Natural Sciences at York ranks 5th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

Posted on 20 September 2023

The School of Natural Sciences has placed 5th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 for the subject of Natural Sciences. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.

Dr Katherine Selby, Director of the School of Natural Sciences said: “The School of Natural Sciences is delighted to be ranked in the top five of institutions. Of particular note are strong performances for teaching and student experience.”

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.