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University of Southampton rises to 15th in Times Good University Guide ranking

14th Oct 2020

The University of Southampton has risen to 15th in the UK in The Times Good University Guide 2021 ranking, as well as excelling in a number of different subject areas.

Compiled using scales including student experience, graduate prospects and degree completion rates, Southampton was also named the best university in the UK for the study of physiotherapy, as well as placing a further 14 subjects in the top 10 including engineering, French and criminology.

Southampton President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark E Smith, said “I am pleased to see our rise to 15th in the Good University Guide. For the second time this year we have shown the strongest rise in performance for those already in the top 20. I would like to thank colleagues for all of the hard work, dedication and excellence in our research, enterprise and education endeavours across the University which this result reflects. It is a great piece of news as we approach the new academic year.”

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