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History — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

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

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

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1University of St Andrews 100.0
TEF S · #2University of Oxford 96.9
TEF B · #3University of Cambridge 92.1
#4Durham University 87.7
#5London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London 86.9
#6UCL (University College London) 77.8
#7Birmingham Newman University 77.2
#8University of Warwick 75.3
#9University of Strathclyde 74.8
#10Teesside University 74.7
#11Loughborough University 73.2
#12University of Huddersfield 73.1
#13University of Salford 72.5
#14Royal Holloway, University of London 72.3
#15University of Sheffield 72.2
#16Lancaster University 70.9
#17University of Leeds 70.5
#18King's College London, University of London 70.0
#19Aberystwyth University 67.8
#20Coventry University 67.6
#21University of East Anglia UEA 67.3
#22Nottingham Trent University 66.8
#23Queen Mary University of London 66.6
#24Bangor University 66.4
#25Anglia Ruskin University 65.6
#25University of York 65.6
#27University of Exeter 65.2
#28Edge Hill University 64.7
#29University of Wolverhampton 64.3
#30University of Bristol 64.0
#31University of Liverpool 63.3
#32University of Brighton 63.2
#33Bath Spa University 62.8
#34University of Southampton 62.2
#35University of Portsmouth 61.9
#36University of Birmingham 61.6
#37Cardiff University 61.0
#38Liverpool Hope University 60.9
#39University of Dundee 60.8
#39University of Gloucestershire 60.8
#41The University of Edinburgh 60.0
#42University of Sussex 59.9
#43University of Lincoln 59.5
#44University of Kent 59.3
#45University of Plymouth 59.2
#46University of Glasgow 59.1
#47Swansea University 57.6
#48Leeds Beckett University 57.0
#49University of Leicester 56.9
#50St Mary's University, Twickenham 56.4
#51University of Nottingham 56.0
#52University of Manchester 54.9
#53Bournemouth University 54.5
#53De Montfort University 54.5
#55University of Chichester 54.1
#55University of Essex 54.1
#57University of Chester 54.0
#58Oxford Brookes University 53.9
#59Liverpool John Moores University 53.4
#60Ulster University 51.8
#61Northumbria University, Newcastle 51.4
#62Manchester Metropolitan University 50.9
#63University of Roehampton 50.2
#64University of Stirling 49.9
#65Brunel University of London 49.2
#65Queen's University Belfast 49.2
#67University of Reading 48.5
#68University of Aberdeen 47.3
#69SOAS University of London 45.0
#70City (City St George's, University of London) 44.4
#71Canterbury Christ Church University 43.2
#72Newcastle University 42.6
#73University of Hull 41.0
#74York St John University 40.4
#75Bishop Grosseteste University 39.9
#76Bristol, UWE 39.0
#77University of Greenwich 36.6
#78Keele University 34.2
#79University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 33.2
#80University of Winchester 30.6
#81University of Worcester 30.2

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 64Health professions 71History 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.