The University has consolidated its position amongst the UK’s top 20 institutions by placing 19th overall in the 2015 Guardian University Guide.
The climb of five places in The Guardian follows Southampton’s rise to 16th in the recent table published by the Complete University Guide.
The news is also good for the University in the The Guardian’s subject tables where Southampton is placed in the top ten in twelve subjects:
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2
Mechanical Engineering 2
Modern Languages & Linguistics 4
Civil Engineering 5
Art 7
Computer Sciences and IT 8
Nursing & Midwifery 8
Forensic Science & Archaeology 9
Fashion & Textiles 9
Media and Communications 9
Education 10
English & Creative Writing 10
A number of these areas consistently perform well in The Guardian including Mechanical Engineering which has featured in the top 10 within the Guide for 10 consecutive years. Nursing & Midwifery and Computer Science and IT have each made the top 10 for nine successive years.
Southampton also ranks within the top 20 in a further nine subjects:
Chemistry 11
Psychology 13
Earth and marine sciences 17
Health Professions 17
Philosophy 18
Physics 18
Medicine 19
Geography and environmental sciences 20
Music 20
Once again, as a comprehensive university with a wide range of subject areas, and a member of the Russell Group of world-leading universities, we are delighted to see Southampton placed in the top 20 of all of these subjects, as well as being placed 19th overall.
With its emphasis on undergraduate study, the Guardian University Guide is a particularly strong indicator of our success in education as we continue to strive to provide the very best student experience at Southampton. We will continue to increase our effort to improve upon our position and the world class experience that can be expected from one of the world’s leading universities.