Chemistry league tables

UK league tables

The Guardian University Guide 2023
1	University of St Andrews
2	The University of Edinburgh
3	University of Cambridge
3	University of Oxford
5	Northumbria University
6	University of Lincoln
7	Durham University
8	Imperial College London
9	University of Glasgow
10	University of Bristol
11	University of Hull
12	Loughborough University
13	Lancaster University
13	The University of Warwick
15	University of Greenwich
16	University of Strathclyde
17	The University of York
18	University of Birmingham
19	University of Southampton
20	University of South Wales
21	University of Aberdeen
22	University of Central Lancashire
23	University of Bath
23	University of Leicester
25	Aston University
26	The University of Leeds
27	University of Brighton
28	Heriot-Watt University
29	University of Huddersfield
30	Keele University
31	Swansea University
32	University of East Anglia
33	The University of Liverpool
34	University of Plymouth
35	Liverpool John Moores University
36	University College London
37	University of Sheffield
38	Queen's University Belfast
39	Newcastle University
40	Queen Mary University of London
41	Manchester Metropolitan University
42	The University of Manchester
43	Kingston University
44	University of Salford
45	University of Kent
46	University of Surrey
47	Sheffield Hallam University
48	University of Sussex
49	University of Bradford
50	The University of Nottingham
51	University of Reading
52	Nottingham Trent University
53	King's College London
54	Cardiff University
55	De Montfort University

The Complete University Guide 2023
1	University of Cambridge
2	University of Oxford
3	The University of Edinburgh
4	University of St Andrews
5	Durham University
6	Imperial College London
7	The University of York
8	University College London
9	The University of Warwick
10	University of Bath
11	University of Bristol
12	University of Liverpool
13	Queen's University Belfast
14	The University of Manchester
15	University of Birmingham
16	University of Southampton
17	University of Strathclyde
18	Queen Mary University of London
19	University of Surrey
20	University of Sheffield
21	Lancaster University
22	Swansea University
23	The University of Nottingham
24	King's College London
25	University of Glasgow
26	University of Brighton
27	University of Hull
28	University of Leeds
29	Cardiff University
30	University of Leicester
31	University of Lincoln
32	Loughborough University
33	University of East Anglia
34	Newcastle University
35	University of Aberdeen
36	Keele University
37	University of Plymouth
38	Heriot-Watt University
39	Northumbria University
40	Aston University
41	Manchester Metropolitan University
42	University of Sussex
43	Nottingham Trent University
44	University of Greenwich
45	University of Reading
46	University of South Wales
47	University of Kent
48	University of Huddersfield
49	Sheffield Hallam University
50	Kingston University
51	De Montfort University
52	University of Central Lancashire
53	University of Bradford
54	University of Salford
55	University of East London
56	University of Wolverhampton
57	London Metropolitan University
58	University of the West of Scotland

The Times Good University Guide 2023
1	University of Cambridge
2	University of St Andrews
3	Imperial College London
4	University of Oxford
5	University of Edinburgh
6	University of Strathclyde
7	The University of York
8	The University of Warwick
9	University of Aberdeen
10	Durham University
10	Northumbria University
12	University of Bath
13	University of Bristol
14	University College London
15	University of Southampton
16	University of Birmingham
17	University of Surrey
18	University of Sheffield
19	The University of Liverpool
20	University of Lincoln
21	Swansea University
22	The University of Manchester
23	The University of Nottingham
23	University of East Anglia
25	Newcastle University
26	University of Glasgow
26	University of Brighton
28	Lancaster University
29	Queen's University Belfast
30	Queen Mary University of London
30	University of Hull
32	The University of Leeds
33	King's College London
33	University of Plymouth
35	Cardiff University
36	Loughborough University
	University of Leicester
	University of Greenwich
39	Keele University
40	University of the West of Scotland
41	Heriot-Watt University
42	University of Central Lancashire
43	Aston University
44	University of Reading
45	Manchester Metropolitan University
46	Nottingham Trent University
47	University of Kent
48	University of Huddersfield
49	University of Sussex
49	University of Salford
51	Sheffield Hallam University
52	Kingston University
53	University of Bradford
54	De Montfort University

Research Excellence Framework 2021
1	University of Bristol
2	University of Cambridge
3	University College London
4	Imperial College London
5	King's College London
6	University of Oxford
7	University of Liverpool
7	University of Manchester
9	University of York
10	University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews†
12	University of Bath
13	University of Warwick
14	Queen Mary University of London
15	Newcastle University
	University of Sheffield
	University of Southampton
18	Cardiff University
18	University of Nottingham
20	University of Strathclyde
21	Durham University
22	University of Leicester
23	University of East Anglia
23	University of Glasgow
25	University of Birmingham
26	University of Leeds
27	Queen's University Belfast
28	University of Aberdeen
28	University of Sussex
30	Swansea University
31	University of Kent
32	University of Hull
32	University of Lincoln
34	University of Reading
35	Loughborough University
36	Lancaster University
37	Heriot-Watt University
38	University of Greenwich
39	University of Bradford
40	University of Huddersfield
41	University of Chester
^† Joint submission

QS World University Chemistry Rankings 2022^†
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2	Harvard University
3	Stanford University
4	University of Cambridge
5	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
6	University of Oxford
7	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)
8	National University of Singapore (NUS)
9	EPF Lausanne
10	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
10	ETH Zurich
12	Peking University
13	Imperial College London
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25	The University of Manchester
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32	University College London
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71	University of Bristol
72	The University of Edinburgh
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87	Kings' College London
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94	University of Bath
94	University of Glasgow
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97	University of Nottingham
^† Includes results from top 100 world-ranked Chemistry departments, non-UK universities ranked 14-100 omitted.

Academic Ranking of World Universities in Chemistry 2021^‡
1	University of California, Berkeley
2	Stanford University
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
4	Northwestern University
5	Harvard University
6	California Institute of Technology
7	University of Chicago
8	University of Science and Technology of China
9	University of Cambridge
10	ETH Zurich
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19	University of Oxford
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43	Imperial College London
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51-75	University of Manchester
76-100	University College London
101-150	University of Bristol
101-150	University of Warwick
^‡ Also know as the 'Shanghai Rankings'. Includes results from top 150 world-ranked Chemistry departments, non-UK universities ranked 11-150 omitted.

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