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General nursing — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

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

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

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1The University of Edinburgh 100.0
TEF S · #2Northumbria University, Newcastle 95.2
TEF B · #3Oxford Brookes University 94.7
#4University of Liverpool 94.1
#5University of York 93.9
#6University of Essex 93.4
#7University of Portsmouth 93.0
#8Cardiff University 92.9
#9Ulster University 92.3
#10Coventry University 88.7
#11University of Northampton 88.3
#12Kingston University 87.6
#13King's College London, University of London 86.8
#14University of West London 85.9
#15University of Glasgow 85.6
#16University of Sheffield 85.5
#17Keele University 85.4
#18University of Chester 83.0
#19University of Southampton 81.5
#20University of East London 81.1
#21University of Roehampton 80.6
#22University of Bradford 78.5
#23University of Surrey 78.2
#24Liverpool John Moores University 78.0
#25University of Nottingham 77.6
#26Buckinghamshire New University 76.6
#27London South Bank University 76.0
#28University of Hertfordshire 75.8
#29Manchester Metropolitan University 75.0
#30City (City St George's, University of London) 73.9
#31University of Greater Manchester 73.2
#32Queen's University Belfast 72.8
#33Bournemouth University 72.4
#34Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 72.1
#35University of Plymouth 71.4
#36Nottingham Trent University 70.2
#37University of Bedfordshire 70.1
#38Teesside University 69.8
#39Edge Hill University 69.6
#40University of Salford 69.3
#41University of Manchester 68.9
#42University of Gloucestershire 68.3
#43University of Birmingham 66.4
#44Leeds Beckett University 66.2
#45Bristol, UWE 65.6
#46University of East Anglia UEA 65.5
#47University of Leeds 64.9
#48Birmingham City University 64.4
#49University of Hull 63.9
#50Middlesex University 63.2
#51University of Derby 62.6
#51University of South Wales 62.6
#53Sheffield Hallam University 62.0
#54Canterbury Christ Church University 61.7
#55University of Greenwich 61.0
#56University of Brighton 59.5
#57Anglia Ruskin University 59.4
#57University of Staffordshire 59.4
#59University of Sunderland 57.8
#60University of Huddersfield 57.7
#61University of Winchester 57.4
#62University of Suffolk 57.0
#63De Montfort University 56.4
#64University of Dundee 55.6
#65Swansea University 54.8
#66Bangor University 53.2
#67University of Wolverhampton 52.0
#68University of Worcester 50.3
#69Edinburgh Napier University 48.9
#70Glasgow Caledonian University 48.5
#71University of Central Lancashire 47.4
#72University of Cumbria 46.4
#73University of Lincoln 45.4
#74Robert Gordon University 44.9
#75University of the West of Scotland 40.8
#76University of Stirling 35.8

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 38Economics 71Education 91Electrical and electronic engineering 58English 84Fashion and textiles 46Film production and photography 70Fine art 57Forensic science 25General engineering 27Geography 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.