| Times Higher Education World University ranking 2023 | | | | | |
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| Rank | Name | No. of FTE Students | No. of students per staff | International Students | Female:Male Ratio |
| Country/Region |
| 1 | University of Oxford | 20.967 | 10,6 | 42% | 48:52:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 3 | University of Cambridge | 20.185 | 11,3 | 39% | 47:53:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 10 | Imperial College London | 18.544 | 11,2 | 61% | 40 : 60 |
| United Kingdom |
| 22 | UCL | 36.791 | 10,4 | 60% | 59:41:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 29 | University of Edinburgh | 32.844 | 11,8 | 47% | 62:38:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 34 | University of Melbourne | 49.588 | 23,8 | 47% | 58:42:00 |
| Australia |
| 35 | King’s College London | 28.967 | 11,8 | 52% | 63:37:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 37 | London School of Economics and Political Science | 11.118 | 11,9 | 73% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 44 | Monash University | 58.725 | 42,5 | 41% | 57:43:00 |
| Australia |
| 53 | The University of Queensland | 41.372 | 34,2 | 41% | 55:45:00 |
| Australia |
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| 54 | University of Manchester | 37.036 | 14,2 | 44% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 54 | The University of Sydney | 45.853 | 19 | 45% | 58:42:00 |
| Australia |
| 62 | Australian National University | 16.758 | 14,6 | 51% | 52:48:00 |
| Australia |
| 71 | UNSW Sydney | 45.133 | 36,3 | 40% | 47:53:00 |
| Australia |
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| 76 | University of Bristol | 25.679 | 14,6 | 31% | 56:44:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 82 | University of Glasgow | 28.541 | 13,5 | 41% | 59:41:00 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 88 | University of Adelaide | 23.102 | 32,8 | 32% | 49:51:00 |
| Australia |
| 104 | University of Warwick | 23.231 | 13,1 | 44% | 50:50:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 108 | University of Birmingham | 31.822 | 15 | 34% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 108 | University of Southampton | 21.173 | 13,7 | 39% | 53:47:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 114 | University of Sheffield | 27.464 | 14,5 | 41% | 53:47:00 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 122 | Lancaster University | 14.378 | 12,8 | 39% | 51:49:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 124 | Queen Mary University of London | 20.506 | 13,2 | 46% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 128 | University of Leeds | 33.991 | 14,6 | 36% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 130 | University of Nottingham | 32.876 | 15,1 | 31% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 131 | The University of Western Australia | 18.405 | 21,3 | 28% | 49:51:00 |
| Australia |
| 133 | University of Technology Sydney | 27.481 | 35,1 | 31% | 50:50:00 |
| Australia |
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| 137 | University of Exeter | 24.164 | 15,9 | 29% | 53:47:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 139 | Newcastle University | 25.588 | 15,1 | 29% | 52:48:00 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 139 | University of York | 17.666 | 14,3 | 28% | 56:44:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 163 | University of Leicester | 14.649 | 14,1 | 34% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 175 | Macquarie University | 30.561 | 69 | 27% | 52:48:00 |
| Australia |
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| 176 | University of Liverpool | 26.352 | 14,2 | 36% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 187 | Cardiff University | 27.107 | 14,3 | 28% | 59:41:00 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 192 | University of Aberdeen | 13.203 | 16,2 | 44% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 198 | Durham University | 18.427 | 14,1 | 35% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 198 | Queen’s University Belfast | 19.061 | 15,7 | 39% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 198 | University of Reading | 15.720 | 16,4 | 32% | 56:44:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 201–250 | Curtin University | 29.999 | 20,8 | 31% | 52:48:00 |
| Australia |
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| 201–250 | University of Dundee | 13.631 | 18,3 | 27% | 64:36:00 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 201–250 | University of East Anglia | 15.941 | 13,3 | 25% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 201–250 | University of Newcastle | 24.363 | 29,5 | 18% | 57:43:00 |
| Australia |
| 201–250 | Queensland University of Technology | 35.278 | 37,9 | 17% | 53:47:00 |
| Australia |
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| 201–250 | St George’s, University of London | 3.489 | 13,3 | 20% | 64:36:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 201–250 | University of St Andrews | 9.770 | 12,3 | 47% | 59:41:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 201–250 | University of Surrey | 14.958 | 16,9 | 36% | 53:47:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 201–250 | University of Sussex | 17.791 | 17,5 | 37% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 201–250 | Western Sydney University | 36.033 | 40,3 | 22% | 58:42:00 |
