The Complete University Guide League Tables – comprehensive rankings of over 140 UK universities in one main table, and in 70 subject tables. Source: thecompleteuniversityguide
Measures
The maximum scores for the measures shown are as follows:
- Entry Standards: No maximum
- Student Satisfaction: 5.00
- Research Quality: 4.00
- Research Intensity: 1.00
- Graduate Prospects: 100.0
- Student-Staff Ratio: No maximum
- Academic Services Spend: No maximum
- Facilities Spend: No maximum
- Good Honours: 100.0
- Degree Completion: 100.0
- Overall Score: 1000
| Rank | University Name | Entry Standards | Student Satisfaction | Research Quality | Research Intensity | Graduate Prospects | Student-Staff Ratio | Academic Services Spend | Facilities Spend | Good Honours | Degree Completion | Overall Score | |
| 1st | 0 | Cambridge | 600 | 4.17 | 3.33 | 0.95 | 89 | 11 | 2,628 | 800 | 91 | 98.6 | 1000 |
| 2nd | 0 | Oxford | 574 | 4.17 | 3.34 | 0.87 | 86.7 | 10.5 | 2,700 | 509 | 92.4 | 97.7 | 998 |
| 3rd | 0 | London School of Economics | 518 | 3.89 | 3.35 | 0.85 | 78.5 | 11.6 | 2,105 | 553 | 86.6 | 97.6 | 940 |
| 4th | 0 | Imperial College London | 567 | 4.15 | 3.36 | 0.92 | 90.8 | 11.1 | 2,309 | 722 | 86.5 | 96.4 | 938 |
| 5th | 0 | St Andrews | 520 | 4.23 | 3.13 | 0.82 | 83.2 | 11.6 | 2,015 | 496 | 90.7 | 95.5 | 927 |
| 6th | 1 | Durham | 524 | 4.14 | 3.14 | 0.79 | 83.6 | 14.7 | 1,542 | 1,048 | 89.4 | 95.6 | 916 |
| 7th | 4 | Loughborough | 410 | 4.26 | 2.95 | 0.88 | 83.6 | 14.6 | 1,507 | 1,060 | 81.7 | 94.9 | 897 |
| 8th | 1 | Warwick | 485 | 4.09 | 3.22 | 0.83 | 79.5 | 12.5 | 1,826 | 694 | 82.7 | 94.9 | 889 |
| 9th | 0 | Lancaster | 423 | 4.17 | 3.15 | 0.77 | 82.6 | 13.4 | 1,821 | 892 | 76.8 | 92.9 | 885 |
| 10th | 3 | University College London | 505 | 3.95 | 3.22 | 0.91 | 82.9 | 10.2 | 2,212 | 247 | 89 | 95.6 | 880 |
| 11th | 0 | Bath | 478 | 4.18 | 3.17 | 0.74 | 85.1 | 15.5 | 1,578 | 475 | 84.5 | 96.4 | 870 |
| 11th | 3 | Surrey | 431 | 4.31 | 2.98 | 0.73 | 78.7 | 13.9 | 1,805 | 737 | 80.7 | 91.6 | 870 |
| 13th | 3 | Exeter | 466 | 4.18 | 3.08 | 0.82 | 79.6 | 15.8 | 1,689 | 718 | 84.8 | 96 | 855 |
| 14th | 2 | East Anglia (UEA) | 423 | 4.17 | 3.11 | 0.75 | 70.1 | 13.2 | 1,551 | 1,119 | 83.4 | 92.1 | 841 |
| 15th | 3 | Birmingham | 423 | 4.08 | 3.07 | 0.81 | 86.5 | 14 | 1,883 | 543 | 86.1 | 94.8 | 832 |
