It also remains the highest ranked university in the Midlands, underlining its position as one of the best universities in the country.
The league table is based on ten measures: Entry Standards, Student Satisfaction, Research Quality, Research Intensity, Graduate Prospects – outcomes, Graduate Prospects – on track, Student-Staff Ratio, Spending on Academic Services, Spending on Student Facilities, and Completion. It includes 130 institutions.
Speaking about the 2023 guide Professor Nick Jennings, the University’s Vice-Chancellor, said: “Loughborough’s continued success in the Complete University Guide is testament to the unique environment we have created at our campuses, where our academic colleagues and students truly thrive. And our new strategy, Creating Better Futures Together, demonstrates our continued commitment to ensuring every member of our University community gets the very best out of their time at Loughborough.
“Our success in this, and other national league tables, is the result of hard work and commitment by staff from across the University and the Students’ Union, and I’m delighted to see this effort has been rewarded with yet another top ten ranking.”
Professor Amanda Chetwynd, Chair of the Complete University Guide Advisory Board, said: “Congratulations to Loughborough University for achieving the top position in this year’s Complete University Guide regional rankings. The tight rankings show just how high the standards are among the East Midlands’ top universities.”
The top ten universities in The UK Complete University Guide 2023 are:
- Oxford
- Cambridge
- London School of Economics
- St Andrews
- Imperial College London
- Durham
- Loughborough
- Bath
- University College London
- Warwick
The full league table can be viewed at TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk.