Russell Group

Cambridge ranks first in the Complete University Guide but did not make StudentCrowd’s student satisfaction top 20, while Queen’s University Belfast ranked second

Oxford pays over five times more in interest and finance costs than Cambridge, despite both being old, wealthy universities

Cardiff spent £24.3m on restructuring linked to a voluntary severance scheme despite recording a £33.4m deficit, while 15 Russell Group universities recorded zero restructuring costs in the same year

Manchester topped 1,646 universities globally in the Times Higher Education sustainability rankings

Of course Cambridge is olives

Oxford receives over 100 times more in donations and endowment income than Cardiff – and endowments make up more than five per cent of Oxford’s total income, compared to just 0.2 per cent at Cardiff

Oxford and Cambridge score 100 for learning experience in the QS World Rankings 2027 – Queen Mary scores just 24, less than a quarter

Queen’s University Belfast scores just 20 for graduate employment outcomes – while Oxford, Cambridge and LSE all achieve a perfect 100, according to the QS 2027 rankings

Queen’s Belfast rose 25 places to rank 174th globally – while Southampton fell 24 to 111th, the biggest drop of any Russell Group university this year

Oxford, which tops the overall university rankings, ranks 21st for facility spend, while Exeter leads all Russell Group universities at 57 per cent