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Top universities for combined and general studies in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
6 UK universities and colleges ranked for combined and general studies on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in combined and general studies to appear in the table. Student experience is the average share of final-year students giving positive answers across the seven National Student Survey themes. Earnings are medians five years after graduating, compared with the UK average for combined and general studies.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCL (University College London)London, England | 100.0 | 81.0% | 95.0% | 81.7% | Not published |
| 2 | University of ExeterExeter, England | 93.8 | 82.6% | 92.0% | 75.0% | £46,80051% above the UK average for this subject |
| 3 | University of BirminghamBirmingham, England | 50.5 | 84.7% | 92.0% | 77.5% | £34,80013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | University of NottinghamNottingham, England | 22.9 | 87.6% | 94.3% | 53.2% | Not published |
| 5 | Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 10.0 | 83.6% | 92.0% | Not published | £34,80013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 6 | King's College LondonLondon, England | 0.0 | 81.0% | 89.0% | 80.0% | Not published |
Sources: National Student Survey 2026, Office for Students (Open Government Licence v3.0), first degree, full-time, by teaching provider; LEO graduate outcomes, tax year 2023-24, Department for Education (Open Government Licence v3.0), median earnings five years after graduating; Discover Uni dataset, 8 September 2026 edition, HESA (CC BY 4.0), continuation and graduate prospects. All sources and licences.
Not enough data (32)
These providers teach combined and general studies but have fewer than 50 survey responses in the subject or too few published measures to include fairly. This says nothing about their quality. Discover Uni has their course-level data.
Aston University; Birmingham City University; DN Colleges Group; Durham University; East Sussex College Group; Edinburgh Napier University; Global Banking School; ICMP Management; Kingston University; Northumbria University; Oxford Brookes University; Queen Mary University of London; Regent's University London; Royal Holloway, University of London; St Mary's University College; The London Interdisciplinary School; UK College of Business and Computing; University of Bath; University of Bristol; University of Buckingham; University of Edinburgh; University of Essex; University of Hertfordshire; University of Huddersfield; University of Leeds; University of Liverpool; University of Manchester; University of Roehampton; University of Southampton; University of Strathclyde; University of Warwick; University of West London
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Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for combined and general studies?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for combined and general studies among providers with at least 50 responses were University of Nottingham (87.6%), University of Birmingham (84.7%), Newcastle University (83.6%), University of Exeter (82.6%), UCL (University College London) (81.0%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
How much do combined and general studies graduates earn?
Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of combined and general studies graduates five years after graduating were £30,900 in the 2023-24 tax year, according to the Department for Education's LEO data. Earnings vary a lot by university, region and job.
How is this combined and general studies table put together?
It uses only official data: the National Student Survey 2026, Discover Uni and LEO earnings. We do not copy commercial league tables. Universities with too little data are listed as not enough data rather than guessed.