The Times Good University Guide by Subject 2023 | Must-know for Students

Key facts about the ranking

Publisher: The Times and The Sunday Times, United Kingdom
Latest ranking publication date: 15 September, 2023
Publication frequency: Annual
Geographic focus: UK
Ranking type: Subject rankings. 70 subjects.
Year of first publication: 1998
3363 universities in ranking

Ranking table 2023 The Times Good University Guide by Subject

15 September, 2023

Accounting

#1

The London School of Economics and Political Science
#2

The University of Warwick
#3

University of Strathclyde
#4

University of Bath
#5

University of Exeter
#6

University College London
#7

University of Leeds
#8

University of Glasgow
#8

The University of Manchester
#10

King's College London
#11

Durham University
#12

City University London
#13

The University of Edinburgh
#14

University of Liverpool
#15

University of Birmingham
#15

Lancaster University
#17

Queen's University of Belfast
#17

University of Southampton
#19

Loughborough University of Technology
#20

University of Aberdeen

#21

University of East Anglia
#22

Ulster University
#23

University of Reading
#24

Newcastle University
#25

University of Surrey
#26

University of Bristol
#26

The University of Sheffield
#28

University of Stirling
#29

Glasgow Caledonian University
#30

Heriot-Watt University
#31

University of Sussex
#32

The University of Nottingham
#32

Swansea University
#34

Aston University
#35

Cardiff University
#36

Robert Gordon University
#37

University of Dundee
#37

Queen Mary University of London
#39

Royal Holloway, University of London
#40

Northumbria University
#41

Aberystwyth University
#42

Liverpool John Moores University
#43

Nottingham Trent University
#43

Bangor University
#45

University of Worcester
#46

University of Kent
#47

Edinburgh Napier University
#47

University of Leicester
#49

University of Portsmouth
#50

Edge Hill University
#50

University of Chester
#52

Plymouth University
#53

Manchester Metropolitan University
#54

University of West London
#55

University of South Wales
#56

University of Bolton
#57

Coventry University
#58

Oxford Brookes University
#58

University of Greenwich
#60

University of Lincoln
#61

University of the West of England
#61

University of Roehampton
#61

University of Keele
#61

University of Essex
#65

University of Hull
#66

Kingston University
#67

Bournemouth University
#68

The University of Winchester
#68

Middlesex University
#70

Staffordshire University
#71

University of Central Lancashire
#72

University of Wolverhampton
#73

Brunel University
#73

York St John University
#73

University of Huddersfield
#76

University of Westminster
#76

University of Hertfordshire
#78

Sheffield Hallam University
#79

University of East London
#80

Anglia Ruskin University
#80

University of Derby
#82

University of Brighton
#82

London Metropolitan University
#84

De Montfort University
#85

University of the West of Scotland
#86

Leeds Beckett University
#87

Cardiff Metropolitan University
#88

University of Sunderland
#89

University of Bedfordshire
#90

University of Salford
#90

London South Bank University
#92

Teesside University
#93

University of Gloucestershire
#93

University of Bradford
#95

Birmingham City University
#96

Canterbury Christ Church University
#97

Southampton Solent University
#98

SOAS, University of London
#99

The University of Northampton

Business (general)

