Ranked: 24 Russell Group universities by fresher dropout rate – Queen Mary loses 5.8 per cent

Queen Mary University of London has the highest first year dropout rate of any Russell Group university, with 5.8 per cent of its first year students failing to continue their studies, according to the Complete University Guide’s 2027 rankings.

King’s College London and the University of Glasgow jointly recorded the second highest first year dropout rate among Russell Group universities, with 5.7 per cent of first year students failing to continue their studies.

The Complete University Guide’s 2027 rankings measure the percentage of first year students who continue their studies, leave with a qualification, or transfer to another university.

The universities that have done well in maintaining student continuation are Cambridge with 98.9 per cent, Oxford with 98.1 per cent, and Durham with 97.1 per cent.

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Here are all 24 Russell Group universities ranked by first year drop out rate, from highest to lowest, according to the Complete University Guide’s 2027 league tables.

1. Queen Mary University of London – 5.8 per cent
2. King’s College London – 5.7 per cent
3. University of Glasgow – 5.7 per cent
4. Queen’s University Belfast – 4.8 per cent
5. The University of Edinburgh – 4.7 per cent
6. University of Leeds – 4.4 per cent
7. Newcastle University – 4.2 per cent
8. Cardiff University – 4.2 per cent
9. University of Manchester – 4 per cent
10. University of Liverpool – 3.9 per cent
11. Imperial College London – 3.8 per cent
12. University of Birmingham – 3.7 per cent
13. University of Sheffield – 3.5 per cent
14. University of Nottingham – 3.4 per cent
15. University of York – 3 per cent
16. University of Warwick – 2.9 per cent
17. UCL (University College London) – 2.9 per cent
18. University of Southampton – 2.8 per cent
19. University of Exeter – 2.6 per cent
20. London School of Economics and Political Science – 2.6 per cent
21. University of Bristol – 2.2 per cent
22. Durham University – 2.1 per cent
23. University of Oxford – 1.9 per cent
24. University of Cambridge – 1.1 per cent

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