Guardian University Guide 2011
Oxford University is ranked No. 1 nationally in the league table for sixth year running. Cambridge remains at 2nd position out of the 118 higher education institutions in the UK, followed by Warwick (up from 4th to 3rd) and St Andrews (4th nationally) in the 2011 Guardian University League Table.
Leicester climbs three places to 12th (the highest ever placing in the Guardian’s guide). It is ranked 5th in the ‘satisfied with teaching’ column, 10th in the ‘satisfied with feedback’ column and joint 2nd for overall satisfaction.
Lancaster has jumped into the top 10 in all three university league tables: Guardian (16th to 6th), Times (23rd to 10th), and the Complete Guide (12th to 8th).
The University of Sussex climbs three places into the UK's top 15 institutions, making it the top university in the South East outside London. Subjects at Sussex ranked in the top 30 nationally include: Anatomy and physiology (3rd); Chemistry (5th); American Studies (5th); Social Work (8th); Physics (10th); Computer Sciences and IT (10th); Biosciences (10th); Media Studies (11th); Sociology (11th); Anthropology (11th); Mechanical Engineering (17th); Psychology (18th); History and Art History (18th); mathematics (20th); philosophy (20th); English (22nd); law (24th); Politics (24th); Geography (26th).
Top 50 UK Universities:
2011 Rank, (2010 Rank), Institution
1 (1) Oxford
2 (2) Cambridge
3 (4) Warwick
4 (3) St Andrews
5 (6) UCL
6 (16) Lancaster
7 (8) Imperial College
8 (5) London School of Economics
9 (10) Loughborough
9 (11) York
11 (12) SOAS
12 (15) Leicester
13 (9) Bath
14 (13) Exeter
15 (7) Edinburgh
15 (18) Sussex
17 (14) Durham
18 (22) Southampton
19 (35) UEA
20 (27) Surrey
21 (26) Nottingham
22 (19) Dundee
23 (17) Glasgow
24 (21) City
25 (24) King's College London
25 (38) Strathclyde
27 (45) Kent
27 (36) Robert Gordon
27 (36) Stirling
30 (24) Birmingham
31 (30) Sheffield
32 (22) Heriot-Watt
33 (34) Aberdeen
33 (29) Bristol
35 (28) Leeds
36 (19) Aston
37 (40) Newcastle
38 (32) Bournemouth
39 (47) Liverpool
40 (61) UC Falmouth
41 (31) Royal Holloway
42 (81) Chichester
43 (48) Essex
44 (50) Keele
45 (41) Reading
46 (44) Cardiff
46 (57) Queen Mary
48 (56) Oxford Brookes
49 (71) Aberystwyth
49 (51) Plymouth
Source: Guardian
Leicester climbs three places to 12th (the highest ever placing in the Guardian’s guide). It is ranked 5th in the ‘satisfied with teaching’ column, 10th in the ‘satisfied with feedback’ column and joint 2nd for overall satisfaction.
Lancaster has jumped into the top 10 in all three university league tables: Guardian (16th to 6th), Times (23rd to 10th), and the Complete Guide (12th to 8th).
The University of Sussex climbs three places into the UK's top 15 institutions, making it the top university in the South East outside London. Subjects at Sussex ranked in the top 30 nationally include: Anatomy and physiology (3rd); Chemistry (5th); American Studies (5th); Social Work (8th); Physics (10th); Computer Sciences and IT (10th); Biosciences (10th); Media Studies (11th); Sociology (11th); Anthropology (11th); Mechanical Engineering (17th); Psychology (18th); History and Art History (18th); mathematics (20th); philosophy (20th); English (22nd); law (24th); Politics (24th); Geography (26th).
Top 50 UK Universities:
2011 Rank, (2010 Rank), Institution
1 (1) Oxford
2 (2) Cambridge
3 (4) Warwick
4 (3) St Andrews
5 (6) UCL
6 (16) Lancaster
7 (8) Imperial College
8 (5) London School of Economics
9 (10) Loughborough
9 (11) York
11 (12) SOAS
12 (15) Leicester
13 (9) Bath
14 (13) Exeter
15 (7) Edinburgh
15 (18) Sussex
17 (14) Durham
18 (22) Southampton
19 (35) UEA
20 (27) Surrey
21 (26) Nottingham
22 (19) Dundee
23 (17) Glasgow
24 (21) City
25 (24) King's College London
25 (38) Strathclyde
27 (45) Kent
27 (36) Robert Gordon
27 (36) Stirling
30 (24) Birmingham
31 (30) Sheffield
32 (22) Heriot-Watt
33 (34) Aberdeen
33 (29) Bristol
35 (28) Leeds
36 (19) Aston
37 (40) Newcastle
38 (32) Bournemouth
39 (47) Liverpool
40 (61) UC Falmouth
41 (31) Royal Holloway
42 (81) Chichester
43 (48) Essex
44 (50) Keele
45 (41) Reading
46 (44) Cardiff
46 (57) Queen Mary
48 (56) Oxford Brookes
49 (71) Aberystwyth
49 (51) Plymouth
Source: Guardian
