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Geography — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

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

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

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1University of Oxford 100.0
TEF S · #2University of St Andrews 92.0
TEF B · #3University of Cambridge 88.5
#4Durham University 87.3
#5Bristol, UWE 82.7
#5Loughborough University 82.7
#7The University of Edinburgh 81.0
#8University of Sheffield 78.6
#9London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 75.7
#10Kingston University 75.6
#11Lancaster University 74.4
#12Keele University 74.3
#13UCL (University College London) 72.3
#14Liverpool Hope University 72.0
#15University of Southampton 71.1
#16University of Gloucestershire 70.4
#17University of Bristol 69.7
#18University of Leicester 69.4
#19Swansea University 67.7
#20Royal Holloway, University of London 66.3
#20University of Lincoln 66.3
#22University of Reading 66.1
#23University of Exeter 65.8
#24Oxford Brookes University 65.4
#24University of Liverpool 65.4
#26Aberystwyth University 65.0
#27King's College London, University of London 64.6
#28University of Birmingham 64.2
#28University of Leeds 64.2
#28University of Nottingham 64.2
#31University of Sussex 63.8
#32University of Warwick 63.1
#33Northumbria University, Newcastle 62.8
#34University of Manchester 62.1
#35Queen's University Belfast 61.4
#36University of Aberdeen 60.0
#37University of Salford 59.3
#38Ulster University 58.9
#39University of Portsmouth 58.5
#40University of Dundee 57.4
#41University of Glasgow 57.2
#42Newcastle University 56.8
#43Cardiff University 55.3
#44Sheffield Hallam University 54.9
#45Coventry University 53.8
#46Edge Hill University 53.7
#47University of Chester 53.4
#48University of York 53.3
#49Manchester Metropolitan University 50.9
#50Leeds Beckett University 50.7
#51Queen Mary University of London 48.9
#52Bath Spa University 48.4
#53University of Stirling 47.4
#54University of Brighton 46.2
#55Nottingham Trent University 45.6
#56University of Plymouth 45.4
#57University of Hull 45.0
#58Bangor University 44.5
#59Bournemouth University 37.9
#60University of East Anglia UEA 34.1
#61York St John University 33.2
#62Liverpool John Moores University 31.4

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 27General nursing 76Graphic 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.