On September 24, the British " Guardian " released the 2023 British university rankings. For students, they can obtain more down-to-earth student satisfaction evaluations and understand and choose universities from different angles.
ranking indicator
Guardian evaluates universities from the following 9 indicators:
● Satisfied with course course satisfaction
● Satisfied with teaching teaching satisfaction
● Satisfied with feedback teaching feedback satisfaction
● Student to staff ratio student/teacher ratio
● Spend per student per capita spend
● Average entry tariff average admission score (undergraduate)
● Value added score value-added score (i.e., compare students' graduation scores and admission scores to examine the school's teaching results)
● Career after 6 months after graduation
● Continuation continuing education rate (i.e., examine whether students continue to study for the second year after the first year)
Among them, course satisfaction, teaching quality satisfaction and teaching feedback satisfaction are all based on data from the NSS survey of the UK National Students.
ranking highlights
St Andrews University surpassed Oxford University and Cambridge University , ranking first in the UK's best universities in the Guardian in 2023. According to the latest discipline rankings simultaneously released by the Guardian, Saint-An ranked first in the UK in art history, neuroscience , chemistry, economics, English, history and international relations disciplines this year.
Imperial College rose 2 places to the top five; Durham University dropped from 5th place in 2022, ranking 6th in the UK.
The top ten universities in the list are consistent with 2022, but the ranking has changed. University of Bath rose one place and ranked 7th in the UK; University of Warwick fell 2 places, ranking 8th, and University of London (9th in the UK) and Loughborough University (10th in the UK) have not changed. Among the top 20 colleges and universities in
, University of Aberdeen (2023 The Guardian ranked 13th) and University of the Arts London (2023 The Guardian ranked 19th) both rose 7 places.
University of Glasgow (11) and University of Edinburgh (12) performed stably, with the rankings as unchanged as in 2022.
King's College London , one of the prestigious British Golden Triangle schools, has dropped again this year after climbing 19 places to 23rd place last year, ranking 26th in the UK in 2023.
, and the ranking has the largest increase is , the University of London City College , jumping from 104 last year to 58th.
2023 The Guardian's British University Comprehensive Ranking
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2023 The Guardian's British University Major Ranking
Accounting Finance
Accounting Finance major is one of the majors most applied for by Chinese students. In the rankings in 2023, London School of Political Science and Economics , University of Warwick, University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh, University of Bath, University of Glasgow, Bangor University , Durham University, Leeds University , and University of Thclyde are all in the top 10.
Business Management
Business Management major is also one of the majors that Chinese students apply the most. On the 2023 list, Oxford University ranked first, with basically no major changes in the top 10.
Economics
On the 2023 list, University of Stirling , University of Hertford , Herry-Watt University Although the comprehensive ranking is not very high, the ranking of economics major is very impressive. Students can comprehensively consider it when choosing schools and majors, and giving priority to special rankings is also a good choice.
Electronic and electrical engineering
Ranked 1st is the University of Southampton, which has received a five-star research rating for every department of science and technology, followed by the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College. Manchester City University Although its popularity is not as high as other schools, the electronics and electrical major is still highly recognized and ranks fourth on the list.
Legal
As a major that attaches great importance to academic background, the top ten majors in the Guardian are all veteran academic universities in the UK. The top four are all G5 colleges, and only Imperial College, which is more inclined to science and engineering, is not on the list.
Computer Science
0 The University of Cambridge, ranked 1st in computer science, surpassed the University of St Andrews, which ranked 1st in last year. Only LSEs that are biased towards liberal arts in G5 were not shortlisted for the top 10. Liverpool Hope University and Herry Watt University are ranked very well, tied for 9th and ranked in the top 10.
Social Sciences
University of Edinburgh jumped to 1st from last year's fourth place, followed by Queen's University and the University of Thclyde. Bournemouth University , Hertford University, Glasgow Caledonia University, Salford University and Anglia Ruskin University Although it is not well-known, its major ranking is very good. Students who want to study social science majors in the UK may wish to consider these relatively unpopular universities.
Education
In recent years, education majors have been popular with more and more students. In the 2023 Guardian list, only two universities in G5 are on the list, namely the University of Cambridge, which ranks 1st and the University College London, which ranks 3rd. Anglia Ruskin University, Brighton University and Hull University ranked among the top 10, becoming new choices for students when choosing schools.
Media and Film Research
The top three majors in media are Warwick University, Cardiff University and Loughborough University. Derby University ranked 4th, Tisside University ranked 7th, with outstanding performance.
full version rankings of each major can be viewed:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2022/sep/24/the-guardian-university-guide-2023-the-rankings
