2 out of 3
- Universities in Southampton
- Ranked in at least one ranking
26
- Different Rankings list
- Universities in Southampton
- (18 institution and 8 subject rankings)
25
- Global Rankings rank
- Universities in Southampton
- Among TOP 200
Latest ranking updates related to universities in Southampton
- 01 Jan, 2023: Latest Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities from Webometrics. 2 universities from Southampton appear in this ranking.
- 28 Nov, 2022: Urap published most recent results of URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance. Includes 2 universities from Southampton.
- 16 Nov, 2022: THE Times Higher Education, UK published most recent results of THE World Reputation Rankings. University of Southampton achieves position 126.
- 26 Oct, 2022: THE Times Higher Education, UK published most recent results of THE World University Rankings by Subject (Business and Economics). Includes 11 universities from Southampton.
Highest subject rankings of universities in Southampton
Physiotherapy
The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
#1
University of Southampton
Mechanical Engineering
The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
#3
University of Southampton
Music
The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
#3
University of Southampton
Archaeology
CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
#5
University of Southampton
English
CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
#10
University of Southampton
Communication & Media Studies
CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
#11
University of Southampton
Computer Science
CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
#11
University of Southampton
Interior Design
The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
#12
Southampton Solent University
Chemistry
CUG The Complete University Guide - By Subject
#16
University of Southampton
Education
The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
#16
University of Southampton
Rankings of universities in Southampton, England UK 2023
Student satisfaction:
4.4 / 5.0
(660 reviews)
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Student satisfaction:
4.1 / 5.0
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Southampton Key Facts for International Students
Population: 247000
Time: GMT +0
District/province: England, Southampton
Living costs for students in Southampton:
* 100 = prices in London
- Living costs without accommodation 85* (15% cheaper than London)
- All costs including accommodation 68* (32% cheaper than London)
- Meals (grocery & lower cost restaurants) 66* (34% cheaper than London)
- Average Big Mac price 3.60 £
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- Residential voltage: 230 V
- Frequency: 50 Hz
Map with location of universities in Southampton



Student Life in Southampton.
University of Southampton ranks #1 in Southampton in our meta ranking composed of 133 university rankings.
Among all universities in Southampton University of Southampton is listed in the largest number of rankings. See all 34 rankings where University of Southampton is listed.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Medicine & Health (Physiotherapy). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Engineering (Mechanical Engineering). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Arts Visual & Performing (Music). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Social Studies & Humanities (Archaeology). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Languages & Literature (English). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Journalism & Media Studies (Communication & Media Studies). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Computer Science (Computer Science). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
Southampton Solent University is ranked best in Southampton for Design (Interior Design). See all rankings for the Southampton Solent University.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Natural Sciences (Chemistry). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Education (Education). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
Southampton Solent University is ranked best in Southampton for Architecture, Building & Planning (Architecture). See all rankings for the Southampton Solent University.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Law (Law). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Mathematics (Mathematics). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
Southampton Solent University is ranked best in Southampton for Sports Science (Sports Science). See all rankings for the Southampton Solent University.
University of Southampton is ranked best in Southampton for Agriculture (Agriculture). See all rankings for the University of Southampton.
Ranking publishers
4icu
- Universities:
- 400
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
- Universities:
- 400
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Universities:
- 11087
- Published:
- 08 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
- Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Universities:
- 1001
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Universities:
- 700
- Published:
- 26 October, 2022
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Universities:
- 6000
- Published:
- 25 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
- Research Performance (40%)
-Research Output 10%
-High-Quality Publications 10%
-Influence 10%
-Citations 10%
Quality of Education 25%
Alumni Employment 25%
Quality of Faculty 10%
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Universities:
- 3718
- Published:
- 22 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
- -Scientific Impact
-Number of Publications
-Collaboration
-Open Access
-Gender Diversity
NTU ranking
- Universities:
- 2059
- Published:
- 02 August, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
- Research Productivity (25%)
-# Articles last 11 years 10%
-# Articles current year 15%
Research Impact (35%)
-# Citations last 11 years 15%
-# Citations last 2 years 10%
-Average # citations last 11 years 10%
Research Excellence (40%)
