Best universities for student life 2025

Make sure your uni experience is one to remember and choose a university known for it's fantastic student life - from fun societies to what the surrounding area has to offer.

UK university student life rankings

We know how important it is to have a life outside your studies. Let's make sure it's a fun one! Students rank their universities based on how good the social side of uni is. From the societies and sports clubs, to the local bars and leisure activities - find out how they all stack up.

Top universities for student life 2025

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UNIVERSITY 2025 OVERALL
SCORE
RECC
Uni of LiverpoolView All Courses

1st

0
4.29 4.54 100%
Nottingham TrentView All Courses

2nd

1
4.36 4.51 99%
Newcastle UniView All Courses

3rd

4
4.21 4.47 98%
Liverpool JMView All Courses

4th

6
4.30 4.45 99%
Uni of NottinghamView All Courses

5th

6
4.19 4.45 99%
Cardiff UniView All Courses

6th

-1
4.07 4.41 97%
Uni of ManchesterView All Courses

7th

19
3.99 4.40 97%
Northumbria UniView All Courses

8th

-2
4.00 4.38 98%
Bournemouth UniView All Courses

9th

7
4.14 4.33 100%
Uni of LeedsView All Courses

10th

-6
4.09 4.32 96%
Uni of SheffieldView All Courses

11th

-9
3.96 4.30 99%
Middlesex UniView All Courses

12th

48
4.26 4.23 98%
Manchester Met UniView All Courses

13th

14
4.11 4.23 99%
Uni of YorkView All Courses

14th

8
4.00 4.22 100%
Edge Hill UniView All Courses

15th

42
4.20 4.21 100%
Uni of WorcesterView All Courses

16th

54
4.02 4.20 100%
Uni of BirminghamView All Courses

17th

-3
4.08 4.20 99%
Uni of GlasgowView All Courses

18th

-3
3.83 4.19 100%
Cardiff Met UniView All Courses

19th

-10
3.89 4.18 100%
UEAView All Courses

20th

26
3.97 4.15 98%
Uni of ExeterView All Courses

21st

7
4.08 4.14 100%
UWE, BristolView All Courses

22nd

9
3.90 4.13 96%
Uni of LeicesterView All Courses

23rd

24
4.13 4.13 92%
Uni of PortsmouthView All Courses

24th

-1
3.86 4.11 98%
Sheffield Hallam UniView All Courses

25th

-7
3.96 4.10 99%
The Uni of SalfordView All Courses

26th

30
4.07 4.09 95%
Leeds Beckett UniView All Courses

27th

-14
3.98 4.06 100%
Loughborough UniView All Courses

28th

4
4.08 4.06 98%
Uni of SurreyView All Courses

29th

24
4.07 4.03 99%
Keele UniView All Courses

30th

31
4.07 4.01 97%
Edinburgh NapierView All Courses

31st

13
3.79 3.99 94%
Uni of SussexView All Courses

32nd

-24
3.78 3.98 98%
Oxford BrookesView All Courses

33rd

30
3.96 3.98 100%
Uni of HullView All Courses

34th

45
3.83 3.98 100%
RavensbourneView All Courses

35th

151
4.05 3.96 94%
Ulster UniView All Courses

36th

-1
3.91 3.95 100%
Uni of ChesterView All Courses

37th

15
4.10 3.94 97%
Swansea UniView All Courses

38th

-21
3.96 3.91 100%
Uni of BrightonView All Courses

39th

-3
3.78 3.90 96%
Uni of LincolnView All Courses

40th

-3
3.99 3.89 95%
Uni of PlymouthView All Courses

41st

-17
3.86 3.87 100%
Birmingham City UniView All Courses

42nd

1
3.84 3.86 91%
Uni of GreenwichView All Courses

43rd

39
3.68 3.85 94%
Anglia Ruskin UniView All Courses

44th

-6
3.89 3.84 97%
Uni of BristolView All Courses

45th

-33
