The best UK unis to study each subject at in 2024, according to The Guardian’s rankings
No, Oxbridge isn’t the answer for everything
It’s the time of year when sixth form students panic over which unis to apply to for their subject, and current uni students panic that they made all the wrong life choices. Here is a list of the best UK unis to study every subject at in 2024, so you can make plans for uni (or deeply regret them).
As part of The Guardian’s annual UK university guide, it has made league tables for every subject. The Guardian took several factors into consideration when compiling the league tables. It looked at how satisfied students said they were with the teaching, the ratio of staff to students, how much the uni spent per student on that course, and how many people drop out.
Not every subject is best studied at Oxbridge, or even at a Russell Group uni. The Guardian has decided that the University of St Andrews is the best place to study six different subjects.
More modern unis that used to be polytechnics might be better to do less academic, more pragmatic courses. Oxford Brookes is the best place to study children’s nursing. The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is best for anatomy and physiology. The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) scored the highest for creative writing. The film production and photography league table was topped by Birmingham City University. Teeside University is the place to be if graphic design is your passion. Ulster University is the best to travel to if you want to study Hospitality, event management and tourism or Nutrition and food science. Glasgow Caledonian University is the best place to study social work. The University of Sunderland topped the league table for pharmacy and pharmacology.
Here are the UK unis at the top of the all the subject league tables in The Guardian’s new 2024 uni ranking:
Accounting and finance – London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Aerospace engineering – Imperial College London
Anatomy and physiology – University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
Animal science and agriculture – University of Lincoln
Animation and game design – University of Dundee
Anthropology and archaeology – University of Cambridge
Architecture – University College London (UCL)
Biology – University of St Andrews
Biomedical science – University of Oxford
Business and management – University of St Andrews
Chemical engineering – University of Cambridge
Chemistry – University of St Andrews
Children’s nursing – Oxford Brookes University
Classics – University of St Andrews
Computer science and information systems – University of Cambridge
Construction, surveying and planning – University of Sheffield
Creative writing – University of Central Lancashire
Criminology – University College London (UCL)
Dentistry – University of Plymouth
Drama and dance – The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
Earth and marine sciences – University of Oxford
Economics – University of Oxford
Education – University of Bristol
Electrical and electronic engineering – University of Leeds
Engineering – University of Cambridge
English – University of Oxford
Fashion and textiles – Loughborough University
Film production and photography – Birmingham City University
Fine art – University of Oxford
Forensic science – University of Lincoln
Geography – University of Oxford
Graphic design – Teesside University
Health professions – Swansea University
History – University of Oxford
History of art – University of Glasgow
Hospitality, event management and tourism – Ulster University
Interior design – Northumbria University
Journalism – Leeds Trinity University
Languages and linguistics – University of St Andrews
Law – University of Cambridge
Marketing and public relations – City, University of London
Mathematics – University of Oxford
Mechanical engineering – Imperial College London
Media and film studies – University of St Andrews
Medicine – University of Aberdeen
Mental health nursing – Coventry University
Midwifery – University of Southampton
Music – University of Surrey
Nursing – University of Edinburgh
Nutrition and food science – Ulster University
Paramedic science – Swansea University
Pharmacy and pharmacology – University of Sunderland
Philosophy – University of Oxford
Physics – University of Oxford
Physiotherapy – Robert Gordon University
Politics – University of Oxford
Product design – Bangor University
Psychology – University of Oxford
Social work – Glasgow Caledonian University
Sociology and social policy – King’s College London
Sports science – University of Bath
Theology – University of Cambridge
Veterinary science – University of Edinburgh
Veterinary zoology – University of Glasgow
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