With a legacy of over 150 years, the University of Plymouth dominates both global and national rankings as it resides among the top 50 UK universities, as per CWUR and US News Rankings. Globally, the university resides in the rank band #401-500 in THE Rankings 2024. The QS Rankings, The Guardian, and CWUR have placed the University of Plymouth at #561, #69, and #650, respectively.
The academic programs have played a significant role in maintaining the strong reputation of the institution. Some of the top-ranked courses at University of Plymouth include “Marine/ Ocean Engineering”, “Electronic and Electrical Engineering”, “Nursing and Midwifery”, and “Chemistry”. The US News has placed the university at #387 for its Engineering.
University of Plymouth Rankings: World Ranking Trends
The following table shows the overall ranking trends of the University of Plymouth, as per the leading ranking agencies:-
| Ranking Body | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS Rankings | #651-700 | #651-700 | #601-650 | #651-700 | #561 |
| US News Rankings | #516 | #534 | #541 | #558 | – |
| CWUR | #567 | #600 | #631 | #650 | – |
| THE Rankings | #501-600 | #401-500 | #401-500 | #401-500 | #401-500 |
| The Guardian | #60 | #53 | #41 | #63 | #69 |
| Shanghai Rankings | – | #501-600 | #501-600 | #601-700 | – |
University of Plymouth Rankings: Engineering Rankings
Shanghai Rankings placed the University of Plymouth at #20 in its global subject rankings, for its “Marine/ Ocean Engineering” program. The “Civil Engineering” program is also ranked at #26 in the Guardian rankings. The following table shows more such engineering programs at University of Plymouth and their previous years’ ranking trends:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 | Ranking 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Civil Engineering | – | – | #201-300 | #201-300 | #151-200 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | – | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #151-200 | |
| Marine/ Ocean Engineering | – | – | #20 | #20 | #11 | |
| QS World Subject Rankings | Computer Science and Information Systems | – | #651-680 | – | – | – |
|
The Guardian |
Civil Engineering | #26 | #28 | #20 | #20 | #39 |
| Electronic and Electrical Engineering | #32 | #19 | #37 | #27 | #14 | |
| Computer Science and Information Systems | #80 | #85 | #74 | #75 | #88 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | #57 | #53 | #54 | #55 | #46 | |
|
THE Rankings |
Computer Science | – | #301-400 | #301-400 | #301-400 | #301-400 |
| Engineering and Technology | – | #201-250 | #201-250 | #201-250 | #251-300 |
University of Plymouth Rankings: Medical Science Rankings
The Guardian has been placing the University of Plymouth’s “Medicine” program among the top 30 courses for the last 3 years. More courses across the medical science at University of Plymouth have been ranked as:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 | Ranking 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS World Subject Rankings | Medicine | – | #401-450 | #451-500 | #551-600 | #501-550 |
|
The Guardian |
Medicine | #24 | #25 | #30 | #19 | #8 |
| Nursing and Midwifery | #11 | #6 | #22 | #41 | #50 | |
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Clinical Medicine | – | – | #301-400 | #301-400 | #301-400 |
| Nursing | – | – | #201-300 | #151-200 | #101-150 | |
| Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | – | – | #401-500 | – | – | |
| THE Rankings | Clinical, pre-clinical, and health | – | #501-600 | #401-500 | #501-600 | #501-600 |
University of Plymouth Rankings: Natural Science Rankings
The University of Plymouth’s “Mathematics” program has managed to rank below 50 in The Guardian rankings of the last 5 years. Similar natural science courses at University of Plymouth and their corresponding ranking trends is tabulated as follows:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 | Ranking 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Ecology | – | – | #201-300 | #201-300 | #201-300 |
| Oceanography | – | – | #50 | #39 | #34 | |
| Geography | – | – | #101-150 | #101-150 | #101-150 | |
| Earth Sciences | – | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #151-200 | |
|
The Guardian |
Biosciences | #54 | #51 | #28 | #45 | #45 |
