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We’re 10th in the UK

Posted on 18 September 2020

Department of Biology at York in the top ten in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide

We've been named one of the UK’s most highly regarded departments. We ranked 10th in the UK in the Times and Sunday Times university league tables for 2021.

Published annually, the Times University Guide ranks 131 UK universities by undergraduate degree subjects according to teaching quality; student experience; research quality; entry standards; graduate prospects; Firsts and 2:1 degrees; completion rates; student-staff ratio; and spend on academic services and student facilities.

The rankings are based on official data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the National Student Survey and the Research Excellence Framework 2014.

The following subjects at York also received top 10 rankings:

  • Chemistry
  • English
  • Iberian Languages
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Social Work

The University of York was ranked 20th overall.