StudentCrowd is the only decision-making platform representing 100% of undergraduate degree courses, higher education providers and accommodation options. Over the last decade, we’ve helped over 11 million students make informed decisions about their higher education journey. The only student review platform that focuses solely on verified reviews, weighted specifically for relevance and authenticity, 99% of our users find us organically, 66% are domestic and 34% are international—making it the place for HEPs to explore real student experiences.
Every year, we analyse thousands of reviews to create a league table of the UK’s best universities, voted by students. Not only does this help students to evaluate institutions based on the factors most important to them, but it also generates organic engagement for the HEPs shortlisted.
So without further ado, congratulations to this year’s winners!
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Best UK Universities 2024 - Overall Winners |
Best Universities for Campus and Facilities 2024 |
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#1 |
Ulster University |
#1 |
University of Birmingham |
#2 |
University of Sheffield |
#2 |
Loughborough University |
#3 |
University of Birmingham |
#3 |
Ulster University |
#4 |
University of St Andrews |
#4 |
University of Sheffield |
#5 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
#5 |
University of Exeter |
#6 |
University of Leeds |
#6 |
University of St Andrews |
#7 |
University of Southampton |
#7 |
University of Glasgow |
#8 |
University of Glasgow |
#8 |
University of Leeds |
#9 |
University of Warwick |
#9 |
University of Warwick |
#10 |
University of Strathclyde |
#10 |
Leeds Beckett University |
#11 |
University of Aberdeen |
#11 |
University of Nottingham |
#12 |
University of Exeter |
#12 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
#13 |
University of Nottingham |
#13 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) |
#14 |
Leeds Beckett University |
#14 |
Newcastle University |
#15 |
University of Bristol |
#15 |
Falmouth University |
#16 |
Durham University |
#16 |
University of Liverpool |
#17 |
University College London (UCL) |
#17 |
University of Southampton |
#18 |
University of Liverpool |
#18 |
Northumbria University |
#19 |
Newcastle University |
#19 |
University of Strathclyde |
#20 |
Loughborough University |
#20 |
Robert Gordon University (RGU) |
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Best Universities for Students’ Union 2024 |
Best Universities for Clubs and Societies 2024 |
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#1 |
University of Sheffield |
#1 |
University of St Andrews |
#2 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
#2 |
University of Sheffield |
#3 |
University of Leeds |
#3 |
University of Birmingham |
#4 |
Cardiff University |
#4 |
University of Glasgow |
#5 |
University of Southampton |
#5 |
University of Leeds |
#6 |
University of Strathclyde |
#6 |
University of Exeter |
#7 |
Loughborough University |
#7 |
University of Southampton |
#8 |
University of Birmingham |
#8 |
Durham University |
#9 |
University of Glasgow |
#9 |
Loughborough University |
#10 |
Ulster University |
#10 |
University of Aberdeen |
#11 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) |
#11 |
University of Nottingham |
#12 |
University of Exeter |
#12 |
University of Warwick |
#13 |
University College London (UCL) |
#13 |
University of Strathclyde |
#14 |
University of St Andrews |
#14 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
#15 |
Leeds Beckett University |
#15 |
University of Bristol |
#16 |
University of Liverpool |
#16 |
Bangor University |
#17 |
Manchester Metropolitan University |
#17 |
University of Edinburgh |
#18 |
University of Reading |
#18 |
Ulster University |
#19 |
Newcastle University |
#19 |
King's College London (KCL) |
#20 |
University of Bristol |
#20 |
University College London (UCL) |
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Best Universities for Careers Service 2024 |
Best Universities for WiFi and Internet 2024 |
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#1 |
Ulster University |
#1 |
University of Sheffield |
#2 |
University of Sheffield |
#2 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
#3 |
University of Birmingham |
#3 |
University of Leeds |
#4 |
University of Exeter |
#4 |
Cardiff University |
#5 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
#5 |
University of Southampton |
#6 |
University of Southampton |
#6 |
University of Strathclyde |
#7 |
Durham University |
#7 |
Loughborough University |
#8 |
University of Warwick |
#8 |
University of Birmingham |
#9 |
University of Leeds |
#9 |
University of Glasgow |
#10 |
Loughborough University |
#10 |
Ulster University |
#11 |
University of East London (UEL) |
#11 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) |
#12 |
University of Liverpool |
#12 |
University of Exeter |
#13 |
Leeds Beckett University |
#13 |
University College London (UCL) |
#14 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) |
#14 |
University of St Andrews |
#15 |
University of Bristol |
#15 |
Leeds Beckett University |
#16 |
University of Glasgow |
#16 |
University of Liverpool |
#17 |
University of Aberdeen |
#17 |