| 16th | 3 | Leeds | 430 | 4.16 | 3.13 | 0.75 | 78.5 | 13.5 | 1,970 | 504 | 83.3 | 93.6 | 827 |
| 17th | 3 | Southampton | 417 | 4.08 | 3.15 | 0.9 | 77.9 | 12 | 1,694 | 504 | 80.1 | 91.8 | 821 |
| 18th | 3 | Sussex | 375 | 4.06 | 3.01 | 0.73 | 84.2 | 15.3 | 1,719 | 892 | 79.1 | 91.1 | 817 |
| 19th | 1 | Edinburgh | 485 | 3.93 | 3.18 | 0.83 | 78.6 | 12 | 1,436 | 567 | 84.5 | 91.2 | 808 |
| 20th | 3 | York | 430 | 4.14 | 3.17 | 0.75 | 75.7 | 14.5 | 1,441 | 664 | 80.5 | 93.3 | 807 |
| 21st | 2 | King's College London | 462 | 3.91 | 3.23 | 0.8 | 85.7 | 11.7 | 1,499 | 597 | 83.4 | 94 | 799 |
| 21st | 4 | Nottingham | 424 | 4.06 | 3.09 | 0.79 | 81.2 | 13.2 | 1,594 | 610 | 80.5 | 93.7 | 799 |
| 23rd | 1 | Kent | 358 | 4.12 | 2.95 | 0.85 | 76.6 | 12.7 | 1,060 | 543 | 80.1 | 91.6 | 796 |
| 24th | 9 | Bristol | 476 | 3.96 | 3.18 | 0.91 | 79.5 | 13.8 | 1,453 | 462 | 87.9 | 95.1 | 791 |
| 25th | 3 | Manchester | 433 | 4.05 | 3.16 | 0.78 | 78.4 | 13.4 | 1,513 | 591 | 76.2 | 93 | 773 |
| 25th | 1 | Newcastle | 430 | 4.14 | 3.09 | 0.8 | 79.3 | 15.5 | 1,352 | 459 | 81.3 | 94.9 | 773 |
| 27th | 2 | Reading | 371 | 4.09 | 3.03 | 0.83 | 70.2 | 14.7 | 1,493 | 466 | 80.6 | 92.2 | 764 |
| 27th | 0 | Sheffield | 415 | 4.14 | 3.17 | 0.74 | 75.5 | 14.6 | 1,540 | 506 | 79.5 | 94.4 | 764 |
| 29th | 1 | Glasgow | 467 | 4.12 | 3.1 | 0.84 | 79.5 | 14.5 | 1,702 | 509 | 79.3 | 88.4 | 762 |
| 30th | 2 | Aston | 353 | 4.17 | 3.05 | 0.57 | 78.8 | 19 | 1,416 | 601 | 86.2 | 93.7 | 761 |
| 31st | 2 | Queen Mary, University of London | 404 | 4.12 | 3.18 | 0.74 | 73 | 11.9 | 1,548 | 816 | 74.3 | 90.4 | 756 |
| 32nd | 8 | Leicester | 390 | 4.03 | 2.93 | 0.78 | 72.1 | 12.9 | 1,807 | 837 | 77.2 | 91.8 | 755 |
| 33rd | 3 | Queen's, Belfast | 385 | 4.13 | 2.99 | 0.95 | 78.4 | 15.1 | 1,266 | 748 | 78.3 | 92.6 | 754 |
| 34th | 3 | Heriot-Watt | 406 | 4.12 | 3.06 | 0.82 | 77.9 | 15.6 | 1,352 | 901 | 75.5 | 84.5 | 751 |
| 35th | 4 | Cardiff | 399 | 4.09 | 3.27 | 0.62 | 79.8 | 13.7 | 1,245 | 535 | 76 | 92.6 | 747 |
| 35th | 7 | Dundee | 426 | 4.19 | 3.03 | 0.68 | 79.9 | 12.6 | 1,309 | 386 | 77.8 | 86.4 | 747 |
| 37th | 3 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 402 | 4.15 | 3.09 | 0.77 | 62.4 | 15.3 | 1,171 | 595 | 75.6 | 93.7 | 743 |
| 38th | 1 | Liverpool | 383 | 4.01 | 3.06 | 0.7 | 75.8 | 11.8 | 1,685 | 472 | 75.8 | 91.8 | 742 |
