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Top universities for mathematical sciences in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
27 UK universities and colleges ranked for mathematical sciences on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in mathematical sciences 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 mathematical sciences.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imperial College LondonLondon, England | 100.0 | 91.2% | 90.4% | 87.7% | £74,70063% above the UK average for this subject |
| 2 | University of CambridgeCambridge, England | 89.8 | 86.4% | 98.0% | 80.1% | £71,20055% above the UK average for this subject |
| 3 | London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)London, England | 88.9 | 87.2% | 94.4% | 87.1% | £65,50043% above the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | Durham UniversityDurham, England | 76.7 | 91.6% | 95.7% | 75.2% | £51,20012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 5 | UCL (University College London)London, England | 71.3 | 87.0% | 91.1% | 81.1% | £64,80041% above the UK average for this subject |
| 6 | University of WarwickWarwick and Leamington Spa, England | 66.6 | 89.9% | 87.7% | 80.1% | £60,00031% above the UK average for this subject |
| 7 | University of BathBath, England | 65.5 | 84.3% | 94.2% | 83.6% | £54,40019% above the UK average for this subject |
| 8 | Lancaster UniversityLancaster, England | 53.8 | 88.8% | 94.5% | 72.2% | £42,5007% below the UK average for this subject |
| 9 | Loughborough UniversityLoughborough, England | 52.0 | 87.1% | 93.5% | 73.5% | £47,2003% above the UK average for this subject |
| 10 | University of BirminghamBirmingham, England | 51.7 | 90.9% | 90.9% | 71.0% | £44,7003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 11 | University of ExeterExeter, England | 48.1 | 83.2% | 93.0% | 79.7% | £47,6004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 12 | University of BristolBristol, England | 47.3 | 87.0% | 89.5% | 74.8% | £51,20012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 13 | University of SouthamptonSouthampton, England | 45.9 | 79.4% | 94.6% | 82.6% | £49,4008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 14 | University of StrathclydeGlasgow, Scotland | 44.0 | 93.6% | 83.1% | 74.6% | £41,7009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 15 | University of NottinghamNottingham, England | 43.2 | 83.2% | 93.5% | 75.4% | £47,6004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 16 | King's College LondonLondon, England | 40.6 | 85.9% | 91.1% | 67.6% | £54,90020% above the UK average for this subject |
| 17 | University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland | 34.9 | 83.7% | 91.7% | 70.5% | £49,4008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | University of LeicesterLeicester, England | 32.2 | 81.6% | 88.3% | 81.1% | £45,4001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 19 | Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 28.3 | 84.1% | 89.5% | 73.2% | £41,7009% below the UK average for this subject |
| 20 | University of ManchesterManchester, England | 23.7 | 83.8% | 91.4% | 65.7% | £44,7003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 21 | University of GlasgowGlasgow, Scotland | 21.9 | 85.0% | 89.9% | 64.2% | £45,0002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 22 | University of LiverpoolLiverpool, England | 21.3 | 85.2% | 91.6% | 63.7% | £39,50014% below the UK average for this subject |
| 23 | University of LeedsLeeds, England | 9.6 | 81.7% | 84.6% | 71.0% | £45,800In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 24 | Cardiff UniversityCardiff, Wales | 4.9 | 80.4% | 84.7% | 72.5% | £42,1008% below the UK average for this subject |
| 25 | University of YorkYork, England | 4.4 | 79.0% | 90.1% | 68.2% | £38,40016% below the UK average for this subject |
| 26 | City St George's, University of LondonLondon, England | 3.0 | 82.6% | 80.2% | 70.8% | £47,6004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 27 | Queen Mary University of LondonLondon, England | 0.0 | 81.2% | 86.1% | 63.7% | £44,3003% below 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 (46)
These providers teach mathematical sciences 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; Aston University; Birkbeck, University of London; Brunel University London; Coventry University; De Montfort University; Edge Hill University; Heriot-Watt University; Keele University; Kingston University; Liverpool John Moores University; London Metropolitan University; Manchester Metropolitan University; Northumbria University; Nottingham Trent University; Oxford Brookes University; Royal Holloway, University of London; Sheffield Hallam University; Swansea University; UWE Bristol; University of Aberdeen; University of Brighton; University of Chester; University of Chichester; University of Derby; University of Dundee; University of East Anglia; University of Essex; University of Greenwich; University of Hertfordshire; University of Hull; University of Kent; University of Lancashire; University of Lincoln; University of Oxford; University of Plymouth; University of Portsmouth; University of Reading; University of Salford; University of Sheffield; University of South Wales; University of St Andrews; University of Stirling; University of Surrey; University of Sussex; University of Wolverhampton
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Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for mathematical sciences?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for mathematical sciences among providers with at least 50 responses were University of Strathclyde (93.6%), Durham University (91.6%), Imperial College London (91.2%), University of Birmingham (90.9%), University of Warwick (89.9%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
How much do mathematical sciences graduates earn?
Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of mathematical sciences graduates five years after graduating were £45,800 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 mathematical sciences 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.