UoL moves up in World University rankings

University of Liverpool goes up two places in the most recent World University rankings, with local rivals struggling.


UoL has bettered its ranking from last year in the most recent Times Higher Education world university rankings.

“Uni of” has gone from 171st in last year’s rankings to an entirely more impressive 169th this year – this year’s results also show that Liverpool University is, internationally, the most highly ranked uni in the city.

The original red brick, still going strong

Things are slightly different when it comes to the city’s other universities – John Moores only managed to scrape onto the very bottom end of the list (being placed between the dizzying heights of 351st-400th place) and our friends at Hope didn’t make the list whatsoever.

UoL’s ranking seems slightly less impressive, however, when compared with Manchester – our northern neighbour and fellow redbrick managed to reach 58th place on the table.

However, all is not lost – when comparing the two, the Times reckon that graduates from Liverpool University earn around £150 more per year than Manchester graduates, and the all-important student satisfaction rate is higher at Liverpool.

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This ranking for UoL is the latest in a good run of results from the Times, with the uni having bettered its international ranking every year since 2011.