York ranked top 20 in Good University Guide

Posted on 20 September 2024

The University of York has retained its top 20 position in a prestigious university guide.

The University is ranked in the top three in the North and North East

York sits joint 17th nationally, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

The University is ranked in the top three in the North and North East, and in the subject tables, both Chemistry and Linguistics are ranked in the top five.

York is one of only four UK universities that have achieved a top 10 position in the Times Higher Education rankings of the Research Excellence Framework and an overall Gold in the Teaching Exercise Framework

Commenting on The Times & Sunday Times ranking, Vice-Chancellor Professor Charlie Jeffery said: “As we start the new academic year, this positive news highlights the hard work, dedication, and resilience of our staff.

“Their unwavering commitment to providing gold-standard teaching in addition to carrying out world-leading research gives our highly-talented and diverse community of students the knowledge and opportunities to grow and succeed.

“My thanks go to all our staff as we welcome new and returning students for the start of the new semester. I look forward to celebrating the achievements of our community over the coming year. I have no doubt they will continue to inspire us and make a positive impact locally, nationally, and globally.”

Further information:

Universities are judged on a number of key measures including:

Entry standards (Tariff)
Firsts and 2:1s (Good honours)
Continuation rate
Student/staff ratio
Satisfaction (NSS scores)
Graduate prospects

New to the guide this year is a percentage score and ranking from People & Planet which assesses the environmental and ethical standards of each UK university, as well as guides on scholarships and bursaries available at each university and student wellbeing and sports facilities on campus.