So, which UK unis are really the best for each subject in 2024?
Loads of non-Russell Group unis topped The Times’s league tables
It’s that awful time of year for sixth form students when teachers thrust a load of leaflets in their faces and they have to somehow pick where they want to spend three years and 60 grand. To simplify everyone’s search, we have compiled a list of the best three UK unis to study each subject at in 2024. If you’re already at uni, then you can fantasise about where you should have gone to instead.
These are the best three UK unis at the top of The Times’s new league tables for each subject in 2024. You can analyse the full league table here, and read where the hell The Times got all these numbers from here.
Although Russell Group unis are supposed to be the extra academic ones, there are loads of non-Russell Group unis that have snuck onto this list. The University of St Andrews made it into the top three for 13 different subjects on The Times’s league table. Loughborough University also made it into the best three UK unis for a subject six times in 2024.
So, here are the best three UK unis to study each subject at in 2024, according to The Times’s new league tables:
Accounting and finance
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of Warwick, University College London (UCL)
Aeronautical and manufacturing engineering
Imperial College London, University of Cambridge, University of Bristol
Agriculture and forestry
Queen’s University Belfast, Aberystwyth University, Bangor University
American studies
University College London (UCL), University of Sussex, Manchester Metropolitan University
Anatomy and physiology
University of Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen, Queen’s University Belfast
Animal science
University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, University of Manchester
Anthropology
University of St Andrews, University of Oxford, Durham University
Archaeology and forensic science
University of Oxford, University College London (UCL), Durham University
Architecture
Loughborough University, University of Sheffield, Cardiff University
Art and design
University of Oxford, University College London (UCL), Loughborough University
Bioengineering and biomedial engineering
University of Dundee, Imperial College London, University of Oxford
Biological sciences
University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of St Andres
Building
Loughborough University, University of Nottingham, Heriot-Watt University
Business, management and marketing
University of Warwick, University of Oxford, University of Bath
Celtic studies
Cardiff University, Swansea University, Queen’s University Belfast
Chemical engineering
University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of Oxford
Chemistry
University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews, University of Oxford
Civil engineering
University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of Oxford
Classics and ancient history
University of St Andrews, University of Oxford, Durham University
Communication and media studies
Loughborough University, University of Strathclyde, University of Sheffield
Computer science
University of Oxford, Imperial College London, University of Cambridge
Creative writing
Newcastle University, University of Warwick, Royal Holloway, University of London
Criminology
Loughborough University, University of Sheffield, University College London
Dentistry
Queen’s University, Belfast, University of Glasgow, University of Bristol
Drama, dance and cinematics
University of Glasgow, University of Manchester, Queen Mary University of London
East and South Asian studies
University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Nottingham
Economics
University of Warwick, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of Cambridge
Education
Durham University, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge
Electrical engineering
University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Imperial College London
English
University of St Andrews, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge
Food science
Queen’s University Belfast, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Surrey
French
University of St Andrews, University of Cambridge, Lancaster University
General engineering
Imperial College London, University of Cambridge, University of Bristol
Geography and environmental science
Durham University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge
Geology
University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews, University of Exeter
German
University of St Andrews, University of Cambridge, University of Bristol
History
University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews, University of Oxford
History of art, architecture and design
University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews, University College London (UCL)
Hospitality leisure, recreation and tourism
University of Birmingham, Glasgow Caledonian University, Liverpool John Moores University
Iberian languages
University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews, Lancaster University
Information systems and management
University College London (UCL), Ulster University, Edge Hill University
Italian
University of Cambridge, Durham University, University of Warwick
Land and property management
University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, University of Reading
Law
University College London (UCL), University of Cambridge, University of Glasgow
Liberal arts
University College London (UCL), University of Warwick, King’s College London
Linguistics
University of Cambridge, University College London (UCL), Lancaster University
Materials technology
University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Imperial College London
Mathematics
Imperial College London, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford
Mechanical engineering
Imperial College London, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford
Medicine
University of Oxford, University of Dundee, University of Glasgow
Middle Eastern and African studies
University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Exeter
Music
University of Cambridge, Durham University, Imperial College London
Natural sciences
University of Cambridge, University of Exeter, Durham University
Nursing
University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh, University of Sheffield
Pharmacology and pharmacy
University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow, Ulster University
Philosophy
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of St Andrews, University of Warwick
Physics and astronomy
University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews, University of Oxford
Physiotherapy
Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Southampton, Robert Gordon University
Politics
University of St Andrews, University of Oxford, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Psychology
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of St Andres, University of Cambridge
Radiography
Glasgow Caledonian University, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, University of Exeter
Russian and eastern European languages
University of Cambridge, University of Bristol, University of Oxford
Social policy
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde
Social work
Lancaster University, University of Kent, University of Edinburgh
Sociology
University of Cambridge, Durham University, University of Oxford
Sports science
University of Glasgow, University of Bath, University of Exeter
Subjects allied to medicine
University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian University
Theology and religious studies
University of Cambridge, Durham University, University of Glasgow
Town and country planning and landscape
Loughborough University, University of Edinburgh, University of Sheffield
Veterinary medicine
University of Liverpool, University of Glasgow, University of Edinburgh