The University of Liverpool Ranking

The Guardian offers rankings for the UK based universities onle and it also uses some relevant factors for deciding the rank. Some important parameters are entry standards, student-staff ratio, teaching quality, feedback, career prospects etc.

According to the Guardian University Ranking 2026, the University of Liverpool ranks at #21 in 2026 and #27 in 2024. It is an improvement in its ranking. The Guardian ranking for this university has been improving each year since 2024. 

US News and World Report is very well known to be a recognised leader in graduate school and college and other rankings as well. This ranking body also releases National, Global, Regional and Subject Rankings. In the Global Universities category, University of Liverpool ranks at #137 in 2025 and it maintained stability with the same ranking in 2024.

According to Shiksha Popularity Rankings, University of Liverpool has been ranked well in many of its courses including MS, Computer Science Engineering, Physics, MBA, BE/BTech and Aeronautical Engineering etc. The Shiksha rankings of these courses are given as follows:

The University of Liverpool is known for maintaining an quality academic environment & offering great post-study employment opportunities at some of the best organizations in the UK & abroad.

The institute is also known for being home to a number of Nobel Prize winners, who pursued their education from the institute, including:

• Sir Ronald Ross (Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1902)
• Charles Barkla (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1917)
• Sir James Chadwick (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1935)
• Har Gobind Khorana (Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine in 1968)
• Joseph Rotblat (Nobel Peace Prize in 1995)