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Top universities for nursing and midwifery in the UK: the Be Wise ranking
75 UK universities and colleges ranked for nursing and midwifery on official data.
Providers need at least 50 survey responses in nursing and midwifery 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 nursing and midwifery.
The table
| Position | University or college | Score out of 100 | Student experience | Continuation | Graduate prospects | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston UniversityLondon, England | 100.0 | 90.0% | 92.0% | 80.6% | £41,70012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 2 | University of HertfordshireHatfield, England | 95.9 | 88.5% | 89.0% | 87.9% | £40,6008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 3 | University of EssexColchester, England | 95.4 | 91.0% | 90.2% | 77.9% | £41,70012% above the UK average for this subject |
| 4 | University of RoehamptonLondon, England | 95.0 | 86.8% | 92.8% | 86.8% | Not published |
| 5 | Middlesex UniversityLondon, England | 90.2 | 90.9% | 78.3% | 87.4% | £43,90017% above the UK average for this subject |
| 6 | King's College LondonLondon, England | 88.1 | 85.8% | 87.4% | 84.0% | £42,30013% above the UK average for this subject |
| 7 | Keele UniversityKeele, England | 87.0 | 89.7% | 85.5% | 88.9% | £38,8004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 8 | University of South WalesPontypridd, Wales | 86.4 | 80.6% | 89.5% | 100.0% | £38,1002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 9 | Queen's University BelfastBelfast, Northern Ireland | 82.9 | 84.8% | 90.4% | 86.1% | Not in LEO data |
| 10 | University of GreenwichLondon, England | 82.5 | 80.5% | 92.1% | 85.7% | £40,6008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 11 | University of East LondonLondon, England | 81.3 | 90.6% | 87.0% | 80.3% | Not published |
| 12 | University of SuffolkIpswich, England | 81.2 | 88.4% | 87.3% | 88.3% | £37,0001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 13 | University of ManchesterManchester, England | 79.1 | 84.8% | 92.0% | 85.1% | £37,0001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 14 | University of West LondonLondon, England | 79.0 | 86.4% | 85.4% | 87.0% | £39,2005% above the UK average for this subject |
| 15 | University of SurreyGuildford, England | 77.7 | 82.8% | 87.4% | 90.2% | £38,8004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 16 | Ulster UniversityBelfast, Northern Ireland | 76.3 | 90.0% | 89.1% | 74.5% | Not in LEO data |
| 17 | Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, England | 76.1 | 88.5% | 85.7% | 86.9% | £36,8002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 18 | University of PortsmouthPortsmouth, England | 75.7 | 83.5% | 86.8% | 80.5% | £41,60011% above the UK average for this subject |
| 19 | University of HullHull, England | 74.2 | 87.9% | 84.6% | 87.4% | £37,1001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 20 | Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford, England | 73.9 | 88.6% | 87.6% | 85.3% | £35,5005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 21 | University of East AngliaNorwich, England | 73.3 | 89.3% | 85.1% | 86.6% | £35,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 22 | Coventry UniversityCoventry, England | 72.9 | 89.0% | 82.3% | 87.6% | £37,300In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 23 | London South Bank UniversityLondon, England | 71.0 | 83.6% | 85.3% | 75.5% | £42,80014% above the UK average for this subject |
| 24 | University of BrightonBrighton, England | 70.8 | 83.1% | 89.7% | 81.1% | £38,4003% above the UK average for this subject |
| 25 | University of NorthamptonNorthampton, England | 68.8 | 81.2% | 87.3% | 84.5% | £39,2005% above the UK average for this subject |
| 26 | University of SouthamptonSouthampton, England | 68.6 | 85.9% | 84.1% | 88.5% | £36,6002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 27 | UWE BristolBristol, England | 67.6 | 84.0% | 90.5% | 83.4% | £35,5005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 28 | University of WinchesterWinchester, England | 67.1 | 86.9% | 84.7% | 81.1% | Not published |
| 29 | York St John UniversityYork, England | 66.9 | 92.1% | 80.0% | 79.4% | Not published |
| 30 | University of YorkYork, England | 66.3 | 87.0% | 84.8% | 83.4% | £36,6002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 31 | University of NottinghamNottingham, England | 65.5 | 84.7% | 87.8% | 81.2% | £36,8002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 32 | University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield, England | 65.4 | 82.8% | 90.1% | 82.7% | £36,1004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 33 | University of SalfordSalford, England | 64.9 | 80.0% | 91.0% | 86.3% | £35,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 34 | University of LeedsLeeds, England | 64.5 | 80.3% | 82.2% | 100.0% | £35,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 35 | University of DerbyDerby, England | 63.0 | 82.9% | 84.0% | 91.1% | £35,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 36 | University of WorcesterWorcester, England | 62.5 | 79.3% | 91.1% | 84.5% | £36,2003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 37 | University of DundeeDundee, Scotland | 62.2 | 82.3% | 82.6% | 92.0% | £36,6002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 38 | Cardiff UniversityCardiff, Wales | 61.7 | 86.2% | 82.8% | 86.1% | £35,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 39 | Anglia Ruskin UniversityCambridge, England | 61.3 | 80.0% | 88.0% | 84.4% | £37,300In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 40 | University of PlymouthPlymouth, England | 60.7 | 83.0% | 86.9% | 81.2% | £37,0001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 41 | Edge Hill UniversityOrmskirk, England | 60.1 | 84.5% | 85.2% | 83.0% | £36,2003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 42 | University of BedfordshireLuton, England | 59.9 | 87.6% | 80.8% | 80.4% | £37,7001% above the UK average for this subject |
