Posted on 21 September 2023
The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.
Professor Nik Brown, Head of Department, said “We’re incredibly proud of the prestigious programmes we have developed in the areas of sociology, criminology, social psychology, and digital media. We deliver high quality teaching that is designed to engage, enliven, and encourage all our students. Working collaboratively with its partners across the University of York, the Department of Sociology is dedicated to inspirational research-led teaching programmes with real-world impact and social benefit.”
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.
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:
A further eight subjects ranked in the top 20.