Top ten rankings for French and German at York by the Complete University Guide

Posted on 15 June 2022

French and German at York are ranked as top 10 subjects by the Complete University Guide.

York’s Department of Language and Linguistic Science was awarded its place among the UK's most highly regarded departments for Modern Foreign Languages subjects, according to the Complete University Guide (CUG) 2023. Amongst the top ten ranking subjects were French and German, with Iberian Languages being ranked as 12th and Italian and Linguistics as 15th in the UK.

We have always been proud of the teaching and learning environment we foster at York, and of the community of staff and students that contribute to this.

Our expertise focuses on fluency and professional competence through an understanding of social and cultural contexts.

We are delighted to have the quality of our teaching and learning endorsed in this way.

York’s overall position

York as a whole was ranked as one of the top 20 universities in the UK. A further eight departments offer subjects ranked in the Top 10 in the UK, including Archaeology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Theatre, Film, Television, and Interactive Media (TFTI), English and Related Literature, History, and Social Work.

Find out more about York’s excellent CUG results.

Quote from Professor Monika Schmid, Head of Department

“I am delighted by these excellent results for our department, which reflect the hard work we put in as a team to deliver some of the best degree programmes in the country, and to support our students as well as we possibly can. The past two years have been hard for everyone, and it is great to see that our efforts here have been so successful.”

About the Complete University Guide

The Complete University Guide (CUG) is an annual league table which ranks 150 universities throughout the UK. The main league table is based on criteria including entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and graduate prospects. This prestigious league table is aimed at guiding prestigious students in their higher education decision making. The CUG has been running for 25 years and its website attracts 10 million visitors a year.