Ranked: These are the best Russell Group universities in 2025, according to students

It’s summer, which means it’s the season where we get to see where all our favourite Russell Groups unis ranked in 2025.

We’ve had some big names releasing their university tables, such as Complete University Guide and QS, but what about rankings decided by students?

Well, StudentCrowd, which used over 32,000 student reviews to compile its rankings, has just released its 2025 data.

The company compiled a list of the best UK unis for 2025, and in it, ranked 21 Russell Group institutions. So, which Russell Group unis made it into the StudentCrowd ranking?

Let’s see.

These are the top Russell Group unis in 2025, according to StudentCrowd

21. University of Manchester

20. Durham University

19. University of York

18. King’s College London (KCL)

17. Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)

16. University of Glasgow

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15. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

14. University College London (UCL)

13. Newcastle University

12. Cardiff University

11. University of Nottingham

10. University of Bristol

9. University of Edinburgh

8. University of Exeter

7. University of Warwick

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6. University of Liverpool

5. University of Southampton

4. University of Birmingham

3. University of Sheffield

2. University of Leeds

1. Queen’s University Belfast

The University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and Imperial College London were not included in the rankings.