Economics

SUBJECT LEAGUE TABLE 2025
Economists advise private businesses and government bodies on economic policies, through investigation and model-building. Studying economics will also teach you a wealth of transferable skills, such as IT literacy and strategic planning. Our Economics rankings show the best universities for Economics in the UK, including courses like Business Economics and International Economics. Using our Economics league table you can see which UK universities offer courses in Economics and see how they compare to each other based on what factors are important to you. You can filter our league tables by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more, to help you make the best decision for you.
Economists advise private businesses and government bodies on economic policies, through investigation and model-building. Studying economics will also teach you a wealth of transferable skills, such as IT literacy and strategic planning. Our Economics rankings show the best universities for Economics in the UK, including courses like Business Economics and International Economics. Using our Economics league table you can see which UK universities offer courses in Economics and see how they compare to each other based on what factors are important to you. You can filter our league tables by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more, to help you make the best decision for you.
Economists advise private businesses and government bodies on economic policies, through investigation and model-building. Studying economics will also teach you a wealth of transferable skills, such as IT literacy and strategic planning. Our Economics rankings show the best universities for Economics in the UK, including courses like Business Economics and International Economics. Using our Economics league table you can see which UK universities offer courses in Economics and see how they compare to each other based on what factors are important to you. You can filter our league tables by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more, to help you make the best decision for you.
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227 100%209 92%212 94%219 96%188 83%196 86%192 84%185 81%182 80%168 74%176 78%174 76%194 86%173 76%197 87%146 64%150 66%163 72%149 66%155 68%156 69%148 65%133 59%141 62%144 63%149 66%149 66%192 85%142 63%151 67%121 53%123 54%135 59%171 75%170 75%175 77%126 56%123 54%118 52%124 55%125 55%116 51%113 50%122 54%136 60%124 55%118 52%103 45%125 55%106 47%111 49%106 47%109 48%94 41%120 53%111 49%114 50%111 49%109 48%111 49%113 50%103 45%101 45%107 47%121 53%108 48%112 49%101 44%106 47%97 43%114 50%93 41%121 53%n/a92 41%102 45%106 47%92 41%118 52%
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n/a3.02 76%3.12 78%3.31 83%3.21 80%2.96 74%3.03 76%3.01 75%3.02 75%2.94 73%2.95 74%2.98 74%2.87 72%3.04 76%2.95 74%3.18 79%2.94 74%2.95 74%2.97 74%3.23 81%2.99 75%3.07 77%3.23 81%3.24 81%2.78 69%3.27 82%2.90 73%3.15 79%2.99 75%2.86 72%3.34 84%3.23 81%3.06 77%2.89 72%3.06 76%2.96 74%2.98 75%3.33 83%3.18 80%3.13 78%2.94 73%2.98 75%3.11 78%2.96 74%2.90 72%3.11 78%2.74 69%3.38 84%2.85 71%3.06 77%3.09 77%3.11 78%3.38 84%3.36 84%3.04 76%3.62 91%2.95 74%3.41 85%2.84 71%3.01 75%2.94 73%n/a2.81 70%2.96 74%2.90 72%2.78 69%3.05 76%3.09 77%3.03 76%3.24 81%2.71 68%3.13 78%2.80 70%3.03 76%3.01 75%3.27 82%2.76 69%3.06 76%2.90 72%