-H-index last 2 years 10%
-# Highly cited papers last 11 years 15%
-# Articles current year in high-impact journals 15%
- Universities:
- 398
- Published:
- 20 October, 2021
Nature Index
- Universities:
- 9200
- Published:
- 16 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:
- Published Articles Count:
- Count (whole articles)
- Share (fractional article count)
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Universities:
- 2721
- Published:
- 04 March, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:
- Teaching (40%)
-Ratio Faculty/Student 8%
-Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded 8%
-Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded 8%
-Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded 8%
-World Teaching Reputation 8%
Research (40%)
-Citations per Academic/Research Staff 8%
-Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD 8%
-Normalized Citation Impact 8%
-Papers per Academic/Research Staff 8%
-World Research Reputation 8%
International Diversity (10%)
-% International Faculty 2%
-% International Students 2%
-% International Co-Authored Papers 2%
-Reputation Outside Geographical Region 2%
-International Level 2%
Financial Sustainability (10%)
-Institutional Income per Faculty 2%
-Institutional Income per Student 2%
-Papers per Research Income 2%
-Research Income per Academic/Research Staff 2%
-% Research Income per Institutional Income 2%
- Universities:
- 828
- Published:
- 16 September, 2020
Scimago Institutions
- Universities:
- 12387
- Published:
- 04 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
- Research (50%)
- Normalized Impact 13%
- Excellence with Leadership 8%
- Output 8%
- Scientific Leadership 5%
- Not Own Journals 3%
- Own Journals 3%
- Excellence 2%
- High Quality Publications 2%
- International Collaboration 2%
- Open Access 2%
- Scientific Talent Pool 2%
Innovation (30%)
- Innovative Knowledge 10%
- Patents 10%
- Technological Impact 10%
Societal (20%)
- Altmetrics 10%
- Inbound Links 5%
- Web Size 5%
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Universities:
- 12016
- Published:
- 15 August, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
- Quality of Education 10%
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%
Quality of Faculty 40%
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%
Research Output 40%
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%
Per Capita Performance 10%
StuDocu
- Universities:
- 1196
- Published:
- 06 September, 2021
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Universities:
- 12328
- Published:
- 12 October, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
- 30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%
30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%
30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)
- Universities:
- 627
- Published:
- 16 November, 2022
- Universities:
- 348
- Published:
- 10 May, 2022
- Universities:
- 3144
- Published:
- 11 May, 2022
The Guardian News and Media Limited
- Universities:
- 1788
- Published:
- 24 September, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -The Guardian League Table:
- Student to Staff Ratio 15%
Entry Standards 15%
Expenditure per Student 5%
Continuation 15% (non-medical subjects) OR 5% (medical subjects)
NSS - Teaching 8%
NSS - Assessment & Feedback 8%
NSS - Overall Satisfaction 4%
Career Prospects 15%
Value added 15%
The Times and The Sunday Times
- Universities:
- 1100
- Published:
- 16 September, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -The Times Good University Guide:
- Student Satisfaction 18.75%
- Teaching Quality (12.5%)
- Student Experience (6.75%)
Research Quality 18.75%
Entry Standards 12.5%
Graduate Prospects 12.5%
Firsts and 2:1s 12.5%
Completion Rates 12.5%
Student Staff Ratio 12.5%
The University League Tables
- Universities:
- 1967
- Published:
- 13 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CUG The Complete University Guide:
- Entry Standards 12.5%
Student Satisfaction 18.75%
Student-Staff Ratio 12.5%
Research Quality 12.5%
Research Intensity 6.25%
Academic Service Spending 6.25%
Facilities Spending 6.25%
Graduate Prospects 12.5%
Degree Completion Rate 12.5%
Thomson Reuters
- Universities:
- 100
- Published:
- 30 April, 2019
Urap
- Universities:
- 9002
- Published:
- 28 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance:
- Articles (Current Scientific Productivity) 21%
Total Documents (Scientific Productivity) 10%
Citations (Research Impact) 21%
Article Impact Total (Research Quality) 18%
Citation Impact Total (Research Quality) 15%
International Collaboration (International Acceptance) 15%
Us News
- Universities:
- 5248
- Published:
- 24 October, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -US News: Best Global Universities:
- Reputation 25%
-Global research reputation 12.5%
-Regional research reputation 12.5%
Research (Publications, Citations, Conferences, Research collaboration) 65%
-Publications 10%
-Books 2.5%
-Conferences 2.5%
-Normalized citation impact 10%
-Total citations 7.5%
-Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited 12.5%
-Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited 10%
-International collaboration relative to country 5%
-International collaboration 5%
Scientific Excellence 10%
-Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited in their respective field 5%
-Percentage of total publications that are among the top 1% most highly cited papers 5%
Webometrics
- Universities:
- 48010
- Published:
- 01 January, 2023
Ranking publishers
4icu
- Universities:
- 400
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
- Universities:
- 400
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Universities:
- 11087
- Published:
- 08 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
- Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Universities:
- 1001
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Universities:
- 700
- Published:
- 26 October, 2022
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Universities:
- 6000
- Published:
- 25 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
- Research Performance (40%)
-Research Output 10%
-High-Quality Publications 10%
