Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide (UK) - 15
Guardian University League Table (UK) - 12
Complete University Guide (UK) - 41
Times Higher Education (UK) - 26
QS World Rankings (UK/World) - 30 / 236
2nd in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland for student satisfaction in The National Student Survey 2024
Ranked 12th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2025 and 15th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
Awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for research and teaching in Soil Science
The national and global league tables are calculated using different criteria and weighting but all include; student satisfaction, student to staff ratio, graduate prospects, and entry grades.
| League Table | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide (UK) | 40 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| Guardian University League Table (UK) | 46 | 51 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Complete University Guide (UK) | 40 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 41 |
| Times Higher Education (UK) | 28 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Times Higher Education (World) | 185 | 158 | 168 | 178 | 158 | 192 | 201-250 | 201-250 |
| QS World Rankings (UK) | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| QS World Rankings (World) | 158 | 172 | 194 | 207 | 205 | 220 | 208 | 236 |
| Shanghai Rankings (UK) | =22 | =22 | =21 | =21 | =22 | =21 | 23 | |
| Shanghai Rankings (World) | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 | 201-300 |
