The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide is out
Oxford Uni has slipped places this year
Last updated 20th Sep 2024
It's seen as the definitive guide to the country’s universities, which ranks them based on various factors, including graduate employment and teaching quality.
Put together to help students and their families make choices when it comes to higher education, it comes out each year.
Oxford University still rates at the top in the South East region, but it's slipped nationally to third place.
Sian Griffiths, the Sunday Times' Education Editor says it's a lot to do with graduate job prospects:
"There was a boom after the pandemic but now it's a tricky market to get jobs and Oxford simply has not done as well as the two at the top of the list, London School of Economics and St Andrews. Oxford now comes in third on our table.
"I'd been talking to the Head of the university's career service who told me that normally they have about 9000 vacancies on their site. This year it's 6500, so that squeeze in the graduate jobs market and how universities respond to it has made a difference."
Helen Davies, editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said:
“The higher education sector is facing unprecedented challenges from debates on free speech to financial stability, but it is important to remember the force for good that going to university can be. See how the universities compare subject by subject, a guide on campus life, and what scholarships and bursaries may be on offer online.”
You can find out more here, https://www.thetimes.com/uk-university-rankings