We’re 6th in the UK

News | Posted on Tuesday 22 September 2020

Chemistry at York in the top ten in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.

The Department of Chemistry has once again been named one of the UK’s most highly regarded departments for our subject. We are ranked 6th in the UK in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021.

Published annually, the Times University Guide ranks 131 UK universities by undergraduate degree subjects according to teaching quality; student experience; research quality; entry standards; graduate prospects; Firsts and 2:1 degrees; completion rates; student-staff ratio; and spend on academic services and student facilities.

The rankings are based on official data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the National Student Survey and the Research Excellence Framework 2014.

The following departments at York also received top 10 rankings:

  • Biological Sciences
  • English
  • Iberian Languages
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Social Work

The University of York was ranked 20th overall.