University ranked as one of best in country
LOUGHBOROUGH SEVENTH, RISES FOR LEICESTER AND DMU IN LEAGUE TABLE
LOUGHBOROUGH has retained its place as one of the country’s top universities in an annual guide.
In the Complete University Guide 2025, published this week, Loughborough was placed seventh – its ninth consecutive year in the top 10.
The league table is based on 10 measures: entry standards; student satisfaction; research quality; research intensity; graduate prospects – outcomes; graduate prospects – on track; student-staff ratio; spending on academic services; spending on student facilities; and, continuation.
Professor Nick Jennings, the university’s president and vice-chancellor, said: “Loughborough has always been justifiably proud of the unique environment we have created for our staff and students, a place where they can truly thrive.
“Our continuing success in the Complete University Guide shows that we are getting things right and that we remain one of the very best universities in the UK.”
The University of Leicester rose two places from 38th to 36th.
The university’s performance in the National Student Survey, which records students’ satisfaction levels with their university experience, was a factor behind the rise.
Subjects-wise, English saw the biggest rise, moving up eight places to 29th, with Italian (10th) and Medicine (11th) being Leicester’s bestperforming subjects. Professor Liz Jones, pro-vicechancellor (education), said: “I’m delighted to see the University of Leicester continuing to perform strongly in the Complete University Guide.
“Rising two places again this year is testament to our commitment to provide the very best education for all of our students”.
De Montfort University was up five places in the list to 104.
Vice-chancellor Professor Katie Normington pointed to figures which showed strong employment figures for arts students staying within their fields after graduating.
She said: “We are proud to still place the teaching of creative courses right at the centre of what we do at DMU, more than 150 years after we first opened as the Leicester School of Art.
“The strength of these figures shows there are many rich and rewarding careers in the arts, in a creative sector worth so much to our culture and economy.”
Our continuing success in the guide shows that we are getting things right
Prof Nick Jennings