History at York ranks 8th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
The Department of History has placed 8th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 for the subject of history. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities we provide to our students.
Our Head of Department Professor Laura Stewart said: “This great result is testament not only to the commitment of our teaching and support staff, but also to the hard work and enthusiasm of York History students. That we have gained 8th place shows that History at York continues to be a brilliant choice for students, whatever their background, who rightly demand intellectually stretching courses with supported learning.”
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide uses data on entry standards, student-staff ratios, completion rates, first-class and 2:1 degrees, and graduate prospects. It combines these with measures of research quality, student satisfaction and social inclusion to award each university an overall score, broken down by subject.
York’s overall position
The University as a whole has risen two places to rank 15th overall.
In total, 14 subjects at York ranked in the UK top 10:
- Department of Archaeology
5th for Archaeology and Forensic Science - Department of Biology
6th for Biological Sciences - Department of Chemistry
7th for Chemistry - Department of English
7th for English - Department of History
8th for History - Department of History of Art
6th for History of Art, Architecture and Design - Department of Language and Linguistic Science
- 3rd for French
- Joint 5th for Iberian Languages
- Joint 3rd for Linguistics
- Department of Philosophy
9th for Philosophy - Department of Psychology
7th for Psychology - School of Arts and Creative Technologies
Joint 8th for Drama, Dance and Cinematics - School of Natural Sciences
5th for Natural Sciences - Department of Sociology
10th for Criminology
A further eight subjects ranked in the top 20.