All rankings are UK-based unless otherwise stated.
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022
Highlights
- 1st for Criminology
- 2nd for Psychology, Sociology, and Sports Science
- 4th for Social Policy
- Top 10 for Economics, Education, Politics, and Social Work
- 1st for graduate prospects in Criminology and Social Policy
- Top 5 for graduate prospects in French, Iberian Languages, Politics, Psychology, Sociology and Sports Science
Subject rankings
| Subject | Overall ranking |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 1 |
| Economics | 9 |
| Education | 8 |
| French | 11 |
| German | 24 |
| Iberian Languages | 24 |
| Italian | 13 |
| Politics | 9 |
| Psychology | 2 |
| Social Policy | 4 |
| Social Work | 9 |
| Sociology | 2 |
| Sports Science | 2 |
Full results from The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.
Complete University Guide 2022
Highlights
- 2nd for Sports Science
- 3rd for Sociology
- 4th for Psychology and Social Policy
- Top 10 for Economics, Politics, and Social Work
- Joint 1st for graduate prospects in Politics and Sociology
- Joint 2nd for graduate prospects in Sports Science
- Top 10 for research quality in Economics, Psychology, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, and Sports Science
Subject rankings
| Subject | Overall ranking |
|---|---|
| Economics | 10 |
| French | 14 |
| German | 14 |
| Iberian Languages | 24 |
| Italian | 20 |
| Politics | 9 |
| Psychology | 4 |
| Russian and East European Languages | 13 |
| Social Policy | 4 |
| Social Work | 9 |
| Sociology | 3 |
| Sports Science | 2 |
Full results from the Complete University Guide 2022.
Guardian University Guide 2022
Highlights
- 2nd for Psychology and Sports Science
- Top 10 for Politics, Social Policy & Administration, Social Work and Sociology
- Joint 1st for career after 15 months* in Politics
- Top 10 for career after 15 months* in Economics, Modern Languages & Lingusitics, Psychology, Sociology, and Sports Science
*Percentage of graduates who find graduate-level jobs, or are in further study at professional or HE level, within 15 months of graduation.
Subject rankings
| Subject | Overall ranking |
|---|---|
| Economics | 30 |
| Modern Languages & Linguistics | 13 |
| Politics | 8 |
| Psychology | 2 |
| Social Policy & Administration | 7 |
| Social Work | 8 |
| Sociology | 4 |
| Sports Science | 2 |
Full results from the Guardian University Guide 2022.
QS World University Rankings 2022
In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022, we ranked:
- Top 10 in the world for Sports-Related Subjects
- Top 50 in the world for Social Policy & Administration
The University of Bath is ranked joint 166th out of 1,300 universities overall.
National Student Survey (NSS) 2021
Bath's overall student satisfaction rate is 86.06% in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2021.
Please note: some course names have changed for courses starting in 2023.
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
Sport & Exercise Sciences, Leisure & Tourism
- 98% of our submitted research activity for Sport & Exercise Sciences, Leisure & Tourism was rated as 3* and 4*, meaning it is ‘internationally excellent’ and ‘world leading’
- We placed Joint 6th in the UK for Sport & Exercise Sciences, Leisure & Tourism in the Times Higher Education (THE) REF 2021 Rankings
Social Work & Social Policy
- 91% of our submitted research activity for Social Work & Social Policy was rated as 3* and 4*, meaning it is ‘internationally excellent’ and ‘world leading’
- We placed in the top 10 in the UK for Social Work & Social Policy in the Times Higher Education (THE) REF 2021 Rankings
Explore the full results from REF 2021
Athena SWAN
The below Departments in our Faculty have received the Athena SWAN Bronze Award.