-Influence 10%
-Citations 10%
Quality of Education 25%
Alumni Employment 25%
Quality of Faculty 10%
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Universities:
- 3718
- Published:
- 22 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
- -Scientific Impact
-Number of Publications
-Collaboration
-Open Access
-Gender Diversity
NTU ranking
- Universities:
- 2059
- Published:
- 02 August, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
- Research Productivity (25%)
-# Articles last 11 years 10%
-# Articles current year 15%
Research Impact (35%)
-# Citations last 11 years 15%
-# Citations last 2 years 10%
-Average # citations last 11 years 10%
Research Excellence (40%)
-H-index last 2 years 10%
-# Highly cited papers last 11 years 15%
-# Articles current year in high-impact journals 15%
- Universities:
- 398
- Published:
- 20 October, 2021
Nature Index
- Universities:
- 9200
- Published:
- 16 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:
- Published Articles Count:
- Count (whole articles)
- Share (fractional article count)
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Universities:
- 2721
- Published:
- 04 March, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:
- Teaching (40%)
-Ratio Faculty/Student 8%
-Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded 8%
-Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded 8%
-Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded 8%
-World Teaching Reputation 8%
Research (40%)
-Citations per Academic/Research Staff 8%
-Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD 8%
-Normalized Citation Impact 8%
-Papers per Academic/Research Staff 8%
-World Research Reputation 8%
International Diversity (10%)
-% International Faculty 2%
-% International Students 2%
-% International Co-Authored Papers 2%
-Reputation Outside Geographical Region 2%
-International Level 2%
Financial Sustainability (10%)
-Institutional Income per Faculty 2%
-Institutional Income per Student 2%
-Papers per Research Income 2%
-Research Income per Academic/Research Staff 2%
-% Research Income per Institutional Income 2%
- Universities:
- 828
- Published:
- 16 September, 2020
Scimago Institutions
- Universities:
- 12387
- Published:
- 04 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
- Research (50%)
- Normalized Impact 13%
- Excellence with Leadership 8%
- Output 8%
- Scientific Leadership 5%
- Not Own Journals 3%
- Own Journals 3%
- Excellence 2%
- High Quality Publications 2%
- International Collaboration 2%
- Open Access 2%
- Scientific Talent Pool 2%
Innovation (30%)
- Innovative Knowledge 10%
- Patents 10%
- Technological Impact 10%
Societal (20%)
- Altmetrics 10%
- Inbound Links 5%
- Web Size 5%
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Universities:
- 12016
- Published:
- 15 August, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
- Quality of Education 10%
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%
Quality of Faculty 40%
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%
Research Output 40%
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%
Per Capita Performance 10%
StuDocu
- Universities:
- 1196
- Published:
- 06 September, 2021
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Universities:
- 12328
- Published:
- 12 October, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
- 30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%
30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%
30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)
- Universities:
- 627
- Published:
- 16 November, 2022
- Universities:
- 348
- Published:
- 10 May, 2022
- Universities:
- 3144
- Published:
- 11 May, 2022
The Guardian News and Media Limited
- Universities:
- 1788
- Published:
- 24 September, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -The Guardian League Table:
- Student to Staff Ratio 15%
Entry Standards 15%
Expenditure per Student 5%
Continuation 15% (non-medical subjects) OR 5% (medical subjects)
NSS - Teaching 8%
NSS - Assessment & Feedback 8%
NSS - Overall Satisfaction 4%
Career Prospects 15%
Value added 15%
The Times and The Sunday Times
- Universities:
- 1100
- Published:
- 16 September, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -The Times Good University Guide:
- Student Satisfaction 18.75%
- Teaching Quality (12.5%)
- Student Experience (6.75%)
Research Quality 18.75%
Entry Standards 12.5%
Graduate Prospects 12.5%
Firsts and 2:1s 12.5%
Completion Rates 12.5%
Student Staff Ratio 12.5%
The University League Tables
- Universities:
- 1967
- Published:
- 13 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CUG The Complete University Guide:
- Entry Standards 12.5%
Student Satisfaction 18.75%
Student-Staff Ratio 12.5%
Research Quality 12.5%
Research Intensity 6.25%
Academic Service Spending 6.25%
Facilities Spending 6.25%
Graduate Prospects 12.5%
Degree Completion Rate 12.5%
Thomson Reuters
- Universities:
- 100
- Published:
- 30 April, 2019
Urap
- Universities:
- 9002
- Published:
- 28 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance:
- Articles (Current Scientific Productivity) 21%
Total Documents (Scientific Productivity) 10%
Citations (Research Impact) 21%
Article Impact Total (Research Quality) 18%
Citation Impact Total (Research Quality) 15%
International Collaboration (International Acceptance) 15%
Us News
- Universities:
- 5248
- Published:
- 24 October, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -US News: Best Global Universities:
- Reputation 25%
-Global research reputation 12.5%
-Regional research reputation 12.5%
Research (Publications, Citations, Conferences, Research collaboration) 65%
-Publications 10%
-Books 2.5%
-Conferences 2.5%
-Normalized citation impact 10%
-Total citations 7.5%
-Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited 12.5%
-Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited 10%
-International collaboration relative to country 5%
-International collaboration 5%
Scientific Excellence 10%
-Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited in their respective field 5%
-Percentage of total publications that are among the top 1% most highly cited papers 5%
Webometrics
- Universities:
- 48010
- Published:
- 01 January, 2023