Top 50 Undergraduate Colleges in UK as per Guardian 2015 Rankings
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Updated on Apr 11, 2020 18:22 IST
Searching for the best college to study Undergraduate courses can be the most stressful activity. With so many good colleges in UK providing quality education, this pressure and confusion is bound to happen. At Shiksha.com, we have created a list to top 50 UK universities based on the annual ranking lists by The Guardian.

Searching for the best college to study Undergraduate courses can be the most stressful activity. With so many good colleges in UK providing quality education, this pressure and confusion is bound to happen. At Shiksha.com, we have created a list to top 50 UK universities based on the annual ranking lists by The Guardian.

For this survey, the researchers took into consideration criteria like satisfied with course, satisfied with teaching, satisfied with feedback, student to staff ratio, spend per student/10, average entry tariff, value added score/10 and career after 6 months. All the criteria measured to 100, unless otherwise stated. An aggregate of the total markers lead to the final rankings among the colleges.

You are suggested to go through the list of the top 50 Undergraduate colleges for 2015 below and explore the options of various colleges. Ranking of the same colleges for the year 2014 is also given alongside.

2015 Ranking

2014 Ranking

Institution

1

1

Cambridge

2

2

Oxford

3

4

St Andrews

4

7

Bath

5

9

Imperial College

6

8

Surrey

7

3

London School of Economics

8

6

Durham

9

10

Warwick

10

11

Lancaster

11

5

UCL

12

12

Exeter

13

18

Heriot-Watt

14

17

UEA

15

14

Loughborough

16

16

York

17

15

Birmingham

18

19

Edinburgh

19

24

Southampton

20

20

Kent

21

13

Leicester

22

30

Aston

22

28

Nottingham

24

22

SOAS

25

21

Glasgow

26

29

Cardiff

27

33

Coventry

28

34

Leeds

29

27

Newcastle

30

38

Reading

31

53

University of the Arts London

32

36

Queen Mary

33

31

Manchester

34

23

Bristol

35

37

City

36

38

Royal Holloway

37

38

Sheffield

38

26

Strathclyde

39

35

Oxford Brookes

40

32

King's College London

41

43

Aberdeen

41

45

Keele

43

50

Sussex

44

47

Northampton

45

54

Liverpool

46

48

Queen's, Belfast

47

41

Dundee

48

51

Goldsmiths

49

64

UWE Bristol

50

79

Derby

Source: The Guardian

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is the admission process for international students at University of Manchester?
A: 

The application process at the University of Manchester can change depending on course chosen and level of study. The steps to apply for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the university are given as follows:

UG Application Process:

  • Student must apply through the UCAS common application portal.
  • They can go to the website and select the course that they are interested in.
  • Students are required to meet the eligibility requirements (Academic qualifications, English proficiency, etc.
  • Once they have decided on the course, the important documents are to be submitted such as SOP, Transcripts and personal statements.
  • You can track the application's progress through your given credentials by UCAS.
  • Once the applicant submits the application to UCAS, it forwards to the University, and the admission teams carefully analyse the application document.
  • The university will send you an offer letter once selected. Hence keep checking your UCAS portal for your application status.

Check out:  tips to improve your SOP

PG application process: 

  • Select the postgraduate course you are interested in from the University of Manchester.\
  • Ensure you meet the entry requirements for the chosen program, as they vary depending on the course.
  • Complete the online application by providing your personal information.
  • Upload the required documents, such as Academic transcripts and proof of English language proficiency ( TOEFL/ IELTS). experience in your fields and references (depending on the course). You also may require Two LORs depending on the course.
  • If your application is successful, you will receive an offer from the University of Manchester. 

To make your admission better, check out the following: How Admission Officers Evaluate your application. 

Q:   Is university of West of Scotland good for international students?
A: 

The University of the West of Scotland has five modern and diverse campuses in United Kingdom. The University has welcomed more than 3,000 international students which are representing 1/3 of the globe. They also have 130 European partners who are actively in global study and exchange options through the Commonwealth universities programmes. The University also offers study abroad opportunities for UWS who are eligible for the same and also have more than 20 transnational education partners worldwide which helps them deliver UWS Bachelors and Masters Degrees around the world.  

Q:   Is IELTS requirement for Bedfordshire University?
A: 

International students whose first language is not English must meet the English language requirements. Students can submit their IELTS/TOEFL/PTE test score to meet the English language proficiency. Bedfordshire accepts overall IELTS score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element.

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