Welcome to the applytouni.com definitive guide to the best universities in the UK. In this guide we will take a look at the different university league tables and see how they are compiled, what criteria are used and how the rankings compare. We have also put together our own university league table, based on the average rankings of the four major leagues.
Applytouni Top 100 Universities in the UK |
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ApplytoUni Rank |
University |
Average rank |
Times1 Rank |
Sunday Times 2 Rank |
Guardian3 Rank |
Complete Uni Guide4 Rank |
1 |
Cambridge |
1.25 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Oxford |
2.00 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
London School of Economics |
3.5 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
4= |
Durham |
5.25 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
4= |
St Andrews |
5.25 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6= |
Imperial College |
7.25 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
4 |
6= |
Warwick |
7.25 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
Bath |
7.75 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
University College London |
8.5 |
7 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Exeter |
10 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
11 |
Lancaster |
11 |
12 |
16 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
Bristol |
12.75 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
11 |
13 |
Loughborough |
13.25 |
16 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
14 |
York |
14.25 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
15 |
Glasgow |
16.25 |
15 |
19 |
14 |
17 |