Sheffield Hallam University Rankings 2025-26

Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), founded in 1843, is a public university in Sheffield, ranked among the top 20 in the United Kingdom (The Times and Sunday Times University League Table). Since 2017, the Complete University Guide has ranked SHU among the top 100 universities in the United Kingdom. It has placed SHU at 67th in its university rankings for 2021.  This indicates that SHU has improved its performance on key ranking criteria recognised such as entry standards, student-staff ratio, career opportunities, and value-added services. The University is ranked. The following are some of the Sheffield Hallam university rankings highlights:

 

• QS - World University Ranking 2024: #1001-1200
• The Complete University Guide - University Ranking UK 2024: #63
• The Guardian - University Rankings 2024: #83

 

Course-Wise Rankings

Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) has been consistently ranked between 401-500 by THE since 2019 and 501-600 in 2022 for its postgraduate Business and Economics programmes. According to The Complete University Guide, SHU is among the top 100 schools in the UK for Accounting & Finance and Business & Management Studies. The Guardian's rankings show significant improvement for SHU, with its Accounting & Finance ranking rising from 87th in 2017 to 50th in 2021 and 63rd in 2022. In Business, Management & Marketing, SHU has climbed from 69th in 2018 to 31st in 2021, according to The Guardian. The Guardian also ranks SHU highly in Electronic & Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. These rankings highlight the popularity of SHU's Electrical & Electronic engineering program in the UK. Given below are some of the course rankings of Sheffield Hallam University: 

 

Nursing Courses

• The Complete University Guide - Nursing Rankings 2024: #51 

 

Business & Management Studies Courses

• The Complete University Guide - Business and Management Studies UK 2024: #70 
• The Guardian - Business and Management 2024: #43 
• The Guardian - Guardian Economics Rankings: #35

 

Engineering Courses

• The Complete University Guide - Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering 2024: #25
• The Complete University Guide - Chemical Engineering Ranking 2024: #29
• The Complete University Guide - Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2024: #61
• The Complete University Guide - Mechanical Engineering Ranking 2024: #64
• The Guardian - Electronic and Electrical Engineering 2024: #58
• The Guardian - Mechanical Engineering 2024: #66

 

Medicine & Health Sciences Courses

• THE (Times Higher Education) - Clinical and Health Rankings 2024: #501-600

 

Law Courses

• The Complete University Guide - Law Rankings 2024: #79
• The Guardian - Guardian Law Rankings 2024: #58 

 

Mass Communication & Media Courses 

• The Complete University Guide - Communication and Media Studies Ranking 2024: #64
• The Guardian - Guardian Journalism Rankings 2024: #30 
• The Guardian - Guardian Media and Film Studies Rankings 2024: #53

 

Humanities & Social Sciences Courses 

• The Complete University Guide - Psychology Rankings 2024: #73
• The Complete University Guide - Sociology Rankings 2024: #58
• The Guardian - Guardian Politics Rankings 2024: #16 
• The Guardian - Guardian Sociology and Social Policy Rankings 2024: #44 

 

Science Courses

• The Complete University Guide - Biological Sciences Rankings 2024: #66 
• The Complete University Guide - Computer Science 2024: #82
• The Complete University Guide - Physics and Astronomy Ranking 2024: #48