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Discover the top-ranking UK universities featured in the Guardian University Ranking, THE Rankings, and QS Rankings 2024. Search by university name to explore their courses, unique opportunities, and exceptional experiences, all designed to help you find the perfect academic fit.

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UK University Ranking 2025

UK Rank 2025

WUR Rank 2025

Employability Rate

University Name

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1

1

Very High

University of Oxford

2

5

High

University of Cambridge

3

9

96%

Imperial College London

4

22

High

UCL

5

29

94%

University of Edinburgh

6

36

90.87%

King’s College London

7

50

High

London School of Economics and Political Science

8

53

88-92%

University of Manchester

9

78

94-96%

University of Bristol

10

87

95%

University of Glasgow

11

93

90%

University of Birmingham

12

98

92%

University of Sheffield

13

106

High

University of Warwick

14

105

94%

University of Southampton

15

123

90%

University of Leeds

16

136

91.1%

University of Nottingham

17

141

90-93%

Queen Mary University of London

18

146

High

University of York

19

157

94%

Newcastle University

20

160

94%

Newcastle University

21

168

97%

Lancaster University

22

172

90%

Durham University

23

173

92%

University of Exeter

24

185

96%

University of St Andrews

25

191

94%

University of Leicester

26

201-250

95%

Cardiff University

27

201-250

93%

Queen’s University Belfast

28

201-250

96%

University of Aberdeen

29

201-250

High

University of Reading

30

201-250

94.3%

University of Surrey

31

201-250

92% to 96%

University of Sussex

32

251-300

92.9%

University of Bath

33

251-300

96.4%

University of East Anglia

34

301–350

91.7%

Birkbeck, University of London

35

301–350

96% 

Loughborough University

36

301–350

89.4%

St George’s, University of London

37

301–350

95% and 96%

Swansea University

38

301–350

95%

University of Dundee

39

351–400

High

Aston University

40

351–400

95%

Brunel University of London

41

351–400

 90% 

University of London

42

351–400

89%

University of Essex

43

351–400

95%

University of Kent

44

351–400

92%

University of Strathclyde

45

401–500

High

Bangor University

46

401–500

90.7%

Bournemouth University

47

401–500

84%

Heriot-Watt University

48

401–500

96%

Northumbria University

49

401–500

97%

Royal Holloway, University of London

50

401–500

95%

SOAS University of London

51

401–500

91.2-93.4%

University of Hull

52

401–500

90%

University of Portsmouth

53

401–500

97%

University of Stirling

54

501–600

92%

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)

55

501–600

92%

Edinburgh Napier University

56

501–600

90%

Goldsmiths, University of London

57

501–600

95%

Keele University

58

501–600

91%

Middlesex University

59

501–600

High

Royal Veterinary College

60

501–600

87%

University of Bradford

61

501–600

95%

University of Greenwich

62

501–600

97.3%

University of Huddersfield

63

501–600

95%

University of Plymouth

64

601–800

High

Aberystwyth University

65

601–800

95%

Coventry University

66

601–800

97%

De Montfort University

67

601–800

High

Liverpool John Moores University

68

601–800

96.7%

London Metropolitan University

69

601–800

90%

London South Bank University

70

601–800

94.6%

Manchester Metropolitan University

71

601–800

97%

Nottingham Trent University

72

601–800

95%

Oxford Brookes University

73

601–800

High

SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College)

74

601–800

94%

Ulster University

75

601–800

91.4%

University of Brighton

76

601–800

93%

University of Derby

77

601–800

96%

University of Hertfordshire

78

601–800

High

University of Lincoln

79

601–800

89%

University of the West of England

80

601–800

94-97%

University of the West of Scotland

81

801–1000

97.4%

Birmingham City University

82

801–1000

93%

Glasgow Caledonian University

83

801–1000

High

Kingston University

84

801–1000

91.1%

Leeds Beckett University

85

801–1000

 96.1%

Robert Gordon University

86

801–1000

95%

Sheffield Hallam University

87

801–1000

91.5%

Teesside University

88

801–1000

86%

The Open University

89

801–1000

95%

University of Central Lancashire

90

801–1000

93%

University of Roehampton

91

801–1000

92.5-98%

University of Salford

92

801–1000

98%

University of Westminster

93

801–1000

96%

University of Wolverhampton

94

1001–1200

95-96%

Cardiff Metropolitan University

95

1001–1200

97.7%

Edge Hill University

96

1001–1200

92%

University of Bedfordshire

97

1001–1200

91%

University of East London

98

1201–1500

94.8%

University of Gloucestershire

99

1201–1500

93%

Canterbury Christ Church University

100

1201–1500

96%

University of Northampton

101

1201–1500

96%

University of South Wales

102

1201–1500

High

University of Staffordshire

103

1201–1500

High

University of Sunderland

104

1201–1500

92.8%

University of Winchester

105

1201–1500

92.8%

University of Worcester

106

1501+

89.8%

University of Chester

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