Our achievements
University of the Year for Student Experience
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027
1st in the UK for teaching quality
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027
Top University in the UK for overall student satisfaction*
NSS 2026
95% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating
Full-time undergraduate or degree apprenticeship students. Graduate Outcomes, HESA, published 2026
Data sources for our rankings
Our rankings and achievements come from data sources across the UK, and are informed by feedback from our students and graduates. The national league tables that we draw our stats from include:
- The Complete University Guide
- The Graduate Outcomes Survey
- The Guardian University Guide
- The National Student Survey (NSS)
- The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide
Typical questions and feedback they surveys gather include:
- Student satisfaction
- Graduate prospects
- Student experience
- Teaching quality
- Degree classifications awarded
- Student-staff ratios
- Learning opportunities
*Measured by NSS 2026 positivity score (% agree) of all registered students across the 17 NSS questions that were used in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2023), compared against institutions included in the Times UK University Rankings 2026.