Times University Ranking 2011

University of Oxford is ranked No. 1 out of 113 universities inside the UK, consistent with the Times Good University Guide 2011. Lancaster has entered the pinnacle ten institution of universities, making a huge soar of thirteen places from twenty 1/3 ultimate yr.

The Times University ratings consider 8 standards along side: pupil pleasure; studies satisfactory; access requirements; scholar-workforce ratio; offerings and facilities spend; final touch expenses; appropriate honours; graduate opportunities.

Ranking Analysis:

- Both York and Lancaster advanced their ratings to pinnacle 10 role this yr. Lancaster additionally did properly in problem rankings, with Physics and Astronomy and French each ranked tenth in the UK.

- City University London has risen places to rank 47th. Services and centers spend has risen 30 locations on this three hundred and sixty five days?S league table (from eightieth in 2010 to 50th in 2011).

- The University of Sussex is one in every of the most important climbers, shifting up 14 places from 35th to twenty first. It scored especially properly within the categories for pupil pride, accurate diploma outcomes and graduate opportunities.

- University of Chichester is rated as joint 9th inside the UK for normal pupil delight, making the top 10 for the second consecutive yr. Overall Chichester is ranked 53rd wellknown out of 113 UK universities, up 6 places on closing yr.

- University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is named because the pinnacle current-day University within the North West. It has progressed its ranking from 78th to equal 69th characteristic and had publications in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism, General Engineering, Nursing and Communications and Media Studies ranked within the UK?S pinnacle 20.

- Durham moved up locations to sixth position, overtaking University College London and the University of Warwick.

- The University of St Andrews is ranked as the leading university in Scotland and 4th in the UK  Subjects rated among the top five in the UK are: Anthropology, Geology, German, Middle East and African Studies, Physics and Astronomy, Philosophy, International Relations, Divinity, Chemistry, Classics, Geography, Art History and Maths.

- LSE moved up locations to pinnacle five nationally.

- Edinburgh up 3 locations from 14th within the 2010 rankings.

The Top 20 British universities:

1 University of Oxford

2 University of Cambridge

three Imperial College

four St Andrews

5 London School of Economics

6 Durham

7 University College London

eight Warwick

nine York

10 Lancaster

11 Edinburgh

12 Exeter

13 Bath

14 Bristol

15 Leicester

=sixteen Loughborough

=16 King?S College London

18 Sheffield

19 Southampton

20 Nottingham

Source: The Times

* Suggested Reading: Times World University Rankings 2011-2012