Falmouth University has been ranked among the top five institutions in the South West of England according to The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024.

Ahead of the new university term starting, the annual ranking from The Times has looked into various factors to rank the institutions, including degree completion rates, satisfaction with teaching quality and student employment prospects.

The Times adds: "The guide provides prospective students and their families with the right information to make an informed choice about their higher education, evaluating everything from satisfaction with teaching quality and the student experience through to degree completion rates and graduate employment prospects." 

Falmouth University was ranked in fourth place for the South West of England, behind the University of Bath, the University of Exeter and the University of Bristol.

Overall, in the UK Falmouth University placed 51st, which was a slight fall from its position of 42nd in last year's list.

A full list of the UK university ranking tables can be found on The Times website here.

Top 10 South West of England Universities

The top 10 universities ranked by The Times and Sunday Times for the South West of England are as follows:

  1. University of Bath 
  2. University of Exeter
  3. University of Bristol 
  4. Falmouth University
  5. University of Plymouth
  6. University of the West of England 
  7. Bath Spa University 
  8. Arts University Bournemouth 
  9. Bournemouth University 
  10. Plymouth Marjon University  

Helen Davies, editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said:  “The higher education landscape has never been tougher.

"It is more competitive to get a place at many of our top institutions; the cost of attending university has soared, leaving graduates with extraordinary debt; and in many cases campus life still bears the scars of the pandemic. Meanwhile lecturers are on strike and the marking crisis is a running scandal.  

“It means any prospective student, parent or carer needs to think hard about whether university is the right choice, and then where to study and what subject. It’s where this guide — our 30th edition — is here to help.

"Our online version has so much more on how the universities compare subject by subject, a guide on campus life, and what scholarships and bursaries may be on offer.  

“We are here to champion the ambitious work of our first-class universities, and the aspirations of any student of any age who wants to keep on learning.”