Sociology

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Sociology focuses on human society – how it works, how it developed and why it's structured the way it is. Our university rankings for Sociology include Gender Studies and Social Theory.
Sociology focuses on human society – how it works, how it developed and why it's structured the way it is. Our university rankings for Sociology include Gender Studies and Social Theory.
Sociology focuses on human society – how it works, how it developed and why it's structured the way it is. Our university rankings for Sociology include Gender Studies and Social Theory.
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Entry standards/ Max 210
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100.0 100%97.8 98%94.9 95%93.4 93%93.2 93%93.2 93%92.8 93%92.8 93%92.5 93%92.3 92%92.1 92%91.9 92%91.4 91%91.0 91%90.6 91%90.6 91%90.3 90%90.1 90%89.9 90%89.9 90%89.8 90%89.8 90%89.8 90%89.3 89%89.1 89%89.1 89%88.7 89%88.6 89%88.6 89%88.0 88%87.8 88%87.7 88%87.7 88%87.5 88%87.4 87%87.3 87%86.9 87%86.8 87%86.5 87%86.4 86%85.8 86%85.6 86%85.6 86%85.3 85%85.2 85%85.0 85%84.8 85%84.6 85%84.5 85%84.5 85%84.4 84%84.3 84%84.3 84%84.2 84%84.2 84%84.2 84%84.1 84%84.0 84%84.0 84%83.9 84%83.7 84%83.3 83%83.1 83%83.0 83%83.0 83%82.9 83%82.9 83%82.8 83%82.7 83%82.6 83%82.6 83%82.4 82%82.3 82%82.3 82%81.8 82%81.3 81%81.2 81%81.0 81%81.0 81%80.9 81%80.8 81%80.8 81%80.8 81%80.7 81%80.4 80%80.3 80%79.7 80%79.6 80%79.3 79%79.3 79%79.2 79%79.1 79%79.1 79%78.6 79%78.6 79%78.6 79%78.6 79%78.3 78%78.3 78%77.2 77%76.8 77%
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200 95%189 90%150 71%146 70%152 72%210 100%155 74%164 78%138 66%157 75%150 71%141 67%146 70%194 92%146 70%147 70%145 69%156 75%130 62%147 70%153 73%149 71%122 58%131 62%148 70%121 58%132 63%127 60%140 67%139 66%119 57%131 62%172 82%118 56%172 82%126 60%128 61%127 60%123 58%112 53%116 55%122 58%113 54%115 55%112 53%117 56%123 58%106 51%119 57%116 55%114 54%127 61%103 49%121 58%115 55%116 55%117 56%156 74%108 52%110 52%95 45%113 54%154 74%112 53%113 54%108 51%121 58%112 53%114 54%113 54%104 50%116 55%110 52%118 56%115 55%116 55%107 51%101 48%90 43%122 58%119 57%106 50%120 57%109 52%71 34%96 46%95 45%102 49%103 49%108 51%97 46%96 46%141 67%108 51%86 41%101 48%91 43%96 46%110 52%109 52%96 46%
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3.08 77%3.12 78%3.13 78%3.15 79%3.09 77%2.99 75%3.06 76%3.07 77%3.16 79%2.99 75%3.03 76%3.20 80%3.12 78%2.85 71%3.09 77%2.99 75%3.08 77%3.02 75%3.26 81%2.96 74%2.97 74%2.87 72%3.10 78%3.08 77%3.11 78%3.13 78%2.99 75%3.10 77%2.90 73%2.93 73%3.04 76%3.01 75%3.22 80%3.40 85%2.92 73%3.10 78%3.21 80%3.06 76%3.13 78%3.05 76%3.23 81%2.82 70%2.93 73%3.00 75%3.04 76%3.09 77%3.19 80%3.40 85%2.85 71%3.20 80%3.07 77%3.07 77%3.33 83%3.16 79%3.28 82%3.09 77%3.27 82%3.03 76%3.13 78%3.09 77%3.55 89%3.11 78%3.25 81%3.21 80%3.07 77%3.02 76%3.05 76%3.03 76%3.01 75%3.21 80%3.04 76%2.99 75%2.96 74%3.21 80%3.09 77%3.14 78%2.75 69%3.10 78%3.07 77%2.75 69%3.09 77%3.30 82%2.97 74%3.25 81%3.46 86%3.02 76%2.82 70%3.06 77%2.90 72%3.10 77%3.02 75%3.14 78%2.85 71%3.37 84%3.09 77%3.03 76%3.18 79%3.20 80%2.94 74%2.61 65%3.09 77%
