Complete University Guide 2011

According to the Complete University Guide 2011, posted online and within the Independent newspaper (20 May 2010), Oxford is ranked No. 1 inside the UK, with Cambridge in 2nd vicinity and Imperial in 1/3 vicinity nationally.

Ranking Analysis:

- York maintained its top 10 feature nationally. The Department of Chemistry in York is ranked a few of the top echelon in UK Chemistry departments, coming fifth inside the Chemistry league table.

- The University of Sussex has been ranked the diverse UK's pinnacle 20 institutions, up from twenty fifth in the League Table 2010, with the University rating enhancing specifically in pupil pride, graduate possibilities and for investment in pupil offerings and centers. Sussex is likewise ranked a number of the pinnacle 10 universities nationally for the following subjects: American Studies (3rd); Italian (4th); History of Art, Architecture and Design (fifth); Social Work (sixth); Anthropology (8th); Communication and Media Studies (9th); Drama, Dance and Cinematics (10th); and Sociology (tenth).

- Durham is rated due to the fact the fourth remarkable organization inside the united states of america. Overall Durham become named the splendid University outside of Oxbridge and London and the pleasant in the North within the league desk which checked out some of distinctive classes which include research and degree extraordinary, entry necessities and graduate employment possibilities.

- Lancaster University has risen four locations to be ranked 8th within the UK. It is located eighth nationally and primary in the North West inside the nearby scores. In the priority tables, Lancaster is ranked sixth for Accounting and Finance and 8th for Business Studies.

- King's College London moved up four places to 13th overall, the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery at King’s is the only university in London to be ranked in the top ten British universities for nursing.

Top 20 UK Universities for 2011:

1 Oxford

2 Cambridge

3 Imperial College London

4 Durham

5 London School of Economics

6 St Andrews

7 Warwick

8 Lancaster

9 University College London

10 York

11 Edinburgh

12 Bath

13 King’s College London

14 Southampton

15 SOAS

16 Bristol

17 Aston

18 Nottingham

19 Sussex

20 Buckingham

Source: Complete University Guide

* Next: Guardian University Guide 2011