Overview
- LSE retains the top spot for a second year, with St Andrews second and Durham rising to third in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
- Oxford and Cambridge are placed joint fourth, the first time in the guide’s 32-year history that neither appears in the top three.
- Durham is named University of the Year 2026, with editors citing improved teaching quality and student experience in a highly competitive top ten.
- Category and regional honors include Reading as the inaugural University of the Year for Bursaries and Scholarships, Oxford as Medical School of the Year, and Cardiff as Welsh University of the Year.
- The full results are accompanied by a 96-page Sunday Times supplement and detailed interactive tables, with publication slated for September 21.