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Economics — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Economics in UK universities. University of Oxford leads this subject in 2026.

71 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 89.2
TEF S · #2University of St Andrews 89.2
#4London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 86.8
#5Durham University 86.4
#6University of Warwick 85.0
#7Heriot-Watt University 84.9
#8University of Brighton 82.0
#9University of Essex 81.8
#10University of Stirling 79.3
#11UCL (University College London) 76.0
#12University of Exeter 75.9
#13Lancaster University 75.7
#14Aston University, Birmingham 74.5
#15London South Bank University 74.1
#16King's College London, University of London 74.0
#17The University of Edinburgh 72.6
#18Nottingham Trent University 72.5
#19University of Leeds 71.9
#20University of Liverpool 71.1
#21University of Bath 70.2
#21University of Birmingham 70.2
#21University of Strathclyde 70.2
#24University of Aberdeen 70.1
#25Sheffield Hallam University 69.5
#26University of Bristol 69.4
#27Ulster University 69.0
#28University of Nottingham 68.6
#28University of Portsmouth 68.6
#30University of Sheffield 66.3
#31Cardiff University 66.1
#32Loughborough University 65.4
#33University of East Anglia UEA 64.5
#34University of Westminster, London 64.3
#35Swansea University 64.1
#36University of Manchester 63.8
#37Goldsmiths, University of London 63.6
#38University of Glasgow 63.5
#39University of Surrey 63.4
#40University of Southampton 63.1
#41University of York 62.9
#42Queen Mary University of London 62.8
#43Keele University 62.0
#44Coventry University 61.5
#45University of Huddersfield 61.1
#46University of Sussex 60.5
#47Leeds Beckett University 59.9
#48Royal Holloway, University of London 59.0
#49Kingston University 58.6
#50University of Lincoln 58.1
#51Manchester Metropolitan University 57.9
#52University of Kent 57.8
#53University of Hertfordshire 57.7
#54SOAS University of London 57.6
#55Bristol, UWE 57.0
#56University of Bradford 55.5
#57University of Leicester 55.1
#58Queen's University Belfast 54.8
#59University of Plymouth 54.3
#60Brunel University of London 53.8
#61Cardiff Metropolitan University 53.6
#62Oxford Brookes University 53.1
#63University of Dundee 51.0
#64Middlesex University 50.4
#65Newcastle University 50.1
#66Bournemouth University 48.3
#67University of Reading 48.0
#68University of Greenwich 46.4
#69City (City St George's, University of London) 45.4
#70Birmingham City University 36.1
#71De Montfort University 32.9

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 23Computer science and information systems 110Construction, surveying and planning 41Creative writing 28Criminology 87Dentistry 16Drama and dance 80Earth and marine sciences 38Education 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.