The 25 downright worst UK unis for getting grad jobs in 2026, according to The Times

Plenty of students in the UK go to uni because they hope a degree will help them get a good grad job (and because you can spend three years downing Jägerbombs in clubs, of course). However, plenty of UK unis aren’t all that great for getting you a job. The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 includes plenty of info about which the worst unis for grad jobs are.

The absolute worst UK uni for getting you a grad job in 2026 is apparently the University for the Creative Arts. The uni is made up of several art schools across the south of England. The University for the Creative Arts did not have a great year in the university league tables. The uni dropped down 26 places in the Complete University Guide, and plummeted 40 spots in The Times’s ranking.

Plenty of other unis that specialise in arts scored pretty badly for grad jobs. Well, I suppose becoming an artist of some kind is a more complex process than just singing up for a grad scheme.

None of the famous Russell Group unis made it into the bottom 25 worst UK unis for grad jobs. Although, students there might not be as employable as you’d think.

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 ranked all these unis for their grad job prospects using the proportion of leavers who found further education courses or “high-skilled” employment within 15 months.

So, here are the 25 worst UK unis for grad jobs, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026:

25. York St John University – 69.1 per cent

=23. University of Winchester – 69.0 per cent

=23. Anglia Ruskin University – 69.0 per cent

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22. Royal Agricultural University – 68.7 per cent

RAU’s campus in the Cotswolds on a rather dreary-looking day
(Credit: Derek Harper)

21. Goldsmiths, University of London – 67.1 per cent

20. Queen Margaret University – 67.0 per cent

19. University of Bedfordshire – 66.7 per cent

18. Kingston University – 66.1 per cent

17. Southampton Solent University – 66.o per cent

16. Liverpool Hope University – 65.2 per cent

15. Bath Spa University – 64.8 per cent

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=13. University of Sunderland – 64.7 per cent

=13. Middlesex University – 64.7 per cent

12. University of East London – 63.6 per cent

11. London Metropolitan University – 63.4 per cent

10. Norwich University of the Arts – 61.9 per cent

9. University of Westminster – 61.2 per cent

8. University of the Arts London – 60.5 per cent

This uni includes the London College of Fashion
(Credit: Stephen Richards)

7. Hartpury University – 60.0 per cent

6. University of Wales  Trinity Saint David – 59.6 per cent

5. Leeds Arts University – 59.4 per cent

4. Arts University Bournemouth – 58.3 per cent

3. University of Roehampton – 63.2 per cent

2. Falmouth University – 58.1 per cent

1. University for the Creative Arts – 56.8 per cent

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