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3.54 89%3.55 89%3.37 84%3.57 89%3.39 85%3.46 87%3.23 81%3.22 81%3.29 82%3.16 79%3.47 87%3.41 85%2.91 73%3.24 81%3.42 86%3.53 88%3.32 83%n/a3.22 81%3.51 88%3.29 82%3.17 79%2.99 75%3.18 80%3.08 77%3.26 82%3.14 79%3.53 88%3.32 83%3.34 84%3.43 86%2.97 74%2.86 72%2.55 64%3.22 81%3.28 82%2.81 70%3.40 85%2.95 74%3.56 89%3.08 77%3.06 77%3.33 83%2.92 73%2.18 55%2.82 71%2.82 71%2.79 70%2.53 63%3.23 81%3.30 83%2.56 64%2.86 72%2.48 62%2.94 74%2.92 73%2.39 60%2.99 75%2.89 72%2.94 74%2.38 60%n/a2.33 58%2.48 62%2.82 71%2.55 64%2.41 60%2.59 65%2.29 57%2.69 67%2.90 73%3.19 80%2.73 68%n/a2.61 65%2.25 56%2.83 71%2.65 66%3.10 78%3.25 81%3.31 83%n/an/a2.01 50%3.09 77%3.18 80%2.73 68%2.59 65%2.04 51%n/a2.77 69%2.79 70%1.80 45%n/an/a2.60 65%n/a1.91 48%n/an/an/a
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98.5 99%100 100%100 100%98 98%97.6 98%93.7 94%94 94%97.5 98%93 93%93.7 94%95.7 96%96.4 96%94.6 95%96.9 97%93.2 93%94.8 95%94.9 95%96.8 97%94.2 94%96.9 97%92.5 93%93.9 94%95.9 96%96.2 96%96.4 96%92.9 93%93.2 93%91 91%95.9 96%89.8 90%92.7 93%93.2 93%89.9 90%92.1 92%92.3 92%92.8 93%93.3 93%88 88%93 93%92.8 93%87.4 87%91.9 92%94.3 94%92.4 92%92.2 92%93.5 94%90.5 91%88.3 88%92.5 93%85.7 86%87.9 88%90.7 91%90.2 90%91.3 91%84.4 84%88.4 88%89.5 90%88.6 89%92 92%88.4 88%n/a94.3 94%88 88%87 87%90.9 91%89.5 90%90.4 90%88.7 89%90.3 90%71 71%88.1 88%90.5 91%91.9 92%93.3 93%88.1 88%92 92%90.2 90%86.5 87%85.6 86%81.4 81%79.1 79%85.5 86%87 87%90.9 91%76.7 77%85.1 85%90.5 91%83.9 84%89.2 89%85.8 86%82.3 82%74.9 75%84 84%84.5 85%89.6 90%80.9 81%85.6 86%84.4 84%89.9 90%92.2 92%84.5 85%
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86.0 86%n/a76.0 76%74.0 74%77.0 77%73.0 73%80.0 80%69.0 69%82.0 82%75.0 75%71.0 71%72.0 72%72.0 72%62.0 62%65.0 65%69.0 69%66.0 66%87.0 87%67.0 67%60.0 60%67.0 67%69.0 69%72.0 72%65.0 65%61.0 61%71.0 71%70.0 70%n/a62.0 62%64.0 64%65.0 65%70.0 70%68.0 68%66.0 66%63.0 63%62.0 62%61.0 61%59.0 59%65.0 65%60.0 60%65.0 65%65.0 65%59.0 59%65.0 65%74.0 74%61.0 61%59.0 59%59.0 59%61.0 61%59.0 59%56.0 56%61.0 61%54.0 54%55.0 55%63.0 63%60.0 60%65.0 65%49.0 49%60.0 60%59.0 59%67.0 67%68.0 68%64.0 64%56.0 56%52.0 52%61.0 61%55.0 55%60.0 60%60.0 60%77.0 77%59.0 59%49.0 49%55.0 55%n/a56.0 56%47.0 47%50.0 50%55.0 55%54.0 54%55.0 55%50.0 50%60.0 60%63.0 63%55.0 55%63.0 63%51.0 51%51.0 51%50.0 50%52.0 52%59.0 59%55.0 55%65.0 65%65.0 65%57.0 57%58.0 58%55.0 55%73.0 73%46.0 46%45.0 45%51.0 51%n/a
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79.0 79%n/a81.0 81%68.0 68%66.0 66%70.0 70%69.0 69%68.0 68%75.0 75%76.0 76%69.0 69%66.0 66%78.0 78%65.0 65%71.0 71%60.0 60%66.0 66%73.0 73%70.0 70%62.0 62%64.0 64%68.0 68%76.0 76%69.0 69%60.0 60%70.0 70%67.0 67%n/a62.0 62%68.0 68%69.0 69%61.0 61%65.0 65%74.0 74%61.0 61%61.0 61%63.0 63%71.0 71%64.0 64%61.0 61%68.0 68%65.0 65%60.0 60%67.0 67%69.0 69%61.0 61%59.0 59%76.0 76%70.0 70%66.0 66%63.0 63%62.0 62%68.0 68%67.0 67%64.0 64%63.0 63%60.0 60%75.0 75%64.0 64%64.0 64%64.0 64%67.0 67%56.0 56%70.0 70%60.0 60%66.0 66%63.0 63%67.0 67%63.0 63%70.0 70%59.0 59%57.0 57%61.0 61%n/a58.0 58%57.0 57%67.0 67%65.0 65%61.0 61%51.0 51%57.0 57%74.0 74%67.0 67%53.0 53%74.0 74%61.0 61%61.0 61%62.0 62%66.0 66%65.0 65%59.0 59%58.0 58%63.0 63%52.0 52%67.0 67%59.0 59%48.0 48%69.0 69%67.0 67%55.0 55%n/a
This table was first published on 10 June 2025.
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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:
- - Arden University
- - Bishop Grosseteste University
- - Glasgow Caledonian University
- - London Interdisciplinary School (LIS)
- - Richmond American University London
- - Robert Gordon University
- - The University of Law
- - University of Cumbria
- - University of Reading
- - University of Strathclyde
- - University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
- - University of the West of Scotland
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