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3.54 89%3.71 93%3.46 87%2.97 74%3.68 92%3.58 90%3.32 83%3.46 87%2.89 72%3.42 86%3.45 86%3.52 88%3.29 82%3.19 80%3.39 85%3.39 85%3.30 83%3.36 84%3.29 82%3.23 81%3.44 86%3.25 81%3.37 84%3.38 85%3.33 83%2.98 75%3.08 77%3.26 82%3.19 80%3.06 77%3.26 82%3.09 77%3.23 81%3.02 76%2.96 74%2.79 70%3.35 84%2.78 70%3.05 76%2.86 72%3.34 84%2.76 69%3.44 86%3.21 80%2.80 70%3.02 76%3.16 79%2.61 65%3.00 75%2.77 69%2.75 69%2.55 64%2.73 68%2.37 59%3.07 77%2.79 70%2.81 70%2.64 66%2.23 56%2.43 61%2.76 69%2.30 58%2.60 65%2.88 72%3.03 76%2.94 74%2.66 67%2.80 70%2.36 59%3.15 79%2.51 63%n/an/an/a1.20 30%2.60 65%n/an/an/a
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99.6 100%99.3 99%99.7 100%100 100%98.1 98%98.4 98%99 99%97.1 97%98.9 99%99.5 100%98.7 99%99 99%98.2 98%98.2 98%99.8 100%98.4 98%97.6 98%96.7 97%98.5 99%97.5 98%97.1 97%97.9 98%96.4 96%98.1 98%98.1 98%100 100%96.5 97%94.4 94%97.9 98%96.8 97%97.5 98%97.9 98%98 98%97 97%98.6 99%97.7 98%98.5 99%95.6 96%97.2 97%97.9 98%93.5 94%96.8 97%95.7 96%93.4 93%95.2 95%95.6 96%96 96%94.7 95%95.2 95%95 95%97.1 97%96.8 97%89.1 89%98 98%92.1 92%94.8 95%83.9 84%93.6 94%96.7 97%94.4 94%94.5 95%100 100%90.4 90%88.2 88%95.5 96%91.8 92%91.3 91%87.7 88%95.6 96%87.5 88%92 92%95.8 96%93 93%87.5 88%91.5 92%76.5 77%91.7 92%86.6 87%86.2 86%
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94.0 94%94.0 94%94.0 94%95.0 95%93.0 93%92.0 92%89.0 89%97.0 97%96.0 96%91.0 91%90.0 90%87.0 87%92.0 92%92.0 92%91.0 91%88.0 88%90.0 90%88.0 88%89.0 89%83.0 83%87.0 87%86.0 86%87.0 87%81.0 81%88.0 88%n/a92.0 92%85.0 85%85.0 85%87.0 87%86.0 86%86.0 86%80.0 80%82.0 82%76.0 76%80.0 80%78.0 78%77.0 77%80.0 80%77.0 77%77.0 77%80.0 80%70.0 70%84.0 84%78.0 78%72.0 72%77.0 77%n/a70.0 70%77.0 77%73.0 73%78.0 78%87.0 87%n/a71.0 71%57.0 57%86.0 86%61.0 61%82.0 82%n/a68.0 68%60.0 60%76.0 76%72.0 72%44.0 44%61.0 61%60.0 60%66.0 66%53.0 53%71.0 71%55.0 55%79.0 79%n/a86.0 86%n/an/a70.0 70%74.0 74%n/a
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89.0 89%83.0 83%82.0 82%89.0 89%84.0 84%81.0 81%86.0 86%79.0 79%88.0 88%88.0 88%84.0 84%83.0 83%86.0 86%85.0 85%73.0 73%85.0 85%87.0 87%82.0 82%84.0 84%79.0 79%78.0 78%82.0 82%86.0 86%79.0 79%84.0 84%n/a80.0 80%74.0 74%81.0 81%86.0 86%83.0 83%77.0 77%79.0 79%78.0 78%76.0 76%79.0 79%70.0 70%85.0 85%75.0 75%75.0 75%80.0 80%82.0 82%72.0 72%69.0 69%74.0 74%74.0 74%76.0 76%n/a78.0 78%81.0 81%73.0 73%79.0 79%76.0 76%n/a77.0 77%69.0 69%84.0 84%68.0 68%71.0 71%n/a71.0 71%79.0 79%76.0 76%75.0 75%59.0 59%74.0 74%62.0 62%66.0 66%68.0 68%43.0 43%63.0 63%61.0 61%n/a66.0 66%n/an/a70.0 70%75.0 75%n/a
This table was first published on 14 May 2024.
Read the University and subject tables methodology to find out where the data comes from, how the tables are compiled and explanations of the measures used.
All measures used to compile the tables are available on the full table view. Maximum scores for the measures:
Overall score: maximum score of 1000
Entry standards: no maximum score
Student satisfaction: maximum score of 4
Research quality: maximum score of 4
Continuation: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – outcomes: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – on track: maximum score of 100
The following institutions have courses in this subject but insufficient data to be included in the ranking:
- - Bangor University
- - Canterbury Christ Church University
- - Northumbria University, Newcastle
- - Teesside University
- - University of Bedfordshire
- - University of Central Lancashire
- - University of Chester
- - University of Hull
- - University of Roehampton
- - University of Salford
- - University of West London
- - University of Wolverhampton
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