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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ ranked in top ten again in Guardian University Guide

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has once again been ranked in the top ten in the 2018 Guardian University Guide.

The table ranks º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 6th out of the country’s 121 universities by scoring each institution on a range of aspects, such as course and teaching satisfaction, the grades applicants need to secure a place, spend per student, staff to student ratio and graduate career prospects.  

Sixteen of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s courses are ranked in the national top 10, with the University ranked top in Fashion and Textiles and Media and Film Studies.

The result in the Guardian University Guide consolidates º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s position as one of the best universities in the country, coming just weeks after º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ was also ranked in the top ten in The UK Complete University Guide 2018.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Vice Chancellor Professor Robert Allison said: “The Guardian bases its league table on the factors that matter most to students, which makes our achievement in it even more rewarding. Our 6th place ranking is evidence of our continued success and is testament to the hard work that has taken place across the University.”

The Guardian University League Table top ten is:

1          Cambridge

2          Oxford

3          St Andrews 

4          Durham

5          Bath

6=        º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ 

6=        Imperial College 

8          Warwick 

9          Lancaster 

10=      Surrey

10=      UCL

The full results are available on the paper’s website.

Notes for editors

Press release reference number: 17/68

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.

It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world to study sports-related subjects in the 2017 QS World University Rankings and top in the country for its student experience in the 2016 THE Student Experience Survey.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ was ranked 4th in the Guardian University League Table 2017 and 10th in The UK Complete University Guide 2018 and was also named Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes. 

The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.

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