Politics at York ranks 13th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

Posted on 20 September 2023

The Department of Politics and International Relations has placed 13th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 for the subject of Politics

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The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.

Professor Tony Heron, Head of Department, said “I'm delighted to see the Department of Politics and International Relations climb two places in the Good University Guide. This comes on top of a very positive showing in the National Student Survey. Both results show the department's direction of travel is upward, and reflect the hard work and dedication of all our academic and professional support staff. We are absolutely committed to seeing York regain its rightful place in the top ten departments in the UK in the subject area of Politics and International Relations”

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 has risen two places to rank 15th overall.

In total, 14 subjects at York ranked in the UK top 10:

Department of Archaeology
5th for Archaeology and Forensic Science
Department of Biology
6th for Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry
7th for Chemistry
Department of English
7th for English
Department of History
8th for History
Department of History of Art
6th for History of Art, Architecture and Design
Department of Language and Linguistic Science
3rd for French
Joint 5th for Iberian Languages
Joint 3rd for Linguistics
Department of Philosophy
9th for Philosophy
Department of Psychology
7th for Psychology
School of Arts and Creative Technologies
Joint 8th for Drama, Dance and Cinematics
School of Natural Sciences
5th for Natural Sciences
Department of Sociology
10th for Criminology

A further eight subjects ranked in the top 20.