University of Kent Rankings 2024 ,Canterbury,UK

Updated on Sep 22, 2023

University Ranking

Many global ranking partners like US News, The Guardian, QS, etc. placed University of Kent among the top 100 universities in UK. The Guardian ranks University of Kent at 50th in 2023 and 2022, both. According to US News Subject Ranking 2022-23, University of Kent ranks 47th position in Best Global Universities in the United Kingdom. If we talk about the University of Kent world ranking, then QS ranks it at 375th position in QS World University Ranking 2023. While QS puts a maximum focus on Academic Reputation (40%) followed by Faculty/Student Ratio and Citations per Faculty at 20% each, Times Higher Education (THE) devotes equal importance to Teaching, Research, and Citations at 30% each.

Global ranking partner US News also declares the ranking of University of Kent and ranks it at 576th position in Best Global Universities. Times Higher Education ranks University of Kent at 351-400 in World University Rankings 2023. Every year, many students from around the world apply for admission to University of Kent to study in the UK. For more detail about the admissions, students can visit the mentioned link. Read: University of Kent Admission

University of Kent Ranking FAQs

Q. How has University of Kent performed on U.S. News & World Report?

A. University of Kent has performed very well in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. It has been ranked at #576 in Best Global Universities, #245 in Best Global Universities in Europe, and #47 in Best Global Universities in the United Kingdom. Its total score stands at 48.9 and it has performed well on the following parameters: Books, Regional research reputation, Global research reputation, Normalized citation impact, Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited, Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited, etc.

Q. How has University of Kent performed on QS World University Rankings?

A. University of Kent has performed very well on the QS World University Rankings. When we look at the long term performance, we can consider the time period from 2019 onwards. In 2019, the University of Kent was ranked at #355, in 2020, it was ranked at #368, in 2021, it was ranked at #380. 2022 witnessed a slight decline in the ranking and it was ranked at #383. A slight improvement in rankings was seen in 2023, when the University of Kent was ranked at #375. Moreover, the University of Kent has been ranked at #301-500 on the Graduate Employability Ranking, where it has performed very well on Graduate Employment Rate.

Q. On what all criteria has University of Kent performed well on the QS rankings?

A. University of Kent has performed well on the following criteria of QS World University Rankings 2023?

International Research Network
International Students Ratio
International Faculty Ratio
Employment Outcomes
Citations per Faculty
Faculty Student Ratio

QS World University Rankings has the following ranking criteria: Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty Student Ratio, Citations per Faculty, International Faculty Ratio, International Students Ratio, International Research Network, and Employment Outcomes.

Q. How has been the performance of University of Kent in the UK?

A. University of Kent has performed extremely well in the United Kingdom. When we look at the Complete University Guide, University League Table 2023, we find that that University of Kent has been ranked at 47th position in 2023. In 2022, it was ranked at 50th position. This means that there has been a jump of 3 positions. University of Kent has performed very well on the following parameters: Academic services spend, Student - staff ratio, Research quality, Entry standards, Research intensity, etc. In addition, University of Kent has been ranked at 55th position in the Guardian.

Q. Are there any other ranking indices that map the performance of University of Kent?

A. There are multiple other rankings indices that have mapped the performance of University of Kent. When we look at the performance of University of Kent in Times Higher Education Rankings, we find that the University was ranked at 376th position in 2019. It maintained its position of #376 in 2020. In 2021, University of Kent saw an increase in the ranking of 50 positions when it was ranked at 326th position. In 2022, the University again fell to 376th position, and finally in 2023, it improved its rank marginally to 375th position. University of Kent has been well-received by Leiden rankings. It was ranked at 297th position in 2020 and at 261st position in 2021.

Rankings & Grading

Overall University Grade

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Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings ^[1]	401-500	501-600	501-600	501-600	401-500	NA	NA
QS - World University Ranking ^[2]	NA	NA	368	380	383	375	336
THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking ^[3]	NA	351-400	351-400	301-350	351-400	351-400	NA
The Complete University Guide - University Ranking UK ^[4]	NA	NA	49	47	50	47	48
The Guardian - University Rankings ^[5]	NA	35	65	82	50	55	NA
US News & World Report - Global Universities ^[6]	NA	584	584	591	541	576	NA

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)
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QS
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THE (Times Higher Education)
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The Complete University Guide
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The Guardian
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US News & World Report
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Course Ranking

When we look at the Course Rankings for University of Kent, we find that certain courses and subjects have performed well on multiple ranking indices. On the U.S. News & World Report, following subjects have performed well: Arts and Humanities (162), Engineering (444), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (270), Psychiatry or Psychology (201), Social Sciences and Public Health (281), Computer Science (625), Economics and Business (215), etc.

When we come to course rankings on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables 2023, Accounting and Finance was ranked at 37th position, Business & Management Studies was ranked at 37th position, Computer Science was ranked at 43rd position, Law was ranked at 23rd position, and Economics was ranked at 42nd position. The Guardian has ranked mathematics at 36th position, Law at 24th position, and Social Work at 39th position.

University of Kent Course Ranking FAQs

Q. What all courses, offered by University of Kent, are ranked high by U.S. News & World Report?

A. University of Kent has performed well on U.S. News & World Report rankings 2022-23. When we talk about the course-wise rankings of University of Kent, we find that the following subjects have performed well on U.S. News & World Report rankings: Arts and Humanities, Economics and Business, Psychiatry or Psychology, Social Sciences and Public Health, Environment and Ecology, Engineering, Clinical Medicine, Computer Science, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Performance of Arts and Humanities, Psychiatry or Psychology, and Economics and Business has been the best. These subjects have performed well on the following criteria: publication, books, regional research reputation, etc.

Q. Should I pursue Accounting and Finance from University of Kent?

A. In order to analyze the long term performance of Accounting and Finance course, offered at University of Kent, we must look at its rankings from 2019 onwards on the Complete University Guide, Subject League Tables. In 2019, Accounting and Finance course, offered at University of Kent, was ranked at 26th position. In 2020 and 2021, both the years, it maintained it similar rank of 26th position. In 2022, the course fell to 40th position. In 2023, it improved its rank marginally by 3 spots to reach 37th position. The course has performed well on student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and research quality.

Q. How has Computer Science course of University of Kent performed?

A. We can analyze the performance of Computer Science course of University of Kent from its rankings and score on the U.S. News & World Report. It has scored 23.9 on the overall score. The course has performed well on the following parameters: Computer Science global research reputation, Computer Science regional research reputation, Computer Science international collaboration, Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited, Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited, etc.

Q. How has Business & Management Studies course of University of Kent performed?

A. In order to gauge the performance of Business & Management, we need to look at the subject ranking trend of past 5 years on the Complete University Guide Subject League Table. In 2019, the course was ranked at 27th position, in 2020, it slipped marginally to 35th position, in 2021, it improved it position by 4 spots to reach 31st position, and in 2022, the course saw a huge drop in its ranking to reach 48th position. In 2023, the course again jumped to 37th position. From this, we can conclude that the course ranking has seen fluctuations and has not been stable.

Q. Should I pursue Law from University of Kent?

A. Law has been one of the top performing courses at University of Kent. If we want to gauge its historical performance, we need to look at its ranking from at least 2019 onwards on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables. In 2019, Law course was ranked at 18th position, in 2020, it maintained it position of 18th rank. In 2021, it slipped by 4 spots to reach 22nd position. In 2022, its position dropped down to 29th spot. In 2023, it again bounced back to 23rd spot. Law course has continuously been in the top 30 ranks out of 106.