UK University Rankings - Top 20

Picking your university can feel like a daunting task. Your next three to four years and potentially your future career could be largely shaped by the institution you choose.

You don’t have to make your decision without help however, and one of the most useful tools for comparing universities are university rankings. We have collated the top 20 results of two of the highest regarded rankings, the Guardian University League Tables and the Times Good University Guide. Explore them below and visit their institution profiles to find out more:

Guardian 2024	Times 2024	Institution
1	1	University of St Andrews
2	2	University of Oxford
3	3	University of Cambridge
4	4	London School of Economics and Political Science
5	5	Imperial College London
6	8	University of Bath
7	7	Durham University
8	6	University College London
9	9	University of Warwick
10	10	Loughborough University
11	14	Lancaster University
12	19	University of Aberdeen
13	12	University of Glasgow
14	13	University of Edinburgh
15	42	University of the Arts, London
16	20	University of Strathclyde
17	16	University of Bristol
18	11	University of Exeter
19	15	University of York
20	17	University of Southampton

To see the full rankings, you can visit the Guardian and Times league tables and results.

Updated September 2023

UK University Rankings – Top 20

Lancaster University

Bournemouth University (BU)