University of Manchester Rankings 2023 ,,UK

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Updated on Apr 24, 2023

University Ranking

Founded in 2004, the University of Manchester is a public research university formed by the merger of the University Of Manchester Institute Of Science and Technology and the Victoria University of Manchester. This university is known for its highest ranking in the world for decades. Manchester is continuously listed among the top 100 Universities in the world. Currently, the University of Manchester ranks 28 in QS World University Ranking 2023. The rankings at a glance clearly indicate that the university is doing better every year as far as global university rankings are concerned. Read: University of Manchester Admission

The Complete University Guide, which is specific to the UK has ranked the university at 17 for the year 2023. Similarly, The Guardian, which is also UK-specific, has ranked the university at 30th position in 2023. Global ranking provider Time Higher Education and US News have ranked the university at 54th and 63rd position respectively for 2023. According to US News Ranking, Manchester ranks at 7th position among the Best Global Universities in the United Kingdom. Read: University of Manchester Placements

University of Manchester Ranking FAQs

Q. How has University of Manchester performed on QS World University Rankings?

A. When we look at the long term performance of University of Manchester on the QS World University Rankings, we find that the University has performed quite well and has managed to stay within top 50 universities constantly. In 2019, University of Manchester was ranked at 29th position on the QS World University Rankings. In 2020, the University was ranked at 27th position, in 2021, it was ranked at 27th position, in 2022 it was again ranked at 27th position, and in 2023 it was ranked at 28th position. In addition, University of Manchester has been ranked at 42nd position on the Graduate Employability Ranking.

Q. On what all criteria has University of Manchester performed well on the QS rankings?

A. University of Manchester has performed well on the following criteria of QS World University Rankings 2023:

International Research Network
International Students Ratio
International Faculty Ratio
Employer Reputation
Academic Reputation
Employment Outcomes

QS World University Rankings has the following ranking criteria: Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty Student Ratio, Citations per Faculty, International Faculty Ratio, International Students Ratio, International Research Network, and Employment Outcomes.

Q. How has University of Manchester performed on Times Higher Education Rankings?

A. University of Manchester has been well received by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Its performance has been more or less constant, and it has continuously ranked within top 100 universities. In the year 2019, University of Manchester, was ranked at 57th position; in 2020, it was ranked at 55th position; in 2021, it was ranked at 51st position; in 2022, it was ranked at 50th position; and finally in 2023, the University was ranked at 54th position. Since 2012, University of Manchester has been continuously ranked within top 60 positions on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, indicating a constant performance.

Q. Are there any other ranking indices that have mapped the performance of University of Manchester?

A. We can look at the long term performance of University of Manchester on other two ranking indices, namely, Leiden and Shanghai. When we talk about the performance of University of Manchester on Leiden, we see that the University has shown continuous improvement since last few years. In 2017, it was ranked at 101st position, in 2018, it was ranked at 68thth position, in 2019, it was ranked at 55th position, in 2020 it was again ranked at 55th position, and finally in 2021, it was ranked at 62nd position. When we talk about the performance of University of Manchester on Shanghai rankings, we can see the it has been ranked amongst the top 40 universities continuously since 2016, with 38th position in 2022.

Q. How has University of Manchester performed on U.S. News & World Report?

A. University of Manchester has been well received by the U.S. News & World Report, which has ranked the University at 63rd position in Best Global Universities, at 19th position in Best Global Universities in Europe, and at 7th position in Best Global Universities in the United Kingdom. The University has a total score of 73.8 and has performed well on Global research reputation, Books, International collaboration, Normalized citation impact, Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited, Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited, etc.

University’s Evaluation 2023

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Overall University Grade

See how we came up with these grades

Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Universities Rankings ^[1]	34	33	36	35	38	NA
QS - World University Ranking ^[2]	NA	29	27	27	27	28
THE (Times Higher Education) - University Ranking ^[3]	NA	57	55	51	50	54
The Complete University Guide - University Ranking (UK) ^[4]	NA	18	15	17	13	17
The Guardian - University Rankings ^[5]	NA	34	40	25	28	30
US News & World Report - Global Universities ^[6]	NA	64	64	64	58	63

ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)
[1] The Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities takes into account universities that have Fields Medalists, Highly Cited Researchers, Nobel Laureates, papers published to determine top universities in the world.... Read More
QS
[2] At QS World University Ranking, six simple metrics are taken into account that effectively capture university performances and a list of top-performing universities in the world are derived for a particular year. Check here QS University Rankings methodology and know about the parameters used in the process.... Read More
THE (Times Higher Education)
[3] Candidates looking for colleges that give importance to Teaching and Research can consider Times Higher Education Ranking Methodology. THE gives higher importance to the academic reputation of a higher education institute.... Read More
The Complete University Guide
[4] The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the informationis sourced from the public domain, know all about the indicators and their weightage.... Read More
The Guardian
[5] The Guardian Ranking Methodology uses a total of nine indicators of performance that covers all stages of a student’s life cycle to put together their ranking league table.... Read More
US News & World Report
[6] In this article, we will discuss US News' best global universities ranking methodology, so, you can understand the rankings better and compare schools on different parameters. The Best Global Universities rankings have ranked almost 1500 top educational institutions covering 86 countries. US News calculates the rankings based on 13 indicators.... Read More

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Course Ranking

The University of Manchester is one of the best places to study Business in UK as it ranks among the top business schools in Europe. The Global Ranking provider Times Higher Education has ranked Manchester 36th in Business & Economics. This university also ranks 69th in Arts & Humanities and 50th in Clinical & health for 2023. The Financial Times has also ranked the university at 30th for pursuing MBA. Read: University of Manchester Courses

US News also declares the subject ranking of the University of Manchester. Manchester ranks 75th in Engineering, 42nd in Arts & Humanities, ranks 89th in Chemical Engineering, ranks 57th in Clinical Medicine, ranks 50th in Social Science, ranks 41st in Space Science, and ranks 116th in Surgery.

Candidates looking to pursue engineering courses would be glad to know that the University of Manchester does exceptionally well in its engineering courses. The Complete University Guide has ranked the university among the top 20 for pursuing Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical, and Electronic Engineering and ranked 12th for pursuing Mechanical Engineering. The Guardian has also ranked the university very highly giving it the number nine position for pursuing Electronic and Electrical Engineering and top 25 places for pursuing Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

University of Manchester Course Ranking FAQs

Q. Is the University of Manchester good for engineering programs?

A. Times Higher Education has ranked the University of Manchester at 48th places for Engineering & Technology. The University was ranked at 12th position, for Mechanical Engineering, on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables 2023. Similarly, it was ranked at 12th position for Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering. Its performance has been exceptional when it comes to Chemical Engineering rankings; wherein, the University was ranked at 8th position in 2023. From these rankings, we can conclude that the University of Manchester is a great choice to pursue engineering courses in the UK.

Q. How has Civil Engineering course performed at University of Manchester?

A. Civil Engineering course, offered at University of Manchester, has performed extremely well on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables and QS World University Subject Rankings. On the QS World University Subject Rankings 2022, Civil Engineering has been ranked at 42nd position. Civil Engineering course was ranked at 17th position in 2021, and 14th position in 2022 and 16th position in 2023 on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables. It has performed well on graduate prospects, research quality, and entry standards. Moreover, the Guardian has ranked this course at 12th position.

Q. How has Accounting and Finance course performed at University of Manchester?

A. Accounting and Finance course, offered at University of Manchester, has performed extremely well on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables. Before looking at the ranking pattern, let us look at the parameters on which the course has performed well: Graduate prospects, entry standards, research quality, and student satisfaction. The course was ranked at 20th position in 2019, it nearly maintained the same position in 2020 at 21st rank, in 2021, it improved its ranking to 18th position, in 2022 it improved further to 6th position, however, in 2023, its ranking dropped marginally to 10th position. Students, who plan on pursuing accounting and finance, can definitely consider this course at University of Manchester.

Q. How has Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering course performed at University of Manchester?

A. Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering course, offered at University of Manchester, has performed extremely well on the Complete University Guide Subject League Tables. Before looking at the ranking trend, let us look at the parameters on which the course has performed well: Graduate prospects, entry standards, research quality, and student satisfaction. In 2019, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering course was ranked at 13th position, in 2020 it improved its position to 12th rank, in 2021 it was again ranked at 12th position, in 2022, course dropped to 15th position, and finally in 2023, it reached 12th position.

Q. How has Biological Science course performed at University of Manchester?

A. The Complete University Guide Subject League Tables has ranked the Biological Science course, offered at University of Manchester, in top 20 ranks, except for the year 2019. The course was ranked at 22nd position in 2019, 19th position in 2020, 17th position in 2021, 12th position in 2022, and at 8th position in 2023. The Guardian has also ranked the Biological Science course at 16th position. The course has performed well on the following parameters: research quality, graduate prospects, entry standards, and student satisfaction.

