The University has ranked 26th of 129 institutions listed in the 2018 Complete University Guide published today (Wednesday 26 April).
Southampton’s position in the 2018 Guide, down from 17 in 2017, is based on several criteria including entry tariffs, student satisfaction, research excellence and intensity, graduate prospects, student-staff ratio, university spending on services and facilities, graduates receiving a first or upper second class honours degree and degree completion.
Professor Alex Neill, Vice-President (Education) said:
We have been predicting a dip in our league table rankings this year, due in part to both our previous recruitment strategy and the results of the National Student Survey from earlier years.
Our new Simply Better strategy for education is focused on improving the experience of our students, and on our performance in key areas, particularly student career prospects and recruitment. As our work in these areas develops, we should see our place in the league tables rise.
Next week the University is announcing details of a revised Education strategy that will set out, in more detail, the steps the university will be taking to improve the quality of the student experience.
The University also features in the Guide’s subject rankings, placing in the top 10 for:
- Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering (5th of 41)
- Architecture (4th of 54)
- Aural & Oral Sciences (10th of 21)
- Civil Engineering (6th of 56)
- Education (9th of 77)
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering (4th of 76)
- General Engineering (9th of 48)
- Linguistics (10th of 38)
- Nursing (5th of 72)
Southampton has now featured in the top 10 for Aeronautical & Manufacturing, Civil and Electrical & Electronic Engineering every year since the Guide was first published in 2008.
