Times Good University Guide 2012

The Times Good University Guide is published by Times every year, and is widely recognised as a good source of guidance about UK universities. Universities were ranked according to measures in eight key performance areas. All sources of data are in the public domain: HEFCE, HESA, etc.

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Times Ranking University Name Hotcourses student overall rating More information
1

University of Oxford

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4.6

9 student ratings

619 courses/programs
2

University of Cambridge

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4.7

6 student ratings

318 courses/programs
3

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

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4.2

18 student ratings

215 courses/programs
4

Imperial College London

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4.6

10 student ratings

459 courses/programs
5

University College London, University of London

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4.5

4 student ratings

889 courses/programs
6

Durham University

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4.9

64 student ratings

413 courses/programs
6

University of St Andrews

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5

1 student ratings

1018 courses/programs
8

University of Warwick

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4.6

23 student ratings

424 courses/programs
9

Lancaster University

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4.6

26 student ratings

510 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
10

University of Exeter

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4.6

54 student ratings

599 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
11

University of York

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4.9

38 student ratings

471 courses/programs
12

University of Bath

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4.6

8 student ratings

393 courses/programs
13

University of Bristol

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4.5

6 student ratings

483 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
14

University of Sussex

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391 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
15

University of Edinburgh

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4.3

29 student ratings

1200 courses/programs
16

University of Nottingham

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4.1

61 student ratings

1126 courses/programs
17

University of Sheffield

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4.5

32 student ratings

842 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
17

University of Leicester

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4

13 student ratings

486 courses/programs
19

University of Southampton

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3.7

66 student ratings

530 courses/programs
20

Loughborough University

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4.2

17 student ratings

410 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
21

University of Buckingham

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137 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
22

