The Daily Mail's University Guide provides a comprehensive analysis of UK higher education, including university and subject rankings, as well as information on student destinations and salaries. The guide is available to Mail+ subscribers, who can access a wealth of further information and reading, as well as the exclusive University Finder tool.
The Daily Mail's University Guide reveals the top universities in the UK, with some big surprises in the results. The guide, which is based on performance in areas such as teaching and research, as well as the views of 357,000 final-year students, ranks Imperial College London as the top university for the third successive year.
Oxford University features at the top or close to the top of every domestic and international university ranking, but it does not routinely ask for A*s across the board. The university has taken huge strides to diversify its intake over the past decade, with 66.2% of new students educated in state schools in 2024. The guide also reveals that some modern universities, created in the past 35 years, outperform the lowest ranked of the elite Russell Group of universities.
The new edition of the University Guide is an essential companion for those looking to secure a place to study at university this year. The guide provides a comprehensive analysis of UK higher education, including university and subject rankings, as well as information on student destinations and salaries. It also identifies the very best universities, with the University of the Year awards recognizing the institutions that excel in teaching, research, and student experience.
The guide is available to Mail+ subscribers, who can access a wealth of further information and reading, as well as the exclusive University Finder tool. This tool allows users to search all the UK's leading universities and personalize the results according to the factors they value most, including accommodation cost and university size.
The guide has assessed universities across 78 of the most popular subjects, based on the key factors that will shape a student's time at university and their chances of getting a good job afterwards. The full list of university rankings is available below, along with the University Finder tool, which allows users to search the best universities by subject.
Imperial College London is ranked as the top university for the third successive year, with a record number of applications for places on courses beginning in September 2024. The university focuses on science, engineering, mathematics, medicine, and business, billing itself as a world-leading university. Imperial's success is rooted in academic excellence and an unparalleled record in graduate destinations, where high-quality jobs and high salaries are the norm.
The university also has a growing reputation for providing an excellent student experience, following its significant recent focus on this after a string of poor scores in the annual National Student Survey (NSS). The Daily Mail led in being the only UK university ranking to place Imperial top, and others have followed, with global rankings produced by QS for the past two years putting Imperial as the top-ranked UK university for the first time, standing second in the world behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The university's strong social conscience is evidenced by a bursary scheme that is among the most generous in the UK and a contextual admissions scheme - revised for September 2025 admissions - that is expected to increase the proportion of students from under-represented backgrounds. Oxford University, on the other hand, features at the top or close to the top of every domestic and international university ranking, attracting the very brightest of applicants.
Nearly half of 2024's intake achieved A*A*A* at A-level, although it does not routinely ask for A*s across the board. Oxford has taken huge strides to diversify its intake over the past decade, with 66.2% of new students educated in state schools in 2024, 13.6% from areas with low rates of participation in higher education, and 14.5% from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The proportion of black and mixed-ethnic heritage entrants and those who have received free school meals was up between 2020 and 2024. The university has 32 undergraduate colleges spanning the ancient and modern, traditional and relaxed, and not all subjects are available in each. They offer very different social and educational mixes too, so it pays to choose carefully. The deadline for application is earlier than other universities, on October 15
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