Computer Science — Complete University Guide 2027

Subject-level ranking from the Complete University Guide for Computer Science in UK universities. Imperial College London leads this subject in 2027.

118 UK universities ranked · See the overall Complete University Guide table →

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	Imperial College London	—
TEF S · #2	University of Cambridge	—
TEF B · #3	University of Oxford	—
#4	University of St Andrews	—
#5	University of Warwick	—
#6	University of Birmingham	—
#7	UCL (University College London)	—
#8	Durham University	—
#9	University of Manchester	—
#10	University of Bath	—
#11	University of Bristol	—
#12	University of Southampton	—
#13	The University of Edinburgh	—
#14	King's College London, University of London	—
#15	University of Sheffield	—
#16	University of Glasgow	—
#17	University of Exeter	—
#18	University of Nottingham	—
#19	Loughborough University	—
#20	Queen Mary University of London	—
#21	Queen's University Belfast	—
#22	University of York	—
#23	University of Leeds	—
#24	Lancaster University	—
#25	Cardiff University	—
#26	University of Surrey	—
#27	Newcastle University	—
#28	University of Liverpool	—
#29	Royal Holloway, University of London	—
#30	University of Leicester	—
#31	Swansea University	—
#32	University of Aberdeen	—
#33	University of Strathclyde	—
#34	University of Dundee	—
#35	University of Sussex	—
#36	University of East Anglia UEA	—
#37	Heriot-Watt University	—
#38	University of Kent	—
#39	University of Reading	—
#40	Aston University, Birmingham	—
#41	Bangor University	—
#42	Ulster University	—
#43	University of Stirling	—
#44	City (City St George's, University of London)	—
#45	Aberystwyth University	—
#46	University of Hertfordshire	—
#47	Northumbria University, Newcastle	—
#48	University of Lincoln	—
#49	University of Hull	—
#50	University of Huddersfield	—
#51	University of Essex	—
#52	University of Portsmouth	—
#53	Edge Hill University	—
#54	Keele University	—
#55	Falmouth University	—
#56	Brunel University of London	—
#57	Abertay University	—
#58	Manchester Metropolitan University	—
#59	Nottingham Trent University	—
#60	University of Buckingham	—
#61	Glasgow Caledonian University	—
#62	University of Worcester	—
#63	University of Staffordshire	—
#64	Bristol, UWE	—
#65	Oxford Brookes University	—
#66	Bath Spa University	—
#67	Edinburgh Napier University	—
#68	University of Winchester	—
#69	University of Chichester	—
#70	University of the Arts London	—
#71	Bournemouth University	—
#72	University of Plymouth	—
#73	Teesside University	—
#74	Sheffield Hallam University	—
#75	Robert Gordon University	—
#76	University of Derby	—
#77	University of Bradford	—
#78	Kingston University	—
#79	London South Bank University	—
#80	University of Sunderland	—
#81	University of Chester	—
#82	De Montfort University	—
#83	University of Brighton	—
#84	Liverpool John Moores University	—
#85	Birmingham City University	—
#86	Leeds Beckett University	—
#87	University of Salford	—
#88	Coventry University	—
#89	University of Wolverhampton	—
#90	University of East London	—
#91	University for the Creative Arts	—
#92	University of South Wales	—
#93	Leeds Trinity University	—
#94	Goldsmiths, University of London	—
#95	Liverpool Hope University	—
#96	University of West London	—
#97	University of Central Lancashire	—
#98	University of Northampton	—
#99	York St John University	—
#100	University of Gloucestershire	—
#101	Cardiff Metropolitan University	—
#102	University of Westminster, London	—
#103	Birmingham Newman University	—
#104	Canterbury Christ Church University	—
#105	Anglia Ruskin University	—
#106	University of Greenwich	—
#107	Norwich University of the Arts	—
#108	Southampton, Solent University	—
#109	University of Greater Manchester	—
#110	London Metropolitan University	—
#111	University of Suffolk	—
#112	University of Bedfordshire	—
#113	Middlesex University	—
#114	University of the West of Scotland	—
#115	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	—
#116	Buckinghamshire New University	—
#117	University of Roehampton	—
#118	Wrexham University	—

Other subjects in the Complete University Guide

Accounting and Finance 104 Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering 33 African and Middle Eastern Studies 7 Agriculture and Forestry 19 American Studies 6 Anthropology 23 Archaeology 25 Architecture 57 Art and Design 82 Asian Studies 12 Biological Sciences 87 Biomedical Sciences 87 Building 37 Business and Management Studies 124 Celtic Studies 6 Chemical Engineering 33 Chemistry 48 Childhood and Youth Studies 46 Civil Engineering 59 Classics 24 Communication and Media Studies 92 Complementary Medicine 10 Counselling, Psychotherapy and Occupational Therapy 47 Creative Writing 47 Dentistry 16 Drama, Dance and Cinematics 96 Economics 76 Education 91 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 English 89 Food Science 35 Forensic Science 37 French 42 General Engineering 31 Geography and Environmental Science 70 Geology 29 German 31 Health Studies 30 History 91 History of Art, Architecture and Design 23 Iberian Languages 43 Information Technology and Systems 18 Italian 23 Land and Property Management 11 Law 113 Linguistics 24 Manufacturing and Production Engineering 31 Marketing 93 Materials Technology 12 Mathematics 65 Mechanical Engineering 74 Medical Technology and Bioengineering 45 Medicine 40 Music 80 Nursing and Midwifery 86 Optometry, Ophthalmics and Orthoptics 14 Paramedic Science 45 Pharmacology and Pharmacy 47 Philosophy 45 Physics and Astronomy 46 Physiotherapy 48 Politics 77 Psychology 118 Russian and East European Languages 13 Social Policy 33 Social Work 75 Sociology 103 Speech and Language Therapy 19 Sports Science 86 Theology and Religious Studies 17 Tourism, Transport, Travel and Heritage Studies 53 Town and Country Planning and Landscape Design 22 Veterinary Medicine 13

How subject rankings work

CUG combines entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, academic services spend, facilities spend, graduate prospects (outcomes + on-track), student-staff ratio, and continuation.

Subject rankings apply the same methodology to courses within a single discipline. They tend to reorder the overall table — a top-10 overall university may rank lower in a specific subject, and vice versa.