2014 rank

2008 rank order by GPA

Institution

Quality profile of institutions %

GPA (0-4)

Research power

Rank on research

power 2014

order by GPA

4*

3*

2*

1*

U/C

1

1

Institute of Cancer Research

50

42

8

0

1

3.4

351

87

2

6

Imperial College London

46

44

9

1

0

3.36

4,223

8

3

4

London School of Economics and Political Science

50

37

11

1

1

3.35

1,783

28

4

4

University of Oxford

48

39

11

1

0

3.34

8,047

2

5

2

University of Cambridge

47

40

12

1

0

3.33

6,952

3

6

22

Cardiff University

40

47

11

1

0

3.27

2,412

18

7

22

King’s College London

40

45

13

2

0

3.23

4,422

6

8

7

University College London

43

39

15

2

1

3.22

8,261

1

8

9

University of Warwick

37

50

12

1

0

3.22

2,997

15

10

3

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London

42

37

20

1

0

3.2

1,004

46

11

12

University of Edinburgh

38

45

15

2

0

3.18

5,575

4

11

14

University of Bristol

36

47

15

1

0

3.18

3,618

9

11

13

Queen Mary University of London

34

52

13

1

0

3.18

2,133

22

14

14

University of Sheffield

33

52

13

1

0

3.17

3,307

13

14

10

University of York

35

48

15

1

0

3.17

2,038

23

14

20

University of Bath

32

55

11

1

0

3.17

1,463

35

17

8

University of Manchester

35

47

16

1

0

3.16

4,933

5

18

14

University of Southampton

33

51

14

1

0

3.15

3,506

11

18

20

Lancaster University

35

48

15

2

0

3.15

1,826

26

20

14

Durham University

33

50

15

1

0

3.14

2,325

20

21

14

University of Leeds

32

50

15

2

0

3.13

3,597

10

21

14

University of St Andrews

32

50

16

1

0

3.13

1,623

32

23

35

University of East Anglia

30

52

16

1

0

3.11

1,415

36

24

33

University of Glasgow

31

50

17

2

0

3.1

3,408

12

24

n/a

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

31

49

19

1

0

3.1

109

114

26

24

University of Nottingham

32

49

17

2

1

3.09

4,340

7

26

27

Newcastle University

31

48

19

1

0

3.09

2,744

16

26

24

Royal Holloway, University of London

30

51

17

1

0

3.09

1,168

40

26

52

Swansea University

31

49

18

2

0

3.09

1,142

42

30

28

University of Exeter

29

53

16

2

0

3.08

2,267

21

31

26

University of Birmingham

28

53

16

2

0

3.07

3,271

14

31

49

Cranfield University

27

54

19

0

0

3.07

687

61

33

40

University of Liverpool

27

54

18

2

0

3.06

2,325

19

33

45

Heriot-Watt University

26

56

16

2

0

3.06

1,078

44

35

11

University of Essex

30

48

21

2

0

3.05

1,034

45

35

52

Aston University

29

49

20

1

0

3.05

608

69

37

50

University of Strathclyde

28

51

19

2

0

3.04

1,696

31

38

42

University of Reading

27

51

20

2

0

3.03

1,788

27

38

40

University of Dundee

31

44

21

3

0

3.03

1,199

39

40

30

University of Sussex

28

48

22

2

1

3.01

1,507

34

41

103

Cardiff Metropolitan University

25

55

18

2

1

3

105

115

42

39

Queen’s University Belfast

25

52

21

2

0

2.99

2,596

17

42

52

Bangor University

26

51

20

3

1

2.99

697

59

42

66

St George’s, University of London

30

40

30

0

0

2.99

166

108

45

35

University of Surrey

22

56

20

2

0

2.98

1,367

37

46

38

University of Aberdeen

24

52

22

2

0

2.97

1,774

29

46

33

Birkbeck, University of London

27

46

23

3

0

2.97

973

48

48

56

University of Stirling

25

49

24

2

0

2.96

891

52

49

28

Loughborough University

25

49

23

3

0

2.95

1,905

25

49

31

University of Kent

25

48

24

3

0

2.95

1,744

30

49

45

City University London

23

52

21

3

1

2.95

1,116

43

49

62

University of Bradford

24

50

22

2

1

2.95

365

85

53

51

University of Leicester

20

55

22

2

0

2.93

1,968

24

54

45

Ulster University

24

47

24

3

1

2.91

1,306

38

54

43

The Open University

21

51

26

2

0

2.91

1,153

41

56

35

Goldsmiths, University of London

24

46

27

2

1

2.9

692

60

57

56

Keele University

21

50

26

3

1

2.88

769

56

58

45

Aberystwyth University

22

45

28

4

1

2.84

900

51

58

59

University of Brighton

23

45

27

5

1

2.84

595

70

60

72

University of Roehampton

22

44

29

5

0

2.83

422

78

61

31

Soas, University of London

23

43

29

5

1

2.82

660

63

62

81

Liverpool John Moores University

18

49

29

3

1

2.79

677

62

63

88

Sheffield Hallam University

18

47

29

5

0

2.76

624

65

63

96

