Sports Science — Complete University Guide 2027

Subject-level ranking from the Complete University Guide for Sports Science in UK universities. University of Bath leads this subject in 2027.

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

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	University of Bath	—
TEF S · #2	Loughborough University	—
TEF B · #3	Durham University	—
#4	King's College London, University of London	—
#5	University of Exeter	—
#6	University of Birmingham	—
#7	University of Glasgow	—
#8	University of Leeds	—
#9	University of Nottingham	—
#10	The University of Edinburgh	—
#11	Newcastle University	—
#12	University of Surrey	—
#13	Swansea University	—
#14	University of East Anglia UEA	—
#15	Hartpury University	—
#16	Edge Hill University	—
#17	University of Chichester	—
#18	Cardiff Metropolitan University	—
#19	Liverpool John Moores University	—
#20	University of Lincoln	—
#21	University of Brighton	—
#22	Lancaster University	—
#23	University of Aberdeen	—
#24	Northumbria University, Newcastle	—
#25	Nottingham Trent University	—
#26	University of Portsmouth	—
#27	Bangor University	—
#28	University of Gloucestershire	—
#29	Ulster University	—
#30	University of Salford	—
#31	University of Worcester	—
#32	St Mary's University, Twickenham	—
#33	Oxford Brookes University	—
#34	Leeds Beckett University	—
#35	University of Hull	—
#36	Bournemouth University	—
#37	Manchester Metropolitan University	—
#38	University of Essex	—
#39	Teesside University	—
#40	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	—
#41	Edinburgh Napier University	—
#42	University of Stirling	—
#43	University of Wolverhampton	—
#44	University of Hertfordshire	—
#45	University of South Wales	—
#46	Robert Gordon University	—
#47	University of Cumbria	—
#48	University of Derby	—
#49	Sheffield Hallam University	—
#50	University of Bedfordshire	—
#51	Coventry University	—
#52	University of Kent	—
#53	University of Chester	—
#54	University of Winchester	—
#55	Brunel University of London	—
#56	York St John University	—
#57	Aberystwyth University	—
#58	Southampton, Solent University	—
#59	University of Central Lancashire	—
#60	Anglia Ruskin University	—
#61	Plymouth Marjon University	—
#62	University of Staffordshire	—
#63	University of Strathclyde	—
#64	Canterbury Christ Church University	—
#65	Buckinghamshire New University	—
#66	University of Roehampton	—
#67	Abertay University	—
#68	Liverpool Hope University	—
#69	University of East London	—
#70	Birmingham City University	—
#71	University of Greenwich	—
#72	University of Huddersfield	—
#73	University of the West of Scotland	—
#74	Kingston University	—
#75	University of Greater Manchester	—
#76	University of Northampton	—
#77	University of Sunderland	—
#78	London South Bank University	—
#79	Middlesex University	—
#80	Leeds Trinity University	—
#81	Birmingham Newman University	—
#82	Wrexham University	—
#83	University of Suffolk	—
#84	University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)	—
#85	London Metropolitan University	—
#86	Bishop Grosseteste 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 Sociology 103 Speech and Language Therapy 19 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.