UK rankings at a glance
- 5th in The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2017
- 10th in the Guardian University Guide 2018
- 10th in The Times Higher Education Table of Tables 2017
- 13th in the Complete University Guide 2018
- 11th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017
- 90% overall satisfaction National Student Survey 2016
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) - Gold
Based on the evidence available, the TEF Panel judged that the University of Surrey delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the UK.
University of the Year
- University of the Year 2016
- University of the Year for Student Experience 2016
(In the The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016)
Key subject rankings by UK league table
The Guardian University Guide 2018
| 1st | Hospitality, Event Management and Tourism |
| 2nd | Drama and Dance |
| 2nd | Music |
| 4th | Engineering: Electronic and Electrical |
| 4th | Mathematics |
| 4th | Modern Languages and Linguistics |
| 6th | Biosciences |
| 6th | Computer Science |
| 7th | Economics |
| 8th | Psychology |
| 9th | Accounting and Finance |
| 9th | Criminology |
| 10th | English and Creative Writing |
The methodology of the Guardian University Guide focuses on subject-level league tables, ranking institutions that provide each subject according to their relevant statistics.
Eight statistical measures are employed to approximate a university’s performance in teaching each subject. The measures are knitted together to get a Guardian score, against which institutions are ranked.
"The majority of undergraduate students undertake a work-based professional training year – this is, after all, the university that pioneered sandwich degrees. The university is famous for its consistently outstanding employment record."
- The Guardian University Guide website
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017
| 1st | Food Science |
| 2nd | Animal Science |
| 4th | Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism |
| 5th | Creative Writing |
| 6th | Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering |
| 6th | Electronic Engineering |
| 6th | Subjects Allied to Medicine |
| 7th | Biological Sciences |
| 7th | Nursing |
| 8th | Iberian Languages |
| 8th | Mechanical Engineering |
| 10th | English |
| 11th | Economics |
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide takes into account student satisfaction, research quality, entry standards, graduate prospects, firsts and 2:1s, completion rates, student-staff ratio, and services and facilities spend.
"Students love the University of Surrey, our University of the Year, which appears in our top ten for the first time this year.
"It heads our table for providing the best student experience, winning our award for this measure also, one of just two universities to break the 90 per cent mark for this in our analysis of this year’s National Student Survey (NSS)."
- The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide website
The Complete University Guide 2018
| 1st | Food Science |
| 1st | Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism |
| 2nd | Nursing |
| 3rd | Materials Technology |
| 4th | Iberian Languages |
| 5th | French |
| 5th | Linguistics |
| 5th | Medical Technology |
| 6th | Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering |
| 6th | Biological Sciences |
| 7th | Creative Writing |
| 7th | Drama, Dance and Cinematics |
| 7th | Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| 7th | Sports Science |
| 8th | Mechanical Engineering |
| 10th | General Engineering |
| 10th | German |
| 11th | Sociology |
| 12th | Computer Science |
The Complete University Guide league table measures ten key aspects of university activity using the most recent data available at the time of compilation. Five measures are used: student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, entry standards and graduate prospects.
International league tables
QS World University Rankings
- Top five for Hospitality and Tourism Management in the QS World University Rankings 2017
- Surrey ranked 272nd by the QS World University Rankings 2017
Times Higher Education rankings
We are 279th in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017 and 126th in its list of the Best universities in Europe (2017).