University of the Highlands and Islands

13

56

26

4

1

2.76

188

104

65

68

University of Portsmouth

16

48

32

4

0

2.75

775

55

66

75

Plymouth University

15

50

30

3

1

2.74

1,003

47

66

78

Manchester Metropolitan University

15

50

30

4

1

2.74

857

53

66

71

University of Westminster

20

43

30

7

1

2.74

576

72

69

75

Bournemouth University

16

43

36

4

0

2.72

440

76

70

81

Northumbria University

16

44

34

6

0

2.71

929

50

70

68

University of East London

17

45

32

6

0

2.71

351

86

72

59

University of Hull

14

47

33

5

0

2.7

960

49

72

72

University of the West of England

15

46

33

6

0

2.7

808

54

72

91

Kingston University

16

44

35

5

0

2.7

374

84

75

63

Brunel University London

14

47

31

6

1

2.67

1,540

33

75

63

De Montfort University

16

42

37

5

1

2.67

583

71

75

93

Glasgow Caledonian University

13

48

33

5

0

2.67

409

79

75

106

Coventry University

15

46

31

8

0

2.67

408

80

79

72

Oxford Brookes University

14

45

35

6

1

2.66

717

57

80

84

University of Huddersfield

15

44

35

6

1

2.65

619

67

80

129

Queen Margaret University

15

42

34

8

0

2.65

113

113

82

65

Birmingham City University

16

44

30

8

1

2.64

322

89

83

58

University of Hertfordshire

11

46

36

6

1

2.61

500

73

84

78

Nottingham Trent University

14

41

35

8

1

2.59

637

64

85

75

Middlesex University

12

46

32

8

2

2.58

701

58

85

95

Teesside University

9

50

33

8

1

2.58

225

99

87

61

University of Salford

11

43

38

7

2

2.54

616

68

87

100

University of Lincoln

13

40

37

8

2

2.54

450

75

89

85

University of Bedfordshire

14

35

40

9

1

2.52

385

83

89

68

London South Bank University

6

48

38

7

1

2.52

256

95

89

109

Edinburgh Napier University

10

44

38

7

2

2.52

249

96

89

102

Bath Spa University

13

40

34

11

2

2.52

187

105

93

96

University of Central Lancashire

9

43

41

7

1

2.51

620

66

93

91

University of South Wales

12

38

40

9

1

2.51

294

92

95

96

University of Chichester

15

33

42

9

2

2.5

129

112

96

107

London Metropolitan University

11

39

35

13

2

2.44

196

103

97

n/a

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

11

35

40

13

2

2.39

97

118

98

111

Canterbury Christ Church University

7

39

41

12

1

2.38

326

88

98

116

University of Gloucestershire

10

34

40

15

0

2.38

134

111

100

86

Anglia Ruskin University

7

38

41

12

2

2.37

399

81

101

107

University of the West of Scotland

6

38

43

12

1

2.36

279

94

102

87

Robert Gordon University

8

35

43

14

1

2.35

239

98

103

100

University of Greenwich

9

33

43

13

2

2.33

469

74

104

78

University of Winchester

8

36

39

16

2

2.32

168

107

105

93

University of Wolverhampton

8

33

44

12

3

2.31

392

82

106

124

Edge Hill University

7

33

39

17

4

2.22

307

91

107

127

Liverpool Hope University

7

30

42

20

2

2.21

249

97

108

121

Staffordshire University

6

30

41

21

1

2.2

178

106

109

119

Bucks New University

7

31

41

17

4

2.19

53

124

110

88

Leeds Beckett University

8

26

41

21

3

2.16

435

77

110

109

Abertay University

5

27

50

14

4

2.16

144

109

112

117

Glyndwr University

3

33

42

22

1

2.15

73

120

113

130

University of Cumbria

6

23

49

21

1

2.13

57

123

113

123

Newman University

5

27

48

18

3

2.13

50

125

115

104

University of Sunderland

6

26

44

21

3

2.12

312

90

116

117

University of Northampton

4

26

47

19

3

2.09

197

102

117

114

University of Chester

6

25

44

22

3

2.08

288

93

117

122

University of Worcester

5

28

41

23

4

2.08

217

101

119

96

University of Derby

5

24

45

23

3

2.07

221

100

120

128

York St John University

6

24

43

21

6

2.04

139

110

120

n/a

Falmouth University

7

21

48

16

8

2.04

103

116

120

113

University of Bolton

6

26

41

21

6

2.04

100

117

123

104

Leeds Trinity University

5

21

51

18

6

2.01

40

126

124

115

St Mary’s University, Twickenham

11

19

33

32

5

1.98

89

119

125

131

Bishop Grosseteste University

6

18

46

27

4

1.96

22

127

126

119

University of West London

5

20

38

35

1

1.92

69

121

127

126

Southampton Solent University

2

17

37

29

15

1.63

58

122

128

n/a

Writtle College

0

17

24

29

30

1.29

16

128