Glasgow Caledonian Uni ranked as the UK’s Modern University of the Year 2025 by Daily Mail

Glasgow Caledonian University has been named the UK’s Modern University of the Year by the Daily Mail.

In the latest ranking, it beat Brighton University and Birmingham City University to take the crown.

It also climbed four places from last year to 40th in the overall ranking.

With 81.5 per cent of graduates working in high-skilled jobs within 15 months of graduating, Glasgow Caledonian University has been ranked at 15th overall in the UK at the development and placing of graduate jobs, something that it was praised for in the guide here.

A total of 12 performance indicators led to the Daily Mail’s ranking. It addresses student satisfaction with teaching quality, support and their wider university experience, graduate jobs outcomes and salaries, research quality and income, degree outcomes, student progression, entry standards, and, uniquely, a measure of universities’ commitment to social mobility, measured through the proportion of first-generation students registered.

The Daily Mail University Guide, running for the second year, ranked 129 universities across the UK.

Alastair McCall, editor of the Daily Mail University Guide, said: “Glasgow Caledonian University delivers for its students in spades. It is not just the highest-ranking modern university in the UK, it has a graduate job record that trumps many of the Russell Group. Just 14 universities get more students into high-skilled jobs and the university is in the top 10 for graduates feeling their careers are on track.

“In naming Glasgow Caledonian as Modern University of the Year, we have recognised the impact the university makes across multiple disciplines, and, in particular, as one of the UK’s largest providers of health care, social care and life science graduates to the NHS.”

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Glasgow Caledonian University’s vice-chancellor and principal, Professor Steve Decent, said: “Being named the UK’s Modern University of the Year is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students and staff. This achievement builds on our success as the largest and leading modern university in Scotland, and with the highest number of Scottish undergraduate entrants for 2023-24 among all universities in Scotland.

“Our mission is to transform lives through excellent education and research that is accessible and impactful for the people of Glasgow and beyond. This accolade is a clear recognition of ongoing success in delivering this mission.”

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