Lancaster University Rankings 2024-25

Lancaster was ranked 19th overall in the UK in The Sunday Time's 10-year (1998-2007) average rating of British universities based on sustained league table performance. The university has recently been ranked among the top 10 by UK newspaper league tables and within the top 150 globally by the most important global rankings. The Complete University Guide also named it the best university in the north-west of England for all 10 years of recordings. LU, which celebrated its 50th year, was named 10th among the world's top 50 under-50 universities in the 2014 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) 100 Under 50. Additionally, it was included in the QS 50 under 50 rankings in all years before 2014 while it was younger than 50. Here are some of Lancaster University's rankings in 2024 -

 

• QS - World University Ranking 2024: #122 
• The Complete University Guide - University Ranking 2024: #10 
• The Guardian - University Rankings 2024: #11 

 

Course Rankings:

The university's Master of Business Administration (MBA) programmes are popular among ranking publishers. From 2016 to 2019, Financial Times ranked LU's MBA programme among the top 100 programmes worldwide. Additionally, since 2016, it has also listed the university's Master in Finance programme among the top 50 programmes globally. It has also placed LU's Master of Management programme among the top 100 programmes worldwide since 2017. The Guardian has placed the university among the top 20 in the UK for both accounting and finance and business, management, and marketing degrees since 2017. In terms of PG Business and Economics programmes, Times Higher Education ranked it in the top 100 programmes in 2018 and 2019. However, in 2020 it was ranked between 101 and 125 on this list. Top-ranking platforms like QS World University Rankings and US News,  World Report, etc. have ranked Lancaster University’s courses in 2024. Take a look at some below -

 

Business & Management Studies Courses 

• The Complete University Guide - Business and Management Studies UK 2024: #21 
• The Guardian - Business and Management 2024: #10 
• The Guardian - Guardian Economics Rankings 2024: #31  

 

Engineering Courses

• The Complete University Guide - Chemical Engineering Ranking 2024: #19 
• The Complete University Guide - Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2024: #27 
• The Complete University Guide - Mechanical Engineering Ranking 2024: #21 
• The Complete University Guide - Mechanical Engineering Ranking 2024: #31 
• The Guardian - Mechanical Engineering 2024: #9

 

Medicine & Health Sciences Courses 

• The Complete University Guide - Medicine Rankings 2024: #13 
• The Guardian - Guardian Medicine Rankings 2024: #28  

 

Law Courses 

• The Complete University Guide - Law Rankings 2024: #24
• The Guardian - Guardian Law Rankings 2024: #19  

 

Mass Communication & Media Courses 

• The Complete University Guide - Communication and Media Studies Ranking 2024: #2 
• The Guardian - Guardian Media and Film Studies Rankings 2024: #11 

 

Humanities & Social Sciences Courses 

• The Complete University Guide - Psychology Rankings 2024: #19 
• The Complete University Guide - Sociology Rankings 2024: #17 
• The Guardian - Guardian Politics Rankings 2024: #39 
• The Guardian - Guardian Sociology and Social Policy Rankings 2024: #21 

 

Science Courses 

• The Complete University Guide - Biological Sciences Rankings 2024: #16
• The Complete University Guide - Computer Science 2024: #22 
• The Complete University Guide - Physics and Astronomy Ranking 2024: #7 
• The Guardian - Guardian Physics Rankings 2024: #4  

 

Accounting & Commerce Courses 

• The Complete University Guide - Accounting and Finance Ranking 2024: #20 
• The Guardian - Accounting and Finance Rankings 2024: #13