It’s official: Here are the three best Russell Group unis for each degree subject

A lot of UK students pick their university based on where their friends go, or how big the nightclubs are. But I guess one or two of you might care about how good your university is at teaching the subject you’re meant to be studying. Here are the best three Russell Group unis for each degree subject in 2025.

Times Higher Education ranked universities across the world for how good they are at each degree subject. Times Higher Education analysed a load of factors including reputation among academics, research productivity, job prospects and staff numbers. Loads of the UK’s Russell Group unis made it onto their lists of best unis. Slay.

Believe it or not, Oxbridge isn’t top for every subject. University College London (UCL) is among the best three UK unis for a huge 12 subjects.

So, here are the best three Russell Group unis for each subject in 2025, according to Times Higher Education.

Accounting and finance

1) University of Oxford, 2) London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 3) University of Warwick

Agriculture and forestry

1) University of Edinburgh, 2) University of Glasgow, 3) University of Leeds

Archaeology

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) University College London (UCL)

Architecture

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University College London (UCL), 3) University of Edinburgh

Biological sciences

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) Imperial College London

Art, performing arts and design

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) University College London (UCL)

Business and management

1) University of Oxford, 2) University of Cambridge, 3) London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Chemistry

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1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) Imperial College London

Communication and media studies

1) University of Oxford, 2) London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 3) University College London (UCL)

Computer science

1) University of Oxford, 2) University of Cambridge, 3) Imperial College London

Economics and ecometrics

1) University of Oxford, 2) University of Cambridge, 3) London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Education studies

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) University College London (UCL)

Engineering

1) University of Oxford, 2) University of Cambridge, 3) Imperial College London

Geography

1) University of Oxford, 2) University of Cambridge, 3) London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Geology, environmental, earth and marine sciences

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) Imperial College London

History, philosophy and theology

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) University College London (UCL)

Languages, literature and linguistics

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) University College London (UCL)

Law

The University of Cambridge’s law department also has this very fancy building

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) University College London (UCL)

Mathematics and statistics

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) Imperial College London

Medicine and dentistry

1) University of Oxford, 2) University of Cambridge, 3) Imperial College London

Other health courses

1) University of Oxford, 2) Imperial College London, 3) University College London (UCL)

Politics, international studies and development studies

You’d hope the London School of Political Science might be good for politics
(Credit: Jonas Magnus Lystad)

1) University of Oxford, 2) University of Cambridge, 3) London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Physics and astronomy

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Oxford, 3) Imperial College London

Psychology

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University College London (UCL), 3) King’s College London

Sociology

1) University of Oxford, 2) University of Cambridge, 3) London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Sport science

1) University College London (UCL), 2) University of Edinburgh, 3) King’s College London

Veterinary science

1) University of Cambridge, 2) University of Edinburgh, 3) University of Glasgow

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