| Australia |
| 201–250 | University of Wollongong | 17.440 | 29,1 | 27% | 54:46:00 |
| Australia |
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| 251–300 | Australian Catholic University | 23.728 | 39,1 | 15% | 75:25:00 |
| Australia |
| 251–300 | University of Bath | 14.953 | 15,5 | 34% | 46:54:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 251–300 | Bond University | 3.214 | 10,9 | 39% | 54:46:00 |
| Australia |
| 251–300 | Bournemouth University | 13.823 | 18,5 | 21% | 53:47:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 251–300 | Brighton and Sussex Medical School | 1.013 | 19,7 | 17% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 251–300 | University of Canberra | 10.785 | 35,5 | 26% | n/a |
| Australia |
| 251–300 | Deakin University | 43.080 | 33,9 | 25% | 58:42:00 |
| Australia |
| 251–300 | Griffith University | 35.900 | 32,9 | 17% | 59:41:00 |
| Australia |
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| 251–300 | La Trobe University | 21.663 | 27,4 | 33% | 63:37:00 |
| Australia |
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| 251–300 | Swansea University | 17.489 | 15,4 | 22% | 47:53:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 301–350 | Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) | 20.287 | 27,8 | 46% | 64:36:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 301–350 | University of Essex | 14.335 | 15,3 | 40% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 301–350 | Flinders University | 17.027 | 27,9 | 36% | 65:35:00 |
| Australia |
| 301–350 | RMIT University | 32.692 | 23,6 | 34% | 48:52:00 |
| Australia |
| 301–350 | University of South Australia | 23.490 | 32,9 | 21% | 58:42:00 |
| Australia |
| 301–350 | University of Southern Queensland | 12.150 | 26 | 18% | 62:38:00 |
| Australia |
| 301–350 | Swinburne University of Technology | 15.327 | 25,6 | 25% | 38 : 62 |
| Australia |
| 301–350 | University of Tasmania | 18.264 | 22,9 | 36% | 60:40:00 |
| Australia |
| 351–400 | Birkbeck, University of London | 8.059 | 16,7 | 40% | 56:44:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 351–400 | Charles Darwin University | 7.246 | 34,5 | 30% | 69:31:00 |
| Australia |
| 351–400 | City, University of London | 15.459 | 18,2 | 51% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 351–400 | Edith Cowan University | 18.759 | 30,4 | 28% | 60:40:00 |
| Australia |
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| 351–400 | James Cook University | 12.825 | 20,1 | 32% | 62:38:00 |
| Australia |
| 351–400 | University of Kent | 16.703 | 17 | 29% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 351–400 | Loughborough University | 15.815 | 13,7 | 29% | 41:59:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 351–400 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 10.640 | 15,1 | 35% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 351–400 | Royal Veterinary College | 2.248 | 10,4 | 30% | 80:20:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 351–400 | University of Stirling | 9.855 | 16 | 27% | 64:36:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | Aston University | 12.014 | 17,8 | 25% | 48:52:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | Bangor University | 8.790 | 15,8 | 26% | 61:39:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | Brunel University London | 13.041 | 17 | 39% | 47:53:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | Edinburgh Napier University | 11.536 | 20,4 | 35% | 53:47:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | University of Lincoln | 14.479 | 15,8 | 13% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | Liverpool John Moores University | 21.727 | 17,4 | 16% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | Middlesex University | 15.906 | 18,8 | 50% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | Murdoch University | 16.641 | 36,5 | 40% | 61:39:00 |
| Australia |
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| 401–500 | University of Plymouth | 15.606 | 17,8 | 16% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | University of Portsmouth | 22.489 | 16,4 | 29% | 47:53:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) | 1.325 | 5,3 | 8% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | University of Strathclyde | 19.842 | 17 | 29% | 50:50:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 401–500 | University of the West of England | 24.587 | 15,9 | 23% | 53:47:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | Aberystwyth University | 6.182 | 16,2 | 24% | 52:48:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | Birmingham City University | 22.934 | 16,6 | 26% | 62:38:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | University of Bradford | 8.400 | 19,2 | 30% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | Goldsmiths, University of London | 9.216 | 14,9 | 39% | 66:34:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | University of Greenwich | 15.045 | 20,2 | 44% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | Heriot-Watt University | 9.733 | 17,8 | 37% | 40 : 60 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 501–600 | University of Hull | 12.567 | 17,2 | 19% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | Keele University | 9.172 | 15,3 | 16% | 59:41:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | Northumbria University | 22.498 | 16,3 | 22% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | Nottingham Trent University | 29.925 | 15,3 | 21% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | SOAS University of London | 4.656 | 12,8 | 53% | 67:33:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 501–600 | Victoria University | 16.106 | 45,2 | 25% | 55:45:00 |
