Best universities for accommodation 2025

Discover the top universities with A+ accommodation! Find those with the highest-rated facilities for a cosy and clean uni life.

UK university accommodation rankings

You're accommodation is you're new home away from home, so let's make sure it has everything you need! Whether it's student halls or off-site accommodation, students have rated their university accommodation to give you a taste of what it's like.

Top universities for accommodation 2025

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2025	UNIVERSITY	2025	OVERALL	SCORE	RECC
1st 0	Edge Hill Uni Edge Hill University View All Courses	1st 0	4.20	4.40	100%
2nd 2	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	2nd 2	4.21	4.34	98%
3rd 5	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	3rd 5	4.29	4.19	100%
4th 45	Middlesex Uni Middlesex University View All Courses	4th 45	4.26	4.17	98%
5th 20	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	5th 20	4.13	4.15	92%
6th 12	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	6th 12	4.36	4.15	99%
7th 14	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	7th 14	4.30	4.10	99%
8th 92	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	8th 92	4.02	4.09	100%
9th -2	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	9th -2	4.08	4.06	100%
10th 13	Uni of Lincoln University of Lincoln View All Courses	10th 13	3.99	4.05	95%
11th 9	De Montfort De Montfort University (DMU) View All Courses	11th 9	4.00	4.04	92%
12th 2	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	12th 2	4.09	4.00	96%
13th 16	Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London View All Courses	13th 16	3.71	4.00	100%
14th 26	Ulster Uni Ulster University View All Courses	14th 26	3.91	3.98	100%
15th 7	Bath Spa Uni Bath Spa University View All Courses	15th 7	3.58	3.96	100%
16th 36	Uni of Derby University of Derby View All Courses	16th 36	4.08	3.96	98%
17th 21	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	17th 21	4.10	3.96	97%
18th -1	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	18th -1	4.14	3.96	100%
19th 0	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	19th 0	4.08	3.95	99%
20th -15	Uni of Surrey University of Surrey View All Courses	20th -15	4.07	3.95	99%
21st 57	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	21st 57	4.07	3.92	97%
22nd 74	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	22nd 74	3.78	3.92	96%
23rd -20	Loughborough Uni Loughborough University View All Courses	23rd -20	4.08	3.91	98%
24th -18	Uni of Sheffield University of Sheffield View All Courses	24th -18	3.96	3.90	99%
25th 30	The Uni of Salford The University of Salford View All Courses	25th 30	4.07	3.89	95%
26th 149	Ravensbourne Ravensbourne University London View All Courses	26th 149	4.05	3.86	94%
27th -15	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	27th -15	3.96	3.84	100%
28th 17	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	28th 17	4.00	3.83	100%
29th -13	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	29th -13	3.67	3.83	100%
30th -2	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	30th -2	3.96	3.82	99%
31st -1	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	31st -1	4.19	3.82	99%
32nd 19	Aston Uni Aston University View All Courses	32nd 19	3.96	3.76	98%
33rd 3	Leeds Beckett Uni Leeds Beckett University View All Courses	33rd 3	3.98	3.76	100%
34th 45	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	34th 45	4.02	3.75	100%
35th -1	Lancaster Uni Lancaster University View All Courses	35th -1	3.65	3.75	94%
36th 22	Cardiff Met Uni Cardiff Metropolitan University View All Courses	36th 22	3.89	3.74	100%
37th 31	Manchester Met Uni Manchester Metropolitan University View All Courses	37th 31	4.11	3.71	99%
38th 16	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	38th 16	3.72	3.69	92%
39th 4	Queen's Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	39th 4	3.68	3.68	96%
40th -9	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	40th -9	3.83	3.67	100%
41st -6	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	41st -6	3.81	3.66	98%
42nd -16	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	42nd -16	3.86	3.66	97%
43rd 30	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	43rd 30	3.97	3.66	98%
44th 18	Falmouth Uni Falmouth University View All Courses	44th 18	3.91	3.65	100%
45th -6	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	45th -6	3.86	3.65	98%
46th -35	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University View All Courses	46th -35	3.89	3.63	97%
47th 9	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	47th 9	3.96	3.63	100%
48th 37	Uni of Chichester University of Chichester View All Courses	48th 37	3.82	3.62	100%
