According to the Guardian University League Table, Oxbridge maintained the Top 2 positions in the UK, with St Andrews moving up into Top 3 this year.
Ranking Analysis:
- St Andrews moved up from fifth to third position.
- Heriot-Watt made a big junp from 52nd to 22nd this year (up 30 places).
- Bath moved into Top 10 from 13th in the 2009 League Table.
- Sussex moved up from 34th to Top 20 nationally.
- Southampton up 3 places to 22nd.
- Strathclyde dropped from 29th to 38th this year.
- Manchester dropped from 24th to outside Top 30.
- Nottingham dropped from Top 20 to 26th.
The Top 40 UK Institutions:
Rank, Institution, Guardian Score
1 Oxford 100
2 Cambridge 97
3 St Andrews 87
4 Warwick 84
5 London School of Economics 82.4
6 UCL 81.5
7 Edinburgh 78.3
8 Imperial College 77.9
9 Bath 75.6
10 Loughborough 74.6
11 York 74.4
12 SOAS 74.2
13 Exeter 73
14 Durham 72.7
15 Leicester 72
16 Lancaster 71.4
17 Glasgow 70.7
18 Sussex 70.1
19 Aston 69.9
19 Dundee 69.9
21 City 69.8
22 Heriot-Watt 69.4
22 Southampton 69.4
24 Birmingham 69.1
24 King's College London 69.1
26 Nottingham 68.7
27 Surrey 68.5
28 Leeds 68.4
29 Bristol 68.1
30 Sheffield 67.9
31 Royal Holloway 67.7
32 Bournemouth 67.5
32 Manchester 67.5
34 Aberdeen 67.2
35 UEA 66.8
36 Robert Gordon 66.3
36 Stirling 66.3
38 Strathclyde 66.1
39 Goldsmiths 66
40 Newcastle 65.1
Source: Guardian 2010
* Useful Link: UK Universities Ranking
Ranking Analysis:
- St Andrews moved up from fifth to third position.
- Heriot-Watt made a big junp from 52nd to 22nd this year (up 30 places).
- Bath moved into Top 10 from 13th in the 2009 League Table.
- Sussex moved up from 34th to Top 20 nationally.
- Southampton up 3 places to 22nd.
- Strathclyde dropped from 29th to 38th this year.
- Manchester dropped from 24th to outside Top 30.
- Nottingham dropped from Top 20 to 26th.
The Top 40 UK Institutions:
Rank, Institution, Guardian Score
1 Oxford 100
2 Cambridge 97
3 St Andrews 87
4 Warwick 84
5 London School of Economics 82.4
6 UCL 81.5
7 Edinburgh 78.3
8 Imperial College 77.9
9 Bath 75.6
10 Loughborough 74.6
11 York 74.4
12 SOAS 74.2
13 Exeter 73
14 Durham 72.7
15 Leicester 72
16 Lancaster 71.4
17 Glasgow 70.7
18 Sussex 70.1
19 Aston 69.9
19 Dundee 69.9
21 City 69.8
22 Heriot-Watt 69.4
22 Southampton 69.4
24 Birmingham 69.1
24 King's College London 69.1
26 Nottingham 68.7
27 Surrey 68.5
28 Leeds 68.4
29 Bristol 68.1
30 Sheffield 67.9
31 Royal Holloway 67.7
32 Bournemouth 67.5
32 Manchester 67.5
34 Aberdeen 67.2
35 UEA 66.8
36 Robert Gordon 66.3
36 Stirling 66.3
38 Strathclyde 66.1
39 Goldsmiths 66
40 Newcastle 65.1
Source: Guardian 2010
* Useful Link: UK Universities Ranking
