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Top universities for education and teaching in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
57 UK universities and colleges ranked for education and teaching on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in education and teaching 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 education and teaching.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland | 100.0 | 91.9% | 87.4% | 76.2% | £44,30048% above the UK average for this subject |
| 2 | University of AberdeenAberdeen, Scotland | 93.1 | 90.0% | 90.5% | 71.1% | £44,30048% above the UK average for this subject |
| 3 | University of BedfordshireLuton, England | 89.2 | 92.2% | 90.5% | 89.5% | £30,000In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | University of ReadingReading, England | 87.1 | 92.1% | 83.0% | 87.6% | £33,90013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 5 | University of HertfordshireHatfield, England | 84.1 | 95.2% | 90.0% | 73.7% | £30,000In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 6 | University of StrathclydeGlasgow, Scotland | 84.0 | 92.6% | 84.7% | 62.9% | £42,10040% above the UK average for this subject |
| 7 | University of ChichesterChichester, England | 75.8 | 87.8% | 92.5% | 79.7% | £33,30011% above the UK average for this subject |
| 8 | St Mary’s University, TwickenhamLondon, England | 74.3 | 89.6% | 78.6% | 81.9% | £35,90020% above the UK average for this subject |
| 9 | University of NorthamptonNorthampton, England | 74.2 | 90.4% | 91.3% | 74.8% | £31,1004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 10 | University of BirminghamBirmingham, England | 73.7 | 89.4% | 95.0% | Not published | £30,4001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 10 | University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield, England | 73.7 | 88.6% | 90.0% | 89.8% | £27,4009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 12 | University of WorcesterWorcester, England | 72.9 | 92.1% | 84.8% | 79.6% | £28,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 13 | UCL (University College London)London, England | 72.5 | 90.4% | 95.7% | 73.0% | £28,7004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 14 | University of BristolBristol, England | 71.1 | 90.2% | 94.5% | 65.0% | Not published |
| 15 | University of BrightonBrighton, England | 70.0 | 90.5% | 84.1% | 69.3% | £35,10017% above the UK average for this subject |
| 16 | Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham, England | 69.4 | 90.2% | 91.7% | 70.3% | £30,7002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 17 | Lincoln Bishop UniversityEngland | 68.9 | 90.1% | 89.7% | 75.3% | £29,3002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | Anglia Ruskin UniversityCambridge, England | 68.3 | 91.6% | 85.1% | 78.8% | £27,4009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | University of WinchesterWinchester, England | 68.3 | 86.9% | 91.0% | 77.1% | £32,6009% above the UK average for this subject |
| 20 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, England | 67.7 | 93.4% | 87.3% | 69.3% | £27,4009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 21 | Leeds Trinity UniversityLeeds, England | 67.5 | 93.4% | 82.8% | 71.9% | £28,5005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 22 | Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCanterbury, England | 66.1 | 87.3% | 83.8% | 82.3% | £32,2007% above the UK average for this subject |
| 23 | Edge Hill UniversityOrmskirk, England | 66.0 | 89.2% | 90.9% | 74.6% | £28,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 24 | University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton, England | 65.4 | 90.6% | 83.7% | 76.3% | £29,3002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 25 | University of DerbyDerby, England | 64.7 | 92.0% | 82.3% | 73.2% | £28,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 26 | University of RoehamptonLondon, England | 64.5 | 91.9% | 75.0% | 67.5% | £35,50018% above the UK average for this subject |
| 27 | University of CumbriaCarlisle, England | 63.4 | 85.4% | 95.0% | 77.1% | £30,2001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 28 | University of SunderlandSunderland, England | 63.2 | 91.5% | 86.9% | 66.4% | £29,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 29 | Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham, England | 61.8 | 88.3% | 88.3% | 74.8% | £29,3002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 30 | Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCardiff, Wales | 61.5 | 90.3% | 86.5% | Not published | £28,4005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 31 | Durham UniversityDurham, England | 61.1 | 84.4% | 93.2% | 72.5% | £33,70012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 32 | University of StirlingStirling, Scotland | 60.7 | 81.9% | 91.4% | 63.9% | £42,50042% above the UK average for this subject |
| 33 | UWE BristolBristol, England | 59.7 | 89.3% | 90.5% | 63.4% | £30,7002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 34 | Liverpool Hope UniversityLiverpool, England | 57.8 | 90.9% | 84.9% | 68.2% | £27,8007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 35 | University of GreenwichLondon, England | 57.6 | 88.2% | 84.1% | 71.2% | £31,1004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 36 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, England | 57.1 | 90.7% | 84.4% | 69.5% | £27,4009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 36 | Norland CollegeCollegeEngland | 57.1 | 90.1% | 91.0% | 6.0% | £42,10040% above the UK average for this subject |
