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Health professions — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Health professions in UK universities. Swansea University leads this subject in 2026.

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

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1Swansea University 100.0
TEF S · #2University of South Wales 97.8
TEF B · #3University of Northampton 97.7
#4De Montfort University 96.9
#5University of Portsmouth 93.4
#6Liverpool John Moores University 92.7
#7University of Sunderland 91.1
#8University of Exeter 88.4
#9University of Hertfordshire 88.0
#10Newcastle University 86.4
#11Health Sciences University (formerly AECC University College) 84.5
#12University of Plymouth 84.3
#13Cardiff University 84.2
#14Bangor University 82.7
#15Northumbria University, Newcastle 81.7
#16University of Nottingham 81.1
#17Aston University, Birmingham 80.7
#18City (City St George's, University of London) 79.8
#19University of Leicester 79.0
#20University of Strathclyde 77.7
#21Robert Gordon University 77.5
#22Bristol, UWE 77.3
#23Plymouth Marjon University 77.0
#23University of Worcester 77.0
#25University of Reading 76.4
#26University of Cumbria 76.0
#27Cardiff Metropolitan University 75.9
#28University of Suffolk 75.5
#29Oxford Brookes University 75.0
#30Ulster University 74.6
#30University of Southampton 74.6
#32University of Essex 74.2
#33Coventry University 73.5
#33University of Manchester 73.5
#35Glasgow Caledonian University 73.1
#36Manchester Metropolitan University 72.4
#36University of Bradford 72.4
#38University of Leeds 71.7
#39University of Brighton 71.2
#40Canterbury Christ Church University 70.8
#41University of Greater Manchester 70.6
#42University of Salford 70.4
#43University of Gloucestershire 70.1
#44Keele University 68.7
#45University of East Anglia UEA 68.1
#46University of Sheffield 67.9
#47University of Derby 67.5
#48University of Liverpool 66.7
#49University of Roehampton 66.5
#49University of Staffordshire 66.5
#51Anglia Ruskin University 65.8
#52Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 65.6
#53London South Bank University 64.6
#54York St John University 62.7
#55University of Huddersfield 62.2
#56Bournemouth University 60.0
#57Buckinghamshire New University 59.1
#58Teesside University 58.7
#59Edge Hill University 58.1
#60Leeds Beckett University 57.1
#61Sheffield Hallam University 56.4
#62University of West London 55.8
#63University of Central Lancashire 55.7
#64University of Greenwich 54.9
#65University of East London 54.2
#66Middlesex University 52.2
#67Brunel University of London 52.0
#68University of Wolverhampton 51.9
#69Birmingham City University 50.2
#70Birmingham Newman University 43.1
#71St Mary's University, Twickenham 36.1

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 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 76Geography 62Graphic design 64History 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.