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Rankings
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s current rankings place us among the world’s best universities.
World rankings
Using different methodologies, international rankings typically compare universities from across the globe for their research performance and academic reputation.
| League table | World | Europe | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 11 | 7 | |
| 7 | |||
| 46 | 13 | 6 | |
| 56 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | 6 | 4 |
An international university
We're the 20th most international university in the world, according to .
Research
In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) an impressive 93% of our research activity was rated 'world-leading' (4*) or 'internationally excellent' (3*), confirming ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ as one of the UK's top research institutions. ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ made one of the largest and broadest REF submissions in the UK, entering 2,249 eligible researchers across 31 subject areas.
The University has also received three (2011, 2013, 2019).
Teaching
| National league tables for teaching and student experience | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Silver | |
| 28 | |
| The Times and The Sunday Times | 27 |
| 36 |
In 2023, the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) rated the University as silver overall, gold for student outcomes, and silver for student experience.
Employability
The University was ranked the seventh best UK institution for employability in the 2025 Times Higher Education .
We are the second most targeted university by the UK's top 100 recruiters, according to the High Fliers report on The Graduate Market in 2025.
Social responsibility
Our commitment to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) is unmatched. We're the only university in the world to rank in the top ten for social and environmental impact in every year of the .
We're also ranked fourth in the UK, sixth in Europe, and ninth in the world, in the , for our environmental, social and governance impact.
An award-winning city
ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ has been voted the top UK city to live in based on the 2022 . The city has also been voted among the best cities in the world by (2022) readers.
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