| 43 | Southampton Solent UniversitySouthampton, England | 59.5 | 86.3% | 95.7% | 56.5% | Not published |
| 44 | Bournemouth UniversityBournemouth and Poole, England | 59.4 | 78.5% | 89.0% | 89.3% | £35,3006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 44 | University of ChesterChester, England | 59.4 | 82.8% | 87.8% | 81.1% | £36,2003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 46 | Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, England | 58.2 | 89.8% | 83.7% | 75.8% | £35,7005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 47 | Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, England | 57.6 | 76.3% | 85.7% | 92.5% | £37,0001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 48 | University of LancashirePreston, England | 56.7 | 84.4% | 82.6% | 85.4% | £35,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 49 | University of BirminghamBirmingham, England | 56.5 | 78.9% | 89.7% | 82.5% | £36,2003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 50 | University of StirlingStirling, Scotland | 56.1 | 81.3% | 84.9% | 85.0% | £36,5002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 51 | Buckinghamshire New UniversityHigh Wycombe, England | 54.8 | 88.6% | 76.6% | 75.2% | £39,9007% above the UK average for this subject |
| 52 | University of StaffordshireStoke-on-Trent, England | 54.2 | 86.3% | 83.0% | 75.4% | £37,300In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 53 | Robert Gordon UniversityAberdeen, Scotland | 54.1 | 76.8% | 86.2% | 87.0% | £37,300In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 53 | University of the West of ScotlandPaisley, Scotland | 54.1 | 80.9% | 86.4% | 79.3% | £37,300In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 55 | City St George's, University of LondonLondon, England | 53.4 | 78.0% | 84.4% | 78.2% | £40,6008% above the UK average for this subject |
| 55 | Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield, England | 53.4 | 78.1% | 90.4% | 83.2% | £35,1006% below the UK average for this subject |
| 57 | Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham, England | 52.0 | 78.8% | 84.0% | 85.3% | £37,300In line with the UK average for this subject |
| 58 | Wrexham UniversityWrexham, Wales | 51.4 | 83.5% | 77.0% | 85.0% | £38,4003% above the UK average for this subject |
| 59 | University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton, England | 51.2 | 82.0% | 84.4% | 82.0% | £35,9004% below the UK average for this subject |
| 60 | University of BradfordBradford, England | 49.8 | 75.1% | 91.8% | 77.6% | £37,1001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 61 | University College BirminghamBirmingham, England | 47.9 | 91.8% | 85.0% | 55.8% | Not published |
| 62 | Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh, Scotland | 44.5 | 82.6% | 77.3% | 84.0% | £37,0001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 63 | University of LincolnLincoln, England | 43.9 | 76.8% | 83.8% | 84.3% | £36,6002% below the UK average for this subject |
| 64 | Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow, Scotland | 43.4 | 73.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% | £38,1002% above the UK average for this subject |
| 65 | Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds, England | 42.5 | 84.7% | 82.6% | 73.9% | £35,5005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 66 | Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCanterbury, England | 41.0 | 76.8% | 82.2% | 77.8% | £39,0004% above the UK average for this subject |
| 66 | University of the Highlands and IslandsInverness, Scotland | 41.0 | 86.4% | 88.0% | 52.5% | Not published |
| 68 | Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, England | 40.6 | 83.8% | 80.7% | 77.1% | £35,5005% below the UK average for this subject |
| 69 | Bangor UniversityBangor, Wales | 36.9 | 81.4% | 80.2% | Not published | £36,2003% below the UK average for this subject |
| 70 | Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham, England | 35.5 | 83.4% | 84.5% | 66.2% | Not published |
| 71 | University of Greater ManchesterBolton, England | 32.1 | 80.6% | 87.7% | 77.4% | £29,10022% below the UK average for this subject |
| 72 | University of CumbriaCarlisle, England | 20.0 | 77.8% | 65.8% | 82.1% | £37,0001% below the UK average for this subject |
| 72 | University of GloucestershireCheltenham, England | 20.0 | 64.5% | 85.1% | 82.7% | Not published |
| 74 | University of SunderlandSunderland, England | 14.3 | 77.1% | 74.4% | 79.8% | Not published |
| 75 | Swansea UniversitySwansea, Wales | 0.0 | 71.5% | 77.9% | Not published | £35,5005% 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 (18)
These providers teach nursing and midwifery 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.
Abertay University; Aberystwyth University; Aston University; BPP University; Birmingham Newman University; Brunel University London; De Montfort University; LCA Education; Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds Trinity University; London Metropolitan University; Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh; Truro and Penwith College; University of Chichester; University of Edinburgh; University of Glasgow; University of Liverpool; University of Sheffield
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Which universities have the highest student satisfaction for nursing and midwifery?
In the 2026 National Student Survey, the highest average positive scores for nursing and midwifery among providers with at least 50 responses were York St John University (92.1%), University College Birmingham (91.8%), University of Essex (91.0%), Middlesex University (90.9%), University of East London (90.6%). This is one measure; the full table also shows graduate earnings.
How much do nursing and midwifery graduates earn?
Across UK providers, the typical (median) earnings of nursing and midwifery graduates five years after graduating were £37,400 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 nursing and midwifery 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.