1. Oxford University
2. Cambridge University
3. Imperial College
4. University of St Andrews
5. University College London
6. Warwick University
7. London School of Economics
8. Durham University
9. Exeter University
10. Bristol University
11. University of York
12. King’s College London
13. University of Bath
14. University of Edinburgh
15. Leicester University
16. University of Southampton
17. Loughborough University
18. Sheffield University
19. University of Glasgow
20. University of Nottingham
21. University of Newcastle
22. University of Birmingham
23. Lancaster University
24. University of Manchester
25. Aston University
26. Cardiff University
27. University of Leeds
28. University of Liverpool
29. University of East Anglia
30. Royal Holloway, University of London
31. University of Reading
32. Queen’s University, Belfast, North Ireland
33. University of Aberdeen
34. School of Oriental and African Studies
35. University of Sussex
36. Queen Mary, University of London
37. University of Surrey
38. University of Strathclyde
39. University of Kent
40. Heriot-Watt University
41. University of Dundee
42. University of Keele
43. University of Essex
44. University of Hull
45. Goldsmiths College, University of London
46. University of Aberystwyth ( of University of Wales system )
47. Brunel University
48. University of Stirling
49. City University
50. Swansea University ( of University of Wales system )
51. Robert Gordon University
52. Oxford Brookes University
53. University of Bradford
54. University of Ulster, Ireland
55. Bangor University ( of University of Wales system )
56. University of Portsmouth
57. Nottingham Trent University
58. Bournemouth University
59. University of Chichester ( new university created in 2005 )
60. Glasgow Caledonian University
61. Queen Margaret University
62. University of the West of England
63. University of Plymouth
64. Northumbria University
65. Edinburgh Napier University
66. University of Hertfordshire
67. De Monfort University
68. University of Gloucestershire ( achieved university status in 2001 )
69. Sheffield Hallam University
70. University of Brighton
71. Coventry University
72. University of Bedfordshire ( formerly Luton University )
73. University of Winchester ( new university created in 2005 )
74. Staffordshire University
75. Bath Spa University
76. Cardiff, University of Wales Institute ( UWIC )
77. Birmingham City University
78. University of Central Lancashire
79. Lampeter , University of Wales
80. York St John University ( new university created in 2005 )
81. University of Worcester ( new university created in 2005 )
82. University of Teeside
83. Cumbria University ( established in 2007 )
84. University of Salford
85. University of Sunderland
86. University of Lincoln ( former Humberside University in Hull )
87. University of Huddersfield
88. Edgehill University ( new university created in 2005 )
89. Kingston University
90. Manchester Metropolitan University
91. Chester University ( new university created in 2005 )
92. Roehampton University ( independent from Surrey University since 2004 )
93. University of Northampton
94. Glamorgan University
95. University of Abertay ( former Dundee Institute of Technology )
96. University of The Arts, London
97. Glyndwr University ( former North East Wales Institute of Higher Education, university status in 2008 )
98. Canterbury Christ Church University ( new university created in 2005 )
99. Liverpool John Moores University
100. University of Westminister
101. Leeds Metropolitan University
102. University of Wolverhampton
103. Anglia Ruskin University ( former Anglia Polytechnic University )
104. University of Derby
105. Middlesex University
106. University of Greenwich
107. University of Wales, Newport
108. University of Bolton
109. University of East London
110. Thames Valley University
111. Southampton Solent University ( new university created in 2005 )
112. Buckinghamshire New University ( England’s youngest university )
113. London South Bank University
114. University for the Creative Arts

A number of new universities did not provide data to Times UK for ranking purposes and they were not included in this guide.