Best universities for employability 2025

Want a university that keeps your career in mind? Here are the universities students rank best for employability!

UK university employability rankings

Our employability rankings take into account how universities help students get ready for life after graduation - whether it's placement years, industries connections or career support. It also uses the views of alumni who've shared how they found securing employment after graduation and the support they received after leaving.

Top universities for employability 2025

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2025	UNIVERSITY	2025	OVERALL	SCORE	RECC
1st 19	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	1st 19	4.36	4.34	99%
2nd 20	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	2nd 20	4.30	4.31	99%
3rd 6	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	3rd 6	4.02	4.29	100%
4th 103	Uni of Derby University of Derby View All Courses	4th 103	4.08	4.24	98%
5th 5	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	5th 5	4.29	4.23	100%
6th -2	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	6th -2	3.85	4.22	96%
7th 47	Manchester Met Uni Manchester Metropolitan University View All Courses	7th 47	4.11	4.22	99%
8th 28	Middlesex Uni Middlesex University View All Courses	8th 28	4.26	4.22	98%
9th 143	Ravensbourne Ravensbourne University London View All Courses	9th 143	4.05	4.21	94%
10th 1	Loughborough Uni Loughborough University View All Courses	10th 1	4.08	4.21	98%
11th 61	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	11th 61	4.07	4.21	97%
12th 11	Uni of Cambridge University of Cambridge View All Courses	12th 11	3.86	4.20	100%
13th 25	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	13th 25	4.19	4.19	99%
14th 20	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	14th 20	4.10	4.17	97%
15th 4	Aston Uni Aston University View All Courses	15th 4	3.96	4.14	98%
16th 53	De Montfort De Montfort University (DMU) View All Courses	16th 53	4.00	4.13	92%
17th -11	Uni of Surrey University of Surrey View All Courses	17th -11	4.07	4.13	99%
18th 23	The Uni of Salford The University of Salford View All Courses	18th 23	4.07	4.12	95%
19th 62	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	19th 62	4.14	4.11	100%
20th 71	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	20th 71	4.13	4.09	92%
21st 41	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	21st 41	3.86	4.09	97%
22nd -5	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	22nd -5	4.07	4.07	97%
23rd 48	Uni of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton View All Courses	23rd 48	3.75	4.04	96%
24th 22	Queen Mary, UOL Queen Mary, University of London View All Courses	24th 22	3.76	4.03	100%
25th -20	Uni of Bath University of Bath View All Courses	25th -20	3.65	4.02	96%
26th -5	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	26th -5	3.48	4.02	93%
27th 53	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	27th 53	3.86	4.02	100%
28th 11	Birmingham City Uni Birmingham City University View All Courses	28th 11	3.84	4.01	91%
29th -15	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	29th -15	4.08	4.01	99%
30th 22	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	30th 22	3.96	4.00	100%
31st 53	Uni of West Scotland University of the West of Scotland View All Courses	31st 53	3.66	4.00	91%
32nd 23	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	32nd 23	3.83	4.00	97%
33rd 12	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	33rd 12	4.02	3.99	100%
34th 83	Falmouth Uni Falmouth University View All Courses	34th 83	3.91	3.98	100%
35th 60	Uni of Chichester University of Chichester View All Courses	35th 60	3.82	3.98	100%
36th -6	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	36th -6	4.08	3.98	100%
37th 41	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	37th 41	3.97	3.98	98%
38th -26	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	38th -26	3.96	3.97	100%
39th 37	Leeds Beckett Uni Leeds Beckett University View All Courses	39th 37	3.98	3.96	100%
40th -8	Edge Hill Uni Edge Hill University View All Courses	40th -8	4.20	3.96	100%
41st 18	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	41st 18	4.09	3.96	96%
42nd 58	Uni of Westminster University of Westminster View All Courses	42nd 58	3.73	3.94	100%
43rd 1	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	43rd 1	3.99	3.94	97%
44th 13	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	44th 13	4.00	3.94	98%
45th 49	Uni of Lincoln University of Lincoln View All Courses	45th 49	3.99	3.92	95%
46th 24	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	46th 24	3.83	3.90	100%
47th -14	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	47th -14	3.81	3.89	98%
48th -11	Uni of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde View All Courses	48th -11	3.74	3.89	100%
