Rankings

ÌÇÐÄVlog¹Ù·½â€™s current rankings place us among the world’s best universities.

World rankings

Using different methodologies, international rankings typically compare universities from across the globe for their research performance and academic reputation.

League table	World	Europe	UK
	35	11	7
		7
	46	13	6
	56		8
	2	1	1
	9	6	4

An international university

We're the 20th most international university in the world, according to .

Research

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) an impressive 93% of our research activity was rated 'world-leading' (4*) or 'internationally excellent' (3*), confirming Manchester as one of the UK's top research institutions. Manchester made one of the largest and broadest REF submissions in the UK, entering 2,249 eligible researchers across 31 subject areas.

The University has also received three  (2011, 2013, 2019). 

Teaching 

National league tables for teaching and student experience	Ranking
The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)	Silver
	28
The Times and The Sunday Times	27
	36

In 2023, the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) rated the University as silver overall, gold for student outcomes, and silver for student experience.

Employability

The University was ranked the seventh best UK institution for employability in the 2025 Times Higher Education .

We are the second most targeted university by the UK's top 100 recruiters, according to the High Fliers report on The Graduate Market in 2025. 

Social responsibility

Our commitment to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) is unmatched. We're the only university in the world to rank in the top ten for social and environmental impact in every year of the .

We're also ranked fourth in the UK, sixth in Europe, and ninth in the world, in the , for our environmental, social and governance impact. 

An award-winning city

Manchester has been voted the top UK city to live in based on the 2022 . The city has also been voted among the best cities in the world by (2022) readers.