How Yorkshire fared in the 2027 list of UK’s best universities
A prestigious national list of the UK’s best universities has been released - with Yorkshire featured twice in the top 20.
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide ranks academic institutions every year based on the percentage of First Class and 2:1 Honours degrees, graduate prospects and the percentage of students who complete at least one year.
The University of St Andrews in Edinburgh, which came 2nd in 2026, was the top ranked university nationally in 2027, followed by London School of Economics and Political Science.
Oxford and Cambridge, two of the UK’s most famous universities, were beaten into fourth and fifth - only the second time the two have missed out on the guide’s top three in its 33-year history.
Durham University was the highest-placed university in the north of England, placing sixth.
In Yorkshire, the University of Sheffield was highest, just missing out on the top 10 with an 11th placed ranking, while the University of York also made the top 20, placed joint 18th.
Outside of the top 20, the University of Leeds was ranked 22nd, the University of Hull came in at 50th, and Teesside University placed 68th.
Leeds Beckett University came in 73rd, Sheffield Hallam University was ranked 83rd, the University of Bradford was placed 93rd, and the University of Huddersfield was ranked 95th.
York St John University was ranked joint 107th, Leeds Arts University was placed 124th, and Leeds Trinity came 125th.