Buckinghamshire New University has climbed 22 places in today's updated 2022 Complete University Guide’s (CUG) league table of UK universities, the joint third highest rise of all institutions.

In figures amended by CUG this morning since its first release three weeks ago, the University now ranks higher at 102^nd in the UK. BNU has also risen four places to 13^th in the South East rankings, and ranks 83^rd for all universities in England, capping a strong performance in this year’s CUG rankings.

The institution has climbed 21 places into the UK’s top 30 for student satisfaction with its quality of teaching (27^th), which ranks joint fourth in London and the South East.

BNU’s academic services spend on supporting services such as libraries and IT was the twelfth highest in the UK, eighth highest in London and the South East, and third highest in the South East.

In a new metric, BNU also ranks in the top half (59th) of all institutions for graduate prospects - on track, which measures whether recent graduates agree that their current activity fits with their future plans.

Course teams that made the largest overall ranking rises were: sports science (up 35 places to 31^st); tourism, transport, travel and heritage studies (up 12 places to 35^th); communications and media studies (up 11 places to 85^th); and business & management studies (up 21 places to 94^th).

Professor Gavin Brooks, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, said: “We are delighted that the University has climbed 22 places in this year’s CUG table – the joint third highest rise out of all institutions.

“It is a notable achievement for us after a year like no other and today’s rankings recognise the dedication and high academic standards that all colleagues deliver at the Institution. Buckinghamshire New University continues to put our students first and provides them with the best possible student experience, opportunities and educational outcomes, whatever the circumstances.”

Student satisfaction

Well done to every course team, across the institution, ranked in the UK’s top 40 for student satisfaction:

 

Subject	UK Rank	London / South East Rank
Sports Science	2nd	1st
Business & Management Studies	4th	4th
Sociology	5th	2nd
Accounting & Finance	6th	2nd
Manufacturing & Product Engineering	9th	1st
Music	15th	6th
Computer Science	27th	6th
Drama, Dance & Cinematics	27th	7th
Health Studies	29th	2nd
Nursing	31st	8th
Marketing	35th	7th
Psychology	38th	8th

 

In London and the South East, we also rank in the top ten for:

 

Overall ranking

• Health Studies: 2nd
• Sports Science: 5th
• Manufacturing & Production Engineering: 7th

 

Graduate prospects - on track

A guide to whether recent graduates agree that their current activity fits with their future plans.

• Sport Science: 1st (1st in UK)
• Tourism, Transport, Travel & Heritage Studies: 2nd (5th in UK)

 

Graduate prospects - outcomes

A guide to the success of graduates after leaving university.

• Tourism, Transport, Travel and Heritage Studies: Joint 3rd (6th in UK)
• Sports Science: Joint 4th (11th in UK)
• Marketing: 7th (34th in UK)
• Social Work: 8th (31st in UK)

 

The Guide’s main league table is based on 10 measures:

• Entry standards
• Student satisfaction
• Research quality
• Research intensity
• Graduate prospects – outcomes
• Graduate prospects – on track
• Student-staff ratio
• Academic services spend
• Student facilities spend
• Degree completion

You can view the full 2022 Complete University Guide tables here.