A study by The Times shows that 65.1% participants considered the subject rankings were more important compared with 34.9% who in favour of university rankings.
More importantly, the reputations of most universities are subject-based apart from some exceptional universities, such as Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, UCL, and Imperial. Thus, it is vital for parents or students look beyond the university rankings and look in details of the particular course at particular university in a particular city that will directly affect the student’s ultimate learning outcome and university experience.
The Guardian’s comprehensive UK university guide featuring university league tables, university rankings in every subject that is taught at universities in the UK, together with profiles of every course and every university.
The Subject League Tables 2014
- A
- Agriculture, forestry and food
- American studies
- Anatomy and physiology
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Art and design
- B
- Biosciences
- Building and town and country planning
- Business and management studies
- C
- Chemistry
- Classics
- Computer sciences and IT
- D
- Dentistry
- Drama and dance
- E
- Earth and marine sciences
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering: chemical
- Engineering: civil
- Engineering: electronic and electrical
- Engineering: general
- Engineering: materials and mineral
- Engineering: mechanical
- English