Best UK Universities for Student Life 2023/2024

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UK University Student Life Rankings

The social aspect of university has long been one of the key aspects of university and is one of the most important things to consider when choosing your next university.

For many, city universities are considered to be the best places to go for the social aspect of university, but this is not necessarily always true. In many instances, rural universities have a better social ranking, purely for the quality, rather than quantity of the social elements on offer. Our social rankings are scored by our users and reflect their experiences at university as well as their experienc...

Top Universities for Student Life 2023/2024

2023
University (Score)
Score
Rec.
4.69
100%
4.63
99%
4.58
94%
4.57
98%
4.56
98%
4.54
97%
4.46
97%
4.44
99%
4.43
98%
4.41
97%
4.41
99%
4.40
100%
4.40
100%
4.38
100%
4.35
100%
4.35
100%
4.35
96%
4.35
98%
4.33
98%
4.33
100%
4.33
100%
4.27
100%
4.26
100%
4.23
98%
4.23
97%
4.23
100%
4.22
95%
4.22
91%
4.21
95%
4.21
100%
4.18
94%
4.18
94%
4.15
100%
4.13
100%
4.12
90%
4.10
100%
4.10
95%
4.06
95%
4.05
99%
4.04
92%
4.03
100%
4.03
100%
4.02
91%
4.02
100%
4.02
96%
4.01
96%
4.01
100%
4.00
95%
3.98
97%
3.97
100%
3.96
100%
3.96
100%
3.96
92%
3.95
92%
3.93
100%
3.92
100%
3.92
100%
3.87
100%
3.84
93%
3.84
93%
3.82
96%
3.80
83%
3.79
90%
3.78
100%
3.78
97%
3.78
95%
3.74
100%
3.74
97%
3.73
100%
3.72
92%
3.66
100%

University Rankings 2023/2024

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