Best Universities in England 2025

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.

English University Rankings

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 r...

Top 100 English Universities 2025

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UNIVERSITY 2025 OVERALL
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Nottingham TrentView All Courses

1st

4.36 4.15 4.44 4.51 4.34 99%
Liverpool JMView All Courses

2nd

4.30 4.10 4.35 4.45 4.31 99%
Uni of LiverpoolView All Courses

3rd

4.29 4.19 4.20 4.54 4.23 100%
Middlesex UniView All Courses

4th

4.26 4.17 4.42 4.23 4.22 98%
Newcastle UniView All Courses

5th

4.21 4.34 4.16 4.47 3.85 98%
Edge Hill UniView All Courses

6th

4.20 4.40 4.24 4.21 3.96 100%
Uni of NottinghamView All Courses

7th

4.19 3.82 4.28 4.45 4.19 99%
Bournemouth UniView All Courses

8th

4.14 3.96 4.18 4.33 4.11 100%
Uni of LeicesterView All Courses

9th

4.13 4.15 4.14 4.13 4.09 92%
Manchester Met UniView All Courses

10th

4.11 3.71 4.29 4.23 4.22 99%
Uni of ChesterView All Courses

11th

4.10 3.96 4.35 3.94 4.17 97%
Uni of LeedsView All Courses

12th

4.09 4.00 4.07 4.32 3.96 96%
Uni of BirminghamView All Courses

13th

4.08 3.95 4.16 4.20 4.01 99%
Uni of ExeterView All Courses

14th

4.08 4.06 4.14 4.14 3.98 100%
Uni of DerbyView All Courses

15th

4.08 3.96 4.30 3.80 4.24 98%
Loughborough UniView All Courses

16th

4.08 3.91 4.12 4.06 4.21 98%
Uni of SurreyView All Courses

17th

4.07 3.95 4.19 4.03 4.13 99%
The Uni of SalfordView All Courses

18th

4.07 3.89 4.18 4.09 4.12 95%
Keele UniView All Courses

19th

4.07 3.92 4.14 4.01 4.21 97%
RavensbourneView All Courses

20th

4.05 3.86 4.17 3.96 4.21 94%
Uni of WorcesterView All Courses

21st

4.02 3.75 4.16 4.20 3.99 100%
Open UniView All Courses

22nd

4.02 4.09 4.11 3.58 4.29 100%
Uni of YorkView All Courses

23rd

4.00 3.83 4.10 4.22 3.85 100%
De MontfortView All Courses

24th

4.00 4.04 4.04 3.78 4.13 92%
Northumbria UniView All Courses

25th

4.00 3.59 4.07 4.38 3.94 98%
Uni of LincolnView All Courses

26th

3.99 4.05 4.10 3.89 3.92 95%
Uni of ManchesterView All Courses

27th

3.99 3.38 4.24 4.40 3.94 97%
Leeds Beckett UniView All Courses

28th

3.98 3.76 4.13 4.06 3.96 100%
UEAView All Courses

29th

3.97 3.66 4.10 4.15 3.98 98%
Aston UniView All Courses

30th

3.96 3.76 4.14 3.82 4.14 98%
Oxford BrookesView All Courses

31st

3.96 3.63 4.21 3.98 4.00 100%
Sheffield Hallam UniView All Courses

32nd

3.96 3.82 4.03 4.10 3.87 99%
Uni of SheffieldView All Courses

33rd

3.96 3.90 3.84 4.30 3.79 99%
Falmouth UniView All Courses

34th

3.91 3.65 4.23 3.77 3.98 100%
UWE, BristolView All Courses

35th

3.90 3.59 3.99 4.13 3.86 96%
Anglia Ruskin UniView All Courses

36th

3.89 3.63 4.19 3.84 3.88 97%
Uni of PortsmouthView All Courses

37th

3.86 3.65 3.80 4.11 3.87 98%
Uni of CambridgeView All Courses

38th

3.86 3.60 4.11 3.52 4.20 100%
Uni of WinchesterView All Courses

39th

3.86 3.66 4.19 3.48 4.09 97%
Uni of PlymouthView All Courses

40th

3.86 3.56 3.97 3.87 4.02 100%
UCLView All Courses

41st

3.85 3.34 4.14 3.71 4.22 96%
Birmingham City UniView All Courses

42nd

3.84 3.43 4.04 3.86 4.01 91%
Uni of HullView All Courses

43rd

3.83 3.67 3.79 3.98 3.90 100%
Uni of ReadingView All Courses

44th

3.83 3.52 3.98 3.84 4.00 97%
Uni of ChichesterView All Courses

45th

3.82 3.62 4.04 3.63 3.98 100%
Uni of WarwickView All Courses

46th

3.81 3.66 4.13 3.55 3.89 98%
Uni of SussexView All Courses

47th

3.78 3.57 4.09 3.98 3.49 98%
Uni of BrightonView All Courses

48th

3.78 3.92 3.76 3.90 3.54 96%
Queen Mary, UOLView All Courses

