2025 Q1/UK & IE Universities

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Rank	Chg	Organisation name	Overall

1	+1	Lancaster University	7.0

2	+6	Heriot-Watt University	6.9

3	+7	University of Strathclyde	6.6

4	+93	Russell Group	6.6

5	+4	Birkbeck, University of London	6.3

6	+15	Birmingham City University	6.1

7	+6	The University of Stirling	6.0

8	+51	University of West London	6.0

9	-5	Suffolk New College	5.9

10	-4	BPP University	5.9

11	-10	University of Worcester	5.8

12	+19	Liverpool Hope University	5.8

13	+31	University of London	5.7

14	+4	Writtel University College	5.7

15	+2	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	5.5

16	-2	Bradford College: An Associate College of Leeds Metropolitan University	5.5

17	+2	University of Leeds	5.5

18	+74	York St John University	5.5

19	+3	Manchester School of Architecture	5.5

20	-15	Solent University	5.4

21	-14	University of Roehampton, London	5.4

22	+42	Staffordshire University	5.4

23	-20	University of Northampton	5.4

24	+37	University of Ulster	5.3

25	-9	Goldsmiths, University of London	5.2

26	+28	University of Suffolk	5.2

27	+1	Nottingham Trent University	5.2

28	+13	University of Bradford	5.1

29	+13	University of Chester	5.1

30	-7	JISC	5.1

31	+9	The Henley College	5.0

32	+17	Durham University	4.9

33	+3	The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)	4.9

34	-23	Leo Baeck College	4.9

35	+13	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	4.9

36	+97	Higher Education Strategic Planners Association (HESPA)	4.9

37	+18	Leeds Trinity University	4.8

38	+1	British College of Osteopathic Medicine	4.8

39	-24	Anglia Ruskin University	4.8

40	+12	University of Sussex	4.8

41	+59	City University London	4.8

42	-22	Canterbury Christ Church University	4.7

43	+45	University of Surrey	4.7

44	+60	Oxford Brookes University	4.7

45	-21	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	4.7

46	-14	University of York	4.7

47	+0	The Open University	4.7

48	+5	The University of Warwick	4.7

49	+30	University of Leicester	4.7

50	+7	Hull York Medical School	4.6

51	+18	Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA)	4.6

52	+29	University of Bristol	4.6

53	+12	Cranfield University	4.5

54	+86	University of Liverpool	4.5

55	+0	Middlesex University	4.5

56	-30	University of Edinburgh	4.5

57	+10	Edge Hill University	4.5

58	-33	Universities & Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA)	4.5

59	-3	University Campus Suffolk (UCS)	4.5

60	+18	School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London	4.5

61	+23	University of the Highlands and Islands	4.5

62	-25	Plymouth University	4.5

63	-20	University of Bath	4.5

64	+18	The University of Manchester	4.4

65	-32	Loughborough University	4.4

66	-21	London School of Economics and Political Science	4.4

67	-55	Harper Adams University	4.3

68	-6	AECC University College	4.3

69	-1	Northumbria University Newcastle	4.3

70	+128	Somerset College of Arts and Technology	4.3

71	+3	Franklin Sixth Form College	4.2

72	+23	Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen	4.2

73	+20	London Metropolitan University	4.2

74	+22	University of Lincoln	4.2

75	+53	University College of Estate Management	4.2

76	-42	Glyndwr University (Prifysgol Glyndwr)	4.1

77	+30	University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)	4.1

78	+54	University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Prifysgol Cymry Y Drindod Dewi Sant)	4.1

79	+33	University of Exeter	4.1

80	-53	Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA)	4.0

81	-35	Ravensbourne	4.0

82	-6	University of St Andrews	4.0

83	+19	King's College London	4.0

84	+36	NUS Connect	4.0

85	+44	Nazarene Theological College	4.0

86	-20	Newman University, Birmingham	3.9

87	+43	University of Greenwich	3.9

88	+64	Buckinghamshire New University	3.9

89	+60	University of Reading	3.9

90	-18	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	3.8

91	+7	Cardiff Metropolitan University (Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd)	3.8

92	+59	University of Winchester	3.8

93	+45	Easton College	3.8

94	+96	Manchester Metropolitan University	3.8

95	-66	Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth)	3.7

96	-2	University of Birmingham	3.7

97	-17	Brighton and Sussex Medical School	3.7

98	-8	Royal College of Music	3.7

99	+27	Royal College of Art	3.7

100	-29	University of Derby	3.7

101	+12	Hartpury University	3.7

102	+67	Unidays	3.7

103	-17	University of Glasgow	3.6

104	-13	Royal Northern College of Music	3.6

105	+26	University of Oxford	3.6

106	+39	The University of Sheffield	3.6

107	+3	Student Record Officers' Conference (SROC)	3.6

108	+38	University of Bolton	3.6

109	+38	De Montfort University	3.6

110	-59	University of Cambridge	3.5

111	-10	University of Central Lancashire	3.5

112	-3	Association of Research Managers & Administrators (ARMA)	3.5

113	-40	Edinburgh Napier University	3.4

114	-31	Royal Veterinary College (University of London)	3.4

115	+0	Kingston University	3.4

116	+1	The Glasgow School of Art	3.4

117	+27	Coventry University	3.4

118	+42	University of the West of England, Bristol	3.4

119	+8	European School of Economics	3.4

120	-17	University of Gloucestershire	3.3

121	+15	University of East Anglia	3.3

122	+21	University College London	3.3

123	-48	Wilson Stuart University College Birmingham Partnership Trust	3.3

124	+15	Keele University	3.3

125	-2	University of Brighton	3.3

126	+51	University of Law	3.3

127	-8	Royal Academy of Music	3.3

128	+29	London Business School	3.3

129	-5	Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE)	3.3

130	-80	Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru)	3.3

131	+24	Institute of Education, University of London	3.3

132	+3	Arts University Bournemouth	3.2

133	+32	University of the West of Scotland	3.1

134	-12	Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe)	3.1

135	+29	British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG)	3.1

136	+35	The Northern School of Art	3.1

137	+38	University of St Mark and St John, Plymouth	3.1

138	+35	Universities Human Resources (UHR)	3.1

139	+11	Academic Registrars Council (ARC)	3.1

140	+53	The London College, UCK	3.0

141	-4	Richmond, The American International University in London	3.0

142	-79	Craven College	2.9

143	+13	Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance	2.9

144	+35	Royal Holloway, University of London	2.9

145	+38	Courtauld Institute of Art, (degrees awarded by University of London)	2.9

146	+15	University of Essex	2.9

147	+0	University of Chichester	2.9

148	-23	Leeds College of Music	2.8

149	-7	Newcastle University	2.8

150	+44	Arden University (former Resource Development International)	2.8

151	+17	ALRA	2.8

152	+35	University of the Arts, London	2.8

153	+25	Liverpool John Moores University	2.7

154	+26	European School of Osteopathy	2.7

155	-34	Imperial College, London	2.6

156	+7	London School of Science and Technology	2.6

157	-49	Aston University	2.5

158	-88	Queen Mary, University of London	2.5

159	-18	University of Cumbria	2.5

160	+32	South Essex College of Further & Higher Education (Partner of the University of Essex)	2.4

161	-45	St George's, University of London	2.4

162	-14	Cambridge Judge Business School	2.3

163	+3	University of Aberdeen	2.3

164	+24	University of Hull	2.3

165	+17	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	2.3

166	+18	Cass Business School	2.1

167	+24	Leeds College of Art	2.1

168	+29	University of Southampton	1.9

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