UK School Guide
UK University League Tables Compared
A university can look very different depending on the table. This page shows where 15 well-known UK universities sit in two published tables, so you can see how much they agree. It is a selection, not a full league table: follow the links for the complete lists.
All school & university guides
| University | Complete University Guide 2027 | Times Higher Education, UK list 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Durham University | #6 | #=19 |
| Imperial College London | #5 | #3 |
| King's College London | #16 | #6 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | #3 | #7 |
| UCL | #=13 | #4 |
| University of Bath | #9 | #32 |
| University of Birmingham | #12 | #11 |
| University of Bristol | #17 | #9 |
| University of Cambridge | #1 | #2 |
| University of Edinburgh | #19 | #5 |
| University of Exeter | #11 | #=19 |
| University of Manchester | #24 | #8 |
| University of Oxford | #2 | #1 |
| University of St Andrews | #4 | #24 |
| University of Warwick | #7 | #=13 |
Tables read on 17 October 2026. Rankings belong to their publishers. We show single ranks for a selection of universities and link to the full tables.
Complete University Guide 2027 →Times Higher Education UK 2027 →
Why the tables differ
- The Complete University Guide shows scores for entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and graduate prospects. Times Higher Education's UK list is the UK part of its World University Rankings 2027, which shows scores for teaching, research environment, research quality, industry and international outlook. Different measures give different orders.
- An equals sign (=) means universities share a rank. Rank numbers are as printed by each publisher on the date below.
- Neither table says whether a university is right for your child's subject. Subject rankings, entry requirements and costs matter more for a single decision; see our QS subject rankings page and each university's own site.
- The Guardian University Guide 2027 and the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide are not shown here: we could not read their tables when we checked.
QS subject rankings 2026 →QS World University Rankings 2027 →