Loughborough ranked 3rd for Sociology in Complete University Guide 2025

Loughborough has been ranked 3rd in the UK overall for Sociology and Criminology in the Complete University Guide 2025. We have also ranked 1st for research quality in Sociology and 5th overall for Social Policy.

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 Continuation.

Head of the Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy Department Professor Line Nyhagen commented: “We are delighted to once again be ranked so highly for our sociology and Criminology programmes. We pride ourselves on our student experience and the quality of our research, so we are thrilled to be recognised for this in these results.”

The Complete University Guide rankings can be found here. Further information about Loughborough’s success in the rankings can be found here.

Discover some of the opportunities in the department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy offered at Loughborough here.