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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.

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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.

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Top 100 English Universities 2025

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2025	UNIVERSITY	2025	OVERALL	ACCOM	COURSES	SOCIAL	CAREERS	RECC
1st	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	1st	4.36	4.15	4.44	4.51	4.34	99%
2nd	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	2nd	4.30	4.10	4.35	4.45	4.31	99%
3rd	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	3rd	4.29	4.19	4.20	4.54	4.23	100%
4th	Middlesex Uni Middlesex University View All Courses	4th	4.26	4.17	4.42	4.23	4.22	98%
5th	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	5th	4.21	4.34	4.16	4.47	3.85	98%
6th	Edge Hill Uni Edge Hill University View All Courses	6th	4.20	4.40	4.24	4.21	3.96	100%
7th	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	7th	4.19	3.82	4.28	4.45	4.19	99%
8th	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	8th	4.14	3.96	4.18	4.33	4.11	100%
9th	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	9th	4.13	4.15	4.14	4.13	4.09	92%
10th	Manchester Met Uni Manchester Metropolitan University View All Courses	10th	4.11	3.71	4.29	4.23	4.22	99%
11th	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	11th	4.10	3.96	4.35	3.94	4.17	97%
12th	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	12th	4.09	4.00	4.07	4.32	3.96	96%
13th	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	13th	4.08	3.95	4.16	4.20	4.01	99%
14th	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	14th	4.08	4.06	4.14	4.14	3.98	100%
15th	Uni of Derby University of Derby View All Courses	15th	4.08	3.96	4.30	3.80	4.24	98%
16th	Loughborough Uni Loughborough University View All Courses	16th	4.08	3.91	4.12	4.06	4.21	98%
17th	Uni of Surrey University of Surrey View All Courses	17th	4.07	3.95	4.19	4.03	4.13	99%
18th	The Uni of Salford The University of Salford View All Courses	18th	4.07	3.89	4.18	4.09	4.12	95%
19th	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	19th	4.07	3.92	4.14	4.01	4.21	97%
20th	Ravensbourne Ravensbourne University London View All Courses	20th	4.05	3.86	4.17	3.96	4.21	94%
21st	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	21st	4.02	3.75	4.16	4.20	3.99	100%
22nd	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	22nd	4.02	4.09	4.11	3.58	4.29	100%
23rd	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	23rd	4.00	3.83	4.10	4.22	3.85	100%
24th	De Montfort De Montfort University (DMU) View All Courses	24th	4.00	4.04	4.04	3.78	4.13	92%
25th	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	25th	4.00	3.59	4.07	4.38	3.94	98%
26th	Uni of Lincoln University of Lincoln View All Courses	26th	3.99	4.05	4.10	3.89	3.92	95%
27th	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	27th	3.99	3.38	4.24	4.40	3.94	97%
28th	Leeds Beckett Uni Leeds Beckett University View All Courses	28th	3.98	3.76	4.13	4.06	3.96	100%
29th	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	29th	3.97	3.66	4.10	4.15	3.98	98%
30th	Aston Uni Aston University View All Courses	30th	3.96	3.76	4.14	3.82	4.14	98%
31st	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	31st	3.96	3.63	4.21	3.98	4.00	100%
32nd	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	32nd	3.96	3.82	4.03	4.10	3.87	99%
33rd	Uni of Sheffield University of Sheffield View All Courses	33rd	3.96	3.90	3.84	4.30	3.79	99%
34th	Falmouth Uni Falmouth University View All Courses	34th	3.91	3.65	4.23	3.77	3.98	100%
35th	UWE, Bristol UWE, Bristol View All Courses	35th	3.90	3.59	3.99	4.13	3.86	96%
36th	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University View All Courses	36th	3.89	3.63	4.19	3.84	3.88	97%
37th	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	37th	3.86	3.65	3.80	4.11	3.87	98%
38th	Uni of Cambridge University of Cambridge View All Courses	38th	3.86	3.60	4.11	3.52	4.20	100%
39th	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	39th	3.86	3.66	4.19	3.48	4.09	97%
40th	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	40th	3.86	3.56	3.97	3.87	4.02	100%
41st	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	41st	3.85	3.34	4.14	3.71	4.22	96%
42nd	Birmingham City Uni Birmingham City University View All Courses	42nd	3.84	3.43	4.04	3.86	4.01	91%
43rd	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	43rd	3.83	3.67	3.79	3.98	3.90	100%
44th	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	44th	3.83	3.52	3.98	3.84	4.00	97%
45th	Uni of Chichester University of Chichester View All Courses	45th	3.82	3.62	4.04	3.63	3.98	100%
46th	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	46th	3.81	3.66	4.13	3.55	3.89	98%
47th	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	47th	3.78	3.57	4.09	3.98	3.49	98%
48th	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	48th	3.78	3.92	3.76	3.90	3.54	96%
49th	Queen Mary, UOL Queen Mary, University of London View All Courses	49th	3.76	3.41	3.93	3.68	4.03	100%