#1

University of Oxford
#2

The University of Warwick
#3

University of St Andrews
#4

University of Bath
#5

The London School of Economics and Political Science
#6

University College London
#7

King's College London
#8

University of Strathclyde
#8

University of Exeter
#10

Loughborough University of Technology
#11

Durham University
#12

Cardiff University
#13

The University of Manchester
#14

City University London
#15

Lancaster University
#16

University of Leeds
#17

The University of Edinburgh
#18

University of Glasgow
#19

University of Aberdeen
#20

University of Reading

#21

University of Bristol
#22

University of Birmingham
#23

University of Southampton
#24

University of Liverpool
#25

The University of York
#26

University of Surrey
#26

Bangor University
#28

University of East Anglia
#29

Robert Gordon University
#30

The University of Sheffield
#31

Ulster University
#31

The University of Nottingham
#33

University of Stirling
#34

University of Sussex
#35

Queen's University of Belfast
#36

Nottingham Trent University
#37

Manchester Metropolitan University
#37

Aston University
#39

University of Portsmouth
#40

University for the Creative Arts
#41

Queen Margaret University
#41

Swansea University
#43

University of Central Lancashire
#44

University of the West of England
#45

University of Dundee
#45

Royal Holloway, University of London
#47

Newcastle University
#47

Northumbria University
#49

University of Kent
#49

Aberystwyth University
#51

University of Hull
#52

Queen Mary University of London
#53

University of Lincoln
#54

Heriot-Watt University
#55

Glasgow Caledonian University
#56

University of Bradford
#57

Bournemouth University
#58

Edinburgh Napier University
#58

Coventry University
#60

Falmouth University
#61

University of the Arts London
#61

Liverpool John Moores University
#63

Plymouth University
#63

Sheffield Hallam University
#65

York St John University
#66

Anglia Ruskin University
#66

University of Huddersfield
#66

Teesside University
#69

Edge Hill University
#70

Oxford Brookes University
#71

University of South Wales
#71

Bath Spa University
#73

University of Chichester
#73

London Metropolitan University
#73

University of Chester
#76

University of Worcester
#77

University of Gloucestershire
#78

Cardiff Metropolitan University
#78

University of Derby
#80

University of Wolverhampton
#81

University of West London
#82

University of Essex
#83

University of Salford
#84

Brunel University
#84

University of Keele
#86

University of Leicester
#87

University of Hertfordshire
#88

University of Brighton
#89

Middlesex University
#90

Canterbury Christ Church University
#90

University of Greenwich
#92

Birmingham City University
#93

Kingston University
#94

Leeds Trinity University
#95

The University of Winchester
#96

Liverpool Hope University
#96

University of Wales Trinity Saint David
#98

University of Westminster
#99

University of the West of Scotland
#100

Royal Agricultural University
#101

De Montfort University
#101

University of East London
#103

St Mary's University, Twickenham
#104

London South Bank University
#105

SOAS, University of London
#106

Goldsmiths, University of London
#106

Leeds Beckett University
#106

University of Roehampton
#109

University of Bolton
#110

University of Abertay Dundee
#111

Staffordshire University
#112

Southampton Solent University
#113

University of Bedfordshire
#114

University of Sunderland
#115

The University of Northampton
#116

University of Suffolk
#117

University of Cumbria
#118

Buckinghamshire New University

Tourism & Hospitality Management

#1

University of Birmingham
#2

Glasgow Caledonian University
#3

University of Surrey
#3

Liverpool John Moores University
#5

The University of Edinburgh
#6

Manchester Metropolitan University
#7

University of Lincoln
#8

Sheffield Hallam University
#9

Leeds Beckett University
#10

University of Chester
#11

Falmouth University
#12

Ulster University
#12

Edinburgh Napier University
#14

Northumbria University
#15

Canterbury Christ Church University
#16

Bournemouth University
#16

Cardiff Metropolitan University
#18

University of Essex
#19

University of Brighton
#20

University of Gloucestershire

#21

Coventry University
#22

York St John University
#23

University of Central Lancashire
#24

Robert Gordon University
#25

University of the West of Scotland
#26

Anglia Ruskin University
#27

Arts University Bournemouth
#28

University of West London
#29

University of Westminster
#30

University of Huddersfield
#30

University of Sunderland
#32

The University of Winchester
#33

Plymouth University
#34

Queen Margaret University
#34

Buckinghamshire New University
#36

University of the West of England
#37

London South Bank University
#38

Southampton Solent University
#38

The University of Northampton
#40

University of Bedfordshire
#41

University of Derby
#42

University of Chichester
#42

University of Hertfordshire
#44

University of Greenwich
#45

Oxford Brookes University
#46

University of Wales Trinity Saint David
#47

University of Salford
#48

University of East London
#49

Staffordshire University

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Source: The Times and The Sunday Times - The Times Good University Guide by Subject

What is really measured and how - Methodology DeepDive

Types of Data Collected Directly by the Publisher

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External databases/data providers used

Higher Education Statistics Agency 2019-20 and 2020-21 (HESA) 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) National Student Survey 2022 (NSS) UK Research and Innovation 2022 (UKRI) and Research England

Criteria Classification

18.75% Academic Performance
68.75% Teaching/Student Experience/Non-academic output/Student Outcome
12.5% Other (Entry Scores)

Which of these common ranking elements are covered and which is the main focus

Research publications and citations
Academic reputation - survey or other
Student Survey
Internationalization (% of foreign staff/students/exchange)
Employer reputation survey or Salary data

Methodology: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-compiled-uk-university-rankings-2024

Our take - How useful is the ranking for students

Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

Cora Lee Paddock, UniversityGuru: 20 August, 2024