University of York Rankings: World, National & Subject Rankings

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Updated on - Apr 18th, 2022 | 01:01 PM By Venushree Agarwal

The University of York (UoY) is one of the most popular universities in the UK. It ranks among the top 150 institutions in The World University Rankings. Let us now look at the different rankings provided by major ranking providers at the national and global levels.

University of York Ranking Highlights

Given below are some of the highlights of the University of York rankings:

  • The University of York has been ranked at 150 in the world by the Global ranking provider QS for 2021
  • Times Higher Education has ranked the UoY at 133 in 2021
  • The US News and World Report, which is specific to the US, has ranked it at 264 for 2021
  • ARWU (Shanghai ranking) has placed it between 201-300 for the year 2020

University of York World Rankings

Several ranking agencies have ranked UoY based on various indicators of excellence. Some of the world rankings for the University of York provided by major ranking providers are given below:

Ranked By World Ranking 2020 World Ranking 2021
Times Higher Education 128 133
QS- World University Ranking 148 150
ARWU ( Shanghai Ranking) 201-300 N/A

University of York National Rankings

When it comes to National Rankings, The University of York has been ranked at number 22 by the Complete University Guide for 2021. In addition, it has been placed at number 16 by “The Guardian” in the year 2021. This ranking indicates an improvement in the performance of UoY as it was ranked at number 20 in the year 2020 by “The Guardian.”

The University of York Rankings by Subject

There are different rankings provided by major global and national ranking providers for several courses. Some of these rankings are depicted in the table below:

Course Name Ranking Provider Ranking 2021
PG Business and Economics Times Higher Education 126-150
PG Computers Times Higher Education 201-250
Business and Management Studies The Complete University Guide 15
Computer Science The Complete University Guide 18
Electronic and Electrical Engineering The Guardian 25
Business, Management, and Marketing The Guardian 14