All rankings are UK-based unless otherwise stated.
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024
Highlights
- 2nd for Criminology, and Sports Science
- Top 3 for Social Policy
- Top 5 for Social Work, and Sociology
- Top 10 for Psychology
- 2nd for graduate prospects in Economics, Psychology, and Sports Science
- 3rd for graduate prospects in French, and Sociology
- Top 5 for graduate prospects in Education, and Iberian Languages
- 2nd for Student Satisfaction in Social Policy, and Sports Science
Subject rankings
| Subject | Overall ranking |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 2 |
| Economics | Joint 26 |
| Education | 13 |
| French | 18 |
| German | Joint 15 |
| Iberian Languages | 20 |
| Politics | 21 |
| Psychology | 6 |
| Social Policy | 3 |
| Social Work | 5 |
| Sociology | 5 |
| Sports Science | 2 |
Full results from The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.
Guardian University Guide 2024
Highlights
- 1st for Sports Science
- 3rd for Education
- Top 5 for Criminology, Psychology, and Sociology and Social Policy
- Top 10 for Languages & Linguistics
- Joint 1st for Career after 15 Months* in Economics, and Psychology
- Top 3 for Career after 15 Months* in Sociology and Social Policy, and Sports Science
- Top 5 for Career after 15 Months* in Languages & Linguistics, and Politics
- 2nd for Satisfied with Teaching in Social Work
*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 |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 5 |
| Economics | 25 |
| Education | 3 |
| Languages & Linguistics | 7 |
| Politics | 13 |
| Psychology | 5 |
| Sociology and Social Policy | 5 |
| Social Work | 11 |
| Sports Science | 1 |
Full results from the Guardian University Guide 2024.
Complete University Guide 2024
Highlights
- 2nd for Social Policy, and Sports Science
- 3rd for Sociology (including Criminology)
- 4th for Education
- 5th for Psychology
- Top 10 for Economics, French, German, Iberian Languages, Italian, and Social Work
- 1st for graduate prospects in Economics, and Social Policy
- Joint 1st for graduate prospects in French
- Top 5 for graduate prospects in German, Italian, Politics Sociology, and Sports Science
Subject rankings
| Subject | Overall ranking |
|---|---|
| Economics | 8 |
| Education | 4 |
| French | 8 |
| German | 10 |
| Iberian Languages | 9 |
| Italian | 8 |
| Politics | 11 |
| Psychology | 5 |
| Social Policy | 2 |
| Social Work | 6 |
| Sociology | 3 |
| Sports Science | 2 |
Full results from the Complete University Guide 2024.
QS World University Rankings
In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 (the most recent subject rankings), we placed:
- Top 10 in the world for Sports-Related Subjects
- Top 50 in the world for Social Policy & Administration
- Top 100 in the world for Development Studies
- Top 100 in the world for Psychology
Overall, Bath ranked 179 out of 1,422 universities around the world in the QS World University Rankings 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
All six of the Departments in our Faculty have received Athena SWAN awards.
- Psychology (Silver)
- Economics (Bronze)
- Education (Bronze)
- Health (Bronze)
- Politics, Languages & International Studies (Bronze)
- Social & Policy Sciences (Bronze)