| National rankings | |
|---|---|
| Complete (2025)[1] | {{{Complete}}} |
| Guardian (2025)[2] | {{{The_Guardian}}} |
| Times / Sunday Times (2025)[3] | {{{Times/Sunday_Times}}} |
| Global rankings | |
| ARWU (2024)[4] | {{{ARWU_W}}} |
| QS (2025)[5] | {{{QS_W}}} |
| THE (2025)[6] | {{{THE_W}}} |
References
- ^ "Complete University Guide 2025". The Complete University Guide. 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Guardian University Guide 2025". The Guardian. 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Good University Guide 2025". The Times. 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. 15 August 2024.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2025". Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "THE World University Rankings 2025". Times Higher Education. 9 October 2024.
Most of these are named references. They may be cited in the containing article as
- <ref name="Complete League Table"/>
- <ref name="The Guardian University Guide"/>
- <ref name="The Times and Sunday Times University Guide"/>
- <ref name="THE World University Rankings"/>
- <ref name="QS World University Rankings"/>
- <ref name="Academic Ranking of World Universities"/>
- <ref name="TEF"/>
Many articles cite these references in the article text. Do not change any of these reference names without also checking/updating the reference used in the 126 articles that use this template.
The template Infobox UK university rankings may be used to summarise information about the rankings of UK universities. It only reflects overall university rankings, as specific rankings about the university (such as subject rankings) should be reflected in prose in the body of the article. See Category:University and college rankings templates for templates that may be used in the articles for the schools within a university.
Usage
[edit]This template may be added by pasting it as shown below into an article. Insert only the ranking into the template field (i.e., "1" not "1st," "2" not "2nd," etc.).
{{UK university rankings
<!-- National rankings -->
| Complete =
| The_Guardian =
| Times/Sunday_Times =
<!-- Global rankings -->
| THE_W =
| QS_W =
| ARWU_W =
<!-- British Government assessments -->
| TEF =
| REF =
}}
Parameters
[edit]| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Complete | The Complete University Guide, an annual ranking of UK universities produced by Mayfield University Consultants. |
| The_Guardian | The Guardian University Guide, an annual ranking of UK universities produced by The Guardian. |
| Times/Sunday_Times | The The Times and Sunday Times University League Tables, an annual ranking of UK universities jointly produced by The Times and The Sunday Times. |
| THE_W | The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (ranking among all constituents). |
| QS_W | The QS World University Rankings (ranking among all constituents). |
| ARWU_W | The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ranking among all constituents). |
| TEF | The Teaching Excellence Framework, is a government assessment of the quality of undergraduate teaching in universities and other higher education providers. |
| REF | The Research Excellence Framework. |