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University	Location	University	Prestige	High Quality Teaching	Outstanding Teaching	Research Power	Satisfied Students	Global Leader	International Mix	Specialist Institution	Student Favourite	Badges
Cardiff University	Wales	Cardiff University	TRUE			TRUE		TRUE				3
Courtauld Institute of Art	London	Courtauld Institute of Art	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4
Durham University	North East	Durham University	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			7
Glasgow School of Art	Scotland	Glasgow School of Art	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4
Guildhall School of Music & Drama	London	Guildhall School of Music & Drama	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	8
Imperial College London	London	Imperial College London	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			7
King's College London	London	King's College London	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
London School of Economics and Political Science	London	London School of Economics and Political Science	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			7
Newcastle University	North East	Newcastle University	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4
Queen Mary University of London	London	Queen Mary University of London	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	5
Queen's University Belfast	Northern Ireland	Queen's University Belfast	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
Royal Academy of Music	London	Royal Academy of Music	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	6
Royal College of Art (The)	London	Royal College of Art (The)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4
Royal College of Music	London	Royal College of Music	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	7
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	Scotland	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4
Royal Northern College of Music	North West	Royal Northern College of Music	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	6
The Royal Central School of Speech And Drama	London	The Royal Central School of Speech And Drama	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	6
The University of Manchester	North West	The University of Manchester	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	1			6
University College London	London	University College London	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	1			6
University of Aberdeen	Scotland	University of Aberdeen	TRUE			TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			5
University of Birmingham	West Midlands	University of Birmingham	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	7
University of Bristol	South West	University of Bristol	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	1			6
University of Cambridge	East of England	University of Cambridge	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	8
University of Edinburgh	Scotland	University of Edinburgh	TRUE			TRUE		TRUE	1			4
University of Exeter	South West	University of Exeter	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	1			6
University of Glasgow	Scotland	University of Glasgow	TRUE			TRUE		TRUE	1			4
University of Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	University of Leeds	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	5
University of Liverpool	North West	University of Liverpool	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			7
University of Nottingham	East Midlands	University of Nottingham	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE				5
University of Oxford	South East	University of Oxford	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	7
University of Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	University of Sheffield	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			6
University of Southampton	South East	University of Southampton	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6
University of St Andrews	Scotland	University of St Andrews	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	8
University of the Arts London	London	University of the Arts London	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	5
University of Warwick	West Midlands	University of Warwick	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	1			7
University of York	Yorkshire and the Humber	University of York	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE		TRUE				5

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Last Updated: January 2025 | Our Data Sources: TEF, NSS, REF 2021

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