Nottingham Trent University has risen to 12th place in the Guardian University Guide. Once again, this highlights the University's commitment to student satisfaction and graduate employment.
An impressive ranking for NTU
This is Nottingham Trent University’s highest ever ranking, having moved up four places. It also represents an ongoing trajectory that has been sustained over the years.
The Guardian University league table is based on ratings in areas such as student satisfaction, employment outcomes, the amount spent by universities per student and how effective teaching is.
Good performance in subject league tables
Nottingham Trent University also performed outstandingly in the subject league tables, including:
- Top five for accounting and finance; agriculture, forestry & food
- Top ten for building, town & country planning; fashion & textiles; economics; journalism, publishing and public relations; philosophy; psychology
- Top 20 for design & crafts; biosciences; business, management & marketing; chemistry; criminology; drama & dance; engineering (civil); geography & environmental studies; modern languages and linguistics; physics; sports science
Achieving University of the Year

Nottingham Trent University was also named University of the Year by The Guardian, based upon performance in last year’s Guardian University Guide as well as high retention of students from low-participation areas and strong attainment of BME students.
“We have been working hard to improve every aspect of what we do and to see this reflected in authoritative league tables like The Guardian is testament to the outstanding quality of provision we have achieved at NTU," says Professor Edward Peck, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.
"It continues our run of success in recent years, as we were named University of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards and Modern University of the Year in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.”
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