| 39th | 8 | Stirling | 374 | 3.99 | 2.96 | 0.74 | 72.8 | 14.9 | 1,011 | 667 | 83.7 | 86.5 | 730 |
| 40th | 1 | City, University of London | 371 | 4.2 | 2.95 | 0.53 | 78 | 16.6 | 1,790 | 556 | 71.8 | 85.5 | 727 |
| 41st | 7 | Essex | 297 | 4.22 | 3.05 | 0.82 | 63.7 | 16.5 | 1,578 | 1,086 | 74.3 | 88.3 | 726 |
| 42nd | 2 | Aberdeen | 441 | 4 | 2.97 | 0.73 | 76 | 13.5 | 1,552 | 672 | 77.9 | 84.3 | 718 |
| 43rd | 0 | SOAS University of London | 397 | 3.98 | 2.82 | 0.76 | 68.1 | 11.1 | 1,883 | 272 | 79.9 | 84.2 | 714 |
| 44th | 1 | St George's, University of London | 429 | 4 | 2.99 | 0.52 | 93.4 | 12.8 | 3,326 | 129 | 74.4 | 94.8 | 713 |
| 45th | 0 | Swansea | 311 | 4.13 | 3.09 | 0.71 | 81.1 | 14.7 | 1,387 | 493 | 76.1 | 90 | 702 |
| 46th | 14 | Harper Adams | 338 | 4.11 | 2.66 | 0.23 | 73.7 | 15.4 | 1,418 | 1,098 | 63.2 | 88.7 | 691 |
| 46th | 0 | Keele | 350 | 4.28 | 2.88 | 0.59 | 75.6 | 13.2 | 1,048 | 537 | 67.2 | 89.1 | 691 |
| 48th | 10 | Strathclyde | 470 | 4.01 | 3.04 | 0.84 | 71.7 | 19.4 | 1,453 | 310 | 77.8 | 87.2 | 688 |
| 49th | 2 | Lincoln | 339 | 4.09 | 2.54 | 0.39 | 70.5 | 15.7 | 1,161 | 556 | 67.7 | 89.3 | 683 |
| 50th | 2 | Coventry | 316 | 4.28 | 2.67 | 0.13 | 73.8 | 14.6 | 1,273 | 535 | 70.1 | 84.3 | 679 |
| 51st | 1 | Goldsmiths, University of London | 353 | 3.98 | 2.9 | 0.85 | 55.5 | 13.8 | 1,198 | 441 | 80.6 | 83.9 | 677 |
| 52nd | 3 | Brunel University London | 349 | 4.06 | 2.67 | 0.85 | 63 | 15.7 | 1,452 | 542 | 72.2 | 87.4 | 672 |
| 53rd | 10 | Bradford | 321 | 4.08 | 2.95 | 0.23 | 75 | 16 | 1,298 | 691 | 75.4 | 84.1 | 656 |
| 54th | 0 | De Montfort | 292 | 4.14 | 2.67 | 0.3 | 76.8 | 18.6 | 1,389 | 654 | 70.1 | 86.5 | 648 |
| 55th | 14 | Buckingham | 311 | 4.36 | n/a | n/a | 83.3 | 9.6 | 1,204 | 832 | 54.7 | 85 | 641 |
| 56th | 2 | Bournemouth | 321 | 3.9 | 2.72 | 0.29 | 65.8 | 17.3 | 1,241 | 628 | 77.9 | 85.5 | 638 |
| 57th | 16 | Manchester Metropolitan | 349 | 4.1 | 2.74 | 0.24 | 63.2 | 15.6 | 1,198 | 461 | 70.4 | 83.5 | 637 |
| 58th | 12 | Falmouth | 310 | 4.14 | 2.04 | 0.33 | 73.5 | 18.9 | 1,174 | 364 | 74.8 | 88.6 | 634 |
| 59th | 1 | Northumbria | 361 | 4.11 | 2.71 | 0.29 | 66 | 17.1 | 1,067 | 474 | 69.7 | 87.5 | 633 |
| 59th | 7 | University for the Creative Arts | 316 | 4.08 | 2.72 | 0.1 | 51.7 | 12.1 | 2,202 | 268 | 63.4 | 84.9 | 633 |
