8th in the UK: Complete University Guide 2027
Posted on Wednesday 3 June 2026
This week, we maintained our place among the UK’s most highly regarded institutions for the subject of history. York ranked 8th in the UK for the study of this subject in the Complete University Guide 2027.
The Department specialises in history at York. Head of the Department of History, Professor Oleg Benesch said, "Maintaining our position in the top 10% of ranked UK History programmes (8 out of 91) reaffirms the excellent work being done by our exceptional staff and students, especially in our research-led teaching environment."
York’s overall position
The University of York ranked in the UK top 20 overall in the Complete University Guide 2027. The guide ranks 130 institutions across the UK.
In total, 12 subjects at York were ranked in the UK top 10:
- Iberian Languages - 4
- Social Work - 4
- Linguistics - 5
- Drama, Dance and Cinematics - 6
- English - 6
- French - 6
- Chemistry - 8
- History - 8
- Social Policy - 8
- Philosophy - 9
- History of Art, Architecture and Design - 10
- Nursing and Midwifery - 10
A further ten subjects appeared in the UK top 20.
About the Complete University Guide
Published annually, The Complete University Guide league tables rank the best universities in the UK. It covers 74 separate subject areas, as well as an overall institutional ranking. Universities and subjects are ranked on entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, graduate prospects, completion rates, student-staff ratio and spend on academic services and facilities.
The rankings are based on public domain data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the National Student Survey and the Research Excellence Framework 2021.