| Australia |
| 601–800 | Central Queensland University | 15.453 | 20,7 | 26% | 58:42:00 |
| Australia |
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| 601–800 | De Montfort University | 24.491 | 20,2 | 38% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | University of Derby | 15.525 | 14,7 | 18% | 59:41:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | Federation University Australia | 11.684 | 22,2 | 52% | 55:45:00 |
| Australia |
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| 601–800 | Glasgow Caledonian University | 14.271 | 23,6 | 19% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | University of Hertfordshire | 18.781 | 15,5 | 38% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | University of Huddersfield | 14.411 | 19,8 | 26% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | London South Bank University | 13.051 | 16,9 | 35% | 56:44:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 29.197 | 15,9 | 19% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | The Open University | 68.390 | 31,6 | 8% | 65:35:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | Oxford Brookes University | 13.574 | 14,2 | 25% | 59:41:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | Southern Cross University | 10.866 | 36,1 | 28% | 64:36:00 |
| Australia |
| 601–800 | University of the Sunshine Coast | 11.118 | 29,6 | 16% | 69:31:00 |
| Australia |
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| 601–800 | Ulster University | 17.683 | 18,8 | 9% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | University of the West of Scotland | 12.122 | 22,1 | 20% | 63:37:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 601–800 | University of Wolverhampton | 14.898 | 17,3 | 24% | 62:38:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 801–1000 | University of Bedfordshire | 13.173 | 29,7 | 59% | 59:41:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 801–1000 | University of Brighton | 15.016 | 16,8 | 22% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 801–1000 | Coventry University | 32.819 | 16,1 | 47% | 48:52:00 |
| United Kingdom |
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| 801–1000 | Edge Hill University | 10.990 | 15,3 | 7% | 69:31:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 801–1000 | Kingston University | 14.975 | 19,4 | 43% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 801–1000 | Leeds Beckett University | 18.944 | 20,2 | 13% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 801–1000 | University of Roehampton | 7.782 | 16,1 | 33% | 69:31:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 801–1000 | University of Salford | 18.218 | 18,7 | 20% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 801–1000 | Sheffield Hallam University | 25.651 | 17,2 | 13% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 801–1000 | University of Winchester | 7.291 | 16,8 | 10% | 66:34:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1001–1200 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 9.381 | 18,6 | 22% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1001–1200 | University of Central Lancashire | 19.284 | 14,4 | 25% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1001–1200 | Charles Sturt University | 22.735 | 20,2 | 20% | 61:39:00 |
| Australia |
| 1001–1200 | University of East London | 12.180 | 21,9 | 44% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1001–1200 | Robert Gordon University | 8.954 | 19,1 | 25% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1001–1200 | University of South Wales | 15.623 | 15,4 | 21% | 53:47:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1001–1200 | University of Sunderland | 12.049 | 15,8 | 40% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1001–1200 | Teesside University | 13.136 | 19,3 | 20% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1001–1200 | University of Westminster | 16.947 | 20,8 | 50% | 61:39:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1201–1500 | Canterbury Christ Church University | 10.739 | 17,7 | 14% | 69:31:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1201–1500 | University of Chester | 10.433 | 18 | 15% | 68:32:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| 1201–1500 | Staffordshire University | 10.050 | 17,5 | 13% | 49:51:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Abertay University | 4.008 | 21,9 | 22% | 48:52:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | AECC University College | 617 | 15,8 | 43% | 47:53:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Arts University Bournemouth | 3.308 | 14,1 | 21% | 69:31:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of the Arts London | 17.931 | 12,8 | 60% | 76:24:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Arts University Plymouth | 1.213 | 11,9 | 9% | 72:28:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Bath Spa University | 6.553 | 17,7 | 11% | 68:32:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Bishop Grosseteste University | 2.009 | 20,8 | 4% | 79:21:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of Bolton | 5.400 | 