University of Glasgow

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4.8

36 student ratings

1404 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
23

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

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5

2 student ratings

445 courses/programs
24

King's College London, University of London

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4.5

10 student ratings

571 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
25

Newcastle University

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4.5

8 student ratings

595 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
26

University of Birmingham

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4

18 student ratings

1128 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
27

University of East Anglia

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3.9

8 student ratings

417 courses/programs
28

Royal Holloway, University of London

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4

4 student ratings

363 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
29

University of Surrey

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4.4

5 student ratings

305 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
30

University of Leeds

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4.2

6 student ratings

1014 courses/programs
31

University of Liverpool

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4.3

9 student ratings

629 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
32

University of Manchester

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4.1

25 student ratings

1153 courses/programs
33

University of Reading

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4.1

17 student ratings

504 courses/programs
34

University of Strathclyde

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4

16 student ratings

721 courses/programs
35

Cardiff University

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3.7

17 student ratings

753 courses/programs
36

Aston University

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4.3

19 student ratings

199 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
37

Queen Mary, University of London

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4.3

19 student ratings

395 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
38

Queen's University Belfast

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4.3

3 student ratings

508 courses/programs
39

University of Kent

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4.4

7 student ratings

869 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
40

University of Dundee

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4.5

8 student ratings

553 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
41

University of Essex

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4.3

9 student ratings

765 courses/programs
42

University of Aberdeen

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4.5

36 student ratings

1028 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
43

Aberystwyth University

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4

6 student ratings

580 courses/programs
44

Heriot-Watt University

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4

7 student ratings

478 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
45

Keele University

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4.5

2 student ratings

1272 courses/programs
46

University of Stirling

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4.3

8 student ratings

518 courses/programs
47

City University

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4.3

4 student ratings

262 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
48

Oxford Brookes University

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4.3

11 student ratings

713 courses/programs
49

Swansea University

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4.6

13 student ratings

601 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
50

Goldsmiths, University of London

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4

2 student ratings

253 courses/programs
51

Brunel University

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4.4

25 student ratings

382 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
52

Robert Gordon University

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4.1

16 student ratings

143 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
53

University of Hull

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4.4

5 student ratings

584 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
54

University of Chichester

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188 courses/programs
55

University of Lincoln

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4.8

4 student ratings

218 courses/programs
56

University of Ulster

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3.8

4 student ratings

585 courses/programs
57

Bangor University

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4.5

15 student ratings

767 courses/programs
58

Plymouth University

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4.6

74 student ratings

379 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
59

University of Huddersfield

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3.9

9 student ratings

310 courses/programs
60

Northumbria University

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3.9

9 student ratings

331 courses/programs
61

University of Central Lancashire

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4

3 student ratings

660 courses/programs
62

Bournemouth University

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4.1

8 student ratings

167 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
62

University of Bradford

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3.3

4 student ratings

410 courses/programs
64

University of Hertfordshire

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3.9

14 student ratings

927 courses/programs
65

University of Gloucestershire

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4

4 student ratings

286 courses/programs
66

Nottingham Trent University

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4

109 student ratings

567 courses/programs
67

University of Portsmouth

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3.8

10 student ratings

382 courses/programs
67

Bristol, University of the West of England

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4

1 student ratings

307 courses/programs
69

University of Winchester

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4.4

5 student ratings

565 courses/programs
69

University of Brighton

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4.5

8 student ratings

586 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
71

Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC)

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3.3

9 student ratings

162 courses/programs
71

Edinburgh Napier University

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3.9

13 student ratings

416 courses/programs
71

University of Chester

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4.5

4 student ratings

517 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
71

Sheffield Hallam University

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3.7

9 student ratings

669 courses/programs
75

Glasgow Caledonian University

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4

10 student ratings

238 courses/programs
76

Coventry University

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3.8

18 student ratings

382 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
77

Edge Hill University

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5

2 student ratings

262 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
78

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

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3.6

8 student ratings

123 courses/programs
79

Roehampton University

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3.7

3 student ratings

312 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
80

Teesside University

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4

3 student ratings

216 courses/programs
80

University of Sunderland

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3

3 student ratings

1210 courses/programs
82

University of the Arts London

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202 courses/programs
82

University of Cumbria

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4

2 student ratings

245 courses/programs
84

Bath Spa University

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4.3

3 student ratings

495 courses/programs
85

De Montfort University

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4.5

13 student ratings

392 courses/programs
86

York St John University

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5

1 student ratings

138 courses/programs
87

Birmingham City University

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4.3

11 student ratings

277 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
88

Canterbury Christ Church University

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4

2 student ratings

1932 courses/programs
89

Staffordshire University

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3.2

6 student ratings

487 courses/programs
91

University of Salford

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4.9

27 student ratings

379 courses/programs
92

University of Northampton

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4.3

6 student ratings

1444 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
93

University of Glamorgan

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3.3

3 student ratings

371 courses/programs
94

University of Worcester

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4

2 student ratings

572 courses/programs
94

Middlesex University

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4.3

26 student ratings

352 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
96

University of Westminster

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4.9

58 student ratings

305 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
97

Kingston University

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3.5

17 student ratings

830 courses/programs
98

Manchester Metropolitan University

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3

2 student ratings

893 courses/programs
99

University of Greenwich

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3.5

11 student ratings

421 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
100

Liverpool John Moores University

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4.4

18 student ratings

245 courses/programs
101

University of Abertay Dundee

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4.7

15 student ratings

112 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
102

University for the Creative Arts

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3.7

6 student ratings

100 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
104

University of Wales, Newport

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4.5

8 student ratings

156 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
104

Leeds Metropolitan University

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4

2 student ratings

385 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
106

University of Bedfordshire

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3.8

5 student ratings

251 courses/programs
107

University of Derby

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3.8

6 student ratings

680 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
108

Anglia Ruskin University

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4.3

3 student ratings

351 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
109

Southampton Solent University

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4.3

4 student ratings

298 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
110

Buckinghamshire New University

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4.8

12 student ratings

129 courses/programs
112

University of the West of Scotland

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254 courses/programs
113

London South Bank University

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3.7

6 student ratings

305 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
114

University of Bolton

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182 courses/programsGet free infoVisit website
115

University of East London

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3.9

8 student ratings

1077 courses/programs
116

London Metropolitan University

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3.9

11 student ratings

565 courses/programs

Note:

  • This table is based on Times Good University Guide 2012, details about each variable can be viewed here
  • All our student rankings are based on the actual student ratings on our network of international student sites