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11 Oct 2017

Loughborough holds onto 6th place in 2018 Times Higher Education ‘Table of Tables’

Loughborough has retained its 6th place ranking for the second year in the Times Higher Education (THE) ‘Table of Tables’, consolidating its position as one of the country’s top universities.

Published today (11 October), the 2018 ‘Table of Tables’ ranks the UK’s top 30 universities based on the combined results of the three main domestic university league tables – the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, The Guardian University Guide, and the Complete University Guide – to provide a snapshot of how universities are viewed by national newspapers.

Loughborough is in the top ten of every national university league table, as well as being ranked first in the East Midlands.

Speaking about Loughborough’s performance in the ‘Table of Tables’, the University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Allison said: “It has been a tremendous year for Loughborough. We are now in the top ten of every national league table, have a five star plus rating by QS Stars – one of only 15 universities in the world to secure the highest rating – and have been awarded gold in the first ever Teaching Excellence Framework.

“All these impressive accolades reflect the quality of education we offer, our world-class research and innovation, and the exceptional all-round student experience we provide at the University.”

The full ‘Table of Tables’ is as follows:

2018 ranking

Institution

1

University of Cambridge

2

University of Oxford

3

University of St Andrews

=4

Durham University

=4

Imperial College London

6

Loughborough University

=7

Lancaster University

=7

University College London

9

University of Warwick

10

University of Bath

11

London School of Economics and Political Sciences

12

University of Leeds

13

University of Exeter

14

University of Surrey

15

University of East Anglia

16

University of Birmingham

17

University of York

18

University of Nottingham

19

University of Bristol

20

University of Sussex

21

University of Glasgow

22

Coventry University

23

University of Manchester

=24

University of Dundee

=24

University of Edinburgh

26

University of Kent

27

Newcastle University

28

King’s College London

=29

University for the Creative Arts

=29

University of Sheffield