| 61st | 2 | Portsmouth | 321 | 4.14 | 2.75 | 0.27 | 66.8 | 15.4 | 1,445 | 372 | 71.2 | 85.8 | 631 |
| 62nd | 4 | Bangor | 342 | 4.26 | 2.99 | 0.63 | 67.2 | 16.9 | 1,034 | 442 | 64.2 | 82.3 | 629 |
| 63rd | 10 | Nottingham Trent | 305 | 4.15 | 2.59 | 0.23 | 66.3 | 16.7 | 1,053 | 729 | 71.4 | 85.8 | 627 |
| 64th | 1 | Robert Gordon | 385 | 4.09 | 2.35 | 0.21 | 82.8 | 18.4 | 1,069 | 297 | 70.5 | 83 | 625 |
| 65th | 11 | Oxford Brookes | 335 | 4.15 | 2.66 | 0.39 | 68.6 | 18.3 | 927 | 411 | 74.9 | 90.1 | 624 |
| 66th | New | Norwich University of the Arts | 343 | 4.15 | 2.69 | 0.18 | 63.1 | 17.8 | 1,099 | 132 | 67.9 | 88.5 | 621 |
| 67th | 5 | West of England, Bristol | 323 | 4.03 | 2.7 | 0.29 | 70.4 | 18.5 | 1,263 | 806 | 73.3 | 83 | 614 |
| 68th | 5 | Hull | 335 | 4.05 | 2.7 | 0.56 | 66.5 | 16.2 | 1,400 | 551 | 70.4 | 84 | 606 |
| 69th | 3 | Roehampton | 275 | 4.02 | 2.83 | 0.67 | 60 | 14.9 | 1,814 | 560 | 70.3 | 78.7 | 604 |
| 70th | 4 | Ulster | 307 | 4.18 | 2.91 | 0.84 | 62.3 | 17.1 | 1,195 | 531 | 65.9 | 81.1 | 600 |
| 71st | 11 | Edge Hill | 327 | 4.16 | 2.22 | 0.27 | 63.1 | 14.8 | 1,378 | 524 | 69.8 | 84.7 | 599 |
| 72nd | 7 | Cardiff Metropolitan | 315 | 4.03 | 3 | 0.09 | 59 | 17.9 | 1,246 | 711 | 67.5 | 82.3 | 598 |
| 73rd | 0 | Sheffield Hallam | 304 | 4.03 | 2.76 | 0.16 | 64.7 | 16.5 | 1,587 | 457 | 66 | 86.4 | 598 |
| 74th | 6 | Liverpool John Moores | 342 | 4.12 | 2.79 | 0.26 | 63 | 18.1 | 1,087 | 287 | 73 | 84.4 | 596 |
| 75th | 12 | Winchester | 293 | 4.17 | 2.32 | 0.3 | 60.5 | 16.7 | 901 | 323 | 77.3 | 88.7 | 596 |
| 76th | 19 | Arts University Bournemouth | 322 | 4.07 | 2.3 | 0.13 | 61.4 | 14.9 | 788 | 235 | 62.2 | 91.6 | 586 |
| 77th | 6 | Bath Spa | 321 | 4.2 | 2.52 | 0.3 | 54.5 | 18.5 | 1,231 | 262 | 72.8 | 87.1 | 586 |
| 78th | 11 | Middlesex | 297 | 4.02 | 2.58 | 0.35 | 64.7 | 16.3 | 2,692 | 605 | 62.2 | 74.7 | 580 |
| 79th | 4 | Hertfordshire | 302 | 4.01 | 2.61 | 0.21 | 74.7 | 17.5 | 1,168 | 925 | 65 | 82.1 | 577 |
| 80th | 3 | Chichester | 298 | 4.17 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 56.9 | 16 | 823 | 430 | 69 | 89.1 | 575 |
| 81st | 7 | Huddersfield | 331 | 4.13 | 2.65 | 0.32 | 73.6 | 20.6 | 1,254 | 425 | 65.1 | 81.8 | 572 |
| 82nd | 1 | Glasgow Caledonian | 385 | 3.98 | 2.67 | 0.24 | 70.1 | 21.1 | 1,256 | 292 | 73 | 83.3 | 568 |
