Leeds Beckett University

LBU is more than a hundred years old, with deeply sown roots over the centuries as a higher education learning institute. Times Higher Education (THE) has consistently ranked it between 801-1000 from 2019 to 2021 in its best university rankings. The university’s popularity among UK's higher education institutes is prominent in two ranking providers The Complete University Guide and The Guardian who have placed LBU within the top 150 institutes in the UK. 

 

The Complete University Guide has ranked it consistently at 121st position from 2018 to 2020 and further increased its place to 118th rank in 2021. Whereas, the Guardian has ranked the university at 106th rank for 2021 in its best university rankings which is an improvement of 12 points from 2020. 

 

Here are some Leeds Beckett University rankings in 2024 -

• #1001-1200 - QS - World University Ranking
• #66 - The Complete University Guide - University Ranking UK
• #103 - The Guardian - University Rankings
• #801 - 1000 - Times Higher Education 2024

 

Course Rankings

In the 2023 Times Higher Education (THE) rankings, Leeds Beckett University placed between 401-500 in its Business & Economics ranking. THE's rankings place LBU among the top business schools in the UK for PG Business and Economics, Accounting & Finance, and Business & Management Studies. In the Complete University Guide's 2019 rankings, LBU was ranked in the top 100 in Accounting & Finance and 100 in Business & Management Studies. In The Guardian's 2019 rankings of accounting and finance degrees, Leeds Beckett University ranked 85th. 

In The Guardian and The Complete University Guide's rankings of universities, LBU has been placed among the top 100 schools in the UK for its Civil and Electrical & Electronic Engineering courses for the last five years. The Complete University Guide has also placed LBU within the top 100 schools in the UK in its Computer Science ranking. These figures reflect LBU's popularity among students interested in engineering and business programmes.

There are fourteen schools of study available at LBU for undergraduate and graduate degrees. Let's look at some of the subject rankings -

 

Business Courses

• #78 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Business and Management Studies UK
• #94 - The Guardian 2024 - Business and Management 
• #53 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Economics Rankings

 

Engineering Courses

• #42 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Civil Engineering Ranking
• #52 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• #43 - The Guardian 2024 - Civil Engineering 

 

Law Courses

• #69 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Law Rankings
• #106 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Law Rankings

 

Humanities & Social Sciences Courses

• #77 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Psychology Rankings
• #61 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Sociology Rankings
• #36 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Politics Rankings
• #63 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Sociology and Social Policy Rankings

 

Mass Communication & Media Courses

• #37 - The Complete University Guide 2024 - Communication and Media Studies Ranking
• #29 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Journalism Rankings
• #34 - The Guardian 2024 - Guardian Media and Film Studies Rankings