Rankings

The University of Manchester’s current rankings place us among the world’s best universities.

World rankings

International rankings compare universities from across the globe for their research performance and academic reputation. We’re proud to be among the world’s top 50 universities and one of the world's leading universities for impact towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings, 2022).

League table	World	Europe	UK
Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings	9	2	2
Academic Ranking of World Universities (2022)	38	-	6
QS (2023)	28	9	6
Reuters Top 100: Europe's most innovative universities (2019)	-	8	4
Times Higher Education (2023)	54	-	8
Times Higher Education ‘most international university’ rankings (2022)	27	-	-

An international university

We're the 27th most international university in the world, according to Times Higher Education (2022).

Research

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) an impressive 93% of our research activity was rated 'world-leading' (4*) or 'internationally excellent' (3*), confirming Manchester as one of the UK's top research institutions. Manchester made one of the largest and broadest REF submissions in the UK, entering 2,249 eligible researchers across 31 subject areas.

The University has also received three Queen's Anniversary Prizes (2011, 2013, 2019).

Teaching

National league tables for teaching and student experience	Ranking
Complete University Guide (2023)	17
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide (2023)	24
Guardian (2023)	30

For the second year running the University was listed in the top ten European universities for teaching excellence in the 2019 Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings. This ranking makes us one of the best in the country as well as the continent for student engagement and post-study outcomes.

Employability

The University was ranked the seventh best UK institution for employability in the 2022 Times Higher Education Global University Employability Ranking.

Social responsibility

Our societal impact has been ranked among the top ten in the world by Times Higher Education based on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals framework. The prestigious ranking comes in the 2022 Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings. We competed against more than 500 universities from around the world.

An award-winning city

Manchester has been voted the top UK city to live in based on the 2022 The Economist's Global Liveability Index. The city has also been voted among the best cities in the world by Time Out (2022) readers.

Awards and accreditations

Race Equality Charter

We’re one of only four Higher Education Institutes to successfully renew its Race Equality Charter Bronze Award through AdvanceHE for excellence in advancing racial equality in higher education.

Athena SWAN

Our Athena SWAN award recognises our commitment to developing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.

Investors in People

We've achieved the Investors in People standard by investing time and resources in our staff and students, improving the Manchester experience for everyone.

CASE

We're proud to have been awarded a CASE grand gold award in the short informational films category for our 'inspire and be inspired' video featuring former Chancellor Lemn Sissay.

Disability Confident Employer

We have been awarded the Disability Confident Employer symbol in recognition of our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of disabled people.

Stonewall

We are proud to rank 30th in the charity's ranking of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace.

QAA

QAA checks how UK universities and colleges maintain the standard of their higher education provision. Visit the QAA website to read Manchester's latest review report.