| 38 | Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, England | 56.3 | 94.4% | 77.9% | Not published | £24,20019% below the UK average for this subject |
| 39 | Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds, England | 55.2 | 87.3% | 88.8% | 67.6% | £30,4001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 40 | York St John UniversityYork, England | 55.0 | 84.0% | 82.0% | 80.7% | £33,10010% above the UK average for this subject |
| 41 | Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield, England | 54.3 | 84.4% | 89.7% | 76.4% | £30,000In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 42 | University of YorkYork, England | 54.1 | 84.7% | 97.9% | 64.4% | £30,7002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 43 | Birmingham Newman UniversityBirmingham, England | 53.1 | 89.4% | 85.6% | 65.6% | £28,5005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 44 | Queen Margaret University, EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland | 52.6 | 87.9% | 80.1% | 71.9% | Not published |
| 45 | University of DundeeDundee, Scotland | 51.1 | 83.6% | 83.8% | 65.7% | £37,70026% above the UK average for this subject |
| 46 | University of East LondonLondon, England | 47.9 | 91.2% | 80.6% | 68.1% | £24,20019% below the UK average for this subject |
| 47 | Middlesex UniversityLondon, England | 46.0 | 86.3% | 84.6% | 66.8% | £29,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 48 | University of South WalesPontypridd, Wales | 40.8 | 86.4% | 82.2% | 63.0% | £29,6001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 49 | University of GlasgowGlasgow, Scotland | 37.5 | 76.7% | 88.9% | 68.7% | £37,30024% above the UK average for this subject |
| 50 | University of GloucestershireCheltenham, England | 37.2 | 81.7% | 82.4% | 75.4% | £29,3002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 51 | University of PlymouthPlymouth, England | 36.8 | 84.3% | 85.0% | 64.0% | £28,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 52 | University of St Mark & St JohnEngland | 36.1 | 81.3% | 83.7% | 71.1% | £30,7002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 53 | University of StaffordshireStoke-on-Trent, England | 34.5 | 87.6% | 81.2% | 62.7% | £24,90017% below the UK average for this subject |
| 54 | University of ChesterChester, England | 32.4 | 80.3% | 77.8% | 76.0% | £31,1004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 55 | Stranmillis University CollegeBelfast, Northern Ireland | 26.2 | 73.6% | 90.0% | 80.9% | Not in LEO data |
| 56 | University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidSwansea, Wales | 13.9 | 87.3% | 88.5% | 29.8% | £24,20019% below the UK average for this subject |
| 57 | Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 0.0 | 84.6% | 10.0% | Not published | £30,4001% above the UK average for this subject |
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 (61)
These providers teach education and teaching 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.
Aberystwyth University; Bangor University; Bath Spa University; Blackburn College; Blackpool and the Fylde College; Bradford College; Brunel University London; Buckinghamshire New University; Burnley College; Cardiff University; Colchester Institute; Coventry University; DN Colleges Group; De Montfort University; Farnborough College of Technology; Goldsmiths, University of London; Keele University; Kingston University; London Metropolitan University; London South Bank University; Luminate Education Group; NCG; New College Durham; Newcastle University; Oxford Brookes University; RNN Group; Royal Academy of Dance; Royal Conservatoire of Scotland; South Essex College of Further and Higher Education; Southampton Solent University; St Mary's University College; Swansea University; TEC Partnership; The Markfield Institute of Higher Education; The Oldham College; Truro and Penwith College; Ulster University; University College Birmingham; University of Bath; University of Buckingham; University of Cambridge; University of East Anglia; University of Essex; University of Greater Manchester; University of Hull; University of Lancashire; University of Leeds; University of Lincoln; University of Manchester; University of Nottingham; University of Portsmouth; University of Sheffield; University of Southampton; University of Suffolk; University of Sussex; University of Warwick; University of West London; University of the Highlands and Islands; University of the West of Scotland; Weston College of Further and Higher Education; Wrexham University
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Quick answers
Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for education and teaching?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for education and teaching among providers with at least 50 responses were University of Hertfordshire (95.2%), Teesside University (94.4%), Liverpool John Moores University (93.4%), Leeds Trinity University (93.4%), University of Strathclyde (92.6%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
How much do education and teaching graduates earn?
Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of education and teaching graduates five years after graduating were £30,000 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 education and teaching 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.