League tables
Why choose us?
University league tables rank institutions and subject areas using a variety of criteria including entry standards, research assessment, student/staff ratio, drop-out rate, student satisfaction, degree classifications and graduate destinations.
UK university league tables
Accounting & Finance
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12th Overall |
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21st Overall |
Complete University Guide League Tables 2022 |
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10th Overall |
The Guardian University Guide 2022 |
Business & Management
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13th Overall |
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 |
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15th Overall |
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16th Overall |
The Guardian University Guide 2022 |
Economics
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20th Overall |
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 |
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14th Overall |
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31st Overall |
The Guardian University Guide 2022 |
Marketing
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11th Overall |
Complete University Guide League Tables 2022 |
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16th Overall |
The Guardian University Guide 2022 |
University of Exeter
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12th Overall |
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13th Overall |
Complete University Guide League Tables 2022 |
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15th Overall |
The Guardian University Guide 2022 |
European and Global rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject
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Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject (Business and Economics) Top 150 2022 |
Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA Rankings
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Corporate Knights’ Better World MBA Rankings 4th in Europe and 12th Overall 2021 |
QS World University Rankings
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Top 100 | 2022 | Masters in Finance (MSc Financial Analysis and Fund Management) |
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Top 150 | 2022 | Masters in Management (MSc International Management) |
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Top 200 | 2022 | MBA (Exeter MBA) |
Financial Times (FT) rankings
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72nd |
2021 | European Business School |
12th in UK |
2021 | Global Masters in Management (MSc Management) |
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43rd |
2021 | Global Masters in Finance (MSc Financial Analysis and Fund Management) |
CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings - The Exeter MBA
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Tier One | 2022 | CEO Magazine European MBA Rankings |
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73rd | 2022 | CEO Magazine Global Executive MBA Rankings |
Interdisciplinary rankings
Our academics are involved in a wide range of interdisciplinary research, particularly in the area of sustainability, contributing to the following ranking success:
Shanghai Rankings, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020
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Ecology |
51-75 | Environmental Science & Engineering | |
51-75 | Water Resources | |
101-150 | Hospitality & Tourism Management | |
151-200 | Oceanography |
Recent University of Exeter accolades
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The University of Exeter Business School’s commitment to improving gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award. |
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Exeter is ranked amongst the top 150 universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Rankings 2022, two of the most influential global league tables. |
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Exeter has been awarded a top five-star score overall in the QS Stars University Ratings 2021, a prestigious rating system of global universities. Exeter is one of 16 universities in the UK and one of only four Russell Group universities to receive 5 stars or above in the most recent QS Stars University Ratings. Confirming the breadth of excellence across teaching, research, employability and other key indicators. |
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Exeter is ranked 14th in the UK of universities targeted by the largest number of top employers in 2021-2022, according to the Graduate Market in 2022 Research Report. |
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The Complete University Guide 2022 published in the Independent lists Exeter in 13th position in the UK. |
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The Guardian University Guide 2022 lists Exeter in 15th position out of 121 higher education institutions. |
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The Times and the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 ranks Exeter in 21st position in the UK. |
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The University has four times been awarded a prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize. The most recent award in 2020 was made to a team of scientists for the pivotal role they have played to expose the devastating effect that plastics pollution has on the health of humans and wildlife. |
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For the 2018-2019 season, Exeter finished 5th in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) table. This ranks us as the top sporting institution in the South of England and Wales. |