49th -40	Uni of Cambridge University of Cambridge View All Courses	49th -40	3.86	3.60	100%
50th 27	UWE, Bristol UWE, Bristol View All Courses	50th 27	3.90	3.59	96%
51st -27	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	51st -27	4.00	3.59	98%
52nd 13	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	52nd 13	4.07	3.58	97%
53rd -6	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	53rd -6	3.78	3.57	98%
54th -21	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	54th -21	3.74	3.56	97%
55th -28	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	55th -28	3.86	3.56	100%
56th 53	Edinburgh Napier Edinburgh Napier University View All Courses	56th 53	3.79	3.55	94%
57th -47	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	57th -47	3.83	3.52	97%
58th 43	Kingston Uni Kingston University View All Courses	58th 43	3.66	3.51	87%
59th 66	Bishop Grosseteste Uni Bishop Grosseteste University View All Courses	59th 66	3.59	3.50	89%
60th 28	Canterbury Uni Canterbury Christ Church University View All Courses	60th 28	3.64	3.47	94%
61st -13	UCLan University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) View All Courses	61st -13	3.44	3.46	94%
62nd 71	Uni of West Scotland University of the West of Scotland View All Courses	62nd 71	3.66	3.45	91%
63rd -17	Arts Bournemouth Arts University Bournemouth View All Courses	63rd -17	3.40	3.45	83%
64th -4	Uni College Birmingham University College Birmingham View All Courses	64th -4	3.35	3.43	100%
65th -4	Uni of Bedfordshire University of Bedfordshire View All Courses	65th -4	3.16	3.43	88%
66th 0	Birmingham City Uni Birmingham City University View All Courses	66th 0	3.84	3.43	91%
67th -3	Queen Mary, UOL Queen Mary, University of London View All Courses	67th -3	3.76	3.41	100%
68th -66	Aberystwyth Uni Aberystwyth University View All Courses	68th -66	3.17	3.41	96%
69th -25	Uni of Bath University of Bath View All Courses	69th -25	3.65	3.41	96%
70th 4	Imperial College Imperial College London View All Courses	70th 4	3.46	3.40	100%
71st 5	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	71st 5	3.68	3.39	94%
72nd 15	Uni of Cumbria The University of Cumbria View All Courses	72nd 15	3.42	3.38	100%
73rd 54	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	73rd 54	3.99	3.38	97%
74th 18	Glasgow Caledonian Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) View All Courses	74th 18	3.46	3.37	100%
75th -16	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	75th -16	3.85	3.34	96%
76th 31	Uni of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton View All Courses	76th 31	3.75	3.33	96%
77th 42	Goldsmiths, UOL Goldsmiths, University of London View All Courses	77th 42	3.27	3.30	100%
78th 43	Bedford Bedford College View All Courses	78th 43	3.12	3.29	100%
79th 44	St Georges, UOL St Georges, University of London View All Courses	79th 44	3.38	3.29	100%
80th 46	Uni of East London University of East London View All Courses	80th 46	3.39	3.28	100%
81st 3	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	81st 3	3.40	3.27	100%
82nd -10	Uni of Westminster University of Westminster View All Courses	82nd -10	3.73	3.26	100%
83rd 54	AUP Arts University Plymouth View All Courses	83rd 54	3.23	3.24	100%
84th -1	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	84th -1	3.58	3.23	100%
85th 4	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	85th 4	3.83	3.22	100%
86th 17	USW University of South Wales View All Courses	86th 17	3.58	3.21	95%
87th -50	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	87th -50	3.17	3.21	100%
88th -7	Uni of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde View All Courses	88th -7	3.74	3.21	100%
89th 60	Royal Agricultural University Royal Agricultural University View All Courses	89th 60	3.14	3.20	100%
90th 24	City, UOL City, University of London View All Courses	90th 24	3.62	3.19	92%
91st 0	Uni of West London The University of West London View All Courses	91st 0	3.21	3.12	100%
92nd 80	UCFB UCFB View All Courses	92nd 80	3.09	3.09	100%
93rd 80	Exeter College Exeter College View All Courses	93rd 80	3.22	3.09	100%
94th 80	UWTSD University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) View All Courses	94th 80	2.94	3.09	67%
95th -80	Uni of Gloucestershire University of Gloucestershire View All Courses	95th -80	3.58	3.08	100%
96th -16	Abertay Uni Abertay University View All Courses	96th -16	3.32	3.06	100%
97th -65	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	97th -65	3.35	3.03	97%
98th -23	Uni of Essex University of Essex View All Courses	98th -23	3.15	3.03	95%
99th -1	Brunel Uni London Brunel University of London View All Courses	99th -1	3.36	3.02	92%
100th -43	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	100th -43	3.48	3.01	93%

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