Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is among the best in the UK. We're top 10 in The Complete University Guide 2025 and consistently placed in the top 15 in major UK league tables. We also rank highly in international league tables such as the QS World Rankings.
League tables can't tell you everything, but they're a good place to start. Out of over 120 UK Universities, we are consistently ranked in the top 15 in major UK league tables.
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é has?been?awarded a?Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
TEF Gold
Students participating in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2024 rated Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é highly for teaching, academic support, and learning resources. Among other successes, Lancaster scored 91.5% for learning resources, 88.5% for teaching quality, and 89.9% for academic support.
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Lancaster is in the top 150 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2025. We are placed 141st in the league table which includes 1,503 universities across 106 countries and regions.
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é has been awarded 5 Stars for performance in a prestigious new . The evaluation features 5 Stars rating for each category ¨C teaching, employability, global engagement, research, facilities, subject ranking and environmental impact.
Lancaster's on-campus accommodation has 6,700 bed spaces for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
In the - based on student feedback - Lancaster has been shortlisted in two categories:
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é is among the top 30 most targeted universities by the UK's top graduate employers according to The Graduate Market in 2024 report. The UK Graduate Careers Survey, conducted by High Fliers Research in association with The Times, is the largest and most authoritative annual survey of its kind.
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é has been ranked 14th among UK universities for the quality of work experience opportunities available to its students. High-quality work experiences are one of the many ways Lancaster supports its students in achieving their career goals. This award was based on student feedback on .
Lancaster is a research-intensive university. Our results in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 confirm our position in delivering world-quality research.
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In the REF 2021, Lancaster delivers world-quality research, with 91% of our research independently rated as 'internationally excellent' or 'world leading', including 46% rated in the highest category of 4*.
99% of Lancaster’s overall research environment is rated world-leading or internationally excellent. This includes areas such as research support, training and facilities.
Since the last REF was completed in 2014, Lancaster has doubled its grant capture. We have also grown in scale, with more than 50% more staff submitted than in 2014.
REF 2021We believe that Lancaster is everything a university should be. We support you through your studies, research and career.
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