12 Oct 2016
Times Higher Education ‘Table of Tables’ consolidates Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é’s top ten university ranking
It is the biggest riser in the 2017 table, cementing its place in the upper echelons of the UK rankings.
The ‘Table of Tables’ ranks the UK’s top 30 universities based on the combined results of the three main domestic university league tables – the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, The Guardian University Guide, and the Complete University Guide – to provide a snapshot of how universities are viewed by national newspapers.
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is ranked ahead of 80% of the 24 universities that comprise the Russell Group, placing it firmly among the UK’s higher education elite.
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é has risen in each of the national league tables published this year. It leapt to 4th place out of the UK’s 119 universities in the – its highest ever league table ranking – and climbed to 7th in the . In , the University rose to 11th place and was named University of the Year for Sport. It was also shortlisted for the paper’s coveted University of the Year title.
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is the East Midlands’ top university according to all three national university rankings.
“Our performance in this year’s league tables is recognition of the breadth of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é’s strengths and our excellence right across the board,” said Professor Robert Allison, Vice-Chancellor of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.
“It reflects the quality of education we offer, our world-class research and innovation, and the exceptional all-round student experience we provide at the University.”
This year Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é also topped the and has been shortlisted for the , the results of which are announced next month.
The full ‘Table of Tables’ is as follows:
|
2017 ranking |
Institution |
|
1 |
University of Cambridge |
|
2 |
University of Oxford |
|
3 |
University of St Andrews |
|
=4 |
Imperial College London |
|
=4 |
Durham University |
|
6 |
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é |
|
7 |
London School of Economics |
|
8 |
University of Warwick |
|
9 |
Lancaster University |
|
10 |
University of Surrey |
|
11 |
University College London |
|
=12 |
University of Exeter |
|
=12 |
University of Bath |
|
14 |
University of Birmingham |
|
15 |
University of Leeds |
|
16 |
University of East Anglia |
|
17 |
University of Southampton |
|
=18 |
University of Sussex |
|
=18 |
University of York |
|
20 |
University of Nottingham |
|
21 |
University of Kent |
|
22 |
University of Edinburgh |
|
23 |
University of Bristol |
|
24 |
Coventry University |
|
=25 |
King’s College London |
|
=25 |
Newcastle University |
|
27 |
City, University of London |
|
28 |
University of Sheffield |
|
29 |
Falmouth University |
|
30 |
University of Glasgow |