Politics

SUBJECT LEAGUE TABLE 2026
Politics students are taught about how the world's run today, and how it's been run over time. Politics can be paired with a wide range of subjects to prepare you for an array of different career options. The best Politics universities in the UK are ranked below and include courses like International Relations and Parliamentary Studies. You can use our Politics league table to find the top UK universities for Politics and see how they measure up on the factors most important to you. You can filter our rankings by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more. This will then help you to choose the right course and university for you.
Politics students are taught about how the world's run today, and how it's been run over time. Politics can be paired with a wide range of subjects to prepare you for an array of different career options. The best Politics universities in the UK are ranked below and include courses like International Relations and Parliamentary Studies. You can use our Politics league table to find the top UK universities for Politics and see how they measure up on the factors most important to you. You can filter our rankings by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more. This will then help you to choose the right course and university for you.
Politics students are taught about how the world's run today, and how it's been run over time. Politics can be paired with a wide range of subjects to prepare you for an array of different career options. The best Politics universities in the UK are ranked below and include courses like International Relations and Parliamentary Studies. You can use our Politics league table to find the top UK universities for Politics and see how they measure up on the factors most important to you. You can filter our rankings by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more. This will then help you to choose the right course and university for you.
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University name
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Overall score
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Entry standards
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Student satisfaction
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Research quality
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Graduate prospects
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1 23 24 35 26 27 189 1210 212 313 514 315 116 318 21920 323 1325 626 330 732 833 2
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100%100%98%97%96%95%94%94%94%93%93%93%93%93%92%92%92%91%91%91%90%89%89%
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95%89%89%82%81%76%84%70%80%89%72%73%72%93%69%76%74%71%67%66%65%68%66%
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78%77%78%82%76%81%74%77%73%68%74%75%76%77%76%73%72%78%73%76%77%75%76%
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84%88%81%78%88%86%82%85%82%88%84%83%81%82%79%86%77%76%78%86%80%77%76%
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91%91%84%87%87%82%82%84%78%79%83%80%86%79%79%73%79%74%82%75%74%78%74%
This table was first published on 10 June 2025.
Read the University and subject tables methodology to find out where the data comes from, how the tables are compiled and explanations of the measures used.
All measures used to compile the tables are available on the full table view. Maximum scores for the measures:
Overall score: maximum score of 100
Entry standards: no maximum limit, maximum score in current tables shown in header
Student satisfaction: maximum score of 4
Research quality: maximum score of 4
Continuation: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – outcomes: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – on track: maximum score of 100
The following institutions have courses in this subject but insufficient data to be included in the ranking:
- - Anglia Ruskin University
- - Bath Spa University
- - Buckinghamshire New University
- - Edge Hill University
- - Northeastern University London
- - Regent's University London
- - Richmond American University London
- - St Mary's University, Twickenham
- - Teesside University
- - University of Bradford
- - University of Buckingham
- - University of Central Lancashire
- - University of Chichester
- - University of Derby
- - University of East London
- - University of Gloucestershire
- - University of Hertfordshire
- - University of Roehampton
- - University of West London
- - University of Wolverhampton
- - University of the West of Scotland
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