Physiotherapy — The Guardian UK University Guide 2026

Subject-level ranking from the The Guardian UK University Guide for Physiotherapy in UK universities. Robert Gordon University leads this subject in 2026.

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

Rank	University	Score
TEF G · #1	Robert Gordon University	100.0
TEF S · #2	University of Salford	98.1
TEF B · #3	Keele University	97.6
#4	University of Hertfordshire	94.7
#5	University of Hull	94.4
#6	University of Leicester	93.9
#7	University of Wolverhampton	89.8
#8	University of Southampton	89.7
#9	Oxford Brookes University	89.3
#10	University of Liverpool	88.3
#11	University of Brighton	87.3
#12	Leeds Beckett University	87.1
#13	Cardiff University	85.4
#14	University of Cumbria	84.4
#15	Northumbria University, Newcastle	83.1
#16	University of Bradford	83.0
#17	University of East Anglia UEA	82.2
#18	University of East London	82.1
#18	University of Essex	82.1
#20	Coventry University	80.7
#21	Glasgow Caledonian University	80.1
#22	University of Gloucestershire	79.8
#23	Ulster University	79.5
#24	University of Greater Manchester	78.9
#25	Bournemouth University	78.6
#26	University of Worcester	78.4
#27	Canterbury Christ Church University	76.6
#28	University of Nottingham	75.6
#29	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	75.3
#30	York St John University	74.3
#31	Bristol, UWE	73.9
#32	King's College London, University of London	73.7
#33	University of Sunderland	73.6
#34	St Mary's University, Twickenham	73.3
#35	University of Central Lancashire	72.7
#36	University of Winchester	71.3
#37	University of Chichester	71.0
#38	University of Plymouth	70.9
#39	Manchester Metropolitan University	68.2
#40	Brunel University of London	66.6
#41	City (City St George's, University of London)	63.4
#42	University of Huddersfield	62.9
#43	Sheffield Hallam University	56.3
#44	University of Birmingham	55.8
#45	Wrexham University	48.6
#46	Teesside University	48.2
#47	London South Bank University	39.0

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