Our university has made a welcome return within the top 20 of the 2021 Complete University Guide, published online today (Tuesday 9 June).
Southampton is placed 17th overall out of 130 universities listed in the Guide’s annual league table – a rise of three places making us the highest climber of any university within the top 20 this year.
Our President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark E Smith, said: “With all the uncertainty around at the moment it is really pleasing to see this very positive move in the latest CUG rankings, with the University of Southampton back inside the top 20 overall which very much reflects our emphasis on quality, be it teaching or research. It confirms that students receive a very high quality education here. As a nationally-relevant, world-leading university, Southampton will continue to press forward thanks to the dedication of our staff and students who I want to thank for keeping us amongst the top echelons of UK universities.”
Our overall place in the table is based on several criteria: entry standards, 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.
The Guide’s subject rankings have also been published today. We’ll publish a summary of those results later this afternoon.
You’ll find the full Complete University Guide institutional and subject tables here.
