History — Complete University Guide 2027

Subject-level ranking from the Complete University Guide for History in UK universities. London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London leads this subject in 2027.

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

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

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 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 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.