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Marketing and public relations — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Marketing and public relations in UK universities. University of Plymouth leads this subject in 2026.

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

RankUniversityScore
TEF G · #1University of Plymouth 100.0
TEF S · #2Durham University 99.0
TEF B · #3University of Manchester 97.2
#4University of Derby 96.4
#5University of the Arts London 95.4
#6Lancaster University 95.1
#7University of South Wales 94.4
#8University of Sussex 93.9
#9University of Liverpool 92.0
#10University of Lincoln 91.8
#11City (City St George's, University of London) 90.2
#12University of Leeds 88.3
#13University of Exeter 87.2
#14University of Central Lancashire 86.9
#15Nottingham Trent University 86.4
#15University of West London 86.4
#17University of Southampton 85.2
#18Loughborough University 84.7
#19Arts University Bournemouth 82.6
#20University of Bristol 81.7
#21Middlesex University 81.2
#22University of Kent 81.0
#23Manchester Metropolitan University 80.2
#24University of East London 79.5
#25University of Reading 79.2
#26University of Sunderland 78.8
#27University of Stirling 78.5
#28Oxford Brookes University 78.4
#29University of Surrey 78.3
#30Falmouth University 77.3
#31University of Strathclyde 76.8
#32University of Hull 76.4
#33Ulster University 76.1
#34University of Essex 75.2
#35Birmingham City University 75.1
#36University of Birmingham 75.0
#37Leeds Beckett University 74.9
#38University of Chester 74.0
#39University of Salford 73.9
#40Northumbria University, Newcastle 73.6
#41Liverpool John Moores University 73.3
#42Cardiff Metropolitan University 72.3
#43University of Hertfordshire 71.8
#44Bristol, UWE 71.6
#45Bournemouth University 69.8
#45Southampton, Solent University 69.8
#47University of Northampton 69.7
#48Keele University 69.5
#49Glasgow Caledonian University 68.1
#50Sheffield Hallam University 67.8
#51Aston University, Birmingham 66.8
#51University of East Anglia UEA 66.8
#53University of Brighton 66.3
#54Edinburgh Napier University 65.7
#55Kingston University 65.4
#56Royal Holloway, University of London 65.3
#57Liverpool Hope University 65.0
#58University of Leicester 64.9
#59Canterbury Christ Church University 62.6
#60University of York 62.1
#61University of Winchester 61.2
#62Newcastle University 59.9
#63University of Chichester 59.1
#64University of Huddersfield 59.0
#65University of Portsmouth 57.2
#66Coventry University 57.0
#67Goldsmiths, University of London 56.8
#68London South Bank University 54.9
#69University of Westminster, London 52.8
#70University of Greenwich 52.4
#71London Metropolitan University 51.0
#72University of the West of Scotland 48.3
#73De Montfort University 45.1
#74Swansea University 40.7
#75University of Wolverhampton 40.3
#76University of Roehampton 36.8

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 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 110Mathematics 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.