The University of Oxford is the number one university in the Southeast, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025.

It ranks third nationally, with the University of Cambridge in fourth place.

It achieved triple gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework this year and remains unsurpassed for its ratio of students to staff (10.3:1).

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025, which goes live today, provides the definitive rankings for UK universities and the most comprehensive overview of higher education in Britain, making use of the latest data.

The London School of Economics and Political Science takes the top spot for the first time in the guide's 31-year history of domestic UK university ranking, followed by the University of St Andrews.

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The University of Reading has been named the Sustainable University of the Year 2025 leaping ten places in our league table and into the top 25.

It has made an impressive headway towards its ambition of being one of the greenest universities in the world. It has reduced its carbon emissions by more than 60 per cent since 2009 and reduced waste by 35 per cent against baselines.

Reading is also one of the leading universities for the study of climate change. A large-scale review of the course portfolio is under way to keep in step with demand.

The University of Surrey is the runner-up for the University of the Year for Student Experience 2025 award, placing joint third for the broad experience and 15th for teaching quality in our analysis of the National Student Survey.

Helen Davies, editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said: “The best universities — whether they were founded in the 15th century or 2005 — are local and global powerhouses of intellectual thought and creativity, from the arts to science, that can power economic regeneration and lead the way to a better life.

"But what and where to study — and how to pay for it — has never been tougher. This is where our comprehensive guide can help.

“This year we have tweaked our methodology to keep up with contemporary concerns around climate change and careers and have added in a sustainability metric, teaming up with People & Planet, and boosted the weighting of graduate prospects.

“The higher education sector is facing unprecedented challenges from debates on free speech to financial stability, but it is important to remember the force for good that going to university can be."

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The guide also features advice on applying to university and detailed online profiles for 134 universities covering research reputation to campus facilities, scholarships and bursaries, and nightlife.

A website with 70 subject tables, full interactive tables and additional features goes online on The Times and The Sunday Times today (Friday September 20).

A 96-page supplement will be published with The Sunday Times on September 22.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk-university-rankings