3.74 3.84 97%
Uni of ReadingView All Courses

46th

-13
3.83 3.84 97%
Aston UniView All Courses

47th

-26
3.96 3.82 98%
Uni of StrathclydeView All Courses

48th

-14
3.74 3.81 100%
Uni of DerbyView All Courses

49th

37
4.08 3.80 98%
Uni of EdinburghView All Courses

50th

-25
3.58 3.78 100%
De MontfortView All Courses

51st

-3
4.00 3.78 92%
Falmouth UniView All Courses

52nd

37
3.91 3.77 100%
Uni of WolverhamptonView All Courses

53rd

52
3.75 3.75 96%
Queen's UniView All Courses

54th

-13
3.68 3.74 96%
Uni of WestminsterView All Courses

55th

16
3.73 3.72 100%
UCLView All Courses

56th

-16
3.85 3.71 96%
Uni of GloucestershireView All Courses

57th

16
3.58 3.69 100%
Queen Mary, UOLView All Courses

58th

7
3.76 3.68 100%
Kingston UniView All Courses

59th

28
3.66 3.66 87%
Uni of ChichesterView All Courses

60th

40
3.82 3.63 100%
Canterbury UniView All Courses

61st

45
3.64 3.60 94%
Open UniView All Courses

62nd

76
4.02 3.58 100%
Uni of HuddersfieldView All Courses

63rd

12
3.72 3.55 92%
Bangor UniView All Courses

64th

13
3.67 3.55 100%
Uni of WarwickView All Courses

65th

31
3.81 3.55 98%
Liverpool Hope UniView All Courses

66th

-27
3.32 3.52 100%
Uni of CambridgeView All Courses

67th

24
3.86 3.52 100%
Leeds Arts UniversityView All Courses

68th

-23
3.21 3.51 100%
Uni of BathView All Courses

69th

-2
3.65 3.49 96%
City, UOLView All Courses

70th

34
3.62 3.48 92%
Uni of WinchesterView All Courses

71st

39
3.86 3.48 97%
York St John UniView All Courses

72nd

-42
3.50 3.48 100%
Uni of KentView All Courses

73rd

-11
3.35 3.47 97%
Goldsmiths, UOLView All Courses

74th

2
3.27 3.46 100%
Abertay UniView All Courses

75th

6
3.32 3.44 100%
Solent UniView All Courses

76th

-57
3.17 3.44 100%
Lancaster UniView All Courses

77th

7
3.65 3.44 94%
Royal HollowayView All Courses

78th

16
3.71 3.44 100%
Glasgow CaledonianView All Courses

79th

4
3.46 3.43 100%
Arts BournemouthView All Courses

80th

13
3.40 3.42 83%
Uni of DundeeView All Courses

81st

-61
3.11 3.40 100%
Uni of West ScotlandView All Courses

82nd

45
3.66 3.39 91%
Imperial CollegeView All Courses

83rd

19
3.46 3.39 100%
USWView All Courses

84th

27
3.58 3.38 95%
Uni of CumbriaView All Courses

85th

22
3.42 3.38 100%
Uni of East LondonView All Courses

86th

27
3.39 3.34 100%
St Georges, UOLView All Courses

87th

29
3.38 3.34 100%
Uni of BoltonView All Courses

88th

-10
3.17 3.33 100%
Durham UniView All Courses

89th

-17
3.48 3.30 93%
Bishop Grosseteste UniView All Courses

90th

63
3.59 3.29 89%
Exeter CollegeView All Courses

91st

40
3.22 3.28 100%
AUPView All Courses

92nd

42
3.23 3.28 100%
Liverpool InstituteView All Courses

93rd

42
2.95 3.28 100%
Uni of SouthamptonView All Courses

94th

-45
3.18 3.25 100%
Brunel Uni LondonView All Courses

95th

-31
3.36 3.25 92%
Uni of LawView All Courses

96th

50
3.37 3.24 100%
Robert Gordon UniView All Courses

97th

48
2.91 3.22 100%
Uni of RoehamptonView All Courses

98th

-30
3.07 3.22 100%
Uni of West LondonView All Courses

99th

16
3.21 3.22 100%
LSBUView All Courses

100th

-26
3.23 3.21 96%

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