11th in the UK: Complete University Guide 2027
Posted on Thursday 9 July 2026
This week, the University of York's Department of Psychology was once again recognised as one of the UK's leading departments for psychology. York ranked 11th in the UK for the study of this subject in the Complete University Guide 2027.
The Department of Psychology specialises in psychology at York. Head of Psychology, Professor Lisa Henderson said, "This recognition reflects the dedication of our staff, but also how seriously we balance our outstanding research with high quality entry standards and teaching to ensure student satisfaction and graduate prospects. It’s an exciting time to see the department go from strength to strength, and we look forward to building on this success."
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.