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Lancaster University has been awarded 5 Stars for performance in a prestigious new QS World Rankings. The evaluation features 5 Stars rating for each category – teaching, employability, global engagement, research, facilities, subject ranking and environmental impact.
Lancaster is internationally renowned for excellence in teaching and research. We are proud to be a UK Top 10 University (Complete University Guide 2024) and Top 125 in the World according to the QS World Rankings 2024.
Explore rankings data for Lancaster University. All ranked institutions have an overall score and 4 pillar scores. However for each pillar, only institutions ranked in the top 500 overall or the top 500 in this pillar have a publicly visible score.
Lancaster University is among the best places to study in the UK, ranked Top 10 in the Complete University Guide 2024. The university is located on a scenic and modern campus in north-west England, close by city, coast, and countryside. Here, students learn from some of the world's brightest minds.
Lancaster University is ranked #232 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
The 2022 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject names the world’s best universities for the study of 51 academic disciplines. Lancaster University has dozens of subjects included in the prestigious listings – with Linguistics ranked as joint 12 th in the world.
Lancaster University was set up under the Royal Charter of Government of UK in the year 1964 and is an internationally highly ranked leader in the provision of excellent teaching and research within a beautiful campus setting.
Lancaster has been ranked among the top 10 universities in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2025. The University remains in joint 10 th position in the national league table, and has also retained its crown as the top university in North West England.
Learn more about studying at Lancaster University including how it performs in QS rankings, the cost of tuition and further course information.
View Lancaster University ranking. Acceptance rate, tuition, gpa, requirements, majors, graduate programs, and courses can be found at lancaster.ac.uk.
