Top English Universities

Here are all of the universities in England. England has the most universities in the UK and this is a comprehensive ranking of all the universities in the country.

Best English Universities

This is a ranking of the best universities in England. Here, you will see what the top universities in England are as voted for by Uni Compare users. This ranking has universities from cities from all over like Manchester, London, Liverpool, Norwich, Birmingham, Coventry and more.

England is home to some of the oldest universities in the world and is generally considered to be one of the best countries to study in, in the world. Our England universities ranking takes into account the university's overall course quality, their accommodation rankings and their employability ran...

Top English Universities

University (Score)

1st

Loughborough University

(4.42)

4.24

4.48

4.40

4.58

99%

2nd

Nottingham Trent University

(4.34)

3.95

4.39

4.67

4.34

98%

3rd

University of Oxford

(4.33)

4.04

4.38

4.19

4.71

96%

4th

Aston University

(4.32)

3.97

4.37

4.41

4.53

97%

5th

University of Leeds

(4.31)

4.03

4.26

4.72

4.24

96%

6th

Imperial College London

(4.31)

4.08

4.29

4.06

4.79

94%

7th

University of Sheffield

(4.26)

3.95

4.25

4.56

4.29

97%

8th

Liverpool John Moores University

(4.23)

3.86

4.30

4.51

4.25

97%

9th

University of Birmingham

(4.23)

4.01

4.21

4.42

4.27

96%

10th

University of Liverpool

(4.21)

3.94

4.19

4.55

4.17

94%

11th

Newcastle University

(4.21)

3.86

4.05

4.71

4.23

98%

12th

University of Cambridge

(4.20)

4.06

4.24

3.83

4.68

97%

13th

University of Bath

(4.20)

3.89

4.17

4.07

4.66

98%

14th

Durham University

(4.19)

3.71

4.21

4.26

4.59

98%

15th

University of Exeter

(4.19)

4.19

4.18

4.16

4.22

97%

16th

Sheffield Hallam University

(4.18)

3.91

4.12

4.51

4.19

95%

17th

University of Bristol

(4.18)

3.76

4.10

4.52

4.35

97%

18th

Edge Hill University

(4.18)

4.17

4.23

3.98

4.33

97%

19th

University of Nottingham

(4.17)

3.75

4.14

4.54

4.27

98%

20th

Bristol, University of the West of England (UWE)

(4.17)

3.86

4.22

4.40

4.21

97%

21st

University of Southampton

(4.17)

3.90

4.28

4.26

4.22

98%

22nd

University of Hull

(4.16)

4.10

4.19

4.29

4.05

95%

23rd

UCL, University of London

(4.16)

3.57

4.28

4.17

4.60

95%

24th

Arts University Bournemouth

(4.15)

3.78

4.34

4.25

4.25

93%

25th

Northumbria University

(4.15)

3.73

4.23

4.52

4.11

96%

26th

University of York

(4.15)

3.91

4.31

4.16

4.20

98%

27th

Leeds Beckett University

(4.15)

3.74

4.25

4.47

4.12

94%

28th

University of Reading

(4.15)

4.04

4.17

4.25

4.13

96%

29th

University of Portsmouth

(4.14)

3.97

4.10

4.42

4.07

96%

30th

York St John University

(4.13)

3.83

4.12

4.26

4.29

94%

31st

University of Lincoln

(4.12)

3.91

4.21

4.30

4.05

98%

32nd

Manchester Metropolitan University

(4.10)

3.69

4.15

4.45

4.13

96%

33rd

Birmingham City University

(4.10)

3.74

4.28

4.19

4.19

95%

34th

University of Derby

(4.10)

3.91

4.31

4.00

4.16

95%

35th

King's College London, UOL

(4.09)

3.60

4.24

4.02

4.52

95%

36th

Lancaster University

(4.09)

4.02

4.21

3.91

4.23

95%

37th

Queen Mary, University of London

(4.09)

3.81

4.25

4.08

4.23

96%

38th

Leeds College of Art

(4.09)

3.72

4.29

4.26

4.08

96%

39th

University of Warwick

(4.08)

3.92

4.21

3.73

4.48

92%

40th

De Montfort University (DMU)

(4.08)

3.85

4.19

4.18

4.09

95%

41st

University of Kent

(4.07)

4.04

4.15

4.18

3.93

92%

42nd

University of East Anglia (UEA)

(4.07)

3.87

4.07

4.22

4.13

96%

43rd

The Royal Veterinary College

(4.06)

3.79

4.26

3.56

4.64

92%

44th

University of Salford

(4.06)

4.04

4.05

4.08

4.07

94%

45th

London School of Economics

(4.05)

3.93

4.24

3.47

4.58

88%

46th

Royal Holloway, University of London

(4.05)

4.16

4.19

3.74

4.11

98%

47th

Falmouth University

(4.05)