49th -2	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University View All Courses	49th -2	3.89	3.88	97%
50th -15	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	50th -15	3.83	3.87	100%
51st 0	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	51st 0	3.86	3.87	98%
52nd 92	Bishop Grosseteste Uni Bishop Grosseteste University View All Courses	52nd 92	3.59	3.87	89%
53rd -22	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	53rd -22	3.96	3.87	99%
54th 4	UWE, Bristol UWE, Bristol View All Courses	54th 4	3.90	3.86	96%
55th -47	Cardiff Met Uni Cardiff Metropolitan University View All Courses	55th -47	3.89	3.86	100%
56th 62	Uni of Gloucestershire University of Gloucestershire View All Courses	56th 62	3.58	3.86	100%
57th -39	Ulster Uni Ulster University View All Courses	57th -39	3.91	3.85	100%
58th 28	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	58th 28	4.21	3.85	98%
59th -10	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	59th -10	4.00	3.85	100%
60th 7	Edinburgh Napier Edinburgh Napier University View All Courses	60th 7	3.79	3.84	94%
61st 16	Kingston Uni Kingston University View All Courses	61st 16	3.66	3.79	87%
62nd -49	Uni of Sheffield University of Sheffield View All Courses	62nd -49	3.96	3.79	99%
63rd 40	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	63rd 40	3.72	3.78	92%
64th -37	City, UOL City, University of London View All Courses	64th -37	3.62	3.77	92%
65th 0	Lancaster Uni Lancaster University View All Courses	65th 0	3.65	3.77	94%
66th 36	Brunel Uni London Brunel University of London View All Courses	66th 36	3.36	3.75	92%
67th 43	USW University of South Wales View All Courses	67th 43	3.58	3.73	95%
68th -2	Queen's Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	68th -2	3.68	3.71	96%
69th 28	Bath Spa Uni Bath Spa University View All Courses	69th 28	3.58	3.68	100%
70th -10	UCLan University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) View All Courses	70th -10	3.44	3.67	94%
71st 8	Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London View All Courses	71st 8	3.71	3.64	100%
72nd -47	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	72nd -47	3.74	3.63	97%
73rd -25	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	73rd -25	3.58	3.60	100%
74th 38	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	74th 38	3.67	3.59	100%
75th 7	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	75th 7	3.40	3.57	100%
76th 11	Canterbury Uni Canterbury Christ Church University View All Courses	76th 11	3.64	3.56	94%
77th -62	LSBU London South Bank University View All Courses	77th -62	3.23	3.55	96%
78th -62	Imperial College Imperial College London View All Courses	78th -62	3.46	3.54	100%
79th 20	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	79th 20	3.78	3.54	96%
80th -56	Glasgow Caledonian Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) View All Courses	80th -56	3.46	3.53	100%
81st -53	St Georges, UOL St Georges, University of London View All Courses	81st -53	3.38	3.53	100%
82nd -14	York St John Uni York St John University View All Courses	82nd -14	3.50	3.50	100%
83rd -30	Uni College Birmingham University College Birmingham View All Courses	83rd -30	3.35	3.50	100%
84th -41	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	84th -41	3.68	3.50	94%
85th 16	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	85th 16	3.78	3.49	98%
86th -22	St Mary's, Twickenham St Mary's University, Twickenham View All Courses	86th -22	3.20	3.49	90%
87th -14	Leeds Arts University Leeds Arts University View All Courses	87th -14	3.21	3.48	100%
88th -13	Uni of East London University of East London View All Courses	88th -13	3.39	3.48	100%
89th -47	Uni of Law The University of Law View All Courses	89th -47	3.37	3.44	100%
90th 14	Uni of Bedfordshire University of Bedfordshire View All Courses	90th 14	3.16	3.43	88%
91st 15	Uni of Cumbria The University of Cumbria View All Courses	91st 15	3.42	3.43	100%
92nd 16	Abertay Uni Abertay University View All Courses	92nd 16	3.32	3.42	100%
93rd -53	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	93rd -53	3.18	3.39	100%
94th 22	Arts Bournemouth Arts University Bournemouth View All Courses	94th 22	3.40	3.38	83%
95th 24	Goldsmiths, UOL Goldsmiths, University of London View All Courses	95th 24	3.27	3.37	100%
96th 24	Royal Agricultural University Royal Agricultural University View All Courses	96th 24	3.14	3.37	100%
97th -8	Solent Uni Solent University View All Courses	97th -8	3.17	3.34	100%
98th 7	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	98th 7	3.35	3.31	97%
99th 39	Robert Gordon Uni Robert Gordon University View All Courses	99th 39	2.91	3.30	100%
100th -99	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	100th -99	3.17	3.26	100%

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