Bournemouth University Rankings 2025-26

The Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education was given to the university in 2011 for "world-class computer animation instruction with broad scientific and creative applications." The Prime Minister commended the university's curricula in Parliament in 2014. In the 2015 - 2016 academic year, BU made its first appearance in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, where it was ranked 401 - 500 globally and 57th among UK universities. In 2016, the university moved up a few spots in the national rankings, moving from 88th to joint-82nd in the Sunday Times Good University Guide, from 65th to 54th in The Complete University Guide, and from 71st to 63rd in The Guardian University League Table. Take a look at some of Bournemouth University's rankings in 2022 & 2023 below -

• #701-750 - QS - World University Ranking 2024 
• #55 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - University Ranking UK
• #99 - The Guardian 2024 - University Rankings

Course Rankings:

According to the course rankings, BU is a well-known higher education organisation in the UK. From 2017 through 2021, The Complete University Guide ranked Bournemouth in the top 100 universities in the UK for its accounting, finance, and business programmes. Bournemouth was ranked lower than the top 100 universities in the UK by The Guardian, a well-known UK rating source, in both its accounting and finance and business, management, and marketing categories. From 2019 to 2021, Bournemouth was ranked between positions 501 and 600 in Times Higher Education's (THE) PG Computers rating. The university was ranked among the top 100 computer science programmes in the UK by The Complete University Guide. Take a look at some of Bournemouth University’s course rankings in 2022 below -

Business Courses

• #63 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Business and Management Studies UK
• #75 - The Guardian 2024 - Business and Management
• #65 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Economics Rankings

Engineering Courses

• #44 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Mechanical Engineering Ranking
• #50 - The Guardian 2024 - Mechanical Engineering

Law Courses

• #40 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Law Rankings
• #36 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Law Rankings

Mass Communication & Media Courses

• #26 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Communication and Media Studies Ranking
• #28 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Journalism Rankings
• #46 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Media and Film Studies Rankings

Humanities Courses

• #53 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Psychology Rankings
• #63 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Sociology Rankings
• #55 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Sociology and Social Policy Rankings