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Sunday Times University of the Year

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University of the Year
Awarded forRecognition in Higher Education
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byThe Times and The Sunday Times
First awarded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Currently held byLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Websitetimesonline.co.uk/universityguide

The Sunday Times University of the Year is an annual award given to a British university or other higher education institution by The Sunday Times. The current University of the Year for 2025 is the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The award is given as part of the annual Times and Sunday Times University Guide since the second supplement's second edition in 1999. Though the guide contains a league table of UK universities compiled from various statistics, the award is not necessarily given to the university at the top (in fact, it only has been in 2007 and 2010). Instead, a university is chosen by a panel of experts based on all round academic excellence.

In addition to the winner, shortlisted universities are also named. A runners-up position was introduced in 2006.

From 2009 onwards, the University Guide took the year of its name from the following year (so the guide published in 2009 is known as 2010, the guide published in 2010 is known as 2011 etc.)

Although similar in name, this award has no connection to the "University of the Year" award given by Times Higher Education.

List of winners

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Year Winner Runner-up Also shortlisted
2025[1] London School of Economics and Political Science University of Sheffield Durham University
University of Leicester
University of Warwick
2024[2] University College London University of Exeter University of Buckingham
University of Liverpool
London School of Economics and Political Science
University of York
2023[3] University of Bath University of Exeter University of Birmingham
University of Oxford
University of Surrey
2022[4] Imperial College London University of Warwick Edge Hill University
Ulster University
University of York
2021[5] University of Oxford Queen Mary, University of London University of Bath
Coventry University
University of Strathclyde
2020[6] University of St Andrews Harper Adams University London School of Economics and Political Science
Royal Holloway, University of London
Staffordshire University
2019[7] Loughborough University Swansea University University of Aberdeen
University of Nottingham
University of St Andrews
2018[8] Lancaster University Loughborough University University of Essex
University of Glasgow
University of Nottingham
2017[citation needed] University of Leeds[9] University of St Andrews[10] University of Dundee[11]
2016[citation needed] University of Surrey University of Leeds Durham University
Imperial College London
University of Kent
2015[12] University of Warwick University of Leeds Coventry University
Loughborough University
University of St Andrews
2014[13] University of Birmingham University of Leicester[14] Coventry University
University of St Andrews
University of Surrey
2013[citation needed] University of Exeter University of Leicester Plymouth University
2012[15] University of Bath University of Exeter University of Leeds
The Robert Gordon University
University of Surrey
2011[16] King's College London University of Nottingham Edge Hill University
University of Exeter
London School of Economics and Political Science
Oxford Brookes University
2010
(Published 2009)[17]
University of Oxford University College London University of Birmingham
Edge Hill University
University of Glasgow
University of Stirling
2009 Change in name to represent forthcoming year.
2008[18] Loughborough University Imperial College London Aston University
University of Sheffield
University of Southampton
2007 University of Cambridge University of St Andrews Edge Hill University
Harper Adams University College
University of Leicester
Queen's University Belfast
2006 University of Manchester University of Exeter King's College London
Lancaster University
University of St Andrews
2005 Durham University University of Bath
University of East Anglia
University of Hull
Loughborough University
2004 University College London University of Dundee
Durham University
Kingston University
University of Manchester
2003 University of York Cardiff University
University of Exeter
Loughborough University
Oxford Brookes University
2002 University of St Andrews The London Institute
University of Plymouth
University of Southampton
University of Warwick
2001 University of Sheffield University of Exeter
The London Institute
Oxford Brookes University
University of Ulster
University of Warwick
2000 University of Newcastle upon Tyne University of Bath
Kingston University
University of Nottingham
University of York
1999 University of Brighton University of Bristol
Loughborough University
University of Northumbria at Newcastle

Universities with multiple appearances

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Universities with 2+ Runner-ups
University Runner-Ups
University of Exeter 4
University of Leeds 2
University of Leicester
University of St Andrews

References

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  1. ^ "Best universities in the UK: the Sunday Times league table revealed". The Times. 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ "The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 is released". The Times. 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Why Bath is the University of the Year 2023". The Times. 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Why Imperial College London is The Sunday Times University of the Year 2022". The Times. 17 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Good University Guide: Oxford named University of the Year 2021". The Times. 20 September 2020.
  6. ^ Alastair McCall (22 September 2019). "University of the Year 2020: St Andrews is UK's best place to study". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ^ "University of the Year 2019: Loughborough University". The Times. 23 September 2018.
  8. ^ McCall, Alastair (24 September 2017). "Good University Guide: University of the Year 2018". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  9. ^ "University of the Year 2017". University of Leeds. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Sustained quality is their hallmark". The Times. 25 September 2016.
  11. ^ Dundee, University of. "Dundee Is Scottish University of the Year Again : News". University of Dundee. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  12. ^ O'Leary, John (9 October 2014). The Times Good University Guide 2015: Where to Go and What to Study. Times Books. ISBN 978-0007591886.
  13. ^ Alastair McCall, Birmingham is on the move: Taking the stress out of results day helped our University of the Year stand out from the rest, says Alastair McCall', The Sunday Times, 30 September 2013, University Guide 2014 section
  14. ^ "Marketing and Communications | External Relations | University of Leicester".
  15. ^ Alastair McCall, 'University of Bath University of the Year', The Sunday Times, 11 September 2011, University Guide 2012 section
  16. ^ Alastair McCall, 'King's Takes Academic Crown', The Sunday Times, 12 September 2009, University Guide 2011 section, p. 2
  17. ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times".[dead link]
  18. ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008.