Education — Complete University Guide 2027

Subject-level ranking from the Complete University Guide for Education in UK universities. University of Cambridge leads this subject in 2027.

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

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	University of Cambridge	—
TEF S · #2	University of Bath	—
TEF B · #3	Durham University	—
#4	The University of Edinburgh	—
#5	University of Southampton	—
#6	University of Nottingham	—
#7	University of Sussex	—
#8	University of Birmingham	—
#9	University of Manchester	—
#10	University of Reading	—
#11	University of Glasgow	—
#12	University of Warwick	—
#13	University of Winchester	—
#14	University of York	—
#15	Newcastle University	—
#16	Cardiff University	—
#17	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	—
#18	University of Leeds	—
#19	University of Suffolk	—
#20	University of Aberdeen	—
#21	University of Bristol	—
#22	Oxford Brookes University	—
#23	Northumbria University, Newcastle	—
#24	University of Dundee	—
#25	University of Stirling	—
#26	Bangor University	—
#27	University of Strathclyde	—
#28	St Mary's University, Twickenham	—
#29	University of East Anglia UEA	—
#30	University of Hertfordshire	—
#31	Edge Hill University	—
#32	UCL (University College London)	—
#33	Bristol, UWE	—
#34	University of Roehampton	—
#35	Nottingham Trent University	—
#36	Sheffield Hallam University	—
#37	University of Gloucestershire	—
#38	University of Brighton	—
#39	University of Chichester	—
#40	Norland	—
#41	York St John University	—
#42	University of Hull	—
#43	Swansea University	—
#44	Keele University	—
#45	Coventry University	—
#46	University of Wolverhampton	—
#47	Liverpool Hope University	—
#48	University of Huddersfield	—
#49	University of Staffordshire	—
#50	Manchester Metropolitan University	—
#51	University of Derby	—
#52	University of Cumbria	—
#53	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	—
#54	University of Northampton	—
#55	Birmingham City University	—
#56	University of Plymouth	—
#57	Kingston University	—
#58	Brunel University of London	—
#59	Bath Spa University	—
#60	University of Portsmouth	—
#61	Cardiff Metropolitan University	—
#62	Anglia Ruskin University	—
#63	Leeds Trinity University	—
#64	University of Worcester	—
#65	Liverpool John Moores University	—
#66	Plymouth Marjon University	—
#67	University of Greenwich	—
#68	University of Greater Manchester	—
#69	University of Chester	—
#70	Bishop Grosseteste University	—
#71	Leeds Beckett University	—
#72	London South Bank University	—
#73	Canterbury Christ Church University	—
#74	University of Bedfordshire	—
#75	University of the West of Scotland	—
#76	Birmingham Newman University	—
#77	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	—
#78	University of East London	—
#79	University of Sunderland	—
#80	University of South Wales	—
#81	Teesside University	—
#82	University of Lincoln	—
#83	University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)	—
#84	University of Central Lancashire	—
#85	Middlesex University	—
#86	University of West London	—
#87	Goldsmiths, University of London	—
#88	Aberystwyth University	—
#89	De Montfort University	—
#90	London Metropolitan University	—
#91	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 Computer Science 118 Counselling, Psychotherapy and Occupational Therapy 47 Creative Writing 47 Dentistry 16 Drama, Dance and Cinematics 96 Economics 76 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.