Languages and linguistics at York ranks highly in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027

Posted on Wednesday 23 September 2026

Our Head of Department Professor Richard Ogden said: “Once again, the Department of Language and Linguistic Science has been ranked among the best places to study in the UK. It’s a genuine reflection of the excellent teaching and world-class research happening here. I'm very proud to be part of this department, or very grateful for such brilliant, hard-working colleagues.”

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 18th overall, up two places from 2026.

In total, 10 subjects at York ranked in the UK top 10:

• Department of Language and Linguistic Science
  
  • 2nd for Italian
    
  • 3rd for French, German and Iberian Languages
    
  • 4th for Linguistics
• School for Business and Society
  
  • 2nd for Social Work
• Department of Philosophy
  
  • 7th for Philosophy
• Department of Sociology
  
  • 8th for Criminology
• Department of Chemistry
  • 7th for Chemistry
• Department of History
  
  • 10th for History
• Hull York Medical School
  
  • 10th for Medicine

A further two subjects ranked in the top 20.