Guardian University Guide 2019

Cambridge continue as the top performer in the Guardian University Guide 2019, followed by Oxford in 2nd place and St Andrews in 3rd place.

Loughborough University has been ranked 4th in the 2019 Guardian University Guide, rising two places from last year. It also has 21 of its 28 subject areas ranked in the national top 10.

The University of Lincoln has been ranked 22nd in the UK in The Guardian University Guide 2019. The institution has risen 25 places in the national league table, driven by its success in student satisfaction and an impressive student continuation rate.

The University of Southampton rose 12 places to be ranked 23rd overall in the 2019 guide. Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Computer Science at ECS (Electronics and Computer Science) both continue to perform well in the 2019 Guardian University Guide, with EEE retaining overall second place and Computer Science jumping from 16th to eighth place in the subject rankings.

Swansea University has once again achieved its highest rank in the league table, climbing 14 places to 31st out of 121 institutions in the Guardian University Guide 2019, making it Wales’ top ranked university.

The University of Liverpool has climbed 10 places to 57th in the Guardian University Guide 2019. Once again, the Guardian has ranked Liverpool as the top place to study Anatomy/Physiology. Other notable subject rankings include Chemistry (2nd), Forensic Science/Archaeology (2nd), Veterinary Science (3rd), Nursery/Midwifery (5th) and Dentistry (7th).

QS World University Ranking 2019

Massachusetts Institute of Technology took the top spot in the QS World University Rankings 2019. It was also ranked the world’s top university in 12 of 48 disciplines ranked by QS. MIT received a No. 1 ranking in the following QS subject areas: Architecture/Built Environment; Linguistics; Chemical Engineering; Civil and Structural Engineering; Computer Science and Information Systems; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering; Chemistry; Materials Science; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy; and Statistics and Operational Research.

The University of Queensland has maintained its position among the world’s top 50 universities, ranking 48th worldwide and No. 1 in Queensland in the 2019 QS World University Rankings.

The University of Sheffield was rated the 13th best institution in the UK and 75th in the world, a rise from last year’s placing of 82nd. The results position it as the number one University in Yorkshire and Humber and among the top 7.5 per cent of all the universities in the QS World University Rankings.

The University of Southampton has regained its place amongst the world’s top 100 universities after placing 96th overall in the QS World University Rankings 2019. Earlier this year, the University placed five subjects amongst the top 50 in the world in the latest QS World Rankings by Subject.

The University of Birmingham has enhanced its position in the 2019 QS World University Rankings. It was placed 79th in the world in the 2019 rankings, an improvement of five places on 2018.