Ranking for Business Courses

An upward trending line indicates ranking is improving whereas a downward trending line indicates ranking is declining

Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Bloomberg - Best Business School Europe ^[7]	14	18	15	10	13	NA
FT (Financial Times) - GMBA Ranking ^[8]	36	59	45	30	43	NA
FT (Financial Times) - Master in Management ^[8]	74	70	79	63	83	NA
QS - Accounting & Finance ^[9]	20	21	21	17	18	NA
QS - Global MBA ^[10]	NA	47	48	48	47	47
QS - Masters in Business Analytics Rankings	NA	7	8	9	10	16
QS - Masters in Supply Chain Management Rankings	NA	NA	NA	5	7	6
THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Business and Economics ^[11]	NA	37	37	32	31	36
The Complete University Guide - Accounting & Finance Ranking ^[12]	NA	20	21	18	6	10
The Complete University Guide - Business & Management Studies (UK) ^[12]	NA	16	22	17	14	14
The Guardian - Accounting & Finance Rankings ^[13]	NA	14	41	12	15	17
The Guardian - Business, Management & Marketing ^[13]	NA	16	28	19	21	19
The Guardian - Guardian Economics Rankings	NA	27	49	43	45	51

Bloomberg
[7] With an experience of more than 3 decades in providing business rankings, Bloomberg Business Week MBA rankings are considered as one of the most trusted ranking providers for business schools and MBA programs.... Read More
FT (Financial Times)
[8] Financial Times is one of the most trusted names when it comes to looking for an MBA or business schools rankings. Candidates who consider compensation as a major factor while deciding a business school should go for Financial Times Global MBA Rankings. It also provides rankings for Masters in Management and Masters in Finance.... Read More
QS
[9] The QS University Rankings by Subject methodology ranks the quality of subjects in each university taking into consideration four parameters, Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Research Citations per Paper, and H-index. They publish rankings for a total of 51 subjects.... Read More
QS
[10] The QS Global MBA Rankings use six benchmarks that are further divided into multiple indicators to capture university performances for a list of top-performing MBA universities.... Read More
THE (Times Higher Education)
[11] Candidates looking for colleges that give importance to Teaching and Research can consider Times Higher Education Ranking Methodology. THE gives higher importance to the academic reputation of a higher education institute.... Read More
The Complete University Guide
[12] The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the informationis sourced from the public domain, know all about the indicators and their weightage.... Read More
The Guardian
[13] The Guardian Ranking Methodology uses a total of nine indicators of performance that covers all stages of a student’s life cycle to put together their ranking league table.... Read More

Ranking for Engineering Courses

An upward trending line indicates ranking is improving whereas a downward trending line indicates ranking is declining

Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
QS - Architecture & Built Environment Rankings	7	9	8	NA	NA	NA
QS - Engineering and Technology ^[14]	53	55	45	43	21	NA
QS - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering Rankings	38	27	27	29	23	NA
THE (Times Higher Education) - Engineering ^[15]	NA	56	52	46	44	48
The Complete University Guide - Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering	NA	13	12	12	15	12
The Complete University Guide - Chemical Engineering Ranking ^[16]	NA	5	12	11	13	8
The Complete University Guide - Civil Engineering Ranking ^[16]	NA	17	20	17	14	16
The Complete University Guide - Electrical & Electronic Engineering ^[16]	NA	11	14	13	15	7
The Complete University Guide - Mechanical Engineering Ranking ^[16]	NA	18	26	26	9	12
The Guardian - Chemical Engineering ^[17]	NA	23	20	22	20	17
The Guardian - Civil Engineering ^[17]	NA	33	24	23	14	12
The Guardian - Electronic & Electrical Engineering ^[17]	NA	6	12	9	19	12
The Guardian - Mechanical Engineering ^[17]	NA	45	40	24	30	22

QS
[14] The QS University Rankings by Subject methodology ranks the quality of subjects in each university taking into consideration four parameters, Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Research Citations per Paper, and H-index. They publish rankings for a total of 51 subjects.... Read More
THE (Times Higher Education)
[15] Candidates looking for colleges that give importance to Teaching and Research can consider Times Higher Education Ranking Methodology. THE gives higher importance to the academic reputation of a higher education institute.... Read More
The Complete University Guide
[16] The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the informationis sourced from the public domain, know all about the indicators and their weightage.... Read More
The Guardian
[17] The Guardian Ranking Methodology uses a total of nine indicators of performance that covers all stages of a student’s life cycle to put together their ranking league table.... Read More

