The University of Southampton has risen six places to 17th in this year’s Guardian University Guide, published on Saturday.
This is further recognition of the University’s position as one of the best In the UK, after it was placed in the top 15 by the Complete University Guide 2022 in June.
Southampton has also made good progress in the two main international rankings and has consolidated its place in the global top 100 by the exceptional rise of 13 places to 77th in the QS World University rankings 2022.
Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark E. Smith, said:
“What a great way to start a week as we lead up to the new academic year. I’m delighted to see the University has moved up six places in The Guardian. This adds to our very impressive performance in national and international rankings this year, remarkably achieved against the backdrop of a global pandemic .
I’m particularly pleased that as The Guardian concentrates on education-related measures, this latest ranking recognises the hard work that colleagues across the University have made to deliver the best education and experience for our students over what has been a very challenging period.
This is a very encouraging indicator in our ongoing journey to continuously improve all elements of our education, research and enterprise activities. My thanks go to everyone for their contribution and ongoing efforts. This means we will launch the new strategy in 2022 from a strong foundation.”
The Guardian use nine measures of performance, covering all stages of the student life cycle including entry standards, student satisfaction, value added and career prospects. These are provided for each of the 54 subject areas.
Seven subjects made it into the top ten of the Guide this year, with Engineering: Electronic and Electrical ranked first and Music second. Other top ten positions went to, Engineering: Civil, Geography and Environmental studies, Modern Languages and Linguistics, Philosophy, and Forensic Science and Archaeology, which climbed an impressive 14 places to fifth. In total, the University improved in 19 subject areas.
Visit The Guardian University Guide 2022 for more information: https://www.theguardian.com/education/universities
We've done it again! The @guardian University Guide 2022 has ranked Southampton the 17th best university in the UK.
That's a remarkable rise of 6 places 🎉 pic.twitter.com/TYCMQbouRc
— University of Southampton (@unisouthampton) September 11, 2021
