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Top 20
Surrey ranked 19th in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2026.
13th in the UK
Surrey ranked 13th in the UK for the number of graduates in high-skilled jobs (Graduate Outcomes 2025, HESA).
Exceptional teaching
Surrey ranked 15th in the UK for overall student satisfaction** in the National Student Survey 2025.
**Measured by % positivity based on Q1-24 for all institutions listed in the Guardian University Guide league tables.
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"Some places just feel like they were made for you"
See, hear and be inspired by what our diverse community of students have to say about their Surrey experience.
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"Some places just feel like they were made for you"
See, hear and be inspired by what our diverse community of students have to say about their Surrey experience.
Why students love us
- "The choices in lab work and projects allows for specialisation for those who know what field of physics they wish to pursue in the future, or helps those who don't begin to figure out what career they wish to go into."
- "The lab sessions are incredible. The experiments we do are so unique and intense. With one being a nuclear decontamination and cleaning! Something very very few people in physics will have the opportunity to do."
- "My main interest is nuclear physics and Surrey is home to world-class experts in this field, and has stand-out facilities and strong links with industry."
