EXCLUSIVEEvery university in Britain ranked from best to worst: Our definitive interactive guide for 2026 scores 128 institutions on every subject, student life and graduate jobs and future earnings. Read it only here
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The winners: Our Universities of the Year
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University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
University of the Year
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University College London
Runner-up, University of the Year
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University of Bath
Shortlisted, University of the Year
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University of Bradford
Shortlisted, University of the Year
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Manchester Metropolitan University
Shortlisted, University of the Year
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Teesside University
Modern University of the Year
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University of Chichester
University of the Year for Teaching Excellence
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Bishop Grosseteste University
University of the Year for Student Support
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Edge Hill University
University of the Year for Student Experience
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Glasgow Caledonian University
University of the Year for Graduate Jobs
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Bradford University
University of the Year for Social Inclusion
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University of St Andrews
Scottish University of the Year
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Aberystwyth University
Welsh University of the Year
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University of Bristol
Research University of the Year
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University of the Arts London
Arts University of the Year
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London School of Economics
University of the Year for Student Success
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University of York
Community University of the Year
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Nottingham Trent University
Sports University of the Year
Top 10 for teaching excellence
Top 10 for student support
Top 10 for high-skilled jobs
Top 10 for graduate salaries
Top 10 for first-generation students
Top 10 for First and 2:1 degrees
A-Z — Full in-depth profiles of every university
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University of Aberdeen
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Abertay University
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Aberystwyth University
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Anglia Ruskin University
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University of the Arts London
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Aston University
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Bangor University
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University of Bath
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Bath Spa University
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University of Bedfordshire
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University of Birmingham
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Birmingham City University
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Birmingham Newman University
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Bournemouth University
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Arts University Bournemouth
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University of Bradford
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University of Brighton
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University of Bristol
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University of Buckingham
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Buckinghamshire New University
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University of Cambridge
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Canterbury Christ Church University
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Cardiff University
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Cardiff Metropolitan University
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University of Chester
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University of Chichester
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Coventry University
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University for the Creative Arts
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University of Cumbria
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De Montfort University
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University of Derby
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University of Dundee
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Durham University
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University of East Anglia
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University of East London
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Edge Hill University
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University of Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Napier University
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University of Essex
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University of Exeter
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University of Glasgow
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Glasgow Caledonian University
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University of Gloucestershire
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University of Greater Manchester
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University of Greenwich
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Harper Adams University
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Hartpury University
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Heriot-Watt University
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University of Hertfordshire
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University of the Highlands and Islands
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University of Huddersfield
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University of Hull
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Imperial College London
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Keele University
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University of Kent
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Kingston University
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University of Lancashire
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Lancaster University
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University of Leeds
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Leeds Beckett University
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University of Leicester
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Lincoln Bishop University
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University of Lincoln
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University of Liverpool
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Liverpool Hope University
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Liverpool John Moores University
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Birkbeck, University of London
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Brunel, University of London
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City St George's, University of London
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Goldsmiths, University of London
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King's College London
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London School of Economics and Political Science
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Queen Mary University of London
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Royal Holloway, University of London
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SOAS University of London
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University College London
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London Metropolitan University
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London South Bank University
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Loughborough University
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University of Manchester
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Manchester Metropolitan University
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Middlesex University
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Newcastle University
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University of Northampton
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Northumbria University
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Norwich University of the Arts
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University of Nottingham
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Nottingham Trent University
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The Open University
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University of Oxford
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Oxford Brookes University
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University of Plymouth
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Arts University Plymouth
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Plymouth Marjon University
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University of Portsmouth
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Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
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Queen's University, Belfast
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University of Reading
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Robert Gordon University
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University of Roehampton
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Royal Agricultural University
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University of St Andrews
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St Mary's University, Twickenham
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University of Salford
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University of Sheffield
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Sheffield Hallam University
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Southampton Solent University
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University of Southampton
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University of South Wales
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University of Staffordshire
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University of Stirling
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University of Strathclyde
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University of Suffolk
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University of Sunderland
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University of Surrey
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University of Sussex
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Swansea University
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Teesside University
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Ulster University
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University of Wales Trinity St David
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University of Warwick
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University of the West of England
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University of West London
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University of the West of Scotland
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University of Westminster
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University of Winchester
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University of Wolverhampton
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University of Worcester
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Wrexham University
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University of York
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York St John University