45	£26k	85%	85%	104
124	University of Suffolk Ipswich, East of England · TEF Silver	45	£25.5k	89%	85%	104
125	Leeds Trinity University Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	45	£24.5k	90%	91%	88
126	Liverpool Hope University Liverpool, North West · TEF Silver	45	£24.5k	85%	85%	104
127	University of Law Camden, London · TEF Silver	44	£33.5k	75%	85%	104
128	Middlesex University Barnet, London · TEF Silver	44	£29.5k	80%	85%	104
129	University of the West of Scotland Scotland	44	£27k	90%	85%	120
130	University of Sunderland Sunderland, North East · TEF Silver	44	£24k	85%	87%	104
131	University of the Highlands and Islands Scotland	44	£23.5k	95%	89%	136
132	WaterBear - The College of Music Cornwall, South West	44	£23.5k	—	75%	120
133	University of Wales: Trinity Saint David Swansea, Wales	44	£23k	88%	89%	104
134	Birmingham Newman University Birmingham, West Midlands · TEF Silver	44	£22.5k	85%	93%	104
135	Goldsmiths' College Thurrock, East of England · TEF Bronze	43	£30k	80%	79%	104
136	University of Bradford Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber · TEF Silver	43	£28k	76%	82%	120
137	University of Cumbria Cumberland, North West · TEF Silver	43	£26k	85%	83%	104
138	Arts University Plymouth Plymouth, South West · TEF Silver	43	£20k	85%	82%	120
139	Birkbeck, University of London Camden, London · TEF Bronze	42	£31.5k	80%	84%	88
140	London Metropolitan University Hackney, London · TEF Silver	42	£28k	77%	85%	88
141	University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, West Midlands · TEF Bronze	42	£25.5k	80%	90%	88
142	Screen & Film School Brighton and Hove, South East · TEF Bronze	42	£23.5k	84%	74%	120
143	Institute of Contemporary Music Performance Liverpool, North West · TEF Silver	42	£23k	89%	79%	88
144	Lincoln Bishop University Lincoln, East Midlands · TEF Silver	41	£23.5k	85%	90%	88
145	Wrexham University Wrexham, Wales	40	£27k	80%	84%	120
146	University of Greater Manchester Bolton, North West · TEF Silver	38	£23.5k	65%	82%	88
147	University of Bedfordshire Luton, East of England · TEF Bronze	37	£26.5k	76%	85%	72
148	Arden University City of London, London · TEF Requires Improvement	31	—	70%	83%	24
149	Richmond, The American International University in London Hounslow, London · TEF Bronze	29	—	75%	81%	24

How the score works: universities are compared within each subject on salary five years after graduating (27%), the share in work or further study (18%), student satisfaction (18%), students staying on (13.5%), typical UCAS points (13.5%, compared within each nation) and the TEF rating (10%, England). 50 is typical. Figures: Discover Uni (Office for Students, HESA), National Student Survey, Graduate Outcomes, HMRC LEO earnings; full-time first degrees.

UK university rankings 2026

Best universities by subject