| Mathematics | #17 | #15 | #35 | #30 | #4 | |
| Geography | #53 | #35 | #38 | #44 | #38 | |
| Chemistry | #30 | #34 | #26 | #14 | #40 | |
| Earth and Marine Sciences | #27 | #25 | #17 | #19 | #22 | |
| Psychology | #41 | #63 | #47 | #49 | #78 | |
|
QS World Subject Rankings |
Earth and Marine Sciences | – | #51-100 | #101-150 | #101-150 | #151-200 |
| Biological Sciences | – | #451-500 | #501-550 | #601-620 | #551-600 | |
| Geophysics | – | #101-150 | #151-200 | #151-200 | – | |
| Geology | – | #101-150 | #101-150 | #101-150 | – | |
| Environmental Sciences | – | #201-250 | #201-250 | #201-250 | #201-250 | |
| Natural Sciences | – | #451-500 | – | – | – | |
|
THE Rankings |
Life Sciences | – | #251-300 | #251-300 | #251-300 | #251-300 |
| Physical Sciences | – | #201-250 | #251-300 | #251-300 | #301-400 |
University of Plymouth Rankings: Business Rankings
The University of Plymouth careers to a plethora of courses across the business-stream, some of which have been ranked by the top ranking bodies as:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 | Ranking 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS World Subject Rankings | Business and Management Studies | – | #501-550 | #501-550 | #501-550 | – |
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Management | – | – | #301-400 | #401-500 | #401-500 |
| Business Administration | – | – | #201-300 | #301-400 | #301-400 | |
|
The Guardian |
Accounting and Finance | #60 | #53 | #75 | #71 | #72 |
| Business and Management | #84 | #83 | #70 | #64 | #54 | |
| Economics | #69 | #74 | #53 | #50 | #51 | |
| THE Rankings | Business and Economics | – | #176-200 | #201-250 | #201-250 | #251-300 |
University of Plymouth Rankings: Humanities Rankings
The “Sociology” program of the University of Plymouth currently holds the 29th position in The Guardian rankings, which is its best across the humanities stream. More such humanities courses at University of Plymouth have been ranked in the following table:-
| Ranking Body | Program | Ranking 2024 | Ranking 2023 | Ranking 2022 | Ranking 2021 | Ranking 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shanghai Rankings |
Education | – | – | #401-500 | #301-400 | #301-400 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | – | – | #201-300 | #151-200 | #101-150 | |
| Political Sciences | – | – | #151-200 | #151-200 | #151-200 | |
| QS World Subject Rankings | Arts and Design | – | #201-240 | #151-200 | #201-220 | # |
|
The Guardian |
History | #58 | #70 | #26 | #53 | #67 |
| Law | #69 | #55 | #48 | #32 | #41 | |
| Sociology | #29 | #29 | #55 | #40 | #5 | |
| Education | #64 | #44 | #6 | #25 | #22 | |
| THE Rankings | Education | – | #301-400 | #301-400 | #251-300 | #301-400 |
University of Plymouth: US News Subject Rankings
Some of the courses offered by the University of Plymouth have been ranked by the US News as:-
| Subject | Rankings 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | #626 |
| Engineering | #387 |
| Ecology | #126 |
| Geosciences | #272 |
| Plant and Animal Science | #384 |
University of Plymouth Rankings: Miscellaneous
Nationally ranked at #44, the University of Plymouth’s performance in various sectors of academics and education is depicted by the following ranking table:-
| Ranking Body | Parameter | Ranking 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|
|
QS WUR |
Europe University Ranking | #213 |
| Northern Europe University Ranking | #82 | |
| QS WUR By Subject | #201-240 | |
|
US News |
Best Global Universities in Europe | #231 |
| Best Global Universities in the UK | #44 | |
| Best Global Universities | #558 | |
|
THE World University Rankings |
World University Rankings | #401-500 |
| Impact Rankings 2023 | #100 | |
| Young University Rankings 2023 | #101-150 | |
| Impact rankings: Life below Water | #63 | |
| Impact rankings: Climate Change | #61 | |
| Impact rankings: Affordable and Clean Energy | #101-120 | |
|
CWUR |
National Rank | #44 |
| Employability Rank | #1585 | |
| Research Rank | #618 |
The University of Plymouth is one of the six universities in UK nominated for the ‘University of the Year’ award by THE Awards 2022. In 2022, StudentCrowd crowned the institution with the 7th position for the ‘Best UK universities’.
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