English — Complete University Guide 2027

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

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

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	University of Oxford	—
TEF S · #2	University of St Andrews	—
TEF B · #3	University of Cambridge	—
#4	Durham University	—
#5	UCL (University College London)	—
#6	University of York	—
#7	University of Warwick	—
#8	University of Exeter	—
#9	The University of Edinburgh	—
#10	Newcastle University	—
#11	University of Nottingham	—
#12	University of Birmingham	—
#13	University of Sheffield	—
#14	University of Manchester	—
#15	University of Bristol	—
#16	University of Strathclyde	—
#17	University of Leeds	—
#18	University of Surrey	—
#19	Loughborough University	—
#20	King's College London, University of London	—
#21	Lancaster University	—
#22	Cardiff University	—
#23	Aston University, Birmingham	—
#24	University of Southampton	—
#25	University of Liverpool	—
#26	University of Sussex	—
#27	University of Leicester	—
#28	Royal Holloway, University of London	—
#29	University of Hull	—
#30	Queen Mary University of London	—
#31	Edge Hill University	—
#32	Queen's University Belfast	—
#33	University of Glasgow	—
#34	University of East Anglia UEA	—
#35	University of Aberdeen	—
#36	Swansea University	—
#37	University of Huddersfield	—
#38	University of Reading	—
#39	Birmingham City University	—
#40	Manchester Metropolitan University	—
#41	Liverpool John Moores University	—
#42	Oxford Brookes University	—
#43	City (City St George's, University of London)	—
#44	Sheffield Hallam University	—
#45	Northumbria University, Newcastle	—
#46	University of Plymouth	—
#47	University of Chichester	—
#48	University of Dundee	—
#49	De Montfort University	—
#50	Bath Spa University	—
#51	University of Roehampton	—
#52	University of Lincoln	—
#53	Liverpool Hope University	—
#54	Coventry University	—
#55	Bangor University	—
#56	University of Northampton	—
#57	Falmouth University	—
#58	University of Kent	—
#59	University of Westminster, London	—
#60	University of Hertfordshire	—
#61	University of Gloucestershire	—
#62	University of Stirling	—
#63	University of Chester	—
#64	University of Worcester	—
#65	University of Essex	—
#66	Aberystwyth University	—
#67	Goldsmiths, University of London	—
#68	University of Portsmouth	—
#69	Nottingham Trent University	—
#70	University of Winchester	—
#71	Birmingham Newman University	—
#72	Keele University	—
#73	Brunel University of London	—
#74	Bournemouth University	—
#75	University of Central Lancashire	—
#76	St Mary's University, Twickenham	—
#77	Edinburgh Napier University	—
#78	University of Derby	—
#79	Ulster University	—
#80	University of Wolverhampton	—
#81	Bristol, UWE	—
#82	York St John University	—
#83	University of Salford	—
#84	Teesside University	—
#85	University of Brighton	—
#86	University of Greenwich	—
#87	Anglia Ruskin University	—
#88	Leeds Beckett University	—
#89	Cardiff Metropolitan 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 Education 91 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 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.