UK university rankings: download our partner overview now!

Find out how INTO’s UK partner universities are ranked in the UK and globally, both overall and in a variety of subjects. 

Explore the full list

Download our latest INTO UK Rankings overview – a handy visual guide to help you explore and compare global and UK rankings for our partner universities.  

Our guide will show you at a glance where each university ranks in the UK and the world, as well as the top UK partners for all key subject areas – from business and finance to engineering and law. 

Ranking highlights 

• INTO’s newest UK partner, Lancaster University, is top 10 according to The Complete University Guide 2024 and is consistently placed in the top 15 in all three major UK league tables. 

• The University of Manchester is once again our top UK partner according to two global league tables. The University is ranked 32nd in QS World University Rankings 2024 and 51st in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024.

• While both Newcastle University and Lancaster University rose in the QS World University Rankings 2024 to be ranked 110th and 122nd respectively. 

• The University of Exeter and UEA both saw a rise in the overall UK rankings, with Exeter moving up two places to 11th (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024) and UEA moving into the top 25 (The Complete University Guide 2024).  

New TEF ratings out now

Many of our UK partners are celebrating success following the release of Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023. 

• The University of Exeter and Lancaster University are amongst an elite group of Higher Education institutions to be recognized as consistently providing outstanding teaching, learning and student outcomes to secure the ‘Gold Overall’ standard in the TEF assessment.  

• City, University of London, The University of Manchester, Newcastle University and UEA have been rated Silver overall – recognizing that the student experience and student outcomes are typically very high quality. 

• City and Manchester also both achieved Gold specifically for graduate outcomes. 

Only higher education institutions located in England were eligible to take part in the TEF 2023, with ratings awarded in September 2023 remaining valid for four years.