Sunderland

University of Sunderland is one of the top-ranked universities of UK. The university is ranked #96 in UK and #661 in the world as per Shiksha Popularity Ranking. QS World University Rankings ranked the university #442 in 2025 and #445 in 2024, indicating an increasing trend. Apart from this, Times Higher Education has ranked the university #1201 which has remained constant since last year.

Sunderland university graduates are currently recruited in top industries including Financial Services, Human Resources & Recruiting, Executive Management & Change, Healthcare & Alternative Medicine, IT & Software Development etc. Some of the top employers are as follows:

• NHS

• Durham County Council

• Nissan Motor Corporation

• Newcastle University

University of Sunderland has consistently improved its rankings for MBA programs. According to The Complete University Guide, the University Accounting and Finance ranking has improved from 98th. Guardian’s rankings further highlighted the university’s strengths, with significant improvements in Accounting and finance has seen a drastic improvement from 91 in 2021 to 35 in 2023. The Guardians ranking further highlighted the university’s business management and accounting progress for the University of Sunderland MBA course. Check out below table for the rankings: