Guardian University Ranking 2025: 50+ AHZ Partners Universities
Published Date : 22 September 2024
Category : News
AHZ’s partner universities have excelled in The Guardian University Ranking 2025 Guide. Over 50 UK universities ranked these positions in a variety of categories.
The Guardian, one of the most reliable national university rankings in the U.K., alongside The Complete University Guide, The Times, and The Sunday Times rankings, recently released its 2025 University Guide, showcasing the standings of various universities.
Notably, this year’s rankings for Loughborough University, Lancaster University, the University of Strathclyde, and the University of Surrey are higher than those for 2023.
Some of AHZ‘s partners consistently rank among the top global universities, often placing at the top across various rankings and getting higher scores than the previous year in different categories.
Partner universities ranked in the Guardian University Ranking 2025
| 2025 Ranking | Institution | Guardian Score/100 | Satisfied with teaching | Satisfied with feedback | Student to staff ratio | Spend per student/10 | Average entry tariff | Value added score/10 | Career after 15 months | Continuation |
| 10 | Loughborough University | 74.6 | 87.6 | 75.6 | 14.1 | 4.5 | 162 | 5.5 | 89 | 96.6 |
| 11 | Lancaster University | 73.5 | 87.4 | 76.5 | 14 | 6.7 | 154 | 5.7 | 86 | 96.8 |
| 17 | University of Strathclyde | 67.2 | 88.7 | 75 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 210 | 4.2 | 86 | 93.6 |
| 19 | University of Surrey | 65.4 | 87.7 | 80.5 | 14.4 | 5.4 | 142 | 4 | 88 | 93.7 |
| 23 | University of Essex | 63.7 | 84.2 | 79.1 | 14.6 | 7.2 | 126 | 7.2 | 78 | 89.8 |
| 24 | Ulster University | 63.6 | 86.1 | 82 | 18.3 | 4.4 | 135 | 7.2 | 83 | 90.8 |
| 25 | University of York | 63.5 | 85.2 | 70.6 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 157 | 4.1 | 86 | 96 |
| 29 | Swansea University | 62.9 | 84.6 | 76.2 | 15.9 | 6.7 | 138 | 6.2 | 85 | 92 |
| 33 | University of Sunderland | 61.6 | 85.1 | 81.7 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 127 | 6.7 | 72 | 85.2 |
| 34 | University of Leicester | 61.5 | 83 | 76 | 14.4 | 5.4 | 131 | 5.8 | 84 | 95.1 |
| 35 | University of Reading | 61.4 | 85.2 | 78.8 | 15.8 | 5.4 | 130 | 5.7 | 84 | 94.6 |
| 38 | Northumbria University | 60.7 | 83.4 | 80.1 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 143 | 6.6 | 82 | 89.2 |
| 41 | University of Portsmouth | 60.6 | 85.9 | 82 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 127 | 5.6 | 79 | 90.7 |
| 42 | Coventry University | 60.5 | 86.4 | 81.7 | 13 | 7 | 126 | 6.9 | 80 | 85.5 |
| 46 | University of Chester | 59.7 | 82.9 | 80.7 | 15.1 | 5.5 | 131 | 6.5 | 79 | 90.2 |
| 46 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 59.7 | 85.8 | 76.5 | 22.6 | 3.5 | 178 | 6.8 | 84 | 91.3 |
| 49 | Nottingham Trent University | 59.6 | 86.2 | 83.7 | 15.1 | 4.3 | 128 | 4.1 | 78 | 92.5 |
| 50 | University of Lincoln | 59.4 | 84.6 | 80.1 | 15.1 | 3.9 | 127 | 5.2 | 79 | 94.3 |
| 52 | University of Dundee | 58.6 | 84.9 | 75.4 | 15.4 | 4.8 | 184 | 5.7 | 86 | 92.3 |
| 54 | Liverpool John Moores University | 58.2 | 84.9 | 80.6 | 18.1 | 3.3 | 134 | 5.4 | 79 | 92.2 |
| 58 | Staffordshire University | 57 | 85 | 80.6 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 128 | 5.8 | 78 | 85.8 |
| 60 | Kingston University | 56.5 | 83.1 | 80.8 | 18.1 | 4.2 | 129 | 5.2 | 76 | 90.8 |
| 60 | University of Kent | 56.5 | 84.2 | 74.7 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 127 | 6.9 | 78 | 93.4 |
| 63 | Newcastle University | 56 | 82.7 | 70.5 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 150 | 4.5 | 86 | 95.3 |
| 64 | UWE Bristol | 55.8 | 83.2 | 76.4 | 16.8 | 4.4 | 129 | 5.7 | 80 | 90.2 |
| 65 | Buckinghamshire New University | 55.2 | 91.2 | 88.8 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 114 | 4 | 74 | 84.2 |
| 66 | Heriot-Watt University | 55 | 79.5 | 69.4 | 18.4 | 8 | 176 | 5.2 | 84 | 91.7 |
| 68 | University of Huddersfield | 54.4 | 81.7 | 82.3 | 14.6 | 5.1 | 130 | 6.1 | 78 | 87.9 |
| 68 | Teesside University | 54.4 | 86.4 | 83.2 | 17.2 | 5.9 | 124 | 6.6 | 82 | 86.2 |
| 68 | University of Sussex | 54.4 | 84.1 | 71.8 | 17.8 | 5.9 | 133 | 4.7 | 79 | 95.2 |
| 72 | Keele University | 54.1 | 82 | 75.5 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 132 | 6.2 | 83 | 92.8 |
| 73 | Bangor University | 54 | 83.2 | 78.2 | 17.1 | 3.5 | 131 | 5.7 | 78 | 90 |
| 75 | University of Hertfordshire | 53.6 | 85.3 | 80.8 | 17.6 | 3.4 | 119 | 6.7 | 78 | 88.9 |
| 75 | University of Hull | 53.6 | 87.4 | 80.9 | 16.5 | 4.4 | 130 | 6.2 | 80 | 87.6 |
| 81 | University of Bradford | 52.8 | 78.4 | 75.2 | 20.1 | 3.2 | 131 | 7.2 | 82 | 90.9 |
| 84 | University of Plymouth | 52.3 | 83.2 | 75.9 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 135 | 5.4 | 84 | 91.5 |
| 86 | Solent University | 52.1 | 84.9 | 81.7 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 119 | 5.5 | 71 | 88 |
| 89 | University for the Creative Arts | 51.9 | 79 | 79.4 | 12.6 | 8.7 | 137 | 5.1 | 66 | 87.7 |
| 94 | University of Stirling | 50.6 | 84.1 | 74 | 19.2 | 4 | 181 | 3.3 | 79 | 93 |
| 95 | Robert Gordon University | 50 | 88.5 | 83.9 | 19.2 | 3.3 | 160 | 4 | 85 | 88.6 |
| 99 | University of Suffolk | 49.1 | 90.7 | 88.6 | 13.1 | 6.9 | 112 | 4.9 | 82 | 87.6 |
| 100 | University of Gloucestershire | 48.6 | 82.3 | 79.8 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 121 | 2.3 | 78 | 89.7 |
| 104 | University of Central Lancashire | 48.1 | 85 | 82.5 | 15.6 | 3.6 | 131 | 4.2 | 79 | 86.7 |
| 105 | Leeds Trinity University | 47.4 | 89.4 | 88.1 | 18.1 | 3.9 | 110 | 4.3 | 78 | 87.8 |
| 107 | Canterbury Christ Church University | 47.3 | 84 | 81.3 | 16.2 | 4 | 109 | 5.4 | 79 | 86 |
| 110 | University of Roehampton | 46.6 | 83 | 81.3 | 17.9 | 7 | 109 | 4.4 | 68 | 87.9 |
| 112 | University of Worcester | 45.5 | 84.9 | 76.8 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 129 | 3.8 | 83 | 88.1 |
| 113 | Middlesex University London | 43.9 | 85.1 | 83 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 115 | 4.7 | 75 | 82.5 |
| 115 | University of Winchester | 42.8 | 82.6 | 79.3 | 18.1 | 2.7 | 125 | 4.5 | 75 | 89.1 |
| 117 | University of Greenwich | 41.2 | `83.2 | 79.4 | 20.9 | 3.7 | 123 | 4.9 | 77 | 85.8 |
| 118 | De Montfort University | 41.1 | 80.9 | 78.3 | 18.3 | 3.3 | 114 | 4.9 | 76 | 87.4 |
| 120 | Brunel University London | 37.6 | 79.6 | 76.1 | 18.2 | 6.3 | 125 | 2.6 | 77 | 89.6 |
| 122 | University of Bedfordshire | 29 | 85.2 | 79 | 24.5 | 3.2 | 108 | 3.3 | 71 | 81.2 |
AHZ, as a premium partner of UK universities, is proud of the rankings revealed in 2025. The Guardian’s rankings are based on a comprehensive evaluation using nine distinct criteria, including teaching quality, career prospects, and overall student feedback.
This methodical strategy guarantees a comprehensive evaluation of the institution’s performance by considering aspects including the efficacy of pedagogical practices, the influence on students’ potential for future employment, and students’ general happiness with their educational experience.
Taking all of these factors into account, The Guardian gives a detailed and accurate assessment of each university’s merits and weaknesses, which is helpful for stakeholders and potential students.
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