49th

3.76 3.41 3.93 3.68 4.03 100%
Uni of WolverhamptonView All Courses

50th

3.75 3.33 3.86 3.75 4.04 96%
Uni of BristolView All Courses

51st

3.74 3.56 3.95 3.84 3.63 97%
Uni of WestminsterView All Courses

52nd

3.73 3.26 4.02 3.72 3.94 100%
Uni of HuddersfieldView All Courses

53rd

3.72 3.69 3.84 3.55 3.78 92%
Royal HollowayView All Courses

54th

3.71 4.00 3.77 3.44 3.64 100%
Uni of GreenwichView All Courses

55th

3.68 3.39 3.99 3.85 3.50 94%
Kingston UniView All Courses

56th

3.66 3.51 3.69 3.66 3.79 87%
Uni of BathView All Courses

57th

3.65 3.41 3.69 3.49 4.02 96%
Lancaster UniView All Courses

58th

3.65 3.75 3.65 3.44 3.77 94%
Canterbury UniView All Courses

59th

3.64 3.47 3.91 3.60 3.56 94%
City, UOLView All Courses

60th

3.62 3.19 4.03 3.48 3.77 92%
Bishop Grosseteste UniView All Courses

61st

3.59 3.50 3.68 3.29 3.87 89%
Bath Spa UniView All Courses

62nd

3.58 3.96 3.48 3.19 3.68 100%
Uni of GloucestershireView All Courses

63rd

3.58 3.08 3.69 3.69 3.86 100%
York St John UniView All Courses

64th

3.50 2.99 4.04 3.48 3.50 100%
Durham UniView All Courses

65th

3.48 3.01 3.58 3.30 4.02 93%
Imperial CollegeView All Courses

66th

3.46 3.40 3.51 3.39 3.54 100%
UCLanView All Courses

67th

3.44 3.46 3.61 3.02 3.67 94%
Uni of CumbriaView All Courses

68th

3.42 3.38 3.50 3.38 3.43 100%
Coventry UniView All Courses

69th

3.40 3.27 3.61 3.16 3.57 100%
Arts BournemouthView All Courses

70th

3.40 3.45 3.36 3.42 3.38 83%
Uni of East LondonView All Courses

71st

3.39 3.28 3.47 3.34 3.48 100%
St Georges, UOLView All Courses

72nd

3.38 3.29 3.38 3.34 3.53 100%
Uni of LawView All Courses

73rd

3.37 2.89 3.92 3.24 3.44 100%
Brunel Uni LondonView All Courses

74th

3.36 3.02 3.42 3.25 3.75 92%
Uni of KentView All Courses

75th

3.35 3.03 3.60 3.47 3.31 97%
Uni College BirminghamView All Courses

76th

3.35 3.43 3.47 3.00 3.50 100%
Liverpool Hope UniView All Courses

77th

3.32 3.00 3.52 3.52 3.23 100%
Goldsmiths, UOLView All Courses

78th

3.27 3.30 2.95 3.46 3.37 100%
AUPView All Courses

79th

3.23 3.24 3.24 3.28 3.19 100%
LSBUView All Courses

80th

3.23 2.93 3.25 3.21 3.55 96%
Exeter CollegeView All Courses

81st

3.22 3.09 3.23 3.28 3.26 100%
Uni of West LondonView All Courses

82nd

3.21 3.12 3.34 3.22 3.17 100%
Leeds Arts UniversityView All Courses

83rd

3.21 2.87 2.96 3.51 3.48 100%
St Mary's, TwickenhamView All Courses

84th

3.20 2.88 3.51 2.92 3.49 90%
Uni of SouthamptonView All Courses

85th

3.18 2.84 3.26 3.25 3.39 100%
Solent UniView All Courses

86th

3.17 2.66 3.25 3.44 3.34 100%
Uni of OxfordView All Courses

87th

3.17 3.21 3.43 2.77 3.26 100%
Uni of BoltonView All Courses

88th

3.17 2.99 3.38 3.33 2.96 100%
Uni of BedfordshireView All Courses

89th

3.16 3.43 3.48 2.29 3.43 88%
Uni of EssexView All Courses

90th

3.15 3.03 3.40 3.11 3.08 95%
Royal Agricultural UniversityView All Courses

91st

3.14 3.20 3.28 2.74 3.37 100%
Rose Bruford CollegeView All Courses

92nd

3.14 2.96 3.22 3.14 3.23 100%
BedfordView All Courses

93rd

3.12 3.29 3.29 3.19 2.72 100%
Leeds Trinity UniView All Courses

94th

3.10 2.96 3.30 2.91 3.21 100%
UCFBView All Courses

95th

3.09 3.09 3.17 3.00 3.10 100%
Uni of RoehamptonView All Courses

96th

3.07 2.66 3.25 3.22 3.16 100%
East Sussex CollegeView All Courses

97th

3.04 2.89 3.20 2.95 3.14 100%
Uni of StaffordshireView All Courses

98th

3.02 2.73 3.21 3.09 3.03 88%
Uni of SuffolkView All Courses

99th

3.00 2.51 3.20 3.10 3.20 80%
Uni for Creative ArtsView All Courses

100th

2.96 2.97 2.96 2.89 3.02 87%

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