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We're top 10 in The Complete University Guide 2025 and consistently placed in the top 15 in major UK league tables. We also rank highly in international league tables such as the QS World Rankings.</p> </div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 1023px)" width="1024" height="600" srcset="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/landing-page-images/Graduatingstudents-mobile.jpg"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px)" width="1920" height="600" srcset="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/landing-page-images/Graduatingstudents-desktop.jpg"> <img src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/landing-page-images/Graduatingstudents-desktop.jpg" alt="Graduating students share a joke whilst dressed in caps and gowns" width="1920" height="600" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </div> </section>  <section class="intro-sentence bg-grey"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.540008"></div> <div class="grid-x grid-padding-x"> <div class="cell small-12"> <p> League tables can't tell you everything, but they're a good place to start. 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Among other successes, Lancaster scored 91.5% for learning resources, 88.5% for teaching quality, and 89.9% for academic support.</p> <a class="button" href="https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/students-rate-lancaster-university-among-uks-best-in-2024-national-student-survey-results">National Student Survey</a> </div> </div> <div class="image"> <img src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/home-page/nss-1200x600.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="A female student in the infolab smiling " /> </div> </section> <section class="heading bg-none text-left" data-magellan-target="d.en.557183"> <div class='anchor' id='d.en.557183'></div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-x"> <div class="cell small-12 "> <h2>Internationally recognised</h2> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="layout-container full simple-image no-padding"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.557185"></div> <div data-size="large"> <figure> <img src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/study/why-lancaster/SimpleImage-StudentsnearConfuciusCentre.jpg" alt="Three different groups of students walk across the open square by the Confucius Centre" loading="lazy"> </figure> </div> </section> <section class="page-content bg-default" data-magellan-target="d.en.562724"> <div class="text"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.562724"></div> <h3>World university rankings</h3> <p>Lancaster is in the <a href="https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancaster-university-in-world-top-150">top 150 universities in the world</a> in the QS World University Rankings 2025. We are placed 141st in the league table which includes 1,503 universities across 106 countries and regions.</p> <h3>5 Stars rating from QS World Rankings</h3> <p>Lancaster University has been awarded 5 Stars for performance in a prestigious new <a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/lancaster-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">QS World Rankings</a>. The evaluation features 5 Stars rating for each category – teaching, employability, global engagement, research, facilities, subject ranking and environmental impact.</p> </div> </section> <section class="bg-image left bg-primary-red"> <div id="d.en.591786"></div> <div class="panel-container"> <div class="headline-panel "> <h2>High-quality accommodation</h2> <p>Lancaster's on-campus accommodation has 6,700 bed spaces for undergraduate and postgraduate students.</p> <p>In the <a href="https://gslglobal.com/awards/uk-and-ireland/2024-awards/">2024 Global Student Living Awards</a> - based on student feedback - Lancaster has been shortlisted in two categories:</p> <ul> <li>Inclusivity Impact, for our excellence in providing <strong>inclusive housing for vulnerable student groups</strong>.</li> <li>Best Specialist Housing, for the quality of our <strong>postgraduate accommodation</strong>.</li> </ul> <a class="button" href="https://features.lancaster-university.uk/accommodation/">Accommodation guide</a> </div> </div> <div class="image"> <img src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/home-page/students-at-table-in-shared-accommodation-background-1200x600px.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Students working and chatting at a table in a bright, airy kitchen dining room" /> </div> </section> <section class="heading bg-none text-left" data-magellan-target="d.en.584635"> <div class='anchor' id='d.en.584635'></div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-x"> <div class="cell small-12 "> <h2>Excellent career prospects</h2> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="layout-container full simple-image no-padding"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.584637"></div> <div data-size="large"> <figure> <img src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/study/undergraduate/SimpleImage-LUMSWestPavillion.jpg" alt="A member of staff talks to two students in the LUMS West Pavillion" loading="lazy"> </figure> </div> </section> <section class="page-content bg-default" data-magellan-target="d.en.584638"> <div class="text"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.584638"></div> <h3>One of the top 30 most targeted universities by employers</h3> <p>Lancaster University is among the top 30 most targeted universities by the UK's top graduate employers according to The Graduate Market in 2024 report. The UK Graduate Careers Survey, conducted by High Fliers Research in association with The Times, is the largest and most authoritative annual survey of its kind.</p> <h3>Top 15 for Work Experience 2024-25</h3> <p>Lancaster University has been ranked 14th among UK universities for the quality of work experience opportunities available to its students. High-quality work experiences are one of the many ways Lancaster supports its students in achieving their career goals. This award was based on student feedback on <a href="https://www.ratemyplacement.co.uk/">Rate My Placement</a>.</p> </div> </section><section class="heading bg-none text-left" data-magellan-target="d.en.557228"> <div class='anchor' id='d.en.557228'></div> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-x"> <div class="cell small-12 "> <h2>Highly-rated research</h2> <p>Lancaster is a research-intensive university. Our results in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 confirm our position in delivering world-quality research.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="layout-container full simple-image no-padding"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.557231"></div> <div data-size="large"> <figure> <img src="/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/images/study/why-lancaster/SimpleImage-PhysicsIsolab.jpg" alt="A researcher at work in the Physics Isolab" loading="lazy"> <figcaption> <p>At work in the Physics Isolab</p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </section> <section class="page-content bg-default" data-magellan-target="d.en.557229"> <div class="text"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.557229"></div> <h3>World-class research at Lancaster</h3> <p>In the REF 2021, Lancaster delivers world-quality research, with 91% of our research independently rated as 'internationally excellent' or 'world leading', including 46% rated in the highest category of 4*.</p> <h3>Highly rated research environment</h3> <p>99% of Lancaster’s overall research environment is rated world-leading or internationally excellent. This includes areas such as research support, training and facilities.</p> <h3>Growing research income</h3> <p>Since the last REF was completed in 2014, Lancaster has doubled its grant capture. We have also grown in scale, with more than 50% more staff submitted than in 2014.</p> <a class="button " href="/research/ref-2021/"> REF 2021 </a> </div> </section> <section class="spotlight-feature layout-container"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="anchor" id="d.en.557155"></div> <div class="content"> <h2>Why Lancaster?</h2> <p>We believe that Lancaster is everything a university should be. 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