| Ranking | Univeristy | Research Quality | Entry Standards | National student survey | Graduate Prospects | Total Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge | 4.6 | 564 | 85% | 94% | 100 |
| 2 | Southampton | 3.3 | 468 | 81% | 92% | 88.8 |
| 3 | Imperial College | 3.3 | 475 | 82% | 84% | 88.3 |
| 4 | Surrey | 3.6 | 374 | 85% | 85% | 87.6 |
| 5 | Loughborough | 2.8 | 334 | 85% | 95% | 85.4 |
| 6 | Edinburgh | 2.7 | 425 | 77% | 92% | 83 |
| 7 | Sheffield | 2.9 | 346 | 82% | 85% | 82.9 |
| 8 | Bristol | 2.7 | 413 | 77% | 94% | 82.7 |
| 9 | York | 2.4 | 398 | 85% | 78% | 82.4 |
| 10 | Essex | 2.9 | 80% | 84% | 82.1 | |
| 11 | Bath | 3.1 | 375 | 78% | 84% | 81.9 |
| 12 | Glasgow | 3.1 | 403 | 79% | 75% | 81.7 |
| 13 | Queen*s Belfast | 2.9 | 344 | 80% | 84% | 81.3 |
| 14 | Leeds | 3.8 | 373 | 75% | 76% | 81.1 |
| 15 | University College London | 3.2 | 427 | 72% | 84% | 80.6 |
| =15 | Strathclyde | 2.5 | 420 | 78% | 82% | 80.6 |
| 17 | Manchester | 3.4 | 384 | 72% | 78% | 79.5 |
| =17 | Heriot-Watt | 3.1 | 336 | 77% | 82% | 79.5 |
| 19 | Newcastle | 2.7 | 348 | 75% | 89% | 79 |
| 20 | Nottingham | 2.7 | 363 | 75% | 86% | 78.9 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 2.4 | 343 | 78% | 84% | 77.8 |
| 22 | Aberdeen | 2.8 | 75% | 76.4 | ||
| 23 | Kent | 2.3 | 282 | 78% | 86% | 76.2 |
| 24 | King*s College London | 1.8 | 339 | 78% | 85% | 75.9 |
| 25 | Birmingham | 2.5 | 300 | 77% | 80% | 75.6 |
| 26 | Queen Mary, London | 2.5 | 263 | 80% | 76% | 75.3 |
| 27 | Liverpool | 2.6 | 382 | 73% | 70% | 74.7 |
| 28 | Lancaster | 2.4 | 278 | 70% | 92% | 73.8 |
| 29 | Reading | 1.8 | 365 | 74% | 79% | 73.4 |
| 30 | West of England | 2.4 | 256 | 75% | 83% | 73.3 |
| 31 | Brunel | 2.2 | 303 | 77% | 69% | 72.8 |
| 32 | Sussex | 2.6 | 70% | 72% | 70.3 | |
| 33 | Aston | 2 | 290 | 73% | 73% | 70.1 |
| 34 | Northumbria | 2.1 | 236 | 75% | 72% | 69.6 |
| 35 | Portsmouth | 1.4 | 206 | 81% | 75% | 69.3 |
| 36 | Swansea | 1.7 | 255 | 73% | 79% | 69.1 |
| 37 | Hull | 1.8 | 235 | 75% | 75% | 68.8 |
| 38 | Robert Gordon | 336 | 84% | 68.7 | ||
| 39 | Coventry | 2 | 248 | 75% | 68.4 | |
| 40 | Liverpool John Moores | 2.9 | 222 | 71% | 61% | 68.3 |
| 41 | Bangor | 3.6 | 200 | 48% | 68 | |
| 42 | Plymouth | 1.3 | 221 | 83% | 60% | 67.6 |
| =42 | Central Lancashire | 1.4 | 78% | 63% | 67.6 | |
| 44 | Bradford | 0.8 | 276 | 75% | 76% | 66.5 |
| 45 | Salford | 2.7 | 230 | 71% | 57% | 66.4 |
| 46 | Hertfordshire | 2.4 | 178 | 75% | 57% | 65.7 |
| 47 | Aberystwyth | 259 | 79% | 63.5 | ||
| 48 | Huddersfield | 1.8 | 265 | 72% | 50% | 63.2 |
| 49 | Manchester Metropolitan | 1.5 | 202 | 72% | 61% | 62.3 |
| 50 | Sheffield Hallam | 1.7 | 200 | 68% | 65% | 61.4 |
| 51 | City | 2.2 | 202 | 63% | 64% | 61 |
| 52 | Westminster | 0.9 | 178 | 78% | 53% | 60.8 |
| 53 | Teesside | 257 | 78% | 54% | 60 | |
| =53 | Glasgow Caledonian | 302 | 68% | 72% | 60 | |
| 55 | Ulster | 210 | 73% | 74% | 59.9 | |
| 56 | De Montfort | 1.7 | 201 | 73% | 42% | 59.8 |
| 57 | Staffordshire | 2.1 | 147 | 68% | 59.6 | |
| 58 | Bolton | 212 | 76% | 62% | 59 | |
| 59 | Oxford Brookes | 249 | 70% | 66% | 58 | |
| 60 | Greenwich | 238 | 71% | 63% | 57.6 | |
| 61 | Glamorgan | 2 | 266 | 62% | 32% | 55.4 |
| =61 | Derby | 241 | 68% | 60% | 55.4 | |
| 63 | Birmingham City | 244 | 65% | 62% | 54.2 | |
| 64 | London South Bank | 2.4 | 63% | 33% | 54 |