| 83rd | 14 | Liverpool Hope | 307 | 4.28 | 2.21 | 0.53 | 53.4 | 16.2 | 872 | 1,116 | 66.2 | 79.6 | 567 |
| 84th | 6 | Plymouth | 314 | 4.08 | 2.74 | 0.5 | 60.1 | 16.4 | 1,085 | 425 | 69.9 | 84.9 | 566 |
| 85th | 5 | University of the Arts, London | 314 | 3.92 | 3.12 | 0.17 | 59 | 17 | 1,392 | 215 | 62.7 | 83.7 | 561 |
| 86th | 9 | Abertay | 338 | 4.04 | 2.16 | 0.36 | 65.6 | 19.3 | 1,045 | 767 | 70.9 | 77.2 | 557 |
| 87th | 1 | Aberystwyth | 289 | 4.01 | 2.84 | 0.76 | 62.3 | 19.1 | 1,106 | 548 | 66.9 | 88.6 | 555 |
| 88th | 4 | Northampton | 280 | 4.14 | 2.09 | 0.25 | 59.4 | 18.6 | 1,344 | 1,031 | 66.3 | 85.8 | 555 |
| 89th | 9 | Gloucestershire | 319 | 4.06 | 2.38 | 0.18 | 55.2 | 18.3 | 1,340 | 454 | 69 | 86.5 | 551 |
| 90th | 14 | Brighton | 301 | 4 | 2.84 | 0.21 | 66.6 | 17.4 | 912 | 431 | 66.9 | 84 | 550 |
| 91st | 3 | Derby | 302 | 4.16 | 2.07 | 0.19 | 59.1 | 14.8 | 1,277 | 417 | 66.1 | 81.8 | 546 |
| 92nd | 0 | Edinburgh Napier | 337 | 4.05 | 2.52 | 0.19 | 68.6 | 20.1 | 887 | 327 | 73.9 | 82.4 | 544 |
| 93rd | 15 | Queen Margaret | 350 | 4.02 | 2.65 | 0.22 | 58.2 | 18.3 | 1,015 | 347 | 73.2 | 79.7 | 540 |
| 94th | 1 | Chester | 303 | 4.12 | 2.08 | 0.29 | 63.1 | 14 | 1,382 | 485 | 63.8 | 80.4 | 539 |
| 95th | 7 | Birmingham City | 316 | 3.96 | 2.64 | 0.14 | 64.3 | 19.1 | 1,147 | 557 | 65.2 | 86.5 | 535 |
| 95th | 1 | Salford | 316 | 4.05 | 2.54 | 0.33 | 59.2 | 16.7 | 1,193 | 448 | 71.3 | 79.9 | 535 |
| 97th | 8 | Worcester | 300 | 4.09 | 2.08 | 0.3 | 63.1 | 17.3 | 710 | 517 | 65.8 | 85.7 | 526 |
| 98th | 9 | Greenwich | 337 | 4.08 | 2.33 | 0.25 | 58.1 | 18.6 | 1,186 | 525 | 65 | 83.3 | 525 |
| 99th | 8 | Central Lancashire | 317 | 4.06 | 2.51 | 0.24 | 62.3 | 16.8 | 1,565 | 495 | 62 | 78.1 | 515 |
| 99th | 3 | South Wales | 321 | 3.97 | 2.51 | 0.16 | 58.4 | 17.4 | 1,114 | 523 | 64.9 | 82.3 | 515 |
| 101st | 2 | Staffordshire | 274 | 4.11 | 2.2 | 0.33 | 57.7 | 15.7 | 1,462 | 313 | 67.3 | 77.3 | 506 |
| 102nd | 2 | Westminster | 315 | 3.96 | 2.74 | 0.29 | 54.9 | 19.8 | 1,256 | 298 | 68.6 | 81.5 | 503 |
| 103rd | 2 | Leeds Trinity | 284 | 4.11 | 2.01 | 0.17 | 65.8 | 21.6 | 1,116 | 379 | 74.7 | 85 | 502 |
| 104th | 18 | Royal Agricultural University | 301 | 4.01 | 1.4 | 0.26 | 69.7 | 20.8 | 1,888 | 863 | 62.2 | 93.7 | 502 |
| 105th | 13 | Sunderland | 289 | 4.1 | 2.12 | 0.39 | 62.2 | 16.3 | 1,122 | 571 | 54.6 | 80.3 | 502 |