Ranking for Computers Courses

An upward trending line indicates ranking is improving whereas a downward trending line indicates ranking is declining

Ranked By	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Computer Science ^[18]	85	76	76	68	86
The Complete University Guide - Computer Science ^[19]	9	12	6	5	7

THE (Times Higher Education)
[18] Candidates looking for colleges that give importance to Teaching and Research can consider Times Higher Education Ranking Methodology. THE gives higher importance to the academic reputation of a higher education institute.... Read More
The Complete University Guide
[19] The Complete University Guide uses a total of ten indicators to decide on the top-performing universities in the UK. While the informationis sourced from the public domain, know all about the indicators and their weightage.... Read More

Ranking for Science Courses

An upward trending line indicates ranking is improving whereas a downward trending line indicates ranking is declining

Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Shanghai Mathematics Rankings	201-300	201-300	301-400	151-200	151-200	NA
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Shanghai Physics Rankings	9	14	15	16	17	NA
QS - Pharmacy & Pharmacology Rankings	16	11	10	14	14	NA
QS - Physics and Astronomy Rankings	30	44	37	41	46	NA
QS - QS - Biological Sciences Rankings	50	51-100	51-100	51-100	47	NA
QS - QS - Mathematics Rankings	51-100	51-100	51-100	51-100	51-100	NA
THE (Times Higher Education) - Life Sciences Rankings	NA	54	63	60	66	61
THE (Times Higher Education) - THE - Psychology Rankings	NA	101-125	72	52	57	82
The Complete University Guide - Biological Sciences Rankings	NA	22	19	17	12	8
The Complete University Guide - Physics & Astronomy Rankings	NA	8	10	8	6	4
The Complete University Guide - Psychology Rankings	NA	32	35	32	20	23
The Guardian - Guardian Physics Rankings	NA	19	24	8	14	12

Ranking for Humanities Courses

An upward trending line indicates ranking is improving whereas a downward trending line indicates ranking is declining

Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Shanghai Political Sciences Rankings	51-75	51-75	101-150	76-100	76-100	NA
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Shanghai Sociology Rankings	21	24	27	25	24	NA
QS - Performing Arts Rankings	46	51-100	45	51-100	51-100	NA
QS - Politics & International Studies Rankings	50	51-100	51-100	51-100	44	NA
QS - QS - Sociology Rankings	20	23	20	27	19	NA
THE (Times Higher Education) - Arts & Humanities Rankings	NA	52	43	38	51	69
The Complete University Guide - Art & Design Rankings	NA	NA	NA	NA	47	60
The Complete University Guide - Sociology Rankings	NA	9	10	11	10	15
The Guardian - Guardian Politics Rankings	NA	23	30	17	11	17
The Guardian - Guardian Sociology and Social Policy Rankings	NA	8	13	3	7	12

Ranking for Medicine Courses

An upward trending line indicates ranking is improving whereas a downward trending line indicates ranking is declining

Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Shanghai Nursing Rankings	17	22	14	15	36	NA
QS - QS - Medicine Rankings	35	35	34	38	38	NA
QS - QS - Nursing Rankings	3	3	8	5	6	NA
THE (Times Higher Education) - Clinical and Health Rankings	NA	54	62	52	58	50
The Complete University Guide - Medicine Rankings	NA	22	26	31	19	15
The Complete University Guide - Nursing Rankings	NA	7	3	4	4	4
The Guardian - Guardian Medicine Rankings	NA	29	29	32	26	30

Ranking for Law Courses

An upward trending line indicates ranking is improving whereas a downward trending line indicates ranking is declining

Ranked By	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Shanghai Law Ranking	76-100	76-100	101-150	101-150	151-200	NA
QS - QS - Law Rankings	51-100	51-100	51-100	51-100	51-100	NA
THE (Times Higher Education) - THE - Law Rankings	NA	35	45	48	44	95
The Complete University Guide - Law Rankings	NA	22	17	21	21	19
The Guardian - Guardian Law Rankings	NA	60	46	35	43	23

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The University of Manchester

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Location

University City	Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
Size of city	Medium
Population of City	5,45,500
Wikipedia Link	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester

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Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

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