The Guardian University Guide has established itself as a key league table for UK universities and ranks universities on a number of criteria; including student satisfaction scores based on courses, teaching and feedback, as well as the proportion of graduates in employment or further study after graduation.
In addition, the guide ranks by subject area, and scored engineering subjects at Sheffield within the top 10 places to study for:
- Aerospace Engineering (3rd)
- Civil Engineering (5th)
- Computer Science and Information Systems (9th)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering (6th)
(includes our Mechatronics, Robotics & Computer Systems Engineering courses) - General Engineering (5th)
(includes our Materials Science and Engineering and Biomedical Engineering courses) - Mechanical Engineering (4th)
Professor Conchúr Ó Brádaigh, Vice President of Engineering, said: “I’m really pleased to see such fantastic results for our Engineering Faculty in this year’s rankings. These achievements reflect our ongoing dedication to delivering high-quality teaching and learning experiences. It’s a testament to the hard work of our staff and students, and our focus on preparing graduates to tackle today’s major challenges with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in their careers. The results truly highlight the strength of our community and our commitment to shaping the engineers of tomorrow.”
The Guardian University Guide 2025 ranked the University of Sheffield within the top 10 in the UK for 12 subject areas including: construction, surveying and planning; civil engineering; nursing; journalism; architecture and zoology.
The University of Sheffield rose one place from last year to be ranked 20th best University in the UK out of 122 institutions.
In addition, The Mail University Guide 2025 ranked Sheffield engineering programmes as:
- Aeronautical and aerospace engineering (4th)
- Bioengineering, medical and biomedical engineering (2nd)
- Civil engineering (1st)
Computer science (3rd) - Electrical and electronic engineering (6th)
- Mechanical engineering (1st)
The Mail league table ranks universities on performance measures that include the proportion of graduates in highly-skilled jobs and the salaries they earn, degree outcomes, research quality and research income. It has placed Sheffield in the top 10 universities in the UK, as well as top in the North of England for the second successive year. Sheffield is ranked the highest in the Russell Group for student support and is behind only Oxford and Cambridge for student assessment of the quality of their teaching.