| 106th | 2 | West London | 301 | 3.99 | 1.92 | 0.13 | 60 | 15.6 | 1,399 | 1,115 | 61.3 | 74.9 | 498 |
| 107th | 9 | Teesside | 305 | 4.13 | 2.58 | 0.14 | 59.2 | 17.4 | 1,335 | 481 | 57.5 | 80.5 | 490 |
| 107th | 8 | York St John | 300 | 4.11 | 2.04 | 0.29 | 64.8 | 18.5 | 913 | 428 | 59.2 | 87 | 490 |
| 109th | 5 | Kingston | 288 | 3.97 | 2.7 | 0.16 | 60.6 | 19.3 | 1,287 | 496 | 64.3 | 81.3 | 485 |
| 110th | 5 | Anglia Ruskin | 254 | 4.14 | 2.37 | 0.27 | 64.7 | 17.3 | 1,204 | 474 | 64.8 | 80.7 | 483 |
| 110th | 8 | West of Scotland | 316 | 4.08 | 2.36 | 0.22 | 65.1 | 19.8 | 1,033 | 329 | 65.5 | 79 | 483 |
| 112th | 6 | Canterbury Christ Church | 270 | 4.02 | 2.38 | 0.23 | 57.6 | 16 | 1,001 | 377 | 66.8 | 80.8 | 475 |
| 113th | 0 | Buckinghamshire New | 256 | 4.07 | 2.19 | 0.09 | 57.1 | 17.6 | 726 | 1,342 | 55.3 | 79.7 | 460 |
| 114th | 0 | Leeds Beckett | 288 | 3.98 | 2.16 | 0.24 | 58.3 | 20.7 | 932 | 499 | 65.3 | 78.7 | 446 |
| 115th | 4 | London South Bank | 254 | 3.99 | 2.52 | 0.41 | 67.4 | 17.2 | 1,450 | 437 | 60.4 | 73.1 | 443 |
| 115th | 7 | Southampton Solent | 275 | 4.02 | 1.63 | 0.07 | 54.1 | 16.9 | 1,051 | 621 | 67.7 | 78.5 | 443 |
| 117th | 3 | Newman | 298 | 4.15 | 2.13 | 0.2 | 52.6 | 16.9 | 1,207 | 377 | 59.1 | 79.4 | 442 |
| 118th | 9 | St Mary's, Twickenham | 291 | 4.13 | 1.98 | 0.23 | 66.6 | 20.2 | 757 | 358 | 59.4 | 81.3 | 440 |
| 119th | 2 | Bishop Grosseteste | 284 | 4.07 | 1.96 | 0.17 | 67.8 | 25.1 | 421 | 419 | 67.9 | 90 | 438 |
| 120th | 10 | Bedfordshire | 234 | 4.08 | 2.52 | 0.27 | 57.9 | 17.4 | 1,461 | 599 | 50.4 | 76.3 | 423 |
| 121st | 10 | Cumbria | 286 | 3.93 | 2.13 | 0.08 | 64.5 | 19.7 | 862 | 402 | 61.6 | 84.3 | 422 |
| 122nd | 1 | Bolton | 283 | 4.1 | 2.04 | 0.2 | 59.9 | 15.9 | 735 | 380 | 55 | 71.1 | 406 |
| 123rd | 2 | University of Wales Trinity Saint David | 284 | 3.99 | 2.39 | 0.12 | 50.2 | 17.4 | 1,126 | 661 | 51.2 | 79.7 | 397 |
| 124th | 12 | St Mark and St John | 288 | 3.92 | n/a | n/a | 60.5 | 21.5 | 706 | 1,128 | 60.6 | 82.1 | 379 |
| 125th | 2 | Glyndwr | 236 | 4.1 | 2.15 | 0.16 | 66.1 | 22.1 | 1,447 | 412 | 55.6 | 74.3 | 378 |
| 126th | 2 | East London | 277 | 3.93 | 2.71 | 0.23 | 45.2 | 20 | 1,219 | 731 | 59.1 | 73.4 | 376 |
| 127th | 1 | London Metropolitan | 247 | 4 | 2.44 | 0.15 | 47 | 17.4 | 736 | 571 | 52.6 | 71 | 322 |
