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Computer science and information systems — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Computer science and information systems in UK universities. University of Oxford leads this subject in 2026.

110 UK universities ranked · See the overall The Guardian UK University Guide table →

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1University of Oxford 100.0
TEF S · #2University of Cambridge 96.4
TEF B · #3University of St Andrews 93.0
#4Imperial College London 89.4
#5University of Birmingham 84.2
#6The University of Edinburgh 84.0
#7University of Dundee 83.9
#8Durham University 83.0
#9UCL (University College London) 81.7
#10University of Bristol 80.1
#11University of Wales Trinity Saint David 79.0
#12University of the Arts London 78.4
#13University of Manchester 77.9
#14University of Warwick 75.0
#15Aston University, Birmingham 74.9
#15University of Bath 74.9
#17Nottingham Trent University 74.8
#18Queen Mary University of London 74.0
#19Kingston University 72.9
#20University of Glasgow 72.0
#21Cardiff University 70.2
#22University of Sunderland 69.9
#23Loughborough University 69.8
#24Bangor University 69.3
#24Heriot-Watt University 69.3
#26Bath Spa University 68.7
#27University of Sheffield 68.5
#28University of Greater Manchester 68.0
#29Swansea University 67.9
#30University of York 67.4
#31University of Liverpool 67.2
#31University of Southampton 67.2
#33King's College London, University of London 67.1
#34University of Essex 66.9
#35University of South Wales 66.5
#36Sheffield Hallam University 66.0
#37University of Surrey 65.9
#38Ulster University 65.7
#39Keele University 65.5
#40University of Exeter 65.4
#41Newcastle University 64.7
#42University of Portsmouth 64.3
#43Lancaster University 63.6
#44University of Suffolk 63.0
#45Manchester Metropolitan University 62.9
#46Cardiff Metropolitan University 62.3
#47Bristol, UWE 61.9
#48University of East Anglia UEA 61.8
#49University of Kent 61.7
#49University of Leeds 61.7
#51University of Lincoln 61.5
#52University of Worcester 61.4
#53Abertay University 61.1
#53York St John University 61.1
#55University of Reading 61.0
#56University of Huddersfield 60.9
#57Goldsmiths, University of London 60.7
#57London Metropolitan University 60.7
#59University of Strathclyde 60.2
#59University of Wolverhampton 60.2
#61Edge Hill University 60.0
#62Liverpool John Moores University 59.7
#63University of Sussex 59.5
#64Bournemouth University 59.3
#64De Montfort University 59.3
#66Edinburgh Napier University 59.1
#67Queen's University Belfast 59.0
#68University of Nottingham 58.9
#69University of Bedfordshire 58.6
#70University of Northampton 58.5
#71University of East London 58.3
#72Aberystwyth University 58.1
#73Liverpool Hope University 57.5
#74Coventry University 57.2
#75University of Stirling 56.9
#76Royal Holloway, University of London 56.6
#77Northumbria University, Newcastle 56.5
#78Leeds Beckett University 56.2
#78University of Bradford 56.2
#80University of Hertfordshire 56.1
#81Birmingham City University 55.4
#81University of Staffordshire 55.4
#83Robert Gordon University 54.7
#83University of Aberdeen 54.7
#85University of the West of Scotland 53.3
#86Glasgow Caledonian University 53.0
#87University of Leicester 52.8
#88University of Brighton 51.6
#88University of Hull 51.6
#90University of Derby 51.0
#91University of West London 50.9
#92Brunel University of London 50.8
#93Teesside University 50.5
#94University of Winchester 49.8
#95Oxford Brookes University 49.1
#96Southampton, Solent University 48.9
#97City (City St George's, University of London) 47.5
#98Buckinghamshire New University 44.4
#98University of Central Lancashire 44.4
#100Anglia Ruskin University 44.3
#100University of Gloucestershire 44.3
#102University of Roehampton 43.2
#103University of Greenwich 42.1
#104London South Bank University 41.9
#105University of Salford 41.7
#106University of Westminster, London 40.1
#107University of Chester 40.0
#108Canterbury Christ Church University 34.5
#109Middlesex University 34.0
#110University of Plymouth 31.1

Other subjects in the The Guardian UK University Guide

Accounting and finance 100Aerospace engineering 32Anatomy and physiology 26Animal science and agriculture 20Animation and game design 58Anthropology and archaeology 28Architecture 56Biology 83Biomedical science 68Business and management 118Chemical engineering 29Chemistry 49Children's nursing 55Civil engineering 53Classics and ancient history 23Construction, surveying and planning 41Creative writing 28Criminology 87Dentistry 16Drama and dance 80Earth and marine sciences 38Economics 71Education 91Electrical and electronic engineering 58English 84Fashion and textiles 46Film production and photography 70Fine art 57Forensic science 25General engineering 27General nursing 76Geography 62Graphic design 64Health professions 71History 81History of art 19Hospitality, event management and tourism 45Interior design 35International relations 46Journalism 40Languages and linguistics 49Law 110Marketing and public relations 76Mathematics 55Mechanical engineering 69Media and film studies 75Medicine 36Mental health nursing 67Midwifery 54Music 79Nutrition and food science 30Paramedic science 41Pharmacy and pharmacology 40Philosophy 42Physics 44Physiotherapy 47Politics 60Product design 41Psychology 115Social work 78Sociology and social policy 91Sports science 85Theology and religious studies 15Veterinary science 8Zoology 29

How subject rankings work

Uses NSS teaching, NSS feedback, NSS overall satisfaction, student/staff ratio, expenditure per student, average entry tariff, value-added score, and career prospects 15 months after graduation.

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.