50th	Uni of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton View All Courses	50th	3.75	3.33	3.86	3.75	4.04	96%
51st	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	51st	3.74	3.56	3.95	3.84	3.63	97%
52nd	Uni of Westminster University of Westminster View All Courses	52nd	3.73	3.26	4.02	3.72	3.94	100%
53rd	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	53rd	3.72	3.69	3.84	3.55	3.78	92%
54th	Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London View All Courses	54th	3.71	4.00	3.77	3.44	3.64	100%
55th	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	55th	3.68	3.39	3.99	3.85	3.50	94%
56th	Kingston Uni Kingston University View All Courses	56th	3.66	3.51	3.69	3.66	3.79	87%
57th	Uni of Bath University of Bath View All Courses	57th	3.65	3.41	3.69	3.49	4.02	96%
58th	Lancaster Uni Lancaster University View All Courses	58th	3.65	3.75	3.65	3.44	3.77	94%
59th	Canterbury Uni Canterbury Christ Church University View All Courses	59th	3.64	3.47	3.91	3.60	3.56	94%
60th	City, UOL City, University of London View All Courses	60th	3.62	3.19	4.03	3.48	3.77	92%
61st	Bishop Grosseteste Uni Bishop Grosseteste University View All Courses	61st	3.59	3.50	3.68	3.29	3.87	89%
62nd	Bath Spa Uni Bath Spa University View All Courses	62nd	3.58	3.96	3.48	3.19	3.68	100%
63rd	Uni of Gloucestershire University of Gloucestershire View All Courses	63rd	3.58	3.08	3.69	3.69	3.86	100%
64th	York St John Uni York St John University View All Courses	64th	3.50	2.99	4.04	3.48	3.50	100%
65th	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	65th	3.48	3.01	3.58	3.30	4.02	93%
66th	Imperial College Imperial College London View All Courses	66th	3.46	3.40	3.51	3.39	3.54	100%
67th	UCLan University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) View All Courses	67th	3.44	3.46	3.61	3.02	3.67	94%
68th	Uni of Cumbria The University of Cumbria View All Courses	68th	3.42	3.38	3.50	3.38	3.43	100%
69th	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	69th	3.40	3.27	3.61	3.16	3.57	100%
70th	Arts Bournemouth Arts University Bournemouth View All Courses	70th	3.40	3.45	3.36	3.42	3.38	83%
71st	Uni of East London University of East London View All Courses	71st	3.39	3.28	3.47	3.34	3.48	100%
72nd	St Georges, UOL St Georges, University of London View All Courses	72nd	3.38	3.29	3.38	3.34	3.53	100%
73rd	Uni of Law The University of Law View All Courses	73rd	3.37	2.89	3.92	3.24	3.44	100%
74th	Brunel Uni London Brunel University of London View All Courses	74th	3.36	3.02	3.42	3.25	3.75	92%
75th	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	75th	3.35	3.03	3.60	3.47	3.31	97%
76th	Uni College Birmingham University College Birmingham View All Courses	76th	3.35	3.43	3.47	3.00	3.50	100%
77th	Liverpool Hope Uni Liverpool Hope University View All Courses	77th	3.32	3.00	3.52	3.52	3.23	100%
78th	Goldsmiths, UOL Goldsmiths, University of London View All Courses	78th	3.27	3.30	2.95	3.46	3.37	100%
79th	AUP Arts University Plymouth View All Courses	79th	3.23	3.24	3.24	3.28	3.19	100%
80th	LSBU London South Bank University View All Courses	80th	3.23	2.93	3.25	3.21	3.55	96%
81st	Exeter College Exeter College View All Courses	81st	3.22	3.09	3.23	3.28	3.26	100%
82nd	Uni of West London The University of West London View All Courses	82nd	3.21	3.12	3.34	3.22	3.17	100%
83rd	Leeds Arts University Leeds Arts University View All Courses	83rd	3.21	2.87	2.96	3.51	3.48	100%
84th	St Mary's, Twickenham St Mary's University, Twickenham View All Courses	84th	3.20	2.88	3.51	2.92	3.49	90%
85th	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	85th	3.18	2.84	3.26	3.25	3.39	100%
86th	Solent Uni Solent University View All Courses	86th	3.17	2.66	3.25	3.44	3.34	100%
87th	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	87th	3.17	3.21	3.43	2.77	3.26	100%
88th	Uni of Bolton University of Bolton View All Courses	88th	3.17	2.99	3.38	3.33	2.96	100%
89th	Uni of Bedfordshire University of Bedfordshire View All Courses	89th	3.16	3.43	3.48	2.29	3.43	88%
90th	Uni of Essex University of Essex View All Courses	90th	3.15	3.03	3.40	3.11	3.08	95%
91st	Royal Agricultural University Royal Agricultural University View All Courses	91st	3.14	3.20	3.28	2.74	3.37	100%
92nd	Rose Bruford College Rose Bruford College View All Courses	92nd	3.14	2.96	3.22	3.14	3.23	100%
93rd	Bedford Bedford College View All Courses	93rd	3.12	3.29	3.29	3.19	2.72	100%
94th	Leeds Trinity Uni Leeds Trinity University View All Courses	94th	3.10	2.96	3.30	2.91	3.21	100%
95th	UCFB UCFB View All Courses	95th	3.09	3.09	3.17	3.00	3.10	100%
96th	Uni of Roehampton University of Roehampton View All Courses	96th	3.07	2.66	3.25	3.22	3.16	100%
97th	East Sussex College East Sussex College View All Courses	97th	3.04	2.89	3.20	2.95	3.14	100%
98th	Uni of Staffordshire University of Staffordshire View All Courses	98th	3.02	2.73	3.21	3.09	3.03	88%
99th	Uni of Suffolk University of Suffolk View All Courses	99th	3.00	2.51	3.20	3.10	3.20	80%
100th	Uni for Creative Arts University for the Creative Arts View All Courses	100th	2.96	2.97	2.96	2.89	3.02	87%

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