4.04

4.21

3.94

4.00

97%

48th

University of Sunderland

(4.05)

3.66

4.25

3.97

4.32

93%

49th

University of Sussex

(4.04)

3.69

4.07

4.40

4.01

95%

50th

University of Chichester

(4.04)

3.65

4.33

3.97

4.21

97%

51st

University of Huddersfield

(4.04)

3.70

4.27

3.89

4.29

97%

52nd

University of Plymouth

(4.04)

3.71

4.08

4.29

4.06

97%

53rd

University of Worcester

(4.03)

3.77

4.21

4.03

4.12

95%

54th

University of Central Lancashire

(4.03)

3.70

4.15

4.22

4.03

95%

55th

The University of Manchester

(4.02)

3.13

4.08

4.50

4.39

93%

56th

Royal Agricultural University

(4.02)

3.60

3.94

4.16

4.39

90%

57th

University of Chester

(4.02)

3.84

4.18

4.04

4.00

94%

58th

Keele University

(4.01)

3.59

4.25

4.00

4.22

97%

59th

University of Essex

(4.01)

3.78

4.11

4.11

4.02

95%

60th

Bournemouth University

(4.00)

3.83

3.95

4.38

3.84

92%

61st

University of Bradford

(4.00)

3.75

4.12

3.80

4.32

94%

62nd

Newman University

(3.99)

3.76

4.22

3.76

4.22

83%

63rd

University of Gloucestershire

(3.98)

3.76

4.13

4.04

4.00

96%

64th

University of Surrey

(3.97)

3.89

4.01

3.90

4.09

93%

65th

University of East London

(3.96)

3.84

4.16

3.80

4.05

88%

66th

Solihull College & University Centre

(3.96)

3.96

3.75

4.17

3.96

83%

67th

University of Westminster

(3.96)

3.54

4.15

4.06

4.07

93%

68th

Bishop Grosseteste University

(3.95)

3.95

4.09

3.59

4.16

86%

69th

Solent University

(3.95)

3.51

4.03

4.18

4.07

90%

70th

St Georges, University of London

(3.94)

3.73

3.85

3.85

4.35

89%

71st

University of Roehampton

(3.93)

3.58

4.19

3.98

3.98

91%

72nd

St Mary's University, Twickenham

(3.93)

3.54

4.33

3.96

3.91

85%

73rd

Bath Spa University

(3.93)

4.06

4.05

3.80

3.82

92%

74th

Coventry University

(3.92)

3.61

4.05

3.96

4.07

90%

75th

University of Winchester

(3.92)

3.91

4.02

3.73

4.02

94%

76th

Open University

(3.91)

3.58

4.42

3.20

4.44

96%

77th

Oxford Brookes University

(3.91)

3.67

3.98

4.01

3.99

93%

78th

University of Hertfordshire

(3.91)

3.72

4.17

3.65

4.09

94%

79th

Harper Adams University

(3.90)

3.68

4.32

3.68

3.94

88%

80th

Anglia Ruskin University ARU

(3.89)

3.66

4.04

3.72

4.16

94%

81st

University of Leicester

(3.89)

3.82

4.05

3.95

3.74

89%

82nd

Canterbury Christ Church University

(3.88)

3.71

3.98

3.92

3.91

88%

83rd

University of Brighton

(3.87)

3.44

3.91

4.26

3.86

86%

84th

Staffordshire University

(3.87)

3.42

4.21

3.73

4.11

83%

85th

Buckinghamshire New University

(3.87)

3.48

4.09

3.70

4.18

83%

86th

London South Bank University

(3.86)

3.30

4.10

3.80

4.24

90%

87th

City, University of London

(3.85)

3.69

4.02

3.61

4.09

89%

88th

Hartpury College

(3.83)

3.48

4.02

3.88

3.95

93%

89th

The University of West London

(3.82)

3.21

4.18

3.97

3.92

88%

90th

Brunel Uni, London

(3.82)

3.51

3.96

3.93

3.88

91%

91st

University of Northampton

(3.82)

3.80

4.00

3.64

3.82

85%

92nd

Kingston University

(3.81)

3.25

4.17

3.92

3.88

92%

93rd

University of Bolton

(3.80)

3.33

4.10

3.87

3.92

91%

94th

Liverpool Hope University

(3.80)

3.69

3.64

4.01

3.85

90%

95th

University of Greenwich

(3.78)

3.24

4.11

3.71

4.07

91%

96th

Leeds Trinity University

(3.77)

3.40

3.95

3.56

4.18

92%

97th

University College Birmingham

(3.77)

3.17

3.87

3.79

4.26

92%

98th

Teesside University

(3.77)

3.56

3.97

3.73

3.83

83%

99th

London College of Fashion

(3.76)

3.75

3.86

3.28

4.14

81%

100th

Middlesex University

(3.75)

3.36

3.90

3.82

3.93

92%

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