English at York ranks 7th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
Posted on Monday 22 September 2025
Our Head of Department, Professor Jennie Batchelor, said: “We are very proud to have achieved 7th place in the 2026 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide. This is a collective success shared between our staff and students. Our department prides itself on its intellectually ambitious research and teaching and our inclusive and inspiring academic community. It is wonderful to see these values recognised in this way.”
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide uses data on entry standards, student-staff ratios, completion rates, first-class and 2:1 degrees, and graduate prospects. It combines these with measures of research quality, student satisfaction and social inclusion to award each university an overall score, broken down by subject.
York’s overall position
The University as a whole ranks 20th overall.
In total, 11 subjects at York ranked in the UK top 10:
- Department of Chemistry
4th for Chemistry - Department of English and Related Literature
7th for English - Department of History
10th for History - Department of History of Art
8th for History of Art, Architecture and Design - Department of Language and Linguistic Science
1st for Iberian Languages
4th for French
8th for Linguistics - Department of Natural Sciences
10th for Natural Sciences - Department of Sociology
8th for Criminology - Hull York Medical School
10th for Medicine - School for Business and Society
10th for Social Policy
A further four subjects ranked in the top 20.