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 2022 -

• 112th in the Times University Guide 
• 109th in the Guardian University Rankings
• 110th in The Complete University Rankings (UK)
• 801st - 1000th in the Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings 
• 201st - 250th in Young University Rankings by THE

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

• THE (Times Higher Education) - PG Business and Economics 2022: #401-500
• The Complete University Guide - Accounting & Finance Ranking 2022: #81
• The Complete University Guide - Business & Management Studies (UK) 2022: #86
• The Guardian - Accounting & Finance Rankings 2022: #88
• The Guardian - Business, Management & Marketing 2022: #88

 

Engineering Courses

• The Complete University Guide - Architecture Rankings 2022: #43
• The Complete University Guide - Civil Engineering Ranking 2022: #53
• The Complete University Guide - Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2022: #70
• The Guardian - Civil Engineering 2022: #46
• The Guardian - Electronic & Electrical Engineering 2022: #42

 

Science Courses

• THE (Times Higher Education) - Life Sciences Rankings 2022: #401-500
• THE (Times Higher Education) - THE - Psychology Rankings 2022: #251-300
• The Complete University Guide - Biological Sciences Rankings 2022: #98
• The Complete University Guide - Psychology Rankings 2022: #97

 

Medicine Courses

• THE (Times Higher Education) - Clinical and Health Rankings 2022: #601+
• The Complete University Guide - Nursing Rankings 2022: #64

 

Law Courses

• The Complete University Guide - Law Rankings 2022: #64
• The Guardian - Guardian Law Rankings 2022: #88