Sociology — Complete University Guide 2027

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

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

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