14,7 | 33% | 61:39:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Buckinghamshire New University | 5.289 | 17,4 | 32% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of Chichester | 4.182 | 14,7 | 7% | 62:38:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Conservatoire for Dance and Drama | 941 | 10,2 | 35% | 70:30:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Courtauld Institute of Art | 509 | 12,9 | 51% | 82:18:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Cranfield University | 3.135 | 7,9 | 68% | 30 : 70 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University for the Creative Arts | 5.344 | 18,8 | 35% | 67:33:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of Cumbria | 5.275 | 15,8 | 10% | 70:30:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Falmouth University | 4.799 | 17,8 | 14% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Glasgow School of Art | 2.238 | 16,1 | 44% | 67:33:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of Gloucestershire | 6.607 | 17,2 | 11% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Guildhall School of Music and Drama | 997 | 5,2 | 34% | 50:50:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Harper Adams University | 2.197 | 13,4 | 11% | 58:42:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Hartpury University | 1.657 | 23,7 | 10% | 64:36:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of the Highlands and Islands | 7.201 | 134,3 | 12% | 61:39:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Institute of Cancer Research | 196 | 2,8 | 33% | 62:38:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Leeds Arts University | 2.064 | 15,5 | 12% | 76:24:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Leeds Conservatoire | 1.262 | 20 | 12% | 33 : 67 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Leeds Trinity University | 3.230 | 24,4 | 9% | 65:35:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Liverpool Hope University | 4.025 | 15,2 | 13% | 67:33:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | 867 | 18 | 23% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine | 210 | 2,2 | 39% | 65:35:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | London Business School | 1.994 | 18,1 | 91% | 38 : 62 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | 827 | 1,8 | 62% | 70:30:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | London Metropolitan University | 8.258 | 21,6 | 45% | 66:34:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | National Film and Television School | 395 | 7,2 | 42% | 50:50:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Newman University | 2.325 | 17,9 | 12% | 76:24:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of Northampton | 9.947 | 16,8 | 33% | 64:36:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Norwich University of the Arts | 2.290 | 15,5 | 13% | 61:39:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Plymouth Marjon University | 1.844 | 18,8 | 3% | 61:39:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Queen Margaret University | 3.906 | 20,7 | 31% | 77:23:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Ravensbourne | 2.375 | 22,3 | 30% | 50:50:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Rose Bruford College | 653 | 17,7 | 18% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Royal Agricultural University | 1.017 | 21,3 | 14% | 51:49:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London | 1.037 | 16,5 | 36% | 68:32:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Royal College of Art | 2.407 | 21,2 | 77% | 69:31:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | 1.192 | 10,9 | 38% | 57:43:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Royal Academy of Music | 829 | 9,6 | 47% | 49:51:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Royal College of Music | 859 | 10,6 | 57% | 52:48:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Royal Northern College of Music | 871 | 10,7 | 33% | 50:50:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Solent University, Southampton | 8.638 | 16,1 | 30% | 45:55:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | St Mary’s University College, Belfast | 914 | 23,4 | 48% | 74:26:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | St Mary’s University, Twickenham | 4.738 | 18,1 | 25% | 54:46:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Stranmillis University College | 1.059 | 22,8 | 18% | 79:21:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of Suffolk | 3.245 | 16,5 | 14% | 71:29:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance | 1.179 | 9,9 | 31% | 67:33:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University College of Osteopathy | 388 | 10,4 | 28% | 55:45:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of Wales Trinity Saint David | 9.281 | 19,8 | 25% | 59:41:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of West London | 9.509 | 15,8 | 42% | 60:40:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | University of Worcester | 7.401 | 16,8 | 13% | 69:31:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Wrexham Glyndwr University | 3.522 | 21,8 | 14% | 61:39:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | Writtle University College | 656 | 7,7 | 10% | 79:21:00 |
| United Kingdom |
| Reporter | York St John University | 6.313 | 18,6 | 12% | 65:35:00 |
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