Manchester Metropolitan University |
#18 |
Aston University |
#18 |
University of Reading |
#19 |
University of Nottingham |
#19 |
Newcastle University |
#20 |
University of St Andrews |
#20 |
University of Bristol |
Best Universities for Value for Money 2024 |
Best Universities for Teaching Quality 2024 |
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#1 |
University of St Andrews |
#1 |
University of St Andrews |
#2 |
Ulster University |
#2 |
University of Sheffield |
#3 |
University of Aberdeen |
#3 |
University of Warwick |
#4 |
University of Liverpool |
#4 |
Ulster University |
#5 |
University of Glasgow |
#5 |
University of Liverpool |
#6 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
#6 |
Durham University |
#7 |
Robert Gordon University (RGU) |
#7 |
University College London (UCL) |
#8 |
University of Sheffield |
#8 |
University of Exeter |
#9 |
Loughborough University |
#9 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
#10 |
University of Strathclyde |
#10 |
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
#11 |
University of Dundee |
#11 |
Sheffield Hallam University |
#12 |
University College London (UCL) |
#12 |
University of Glasgow |
#13 |
Bangor University |
#13 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) |
#14 |
Durham University |
#14 |
University of Nottingham |
#15 |
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) |
#15 |
Bangor University |
#16 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) |
#16 |
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) |
#17 |
University of Birmingham |
#17 |
King's College London (KCL) |
#18 |
University of Portsmouth |
#18 |
University of Birmingham |
#19 |
Sheffield Hallam University |
#19 |
University of Greenwich |
#20 |
University of Nottingham |
#20 |
University of Portsmouth |
Best Universities for Course Content 2024 |
Best Universities for Personal Tutor 2024 |
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#1 |
University of Liverpool |
#1 |
University of St Andrews |
#2 |
Ulster University |
#2 |
University of Sheffield |
#3 |
University of Sheffield |
#3 |
Ulster University |
#4 |
University of Warwick |
#4 |
University of Warwick |
#5 |
University of St Andrews |
#5 |
University of Greenwich |
#6 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
#6 |
University of Liverpool |
#7 |
Durham University |
#7 |
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) |
#8 |
University College London (UCL) |
#8 |
King's College London (KCL) |
#9 |
University of Exeter |
#9 |
University of Chester |
#10 |
University of Nottingham |
#10 |
Bangor University |
#11 |
University of Birmingham |
#11 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) |
#12 |
University of Portsmouth |
#12 |
University College London (UCL) |
#13 |
Sheffield Hallam University |
#13 |
University of Birmingham |
#14 |
University of Glasgow |
#14 |
Sheffield Hallam University |
#15 |
University of Southampton |
#15 |
University of Portsmouth |
#16 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) |
#16 |
University of Nottingham |
#17 |
Bangor University |
#17 |
University of Exeter |
#18 |
Loughborough University |
#18 |
University of Lincoln |
#19 |
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) |
#19 |
Durham University |
#20 |
Newcastle University |
#20 |
Loughborough University |
Best Universities for Job Prospects |
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#1 |
Ulster University |
#2 |
Loughborough University |
#3 |
University of Liverpool |
#4 |
University of Bath |
#5 |
University of Sheffield |
#6 |
Durham University |
#7 |
Nottingham Trent University (NTU) |
#8 |
Aston University |
#9 |
University of Nottingham |
#10 |
Sheffield Hallam University |
#11 |
University of Birmingham |
#12 |
University of St Andrews |
#13 |
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) |
#14 |
City, University of London |
#15 |
University of Warwick |
#16 |
University College London (UCL) |
#17 |
University of Exeter |
#18 |
University of Portsmouth |
#19 |
University of Southampton |
#20 |
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) |
A huge congratulations to every university who has won this year, it’s a huge achievement. The StudentCrowd University Awards are the only independent awards based entirely on verified ac.uk student reviews, meaning students at the winning universities have considered their experiences worthy of praise.
All universities have a ranking out of 5 stars which is calculated by our algorithm using review scores, recency, volume and authenticity signals.
Our annual best university awards takes weighted ratings for institutions, courses and accommodation and is a fantastic opportunity for us to celebrate excellent student experience with providers and students. The 10 award categories are combined to output the top 20 winners.
To qualify for this league table, a university profile must have at least 100 reviews. This year, 31,564 reviews between June 2022 and June 2024 were analysed, 63 universities in the United Kingdom qualified and 42 of those placed in a category. Only 20 universities make it into the Best UK Universities League Table every year.
To learn more about the awards and StudentCrowd, download our media pack or get in touch with a member of our team today.