UK's Favorite 45 Universities 2026 - Public Vote

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The University of Strathclyde - Glasgow, Scotland
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
188 Votes
4.03% Percentage
2
The University of Southampton - Southampton, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Coastal Campus
186 Votes
3.98% Percentage
3
Imperial College London - London, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
177 Votes
3.79% Percentage
4
Bangor University - Bangor, Wales
Public • Research University • Coastal Campus
165 Votes
3.53% Percentage
5
Coventry University - Coventry, England
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
164 Votes
3.51% Percentage
6
Loughborough University - Loughborough, England
Public • Research University • Campus University
150 Votes
3.21% Percentage
7
The University of Leicester - Leicester, England
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
144 Votes
3.08% Percentage
8
Edinburgh Napier University - Edinburgh, Scotland
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
143 Votes
3.06% Percentage
9
The University of Essex - Colchester, England
Public • Research University • Suburban Campus
142 Votes
3.04% Percentage
10
City, University of London - London, England
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
138 Votes
2.96% Percentage
11
Cardiff University - Cardiff, Wales
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
134 Votes
2.87% Percentage
12
The University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh, Scotland
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
133 Votes
2.85% Percentage
12
The University of Plymouth - Plymouth, England
Research University • Coastal Campus
133 Votes
2.85% Percentage
14
The University of Reading - Reading, England
Public • Research University • Campus University
132 Votes
2.83% Percentage
15
Birkbeck, University of London - London, England
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
131 Votes
2.81% Percentage
16
Edge Hill University - Ormskirk, England
Public • Teaching and Research University • Suburban Campus
128 Votes
2.74% Percentage
17
The University of Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
122 Votes
2.61% Percentage
18
The University of Nottingham - Nottingham, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Campus University
118 Votes
2.53% Percentage
19
The University of Manchester - Manchester, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
117 Votes
2.51% Percentage
20
King's College London - London, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
107 Votes
2.29% Percentage
21
The University of Exeter - Exeter, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Suburban Campus
106 Votes
2.27% Percentage
22
Keele University - Keele, England
Public • Research University • Rural Campus
99 Votes
2.12% Percentage
23
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - London, England
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
96 Votes
2.06% Percentage
24
The University of Hertfordshire - Hatfield, England
Public • Research University • Suburban Campus
93 Votes
1.99% Percentage
25
Newcastle University - Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
90 Votes
1.93% Percentage
26
Lancaster University - Lancaster, England
Public • Research University • Campus University
89 Votes
1.91% Percentage
26
The University of Sheffield - Sheffield, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
89 Votes
1.91% Percentage
28
Cranfield University - Cranfield, England
Public • Postgraduate Research University • Rural Campus
88 Votes
1.89% Percentage
29
Queen‘s University Belfast - Belfast, Northern Ireland
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
85 Votes
1.82% Percentage
30
Queen Mary University of London - London, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
78 Votes
1.67% Percentage
30
The University of Liverpool - Liverpool, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
78 Votes
1.67% Percentage
30
The University of Warwick - Coventry, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Campus University
78 Votes
1.67% Percentage
33
The University of Oxford - Oxford, England
Public • Research University • Coastal Campus
77 Votes
1.65% Percentage
34
Durham University - Durham, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Collegiate Campus
76 Votes
1.63% Percentage
35
Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh, Scotland
Public • Research University • Suburban Campus
75 Votes
1.61% Percentage
36
Brunel University London - Uxbridge, England
Public • Research University • Suburban Campus
71 Votes
1.52% Percentage
37
The University of St Andrews - St Andrews, Scotland
Public • Research University • Coastal Campus
69 Votes
1.48% Percentage
38
The University of Stirling - Stirling, Scotland
Public • Research University • Campus University
67 Votes
1.44% Percentage
39
The University of Leeds - Leeds, England
Public • Russell Group Research University • Urban Campus
63 Votes
1.35% Percentage
40
The University of Portsmouth - Portsmouth, England
Public • Research University • Coastal Campus
59 Votes
1.26% Percentage
41
The University of Hull - Hull, England
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
58 Votes
1.24% Percentage
42
Aston University - Birmingham, England
Public • Research University • Urban Campus
47 Votes
1.01% Percentage
43
Bournemouth University - Bournemouth, England
Public • Research University • Coastal Campus
40 Votes
0.86% Percentage
44
Aberystwyth University - Aberystwyth, Wales
Public • Research University • Coastal Campus
32 Votes
0.69% Percentage
45
The University of Greenwich - London, England
Public • Research University • Urban & Riverside Campus
13 Votes
0.28% Percentage
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