University of Reading
About
University of Reading is a UK university founded in 1892, based in Reading. The Teaching Excellence Framework awarded University of Reading a Silver rating.
Academic staff have published 86,382 works cited 5,077,764 times, with an h-index of 626.
Courses at University of Reading (439)
Accounting and Business - Flying Start Degree Programme
University of Reading
A-Levels
AAB
Accounting and Finance
University of Reading
A-Levels
ABB
NSS Score
83.58%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£35,000
Accounting and Finance (with Placement Experience)
University of Reading
A-Levels
ABB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£35,000
Accounting and Finance with Year Abroad
University of Reading
A-Levels
ABB
NSS Score
84.97%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£35,000
Accounting and Management
University of Reading
A-Levels
ABB
Accounting and Management with Foundation
University of Reading
A-Levels
CCC
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£30,000
Who gets into University of Reading
See full breakdown →Full-time undergraduates admitted in 2023-24, by neighbourhood deprivation. Source: Office for Students.
From the least deprived 20% of UK neighbourhoods
32.6%
From the most deprived 20%
7.4%
The richest-area share is 25.2 percentage points higher than the poorest-area share among 3,830 entrants in 2023-24.
Notable alumni of University of Reading
See all 242 →242 notable graduates and former students with Wikipedia coverage, ranked by international reach. Source: Wikidata.
Wilfred Owen
English poet and soldier (1893-1918)
Frauke Petry
German politician
Tang Wei
Chinese actress (born 1979)
Amina J. Mohammed
Nigerian-British diplomat and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Penny Mordaunt
British politician (born 1973)
Stephen Baxter
British writer
Jamie Cullum
English jazz singer and pianist
Michael Rosen
British children's author and poet (born 1946)
Stella Kyriakides
Cypriot politician
Arthur Brown
English singer (born 1942)
Elisa Ferreira
Portuguese politician
Edmund Rubbra
British composer (1901-1986)
Rankings
- Complete University Guide 2026
- #36
- The Guardian (UK) 2026
- #65
- QS World 2026
- =194
- Times Higher Ed (World) 2026
- 201–250
- ARWU (Shanghai) 2025
- #401
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Quick Facts
- Location
- Reading
- Postcode
- RG6 6AH
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1892
- TEF Rating
- Silver