Loughborough has been ranked seventh in the Complete University Guide 2026 – out of 130 institutions. It also remains the highest ranked university in the Midlands, underlining its position as one of the best universities in the country. Published today (Tuesday 10 June), the Complete University Guide is based on ten measures: entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality, research intensity, academic services spend, spending on student facilities, continuation, student-staff ratio, graduate prospects – outcomes, and graduate prospects – on track. Speaking about the 2026 guide Professor Nick Jennings, the University’s President and Vice-Chancellor, said: “Loughborough has now been ranked in the top ten best universities in the UK for a decade. I’m incredibly proud that Loughborough continues to stand among the very best universities in the UK.”The top ten universities in the UK Complete University Guide 2026 are:Cambridge Oxford London School of Economics St Andrews Durham Imperial College London Loughborough Bath Warwick LancasterThe full league table can be viewed at TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk.
