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- US The Complete University Guide Ranking 2025
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- US ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
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Recognized globally as a leading global enterprise, University of Sussex is dedicated to delivering academic excellence. The University of Sussex has recieved an B++ rating by Shiksha Grading.
Even though there are multiple global ranking metrics available for students to check university rankings, what makes Shiksha Grading different is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.
Moving forward, according to 'University Ranking' category of QS 2025, University of Sussex ranks #246, showing a downgrade from its previous ranking of #218 in 2024. University of Sussex also ranks #201 in THE 'University Ranking' category 2024. As compared to the last year, University of Sussex witnessed a stable trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #201 in 2023. Furthermore, University of Sussex ranks #47 in The Complete University Guide 'University Ranking' category in 2025.
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As per the University of Sussex subject ranking 2024, many of the university courses are ranked among the top in the world. QS has ranked the University of Sussex at #42 for Sociology. Additionally, it is also ranked #51 for Masters in Supply Chain Management by QS. THE has also ranked courses offered by University of Sussex as top programs, namely PG Business & Economics, Psychology, Law, and Arts & Humanities, etc. The programs offered by University of Sussex are quite popular and are ranked at #101 - 201 by THE in 2024.
In addition to the global ranking bodies, Shiksha has also graded University of Sussex streams, namely Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management Studies, and Law with A, B++, and B++ grades. Due to the availability of multiple rankings online which can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad, Shiksha Study Abroad launched Shiksha Grading. With its launch, students are no longer required to check multiple ranking details to know about the performance of a particular university.
Read on to know more details about University of Sussex courses and subject rankings in the below article.

USUS News & World Report Ranking 2024
Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Global Universities | 163 | 175 | 245 |

USThe Guardian Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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University | 66 | 65 | 68 |
Accounting and Finance | 45 | 52 | 59 |
Business and Management | 53 | 59 | 48 |
Economics | 64 | 64 | 61 |
Electronic and Electrical Engineering | – / – | 25 | 16 |
Journalism | 40 | – / – | – / – |
Law | 57 | 37 | 46 |
Mechanical Engineering | 14 | 30 | 14 |
Media and Film Studies | 61 | 68 | 71 |
Physics | 33 | 23 | 14 |
Politics | 43 | 35 | 51 |
Sociology and Social Policy | 25 | 42 | 34 |

USThe Complete University Guide Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
---|---|---|---|
UK University | 41 | 50 | 47 |
Accounting and Finance | 39 | 36 | 34 |
Biological Sciences | 57 | 38 | 43 |
Business and Management Studies UK | 35 | 36 | 34 |
Communication and Media Studies | 12 | 17 | 16 |
Computer Science | 32 | 41 | 34 |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering | – / – | 38 | – / – |
Law | 36 | 31 | 32 |
Mechanical Engineering | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Medicine | 32 | 26 | 27 |
Physics and Astronomy | 30 | 37 | 34 |
Psychology | 25 | 40 | 37 |
Sociology | 36 | 37 | 37 |

USQS Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
---|---|---|---|
Europe | – / – | 105 | 108 |
Sustainability | – / – | – / – | 63 |
World University | 240 | 218 | 246 |
Accounting and Finance | – / – | 251 | – / – |
Biological Sciences | 351 | 351 | – / – |
Communication and Media Studies | 101 | 101 | – / – |
Global MBA | 201 | 151 | 151 |
Law and Legal Studies | 301 | – / – | – / – |
Masters in Supply Chain Management | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 501 | – / – | – / – |
Medicine | 351 | 351 | – / – |
Physics and Astronomy | 201 | 251 | – / – |
Politics | 101 | 51 | – / – |
Sociology | 47 | 42 | – / – |

USTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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University | 201 | 201 | 201 |
Arts and Humanities | 201 | 201 | 176 |
Clinical and Health | – / – | – / – | 251 |
Engineering | – / – | – / – | 201 |
Law | 151 | 176 | 176 |
Life Sciences | 251 | 251 | 301 |
PG Business and Economics | 101 | 101 | 126 |
PG Computer Science | 401 | 301 | 401 |
Psychology | 126 | 101 | 77 |

USARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|
Universities | 151 | 201 | 201 |
Law | 201 | 201 | 201 |
Physics | 101 | 151 | 201 |
Political Sciences | 101 | 76 | 76 |
Sociology | 76 | 101 | 39 |
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Answered a month ago
Yes, international stundents are required to get a student visa to study in the UK.
After getting the admission confirmation from the University of Sussex, the students must arrange all these documents with the VISA fee:
· Passport
· Official documents transcripts
· Confirmation
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The University of Sussex acceptance rate stands at 61%, according to some unofficial sources, which suggests that the university is the least selective and does not follow a very hard application process. Although, to raise one's chances of being accepted to this university, below are the required d
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Answered a month ago
Yes, the University of Sussex accepts international students, In the 2024/2025 academic year, the university has a student population of 18,510 students out of which 5,553 are international from the countries worldwide.
According to the official data provided by UCAS, out of the Class 2025 of the Un
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Contributor-Level 7
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It is mooderately difficult for the students to be a part of the University of Sussex as its acceptance rate stands at 61% which means that out of every 100 aaplications, 61 students are rolled out an offer letter. Below mwntioned are some of the University of Sussex admission highlights:
Particular | Requirements |
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Application portal | UG: UCAS PG: Official Website |
Application fee | UG: GBP 27.50 or INR 3,095 |
Acceptance rate | 61% (approx.) |
English language tests accepted | |
Standardized tests required | |
International application deadlines | UG: Jun 30, 2025 PG: Aug 1, 2025 |
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Answered a month ago
Yes, as part of the University of Sussex application process, IELTS is required for proving one's English proficiency for most of the courses. The IELTS score requirements vary depending upon the courses, the students choose to go for.
Below mentioned are the University of Sussex popular courses wit
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